---
title: "Quote whether the contract allows electronic signing"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-whether-the-contract-allows-electronic-signing-and-exchange/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A9-OB20261022-22-US"
practice_area: "Residential Conveyancing & Property"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Quote whether the contract allows electronic signing

> Quote any clause about electronic signing or electronic exchange, and record whether the file contains a wet-ink copy or an electronic copy. Do not say the signing is valid.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-whether-the-contract-allows-electronic-signing-and-exchange/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Residential Conveyancing & Property](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Quote any clause about electronic signing or electronic exchange, and record whether the file contains a wet-ink copy or an electronic copy. Do not say the signing is valid. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide validity. No electronic-transactions statute was opened. Federal Rule 4 is about service of a summons. It does not validate an electronic signature on a sale contract. The clause and the form of the copy are recorded so you can open the right statute. Model Rule 1.1, including Comment 8, covers the technology. Formal Opinion 512 requires you to verify a generated description of the signature block against the copy. A signing platform named only by the tool is not added. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check whether the contract allows electronic signing and exchange](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-whether-the-contract-allows-electronic-signing-and-exchange.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Quote any clause about electronic signing or electronic exchange, and record whether the file contains a wet-ink copy or an electronic copy. Do not say the signing is valid.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not treat a scanned signature as valid because the file is electronic.
- Rule 4(m)'s 90 days are not a contract signing rule.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_4) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*