BILL NUMBER: AB 328 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Charles Calderon
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
An act to amend Section 1633.3 of the Civil Code, and to add
Section 38.5 to the Insurance Code, relating to electronic
transactions.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 328, as amended, Charles Calderon. Electronic transactions:
exceptions.
Existing law generally permits parties to contract to conduct
transactions by electronic means. Existing law excepts specific
transactions regarding from this permission, including various
provisions regarding insurance.
This bill would remove specified insurance provisions from the
exception to the general authorization that parties may contract to
conduct transactions by electronic means, including, among others,
provisions relating to notice of cancellation, notice of nonrenewal,
proof of mailing, time of offer, and continuation of coverage.
Existing law generally requires, unless otherwise provided, that
any required notice related to insurance transactions may be made by
mail, as specified.
This bill would authorize any required notice related to casualty
insurance to be made electronically with the consent of the parties,
as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 1633.3 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
1633.3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and
(c), this title applies to electronic records and electronic
signatures relating to a transaction.
(b) This title does not apply to transactions subject to the
following laws:
(1) A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils,
or testamentary trusts.
(2) Division 1 (commencing with Section 1101) of the Uniform
Commercial Code, except Sections 1107 and 1206.
(3) Divisions 3 (commencing with Section 3101), 4 (commencing with
Section 4101), 5 (commencing with Section 5101), 8 (commencing with
Section 8101), 9 (commencing with Section 9101), and 11 (commencing
with Section 11101) of the Uniform Commercial Code.
(4) A law that requires that specifically identifiable text or
disclosures in a record or a portion of a record be separately
signed, including initialed, from the record. However, this paragraph
does not apply to Section 1677 or 1678 of this code or Section 1298
of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) This title does not apply to any specific transaction
described in Section 17511.5 of the Business and Professions Code,
Section 56.11, 56.17, 798.14, 1133, or 1134 of, Sections 1350 to
1376, inclusive, of, Section 1689.6, 1689.7, or 1689.13 of, Chapter
2.5 (commencing with Section 1695) of Title 5 of Part 2 of Division 3
of, Section 1720, 1785.15, 1789.14, 1789.16, 1789.33, or 1793.23 of,
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1801) of Title 2 of Part 4 of
Division 3 of, Section 1861.24, 1862.5, 1917.712, 1917.713, 1950.5,
1950.6, 1983, 2924b, 2924c, 2924f, 2924i, 2924j, 2924.3, or 2937 of,
Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 2945) of Chapter 2 of Title 14
of Part 4 of Division 3 of, Section 2954.5 or 2963 of, Chapter 2b
(commencing with Section 2981) or 2d (commencing with Section 2985.7)
of Title 14 of Part 4 of Division 3 of, or Section 3071.5 of, the
Civil Code, subdivision (b) of Section 18608 or Section 22328 of the
Financial Code, Section 1358.15, 1365, 1368.01, 1368.1, 1371, or
18035.5 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 786, 10113.7, 10127.7,
10127.9, 10127.10, 10197, 10199.44, 10199.46, 10235.16, 10235.40,
10509.4, or 10509.7 of the Insurance Code, Section 779.1, 10010.1, or
16482 of the Public Utilities Code, or Section 9975 or 11738 of the
Vehicle Code. An electronic record may not be substituted for any
notice that is required to be sent pursuant to Section 1162 of the
Code of Civil Procedure. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to prohibit the recordation of any document with a county
recorder by electronic means.
(d) This title applies to an electronic record or electronic
signature otherwise excluded from the application of this title under
subdivision (b) when used for a transaction subject to a law other
than those specified in subdivision (b).
(e) A transaction subject to this title is also subject to other
applicable substantive law.
(f) The exclusion of a transaction from the application of this
title under subdivision (b) or (c) shall be construed only to exclude
the transaction from the application of this title, but shall not be
construed to prohibit the transaction from being conducted by
electronic means if the transaction may be conducted by electronic
means under any other applicable law.
SEC. 2. Section 38.5 is added to the
Insurance Code , to read:
38.5. Any notice required to be given to any person by an insurer
relating to casualty insurance, as defined in Section 1850.4, may be
provided by electronic transmission pursuant to Title 2.5
(commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil
Code, if each party has agreed to conduct the transaction by
electronic means pursuant to Section 1633.5 of the Civil Code. The
affidavit of the person who initiated the electronic transmission,
stating the facts of that transmission, is prima facie evidence that
the notice was transmitted.