3 The term multiple punishment is used in this comment to signify consecutive sentences. for crimes arising out of the same act. 4 The modem plea of once in jeopardy is a descendent of the old common law pleas of. autre lois acquit (former acquittal) and autre lois convict (former conviction).
An electronic signature is an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and adopted by a person as their signature. ESRA and its implementing regulation further define what will constitute an electronic signature in New York State. An electronic record is information created, stored, generated, received, or communicated by electronic means in a form that a person can perceive and which can be accurately reproduced.
Electronic contracts and electronic signatures are just as legal and enforceable as traditional paper contracts signed in ink. Federal legislation enacted in 2000, known as the Electronic Signatures in Global and International Commerce Act (ESGICA), removed the uncertainty that previously plagued e-contracts.