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The United States Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) is a proposed state contract law to create a clear and uniform set of rules to govern and to regulate transactions in computer information products such as computer software, online databases, software access contracts, e-books, and other transactions in computer information. The need for UTICA-like set of law grew from lack of the Uniform Commercial Code to adequately cover software transactions. The UCITA has been extremely controversial and has been opposed by a number of consumer groups and the attorney generals of many states because it is said to considerably weaken consumer protections, reinterpret contracts and licenses in such a way that is unduly favorable to the software producers and disregarding the reasonable entitlements of consumers. Since the year 2000, libraries have joined with a diverse coalition of partners including retail and manufacturing concerns, consumer advocates, insurance and financial institutions and other nonprofits in mounting strong opposition wherever UCITA has been considered. Thus far, UCITA has been passed in only two states (Virginia and Maryland).
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) provides a legal framework for electronic transactions. It gives electronic signatures and records the same validity and enforceability as manual signatures and paper-based transactions. It was adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) in 1999ans since then, 48 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have adopted it into their own laws. It seeks to provide consistency amidst the differing State laws over such areas as retention of paper records, and the validity of electronic signatures, thereby supporting the validity of electronic contracts as a viable medium of agreement. The only two states that have not adopted UETA are Georgia and Washington

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