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Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA)
Practical Law Glossary Item 1-578-4585 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA)
An act promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission that provides for the legal enforceability of electronic signatures on recordable real estate instruments, to be adopted and implemented by each state by:
- Establishing that electronic signatures satisfy the requirement for an original signature.
- Setting compliance standards for the applicable recording offices.
- Creating a board to set statewide implementation standards.
Enacted by 36 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands to date, the URPERA was drafted in direct response to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN), which generally provide for the legal enforceability of electronic signatures on contracts.
For further discussion of the use of electronic signatures on recorded real estate instruments, see Practice Note, Electronic Signatures, Recording, and Notarization Laws for Real Estate Transactions: Overview. For a state-by-state chart of adopted laws, see Electronic Signatures, Recording, and Notarization Laws for Real Estate Transactions: State Comparison Chart.