MS HB599

Creates the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act to allow electronic documents and signatures to satisfy legal requirements for recording real property documents in Mississippi.

Establishes the Mississippi Electronic Recording Commission with 11 members appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, and representatives from chancery clerks and county supervisors to adopt implementation standards.

Permits chancery clerks to receive, index, store, and transmit electronic documents while continuing to accept paper documents, with both types indexed together.

Allows electronic signatures to satisfy notarization, acknowledgment, verification, and witnessing requirements when the authorized person's electronic signature and required information are attached to or associated with the document.

Amends Mississippi Code sections 89-3-1, 89-5-1, and 89-5-3 to make electronic recording provisions effective July 1, 2011.