16-1614. Automated transactions.
16-1614
16-1614. Automated transactions.
In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:
(a) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the
parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents'
actions or the resulting terms and agreements.
(b) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an
individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person,
including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the
individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has
reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or
performance.
(c) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law
applicable to it.
History: L. 2000, ch. 120, § 14; July 1.