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Yes, electronic signatures are valid in all U.S. states and are granted the same legal status as handwritten signatures under state laws. In other industrialized countries, electronic signatures carry the same weight and legal efficiency as handwritten signatures and paper documents.

Some deeds and agreements can specifically disallow counterpart signing. A requirement of a deed is that you cannot sign it electronically. So remember that when signing a deed that allows for counterparts you will need to sign a paper copy.

The picture is merely proof of the contract. Naturally, for legal proceedings you want to have the original.

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In the U.S., it's ESIGN, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and the UETA, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act making e-signatures valid in all U.S. states with the same legal status as handwritten signatures under state laws.

Having a scanned signature(s) on a document is valid. This has to be the case in a world where we are more likely to work with someone geographically far, than local.To reiterate, having a scanned signature on a contract is perfectly acceptable under law.

The Counterparts clause states that parties need not sign the same copy of an agreement and any of the copies can be treated as an original for evidentiary purposes. Some clauses stipulate that the agreement is not effective until one party delivers their signed agreement to the other.

Not giving someone a signed copy of a contract could be used as evidence of bad faith, but it does not invalidate the contract. It requires acceptance and signatures not delivery unless there is a clause in the contract that states This contract is not binding until a copy has been delivered to each party.

As long as it's correctly done, courts have upheld that imaging and scanning are just as legally binding as paper documents.