the conditions if a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction. Section 11 This Section permits a notary public and other authorized officers to act electronically, effectively removing the stamp/seal requirements. Section 12 states that the requirement of "retention of records" is satisfied by retaining an electronic record (a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which: (1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and (2) remains accessible for later reference. (c) A person may satisfy subsection (a) by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied. Section 13 "In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form." Section 14 discusses automated transactions. (1) discussed situations where "...contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements." (2) applies to a contract that "may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual". Section 15 defines the "Time and Place" aspects of electronic transmissions. Comment 1. This section provides default rules regarding when and from where an electronic record is sent and when and where an electronic record is received. This section does not address the efficacy of the record that is sent or received. That is, whether a record is unintelligible or unusable by a recipient is a separate issue from whether that record was sent or received. The effectiveness of an illegible record, whether it binds any party, are questions left to other law. Section 16 outlines transferable records (c) A system satisfies subsection (b), and a person is deemed to have control of a transferable record, if the transferable record is created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that: (1) a single authoritative copy of the transferable record exists which is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), unalterable; Section 17-19 have been bracketed as optional provisions to be considered for adoption by each State. Among the barriers to electronic commerce are barriers which