MN SF2328

Allows written statements and documents in civil commitment proceedings to be made under oath or affirmation without notarization if the signer includes a standard declaration of perjury statement, date, county, signature, address, and telephone number.

Permits electronic documents to qualify as signed documents if the entity uses a two-factor authentication system (such as name and password or biometric identification) that produces a nonmodifiable document and indicates the electronic signature.

Allows documents with physical signatures to qualify as signed documents if optically scanned into the entity's records.

Permits electronically transmitted facsimiles of documents to be filed with the committing court and received as evidence with the same effect as original documents.

Authorizes the committing court to determine whether an entity's electronic signature system provides sufficient authenticity assurance and does not require courts to accept electronic filing of documents.