Sec 44-1372. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Commercial electronic mail" means electronic mail sent for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods or services.

2. "Electronic mail" means an electronic message, executable program or computer file containing an image of a message that is transmitted between two or more computers or electronic terminals and includes electronic messages that are transmitted within or between computer networks.

3. "Electronic mail service provider" means any person who is an intermediary in sending or receiving electronic mail and who provides to end users of electronic mail services the ability to send or receive electronic mail.

4. "Established business relationship" means a prior or existing relationship formed by a voluntary communication between a person or entity and the recipient, with or without an exchange of consideration, on the basis of an inquiry, application, purchase or use by the recipient regarding products or services offered by the person or entity.

5. "Sender" means a person who initiates an unsolicited commercial electronic mail.

6. "Unsolicited commercial electronic mail" means a commercial electronic mail message sent, without the consent of the recipient, by a person with whom the recipient does not have an established business relationship.