United States
Are Electronic Signatures Legal in the United States?
General guidance for the United States under ESIGN Act and UETA frameworks. Always confirm the current rule for your document type, recipient, and use case.
What to know before signing
- Many US business documents can use electronic signatures when consent, intent, and record retention requirements are handled properly.
- Some documents, court filings, notices, wills, and regulated workflows may have special requirements or exclusions.
- Keep a signed PDF copy, signer identity context, date, and a clear audit trail when the workflow is important.
How DocFila fits
DocFila's signature is an ESIGN Act / UETA electronic signature: the recipient reviews and consents to an electronic signature disclosure, verifies with an emailed one-time code, and the signed PDF gets a tamper-evident seal and a hash-chained audit trail. It is not a notarization and does not replace a wet-ink signature where the law requires one.
A practical signing workflow
Open the document
Import a PDF, scan a paper document, or start from a contract template in DocFila.
Add your signature
Draw or type your signature, add dates or initials, and place everything where it belongs.
Export and retain records
Save the signed PDF, share it with the recipient, and keep related messages or supporting files together.
Documents people often sign electronically
Business agreements
NDAs, freelance contracts, consulting agreements, service agreements, sales contracts, and approvals.
HR and onboarding
Offer letters, employment documents, policy acknowledgements, forms, and internal approvals.
Everyday PDFs
Permission forms, invoices, statements, receipts, applications, and documents that need a fast signature.
Related DocFila tools
Keep going with the document workflow that matches this page. Open the tool you need, then finish the file in DocFila.