2025 Session
Last amended: 1989 session
§ 626A.34 — Definitions
Plain-Language Summary
This section defines 'remote computing service' as the provision of computer storage or processing services to the public through an electronic communications system. This definition applies to sections 626A.26 through 626A.34.
626A.34 DEFINITIONS.
As used in sections 626A.26 to 626A.34, the term “remote computing service” means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communication system.
History:
1988 c 577 s 55,62; 1989 c 336 art 2 s 8
History: History: 1988 c 577 s 55,62; 1989 c 336 art 2 s 8
Practical Notes
Cloud storage providers, web-based email services, and similar online services qualify as remote computing services under this definition. This is important because different legal protections apply to communications stored with these services.