Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2784

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; enact.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
2 01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Chaney

Additional Authors: Burton, Smith

Code Sections: RP 025-0063-0001, RP 025-0063-0003, RP 025-0063-0005, RP 025-0063-0007, RP 025-0063-0009, RP 025-0063-0011

Title: AN ACT TO ENACT THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT; TO CREATE A SHORT TITLE; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PRESCRIBE THE SCOPE OF THE ACT; TO DETERMINE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND FOR VARIATION BY AGREEMENT; TO SPECIFY THE CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF THE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, AND ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS; TO PROVIDE FOR PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN WRITING; TO SPECIFY THE PRESENTATION OF RECORDS; TO PROVIDE THE ATTRIBUTION AND EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE; TO SPECIFY THE EFFECT OF CHANGE OR ERROR; TO PROVIDE FOR NOTARIZATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ORIGINALS; TO SPECIFY THE ADMISSIBILITY IN EVIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS; TO PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATED TRANSACTION; TO SPECIFY THE TIME AND PLACE OF SENDING AND RECEIPT; TO PROVIDE WHEN RECORDS ARE TRANSFERABLE RECORDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION AND RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND CONVERSION OF WRITTEN RECORDS BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; TO PROVIDE FOR INTEROPERABILITY WITH SIMILAR STANDARDS ADOPTED BY OTHER AGENCIES; TO ENACT A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 25-63-1, 25-63-3, 25-63-5, 25-63-7, 25-63-9 AND 25-63-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT OF 1997; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 01:02.

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