Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts
Known as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
The act spans §§ 75–75 (20 sections).
Laws, 2001, ch. 400, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2001.
A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.
If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.