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2021 Op. Miss. Att'y Gen. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.sag/sagms0094 and id is 1 raw text is: ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS AND POLICY January 5, 2021 The Honorable Josh Eldridge Jackson County Chancery Clerk Post Office Box 998 Pascagoula, Mississippi 39568-0998 Re: Application of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act Dear Mr. Eldridge: The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for an official opinion. Questions Presented You state that Jackson County has recently gone to an electronic agenda and minutes management system and ask the following questions: 1. Does the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or any other law, authorize the County to utilize electronic signatures for the signature and attestation of the Board of Supervisors' minutes, resolutions or orders? 2. Does the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or any other law, authorize the County to utilize electronic signatures for the associated contracts, correspondence, etc., provided that the County adopt standards and all parties agree to conduct transactions by electronic means? 3. Does the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or any other law, authorize the County to utilize electronic signatures for purchase orders? Brief Response Electronic signatures satisfy requirements for signatures and attestations on boards of supervisors' minutes and signatures on boards of supervisors' resolutions, orders, contracts, correspondence and purchase orders. Applicable Law and Discussion The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act is codified at Mississippi Code Annotated Section 75-12-1 et seq. In a recent opinion addressing the electronic storage of municipal minutes, this 550 HIGH STREET - SUITE 1200 - JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201 POST OFFICE BOX 220 - JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39205 TELEPHONE (601) 359-3680