Administrative Order of the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts

I hereby authorize the expansion of the development and deployment by the Unified Court System’s Division of Technology of a system or systems for use of electronic signatures (“e-signatures”) by UCS judicial and non-judicial staff, as well as attorneys and parties to matters before the courts, as authorized by Administrative Order AO/138/16 and AO/117/17, to include all matters in Supreme Court, New York City Civil Court, and in the City Courts, District Courts and Surrogate’s Courts throughout the State of New York. Such system or systems shall comply with the requirements of the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act (State Technology Law §§301 et seq.).

This order shall be effective immediately.

chief administrative judge signature

Date: November 21, 2018

AO/343/18

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