Bill > HB1143

This bill amends existing Mississippi law to allow for the use of electronic signatures on warrants and domestic abuse protection orders, meaning that digital signatures will have the same legal standing as traditional handwritten ones for these legal documents. This change applies to applications, signatures, and records in electronic form, ensuring they are legally valid and enforceable, and it clarifies that if a law requires a document to be in writing or signed, an electronic version or signature will suffice. The bill also mandates that any system used for attaching digital signatures to warrants or domestic abuse protection orders must have security measures to verify the authenticity of the signature, maintain a record of when it was applied, and use encryption for secure access. Furthermore, it specifies how electronic records are considered received by the court system and clarifies that electronic signatures on affidavits submitted to a judge will satisfy the requirement of being made under oath, provided they are made under penalty of perjury and meet security standards. Importantly, this bill does not permit the use of electronic signatures for no-knock warrants, and it requires applicants for electronic warrants or protection orders to meet with a judge, which can be done remotely via video or teleconference.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1143.xml