Electronic signature
I was surprised to see in my email that the board of registration is considering a rule making change to allow the use of electronic signatures, while not making it easier to use digital signatures. I have sent my comments already but I’m curious are electronic signatures allowed in other states? The problem that I see is that digital signatures are required to be “capable of independent verification” which is not a service that it currently available, but instead of removing this requirement they would allow an image of a signature to be placed on a document. While this is a common practice I don’t think it is a good practice
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-10-009, filed 4/24/08, effective
7/1/08)
WAC 196-23-070 Signature. The terms “signature or signed,” as
used in chapter 18.43 RCW and/or Title 196 WAC, ((shall)) means the
following:
(1) A handwritten identification or a digital representation of
your handwritten identification that represents the act of putting
((one’s)) your name on a document to attest to its validity. The hand-
written or digital identification must be:
(a) Original and written by hand, or a scanned image of an origi-
nal, handwritten identification;
(b) Permanently affixed to the document(s) being certified;
(c) Applied to the document by the identified licensee; and
(d) Placed directly over the seal/stamp of the licensee.
(2) A digital identification that is an electronic authentication
process attached to or logically associated with an electronic docu-
ment. The digital identification may include a scanned or digitized
signature. The digital identification must be:
(a) Unique to the licensee using it;
(b) Capable of independent verification;
(c) Under the exclusive control of the licensee using it; and
(d) Linked to a document in such a manner that the digital iden-
tification is invalidated if any data in the document is changed.
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