16.__Sign; signature. "Sign" or "signature" includes any manual, facsimile, conformed or electronic signature.

Sec. 9. 31 MRSA §602, sub-§§3-A, 3-B and 14-A are enacted to read:

3-A.__Deliver; delivery. "Deliver" or "delivery" means any method of delivery used in conventional commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery and electronic transmission.

3-B.__Electronic transmission. "Electronic transmission" means any process of communication that does not directly involve the physical transfer of paper and that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient.

14-A.__Sign; signature. "Sign" or "signature" includes any manual, facsimile, conformed or electronic signature.

Sec. 10. 31 MRSA §802, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 11. 31 MRSA §802-A is enacted to read:

§802-A.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Deliver; delivery. "Deliver" or "delivery" means any method of delivery used in conventional commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery and electronic transmission.

2.__Electronic transmission. "Electronic transmission" means any process of communication that does not directly involve the physical transfer of paper and that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient.

3.__Foreign limited liability partnership. "Foreign limited liability partnership" means a limited liability partnership