49-43-56. Maintenance of secure electronic central filing system--Promulgation of rules.

An independent provider shall file and maintain electronic warehouse receipts only on behalf of licensed warehouse operators who contract with the independent provider for those services. An independent provider shall maintain a secure electronic central filing system of electronic records including warehouse receipts and shall be independent of outside influence or bias in action or appearance. The provisions for issuance and cancellation of warehouse receipts found in this chapter apply to electronic warehouse receipts except to the extent the provisions are only applicable to paper receipts. The commission may promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 1-26 regarding the provisioning of a secure electronic central filing system of electronic documents by an independent provider, the approval or disapproval of the ability of an independent operator to operate in the state, and the issuance and cancellation of electronic warehouse receipts by an independent provider that operates in this state.

Source: SL 2012, ch 232, § 4.