[4][5] Examples include a certificate, deed, bond, contract, will, legislative act, notarial act, court writ or process, or any law passed by a competent legislative body in domestic or international law.
However, today many jurisdictions have done away with the requirement of documents being under seal in order to give them legal effect.
To address part of this concern, the United States Congress enacted the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act in 2000 (P.L.
Several states had already enacted laws on the subject of electronic legal documents and signatures before the U.S. Congress had acted, including Utah, Washington, and California to name only a few of the earliest.
Several other nations and international bodies have also enacted statutes and regulations regarding the validity and binding nature of digital signatures.