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From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.

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Contract Review for attorneys in 13 states, drafted from published statutes

What you get

An internal memo for the file, written for the attorney, not the client.
A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the source and whether it is the official text, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The deal

Your client
The other side
What kind of contract is it
Your client's role in it

The contract

The contract

Priorities

What the client wants
Must-haves and walk-away points
Your standard positions
Bargaining position

What to deliver

What you want back
Other instructions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has sources for:

California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Virginia

Sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from its government publisher and dated, and labelled official only where the state designates that text official.

State	Sources for this document
California	100
Connecticut	68
Delaware	74
District of Columbia	74
Florida	70
Maryland	81
Massachusetts	68
New Jersey	76
New York	74
Ohio	70
Pennsylvania	71
Texas	74
Virginia	77

Among them, for New Jersey:

N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1: 6 years
N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.7 Certain waivers in employment contract deemed against public policy and unenforceable.
N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 Certain provisions in employment contract, settlement agreement deemed against public policy and unenforceable.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-10. Rules applicable to changes, errors in electronic records
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-11. Notarized signatures or records

The law on file, state by state

What the drafter reads for this document in each state, from the publisher's own pages. A listed text is on file; whether it governs your matter is your call. The collection does not establish complete legal coverage.

California

Cal. Lab. Code § 2872. Written notice required when an employment agreement contains an invention assignment provision statute
Cal. Lab. Code § 2776. Business-to-business contracting exception to the ABC test; twelve criteria; written contract statute
Section 2775 and Dynamex do not apply to a bona fide business-to-business relationship, and Borello governs instead, if the contracting business demonstrates all twelve listed criteria, among them freedom from control,…
Cal. Lab. Code § 2781. Construction subcontract exception; written subcontract and license required statute
Section 2775 and Dynamex do not apply between a contractor and an individual performing work under a construction subcontract, and section 2750.5 and Borello govern, if the contractor demonstrates all the listed…
Cal. Civ. Code § 1549: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1550: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1556: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1565: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1584: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1605: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1636: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Connecticut

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-408. Agreements to arbitrate. An agreement in any written contract, or in a separate writing executed by the parties to any written contract, to settle by arbitration any controversy thereafter arising out of such contract, or out of the failure or refusal to perform the whole or any part thereof, or a written provision in the articles of a statute
Arbitration agreements text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-409. Stay of proceedings in court. If any action for legal or equitable relief or other proceeding is brought by any party to a written agreement to arbitrate, the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, upon being satisfied that any issue involved in the action or proceeding is referable to arbitration under the agreement, shal statute
Stay pending arbitration text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-276. Notarization and acknowledgment. If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform such acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to o statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-275. Effect of change or error. If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply: statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 35-51. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-550. Statute of frauds; written agreement or memorandum. statute
Agreements requiring a signed writing text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-581. Action on oral contract to be brought within three years. statute
Oral contract limitations text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-269. Prospective application. Sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored on or after October 1, 2002. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-272. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-273. Provision of information in writing. Presentation of records. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Delaware

6 Del. C. § 12A-107. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 12A-108. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 12A-110. Effect of change or error. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 12A-115. Time and place of sending and receipt. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 18-407. Delegation of rights and powers to manage. statute
LLC management and authority text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 2007. Effect on other law. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 2301. Legal rate; loans insured by Federal Housing Administration. statute
Interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement. This source alone does not establish enforceability or complete coverage.
6 Del. C. § 2702. Assignment of bonds, specialties and notes. statute
Contract execution and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 2704. Exculpatory clauses in certain contracts void. statute
Contract execution and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 2708. Choice of law. statute
Contract execution and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

District of Columbia

D.C. Code § 28–3301. Rate of interest expressed in contract. statute
Interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement. This source alone does not establish enforceability or complete coverage.
D.C. Code § 28–3502. Special promise to answer for debt or default of another. statute
Writing requirements text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28–4906. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28–4907. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28–4909. Effect of change or error. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28–4914. Time and place of sending and receipt. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 32-581.03. Limitations on non-compete provisions for highly compensated employees. statute
D.C. text stating the conditions for an enforceable non-compete with a highly compensated employee executed on or after October 1, 2022: the functional scope, geographical limits and a term of no more than 365 days (730…
D.C. Code § 32–581.02. Prohibition on non-compete provisions for covered employees. statute
Noncompete restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 36–404. Attorney’s fees. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 36–407. Effect on other law. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Florida

Fla. Stat. § 542.44. Covered garden leave agreement. statute
Florida CHOICE Act text on covered garden leave agreements, stating their applicability, that they do not violate public policy as a restraint of trade, and the conditions the section lists.
Fla. Stat. § 57.105: Attorney fees and contractual reciprocity statute
Attorney fees and contractual reciprocity text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 725.06: Construction indemnity limits statute
Construction indemnity limits text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 440.02. Definitions. statute
Florida workers' compensation definitions. Subsection (18) defines employee, includes certain corporate officers, sole proprietors and construction subcontractors, and in paragraph (d) excludes an independent contractor…
Fla. Stat. § 440.05. Election of exemption; revocation of election; notice; certification. statute
Florida text on the notices corporate officers, sole proprietors and partners file to elect or revoke a workers' compensation exemption, and the certification process the section describes.
Fla. Stat. § 440.10. Liability for compensation. statute
Florida text on an employer's liability to secure compensation, including that a contractor who sublets work is liable for and must secure compensation for the subcontractor's employees under the conditions stated, with…
Fla. Stat. § 443.036. Definitions. statute
Florida reemployment assistance definitions used throughout chapter 443, including employment, employing unit and the terms used in section 443.1216. This is a long section; read the definitions that apply.
Fla. Stat. § 443.1216. Employment. statute
Florida reemployment assistance text stating that employment subject to the chapter includes service by an officer of a corporation and by an individual who, under the usual common-law rules for determining the…
Fla. Stat. § 501.203: Consumer protection definitions statute
Consumer protection definitions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 501.204: Unfair trade practices statute
Unfair trade practices text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Maryland

Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-903.1. Workplace Fraud Act: written contract and documents rebutting the presumption statute
Maryland text stating that the presumption in § 3-903(c)(1) does not apply if the employer produces a signed written contract describing the work and remuneration and acknowledging the business entity's payroll-tax,…
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-101: Three-year limitation in general statute
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-716. Noncompete and conflict-of-interest provisions statute
Maryland text making noncompete and conflict-of-interest provisions unenforceable for employees earning 150% of the State minimum wage or less, certain licensed health-care employees earning $350,000 or less, and…
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-914. Workplace Fraud Act: records and written notice of classification statute
Maryland text requiring an employer covered by the Act to keep classification records for at least three years and to give each individual classified as an independent contractor or exempt person written notice of the…
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1201: Trade secrets statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1202: Trade secrets statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1203: Trade secrets statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1204: Trade secrets statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1205: Trade secrets statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1206: Trade secrets statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Massachusetts

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 7: Electronic signature; enforceability; satisfaction of legal requirements statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 10: Change or error during transmission of electronic record statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 13: Legal proceedings statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 3: Application of chapter; transactions governed by other laws statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 5: Transactions governed by chapter; consent of parties; waiver statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148B: Persons performing service not authorized under this chapter deemed employees; exception statute
Independent contractor classification text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6C: Interest added to damages in contract actions statute
Contract prejudgment interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2: Contract actions; actions upon judgments or decrees of courts of record statute
Contract limitations text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 42C: Trade secrets; attorney's fees and costs statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 42F: Trade secrets; effect on other law statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

New Jersey

N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.7 Certain waivers in employment contract deemed against public policy and unenforceable. statute
Protected rights and nondisclosure restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 Certain provisions in employment contract, settlement agreement deemed against public policy and unenforceable. statute
Required settlement notice text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-7. Legal effect and enforceability statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 31:1-1. Contract rate; rate on mortgages on dwellings and other loans; computation of interest or discount; determination of rates statute
Interest limits text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 34:1A-1.19 Post notices about misclassification. statute
Each employer required to keep and report records under State wage, benefit and tax laws must conspicuously post a notice, in a form issued by the commissioner, explaining the prohibition on misclassification, the…
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-10. Rules applicable to changes, errors in electronic records statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-15. Conditions under which electronic record is sent, received statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-5. Electronic record, signature not required statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-8. Use, retention, content, format of electronic records statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 25:1-5 Promises or agreements not binding unless in writing. statute
Agreements requiring a writing text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

New York

N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-903: Automatic renewal provision of contract for service, maintenance or repair unenforceable by contractor unless notice thereof given to rec... statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 15-301: When written agreement or other instrument cannot be changed by oral executory agreement, or discharged or terminated by oral executory a... statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. State Technology Law § 307: § 307. Exceptions. This article shall not apply: statute
Electronic signatures and records text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. CPLR § 7506: § 7506. Hearing. (a) Oath of arbitrator. Before hearing any testimony, statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Business Law § 1410: § 1410. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms statute
Freelance worker contracts and payment text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Business Law § 1412: Written contracts statute
Freelance worker contracts and payment text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Business Law § 1414: § 1414. Violations. 1. The attorney general shall be authorized to statute
Freelance worker contracts and payment text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Business Law § 1415: Additional rights statute
Freelance worker contracts and payment text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-1103: Written agreement for modification or discharge statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-1105: Written promise expressing past consideration statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Ohio

Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07: Contract not in writing; statutory liability; consumer transactions. statute
Other contract limitations text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2711.01: Provision in contract for arbitration of controversies valid - exceptions. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.06: Electronic record or signature satisfies legal requirements. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.09: Effect of change or error in transmission. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.13: Automated transaction - contracts - terms. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.62: Injunction against misappropriation. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.64: Attorney's fees. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.68: Uniformity of application and construction of provisions. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.06: Contract in writing. statute
Written contract limitations text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.01: Definitions. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Pennsylvania

12 Pa.C.S. § 5305. Attorney fees. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
12 Pa.C.S. § 5308. Effect on other law. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
42 Pa.C.S. § 2503. Right of participants to receive counsel fees. statute
42 Pa.C.S. § 7321.5. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Pennsylvania Act 475 of 1927: Uniform Written Obligations Act statute
Uniform written obligations act text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
12 Pa.C.S. § 5302. Definitions. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
12 Pa.C.S. § 5303. Injunctive relief. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
12 Pa.C.S. § 5304. Damages. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
12 Pa.C.S. § 5306. Preservation of secrecy. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
12 Pa.C.S. § 5307. Statute of limitations. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Texas

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.001: Contract attorney fees statute
Contract attorney fees text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 15.52. Preemption of other law. statute
Texas text stating that the enforceability criteria in sections 15.50 and 15.501 and the procedures and remedies in section 15.51 are exclusive and preempt other law, including common law.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004: Contract limitations statute
Contract limitations text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.002: Conditions for attorney fees statute
Conditions for attorney fees text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 15.50: Covenants not to compete statute
Covenants not to compete text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 15.51: Noncompete procedure and remedies statute
Noncompete procedure and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.45: Consumer protection definitions statute
Consumer protection definitions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.46: Deceptive trade practices statute
Deceptive trade practices text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.49: Consumer protection exemptions statute
Consumer protection exemptions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 26.01: Agreements requiring a signed writing statute
Agreements requiring a signed writing text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Virginia

Virginia Code § 11-2. When written evidence required to maintain action. statute
Agreements requiring a signed writing text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Va. Code § 8.01-382: Verdict, judgment or decree to fix period at which interest begins; final order; judgment or decree for interest statute
The court or jury may fix the date interest begins on any principal sum awarded, and the order must provide for interest until the principal is paid.
Virginia Code § 11-4.1. Certain indemnification provisions in construction contracts declared void. statute
Construction indemnity restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 59.1-336. Short title and definitions. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 59.1-341. Effect on other law. statute
Trade secrets text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 59.1-485. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 59.1-486. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 59.1-488. Effect of change or error. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 59.1-493. Time and place of sending and receipt. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 8.01-248. Personal actions for which no other limitation is specified. statute
Residual limitations period text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

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What does Lawsmith draft for a contract review?: Upload the other side's contract: an issues list by clause, with proposed language and state-law flags. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an internal memo for the attorney for your review.
Which states is the contract review offered in?: All 13 states Lawsmith covers: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
Where do the citations come from?: From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.
Is it reviewed by an attorney?: No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.
What does it cost?: Five documents free, no card. After that, Professional is $499 a month for one attorney.