Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.63 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-56.63
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.63
Status: in_force

(1) Upon application by any legal resident of the State of Mississippi who is diabetic or who is an immediate family member or caregiver of a person who is diabetic, the Department of Revenue shall prepare and issue through the county tax collectors a special license plate for each motor vehicle that is registered in the applicant's name. The initial application shall be accompanied by the certification of a licensed physician that the applicant (a) meets the definition of a diabetic as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, or (b) is an immediate family member or caregiver of a person who meets the definition of a diabetic as set forth in subsection (2) of this section. For the purposes of this section, the term “ immediate family member ” means the applicant's spouse, father or mother, or a brother, sister or child of the applicant. Except as otherwise provided, an applicant for the special license plate shall not be required to pay any fee or charge for the issuance of such license plate separate from or in addition to the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees otherwise required by law to be paid for the issuance of a regular license plate for the vehicle. The special license plate shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue may prescribe and shall consist of such letters, numbers or both as may be necessary to distinguish each license plate.

(2) For the purpose of this section, the term “ diabetic ” means a person who is affected with diabetes, including Type I, Type II, gestational or any secondary form of diabetes regardless of mode of treatment, age of onset or duration of the disease.

(3) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (4) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(4) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2003, any person other than a person who is diabetic applying for a distinctive tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for distinctive license tags under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag.

(5) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on special license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, Inc.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on special license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on special tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended only for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(6) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the license tag.

(7) In case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided in Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-33
Status: in_force

A license tag and up to two (2) decals of the same size and similar design as prescribed in Section 27-19-31 shall be issued for all trailers and semitrailers except rental trailers registered under the provisions of this article except that the license tag shall bear the word “TRAILER” in addition to the other information. The owners of all such trailers shall attach such tags and decals in a conspicuous position on the rear of each trailer under the rear light so that it will be visible at night at a distance of sixty (60) feet. This section shall not apply to trailers and semitrailers subject to the tax levied in Section 27-19-18 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-57 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 65-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-57
Status: in_force

If any person liable for the payment of sales taxes, damages or interest fails or refuses to pay them after receiving the notice and demand as provided in Sections 27-65-35 and 27-65-37 , and if such person has not filed a timely appeal to the board of review as provided by law, the commissioner may file a notice of a tax lien for the sales taxes, damages and interest with the circuit clerk of the county in which the taxpayer resides or owns property which shall be enrolled as a judgment on the judgment roll.

Immediately upon receipt of the notice of the tax lien for sales taxes, damages and interest, the circuit clerk shall enter the notice of a tax lien as a judgment upon the judgment roll and show in the appropriate columns the name of the taxpayer as judgment debtor, the name of the commissioner or State Tax Commission as judgment creditor, the amount of the taxes, damages and interest, and the date and time of enrollment. The judgment shall be valid as against mortgagees, pledgees, entrusters, purchasers, judgment creditors, and other persons from the time of filing with the clerk. The amount of the judgment shall be a debt due the State of Mississippi and remain a lien upon all property and rights to property belonging to the taxpayer, both real and personal, including choses in action, with the same force and like effect as any enrolled judgment of a court of record, and shall continue until satisfied. The judgment shall be the equivalent of any enrolled judgment of a court of record and shall serve as authority for the issuance of writs of execution, writs of attachment, writs of garnishment or other remedial writs. The commissioner may issue warrants for collection of sales taxes from such judgments, in lieu of the issuance of any remedial writ by the circuit clerk, as provided in Sections 27-65-59 and 27-65-61 hereof; however, such judgment shall not be a lien upon the property of the taxpayer for a longer period than seven (7) years from the date of the filing of the notice of tax lien for sales taxes, damages and interest unless action be brought thereon before the expiration of such time or unless the commissioner refiles the notice of tax lien before the expiration of such time. The judgment shall be a lien upon the property of the taxpayer for a period of seven (7) years from the date of refiling the notice of tax lien unless action be brought thereon before the expiration of such time or unless the commissioner refiles the notice of tax lien before the expiration of such time. There shall be no limit upon the number of times that the commissioner may refile notices of tax liens.

Upon failure to pay the taxes imposed under this chapter by any taxpayer who has executed any bond under provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall give notice of the failure to the sureties of the bond and demand payment of the tax, damages and interest within ten (10) days. If the sureties on the taxpayer's bond shall fail or refuse to pay the penal sum demanded within the ten (10) days allowed, the commissioner shall file a notice of tax lien with the circuit clerk of the county in which the sureties reside or own property which shall be enrolled upon the judgment roll, and the commissioner may proceed to collect from the sureties as hereinafter provided for collecting from any judgment debtor.

The commissioner is hereby authorized to pay the clerk's fee for enrolling the notice of tax lien out of funds appropriated by the Legislature to defray expenses of the State Tax Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-543 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 55-543
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-543
Status: in_force

A gallonage measuring meter shall be installed on each pipeline used for the withdrawal of special fuel, subject to excise taxes provided in this article, from the storage tank of any refinery, pipeline terminal, water terminal or any terminal that does not have stationary bulk storage tanks at such terminal within the State of Mississippi, and no such special fuel shall be withdrawn except through gallonage measuring meters. No bypass installation shall be constructed around the meters. The meters shall be installed and maintained as required by the commission.

The commission is authorized to verify the accuracy of meters used for the input or withdrawal of special fuel at a refinery or terminal. All meters shall be sealed by either the terminal operator or the commission.

It shall also be unlawful for any person to withdraw any taxable special fuel, from storage tanks as covered by this article except through the meters prescribed herein. The violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, such person shall be subject to a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or to imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days in jail, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-23 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 104-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-23
Status: in_force

The State Auditor and from and after July 1, 1986, the State Fiscal Officer, shall maintain his records and accounts in such a manner that, insofar as funds paid from the State Treasury are concerned, only the amounts approved by the State Fiscal Officer or authorized in the agency appropriation bill shall be available for expenditure during any allotment period by the state agency entitled thereto. The State Auditor, or the State Fiscal Officer, as the case may be, shall be liable on his official bond for any failure on his part to fully comply with the provisions of this section.

It shall be the duty of any officer or employee of any state agency who is clothed with the authority to make purchases or obligations or incur expenses to keep records of such purchases, obligations, or expenses incurred by him, and such purchases, obligations, or expenses incurred shall be entered upon the records the day they are made. No such purchases, obligations, or expenses shall be incurred after June 30 of the then fiscal year which would encumber funds appropriated for the fiscal year just ending. It shall be the duty of each agency coming within the purview of Sections 27-103-101 through 27-103-139 and 27-104-1 through 27-104-29 to submit, on or before July 15, a statement on a form prepared and furnished by the State Fiscal Officer, showing a detailed list of all encumbrances outstanding as of the close of the preceding fiscal year, together with purchase order numbers and such other information as the State Fiscal Officer may require.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 77-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “ Agency ” means the commissioner acting directly or through his duly authorized officers, agents, representatives and employees, to perform duties and powers prescribed by the laws of this state to be performed by the Commissioner of Revenue or the Department of Revenue.

(b) “ Board of Review ” means the Board of Review of the Department of Revenue as appointed by the commissioner under Section 27-77-3 , and also means a panel of the Board of Review when an appeal is considered by a panel of the Board of Review instead of the Board of Review en banc.

(c) “ Board of Tax Appeals ” means the Board of Tax Appeals as created under Section 27-4-1 .

(d) “ Chairman ” means the Chairman of the Board of Tax Appeals.

(e) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue.

(f) “ Denial ” means the final decision of the staff of the agency to deny the claim, request for waiver or application being considered. In this context, staff of the agency does not include the Board of Review or the Board of Tax Appeals. “Denial” does not mean the act of returning or refusing to consider a claim, request for waiver or application for permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, title or tag by the staff of the agency due to a lack of information and/or documentation unless the return or refusal is in response to a representation by the person who filed the claim, request for waiver or application in issue that information and/or documentation indicated by the staff of the agency to be lacking cannot or will not be provided.

(g) “ Designated representative ” means an individual who represents a person in an administrative appeal before a hearing officer of the agency, before the Board of Review or before the Board of Tax Appeals.

(h) “ Executive director ” means the Executive Director of the Board of Tax Appeals.

(i) “ IFTA license ” means a permit, license or decal which the agency is authorized to issue or revoke under the Interstate Commercial Carriers Motor Fuel Tax Law ( Section 27-61-1 et seq. ) or the International Fuel Tax Agreement.

(j) “ IFTA licensee ” means a person holding the IFTA license, applying for an IFTA license or renewing an IFTA license.

(k) “ IRP registration ” means the registration of a vehicle under the provisions of the International Registration Plan.

(l) “ IRP registrant ” means a person in whose name a vehicle or vehicles are registered under the provisions of the International Registration Plan.

(m) “ IRP credentials ” means the cab card and license plate issued by the commissioner or agency in accordance with the International Registration Plan.

(n) “ Last known address ” when referring to the mailing of a notice of intent to suspend, revoke or to order the surrender and/or seizure of the permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, IRP credentials, tag or title or to the mailing of a denial of the permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title, means the last mailing address of the person being sent the notice as it appears on the record of the agency in regard to the permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title in issue. All other references to “ last known address ” in this chapter mean the official mailing address that the hearing officer, the Board of Review or the executive director has for the addressee in their file on the administrative appeal in which the document or item is being mailed to the addressee. The addressee is presumed to have received any document or item mailed to his official mailing address. The commissioner, by regulation, shall prescribe the procedure for establishing an official mailing address in the administrative appeal process for appeals before an administrative hearing officer or the Board of Review of the Department of Revenue and the procedure for changing that official mailing address. The Board of Tax Appeals, by regulation, shall prescribe the procedure for establishing an official mailing address in the administrative appeal process before that board and the procedure for changing that official mailing address. It is the responsibility of the addressee to make sure that his official mailing address is correct.

(o) “ Mail ,” “ mailed ” or “ mailing ” means placing the document or item referred to in United States mail, postage prepaid, via mail, addressed to the person to whom the document or item is to be sent at the last known address of that person. Where a person is represented in an administrative appeal before a hearing officer, the Board of Review or the Board of Tax Appeals by a designated representative, the terms “ mail ,” “ mailed ” or “ mailing ” when referring to sending a document or item to that person shall also mean placing the document or item referred to in United States mail, via mail, postage prepaid, to the last known address of that person's designated representative. Mailing to the designated representative of a taxpayer, permittee, IFTA licensee, IRP registrant, tag holder or title interest holder shall constitute mailing and notice to the taxpayer, permittee, IFTA licensee, IRP registrant, tag holder or title interest holder.

(p) “ Permit ” means a type of license or permit that the agency is authorized to issue, suspend or revoke, such as a sales tax permit, a beer permit, a tobacco permit, a dealer license, or designated agent status, but does not include:

(i) Any type of permit issued under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, Section 67-1-1 et seq., under the Mississippi Native Wine Law of 1976, Section 67-5-1 et seq. , or under the Mississippi Native Spirit Law, Section 67-11-1 et seq. ;

(ii) An IFTA license; or

(iii) An IRP registration, including the IRP credential issued as a result of IRP registration.

(q) “ Permittee ” means a person holding a permit, applying for a permit or renewing a permit.

(r) “ Person ” means a natural person, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust, association, joint venture, other legal entity or other group or combination acting as a unit, and includes the plural as well as the singular in number. “ Person ” includes the state, county, municipal, other political subdivision and any agency, institution or instrumentality thereof, but only when used in the context of a taxpayer, permittee, IFTA licensee, IRP registrant, tag holder or title interest holder.

(s) “ Refund claim ” means a claim made in writing by a taxpayer and received by the agency wherein the taxpayer indicates that he overpaid taxes to the agency and requests a refund of the overpayment and/or a credit against current or future taxes for the overpayment.

(t) “ Resident ,” when used to describe a taxpayer or petitioner, means a natural person whose residence and place of abode is within the State of Mississippi.

(u) “ Tag ” means a type of license tag, plate or registration card for a motor vehicle or trailer that the agency is authorized under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Privilege Tax Law, Section 27-19-1 et seq. , or under the Motor Vehicle Dealer Tag Permit Law, Section 27-19-301 et seq. , to issue or approve before issuance, but does not include other types of license tags or plates issued by the county tax collectors except for personalized license tags and only to the extent that the agency determines under Section 27-19-48 that a personalized license tag applied for is considered obscene, slandering, insulting or vulgar in ordinary usage or demands the surrender or orders the seizure of the tag where issued in error.

(v) “ Tag holder ” means the person in whose name a tag is registered or the person applying for a tag.

(w) “ Tag penalty ” means the penalties imposed under Sections 27-19-63 and 27-51-43 for any delinquency in the payment of motor vehicle privilege tax and ad valorem tax on a motor vehicle which can be waived by the agency for good reason shown. Pursuant to Section 27-51-103 , imposition of this ad valorem tag penalty at the maximum rate of twenty-five percent (25%) also results in ineligibility for the credit against motor vehicle ad valorem taxes provided by that statute. Waiver of the twenty-five percent (25%) delinquency penalty by the agency under Section 27-51-43 shall reinstate credit eligibility.

(x) “ Tax ” means a tax, fee, penalty and/or interest which the agency is required by either general law or by local and private law to administer, assess and collect.

(y) “ Taxpayer ” means a person who is liable for or paid any tax to the agency.

(z) “ Title ” means a title to a motor vehicle or manufactured housing issued by the agency under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Law, Section 63-21-1 et seq.

(aa) “ Title interest holder ” shall mean the owner or lienholder in a motor vehicle or manufactured housing as indicated on a title issued by the agency or as indicated on an application to the agency for the issuance of a title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-468 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-468
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-468
Status: in_force

When the tax collector of any county or municipality shall discover anyone who has failed to pay privilege taxes due in any former year or years he shall make the proper collection for such year or years. The power to collect these past due taxes shall expire at the end of seven (7) years from the date when the right so to do first accrued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-35 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 59-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-35
Status: in_force

If a motor vehicle on which the annual privilege tax or portion thereof has been paid is damaged to the extent it cannot be used or the compressed gas carburetion equipment has been removed from such motor vehicle, the owner or operator may obtain a refund of the unexpired portion of the tax. Such refund shall be prorated from the first day of the month succeeding the month in which the motor vehicle was damaged to the extent it cannot be used or the compressed gas equipment was removed. In order to obtain such refund the claimant shall prove to the satisfaction of the commission that the motor vehicle was damaged to the extent it cannot be used or the compressed gas carburetion equipment was removed.

When a motor vehicle that uses or is capable of using compressed gas is sold or traded, the decal may be transferred to the new owner or the former owner may remove it, return it to the commission and file a claim for a refund on the unexpired portion.

If a claim for refund is approved, the amount thereof shall be refunded as provided in Section 27-55-19 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-302 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 103-302
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-302
Status: in_force

Through August 31, 2018, all funds received by or on behalf of the State of Mississippi through a negotiated settlement for economic damages in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, except for any funds that are required by the settlement to be paid to any other public entity, shall be deposited into the Budget Contingency Fund for appropriation by the Legislature.

From and after September 1, 2018, all funds received by or on behalf of the State of Mississippi through a negotiated settlement for economic damages in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, except for any funds that are required by the settlement to be paid to any other public entity, shall be deposited as follows: (a) twenty-five percent (25%) of each annual payment of those funds to the State of Mississippi shall be deposited into the State BP Settlement Fund created in Section 27-103-302.1 , and (b) seventy-five percent (75%) of each annual payment of those funds to the State of Mississippi shall be deposited into the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund created in Section 57-119-1 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-21 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 57-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-21
Status: in_force

All administrative provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, including those which fix damages, penalties and interest for nonpayment of taxes, failure to file returns, and for other noncompliance with the provisions of said chapter, and all other requirements and duties imposed upon taxpayers, shall apply to all persons liable for taxes under the provisions of this article, and the commission shall exercise all the power and authority and perform all the duties with respect to taxpayers under this article as are provided in said sales tax law, except that in cases of conflict, then the provisions of this article shall control.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 41-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-15
Status: in_force

Upon default of the payment of any taxes upon the due date prescribed in this chapter, the tax collector shall proceed immediately to collect all taxes then remaining in default and unpaid, by distress and sale of any personal property liable therefor; provided, however, that if the default relates to the payment of ad valorem taxes on personal property, the tax collector may proceed to collect all such installments in the manner provided for in Sections 27-41-101 through 27-41-109 . Such sale shall take place at the courthouse door, unless the property distrained be too cumbersome to be removed; and five (5) days' notice of the time and place of sale shall be given by advertisements put up in three (3) public places in the county, one (1) of which shall be at the courthouse door; provided, however, that sales for delinquent municipal taxes shall be advertised in the manner and made at the place designated by ordinances adopted by such municipalities. The collector shall be allowed to collect and retain in addition to the taxes, interest, fees and costs, all necessary expenses of removing and keeping the property distrained. If sufficient personal property liable for taxes cannot be found by the tax collector, the tax collector may make a list of indebtedness due the taxpayer by other persons and sell the same as hereinafter provided. It shall be the duty of the tax collector to enforce the provisions herein contained, and to collect all the taxes due by distraint and sale of personal property; and the tax collector shall seize sufficient of the property of said person to pay said taxes by distress, action at law or in equity, which remedies shall be in addition to all other existing remedies. For any taxes levied against any lands due and remaining unpaid, after the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day of August the land shall be sold as provided by law for the sale thereof.

As an alternative to the authority granted under this section to county tax collectors to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes by distress and sale of personal property, the board of supervisors of any county, in its discretion, may contract with a private attorney or private collection agent or agents for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes on personal property in the manner provided in Section 19-3-41 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-56.15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.15
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2012, any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional annual fee in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), shall be issued a distinctive license tag that displays the emblem of any public or private university of his choice located in another state.

(b) The design of the emblems for the distinctive license tags authorized under this subsection shall be determined by agreement between the Department of Revenue and the governing authorities of public or private universities in the states where the universities are located. Such other design characteristics and information to be contained on such distinctive license tags shall be determined by the Department of Revenue.

(c) Application for the distinctive license tag authorized under this subsection shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee, less Two Dollars ($2.00) to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(d)(i) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees that it receives under this subsection into the State Treasury on the day received. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (d), shall distribute such collections as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of the additional fees collected from each distinctive license tag issued under this subsection shall be deposited into the State General Fund.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(ii) The Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Auburn University as follows:

1. Except as otherwise provided in this item 1, Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Adult Education Department of the Rankin County School District for the purpose of providing funds for the Rankin County School District GED Scholarship Endowment. However, from and after January 1, 2013, Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson, Inc.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(iii) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of Alabama as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Friends of Children's Hospital.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(iv) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of South Alabama as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund established in Section 41-59-75 .

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(v) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of Oklahoma as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Y.M.C.A., Inc.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(vi) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the Louisiana State University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Bayou Bengal Booster Club of Mississippi to be utilized by the club to make contributions to charitable organizations that are approved by the Chancellor of Louisiana State University.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(vii) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of Memphis as follows:

1. Twenty-two Dollars ($22.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto.

2. Twenty-two Dollars ($22.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Methodist Healthcare Foundation for the Methodist Olive Branch Hospital.

3. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

4. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

5. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(viii) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Clemson University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Magnolia Clemson Club.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(ix) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Texas A&M University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Aggie Scholarship Committee, Inc.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(x) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Florida State University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Florida State University Veterans Alliance Fund.

2. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(2) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(3) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.

(4) In order for a distinctive license tag for a university to be issued pursuant to this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for such university license tag prior to July 1, 2025.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-31 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-31
Status: in_force

(1) Each collector shall give to everyone paying taxes a signed receipt, dated, numbered and filled in, so as to show by whom, and on what, taxes were paid, the amount of realty and personalty assessed; and the rate of levy for bonds and the interest thereon, and the rate of levy for the state, and the rate for all other purposes, and separately the amount of the state tax, the amount of the county tax, and other taxes, shall be written at the head of the receipt, which shall be prepared for such purpose and in preparation of which due regard shall be had for the requirements of this chapter. Said receipt shall show the amount of tax payable on the first day of February, and shall show the amount of taxes due for bonds and interest on the first day of February of each year, and the amount of taxes due for county and district purposes separately from the amount due for state purposes and said receipt shall likewise show the total amount of taxes to be paid for the fiscal year. In the case of real property, the receipt shall specify the real property on which the taxes are paid, as it is described on the assessment roll and taken from the tax receipt book of receipts; and the duplicate of the receipt, numbered, dated, and filled in so as to be an exact copy of the original receipt, shall be left in its proper place in the book of receipts.

(2) As to any real property on which taxes for any previous year were not paid, the tax collector shall give notice of the delinquent taxes by stamping on the current tax receipt the fact that previous taxes are delinquent. The tax collector shall not accept payment of current year taxes for real property which has sold for delinquent taxes until the taxpayer provides the tax collector with proof that the tax sales for such real property for the previous two (2) years have been redeemed in the chancery clerk's office. Failure of the tax collector to stamp tax receipts shall not void any tax sale. The tax collector shall have no liability for errors made in complying with the provisions of this subsection if such tax collector makes a good faith effort to comply with such provisions.

(3) Any person desiring to do so may pay all his taxes for the fiscal year at any time on or before the first day of February next succeeding the date of the assessment and levying of such taxes. It shall be the duty of the tax collector to issue a receipt in full for all taxes due by such taxpayer so desiring to pay and paying all of his taxes in advance of the due date herein prescribed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-27-12 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-27-12
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this section is to protect and foster the collection and restoration of antique coin machines not used for gambling purposes, due to their aesthetic value and significance in Mississippi history.

(2) An “antique coin machine” is defined as any mechanical device or contrivance that is twenty-five (25) or more years old and that is operated, played, worked, manipulated or used by inserting or depositing any coin, slug, token, or thing of value, in which any game may be played or in which may be seen any picture or heard any music or any form of diversion had, including, but not limited to, an antique slot machine, antique gambling device or antique gaming machine.

(3) An antique coin machine may be owned and possessed in this state and shall not be subject to confiscation or destruction without a judgment of court as provided for in this section, but may be seized as evidence when operated for unlawful gambling purposes.

(4) An antique coin machine seized as evidence in connection with unlawful gambling shall not be destroyed, altered or sold until the owner has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to present testimony and other evidence in court that the machine was not operated for unlawful gambling. If the court determines by a final and definitive judgment that such machine was operated for unlawful gambling, the court shall order the destruction of such machine, but if the judgment is in favor of the owner, such machine shall be returned to its owner.

(5) An antique coin machine may be displayed only in private dwellings or while being offered for sale by a licensed retail dealer other than one licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Such machine must be clearly marked by placard or otherwise that indicates that it is an antique and is not to be used for gambling purposes. If an antique coin machine is displayed in any other manner, it shall not be subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 29-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-11
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall make reports in writing, verified by his affidavit, on the first day of each month or within twenty (20) days thereafter, except as hereinafter provided, to the Auditor of Public Accounts and to the clerk of the board of supervisors, of all taxes collected by him during the preceding month for the state, levee and county respectively; and if he has collected none, the report shall be made out and state that fact. He shall, at or within the same time, pay over all taxes collected to the State Treasurer; however, all taxes collected by him for the county shall be paid into the county depository on the day such taxes are collected or on the next business day thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 105-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-33
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the State Treasurer and the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration on or about the tenth day of each month, and in their discretion at any other time, to analyze carefully the amount of cash in the General Fund of the state and in all special funds credited to any special purpose designated by the State Legislature or held to meet the budgets or appropriations for maintenance, improvements and services of the several institutions, boards, departments, commissions, agencies, persons or entities of the state, and to determine in their opinion when the cash in such funds is in excess of the amount required to meet the current needs and demands of no more than seven (7) business days on such funds and report their findings to the Governor. It shall be the duty of the State Treasurer to provide a cash flow model for forecasting revenues and expenditures on a bimonthly basis and providing technical assistance for its operation. The Department of Finance and Administration shall use the cash flow model furnished by the State Treasurer, in analyzing the amount of funds on deposit and available for investment.

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to invest all such excess general and special funds of the state in the following manner:

(a) Funds shall be allocated equally among all qualified state depositories which do not have demand accounts in excess of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) until each qualified depository willing to accept the same shall have on deposit or in security repurchase agreements or in other securities authorized in paragraph (d) of this section at interest the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00). For the purposes of this subsection, no branch bank or branch office shall be counted as a separate depository.

(b) The balance, if any, of such excess general and special funds shall be offered to qualified depositories of the state on a pro rata basis as provided in Section 27-105-9 . For the purposes of this subsection, the pro rata share of each depository shall be reduced by the amount of the average daily collected earning balance of demand deposits maintained by the State Treasurer pursuant to Section 27-105-9 during the preceding calendar year, and such reduction shall be allocated pro rata among other eligible depositories.

(c) Funds offered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be invested for periods of up to one (1) year, and shall bear interest at an interest rate no less than that numerically equal to the bond equivalent yield on direct obligations of the United States Treasury of comparable maturity, as determined by the State Treasurer. In determining such rate, the State Treasurer shall consider the Legislature's desire to distribute funds equitably throughout the state to the maximum extent possible.

(d) To the extent that the State Treasurer shall find that general and special funds cannot be invested pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this section for the stated maturity up to one (1) year, the Treasurer may invest such funds, together with any other funds required for current operation, as determined pursuant to this section, in the following:

(i) Time certificates of deposit or interest-bearing accounts with qualified state depositories. For those funds determined under prudent judgment of the State Treasurer to be made available for investment in time certificates of deposit, the rate of interest paid by the depositories shall be determined by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the State Treasurer which may include competitive bids. At the time of investment, the interest rate on such certificates of deposit under the provisions of this subparagraph shall be a rate not less than the bond equivalent yield on direct obligations of the United States Treasury with a similar length of maturity.

(ii) Direct United States Treasury obligations, the principal and interest of which are fully guaranteed by the government of the United States.

(iii) United States government agency, United States government instrumentality or United States government-sponsored enterprise obligations, the principal and interest of which are fully guaranteed by the government of the United States, such as the Government National Mortgage Association; or United States governmental agency, United States government instrumentality or United States government-sponsored enterprise obligations, the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by any United States government agency, United States government instrumentality or United States government-sponsored enterprise contained in a list promulgated by the State Treasurer.

(iv) Direct security repurchase agreements and reverse direct security repurchase agreements of any federal book entry of only those securities enumerated in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above. “ Direct security repurchase agreement ” means an agreement under which the state buys, holds for a specified time, and then sells back those securities and obligations enumerated in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above. “ Reverse direct securities repurchase agreement ” means an agreement under which the state sells and after a specified time buys back any of the securities and obligations enumerated in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above. A qualified state depository shall be given preference for such agreements when possible.

(v) Bonds issued, assumed or guaranteed by the Country of Israel, provided that:

1. Investments in such instruments shall be denominated in United States currency;

2. Such bonds must be of investment grade as rated by at least one (1) nationally recognized statistical rating agency; and

3. The amount of funds invested in such bonds at any time shall not exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00).

(vi) Corporate bonds and taxable municipal bonds; or corporate short-term obligations of corporations or of wholly owned subsidiaries of corporations, whose short-term obligations are rated A-1 or better by Standard and Poor's, rated P-1 or better by Moody's Investment Service, F-1 or better by Fitch Ratings, Ltd., or the equivalent of these ratings if assigned by another United States Securities and Exchange Commission designated Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

(e) For the purposes of this section, direct obligations issued by the United States of America shall be deemed to include securities of, or other interests in, any open-end or closed-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the provisions of 15 USCS Section 80(a) - 1 et seq., provided that the portfolio of such investment company or investment trust is limited to direct obligations issued by the United States of America, United States government agencies, United States government instrumentalities or United States government-sponsored enterprises, and to repurchase agreements fully collateralized by direct obligations of the United States of America, United States government agencies, United States government instrumentalities or United States government-sponsored enterprises, and the investment company or investment trust takes delivery of such collateral for the repurchase agreement, either directly or through an authorized custodian. The State Treasurer and the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall review and approve the investment companies and investment trusts in which funds invested under paragraph (d) of this section may be invested. The total dollar amount of funds invested in all open-end and closed-end management type investment companies and investment trusts at any one time shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar amount of funds invested under paragraph (d) of this section.

(f) Investments authorized by subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (d) shall mature on such date or dates as determined by the State Treasurer in the exercise of prudent judgment to generate a favorable return to the state and will allow the monies to be available for use at such time as the monies will be needed for state purposes. However, the maturity of securities purchased as enumerated in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) shall not exceed ten (10) years from date of purchase. Special funds shall be considered those funds created constitutionally, statutorily or administratively which are not considered general funds. All funds invested for a period of thirty (30) days or longer under paragraph (d) shall bear a rate at least equal to the current established rate under paragraph (c) of this section.

(g) Any interest-bearing deposits or certificates of deposit shall not exceed at any time the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in any one (1) banking institution, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation in any one (1) savings and loan association, or other deposit insurance corporation approved by the State Treasurer, unless the uninsured portion is collateralized by the pledge of securities in the manner provided by Section 27-105-5 .

(h) Unless otherwise provided, income from investments authorized by the provisions of this subsection shall be credited to the State General Fund.

(i) Not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of funds may be invested with foreign financial institutions, and the State Treasurer may enter into price contracts for the purchase or exchange of foreign currency or other arrangements for currency exchange in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) upon specific direction of the Department of Economic and Community Development. The State Treasurer shall promulgate all rules and regulations for applications, qualifications and any other necessary matters for foreign financial institutions.

Any liquidating agent of a depository in liquidation, voluntary or involuntary, shall redeem from the state any bonds and securities which have been pledged to secure state funds and such redemption shall be at the par value or market value thereof, whichever is greater; otherwise, The liquidating agent or receiver may pay off the state in full for its deposits and retrieve the pledged securities without regard to par or market value.

The State Treasurer and the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall make monthly reports to the Legislative Budget Office containing a full and complete statement of all funds invested by virtue of the provisions of this section and the revenues derived therefrom and the expenses incurred therewith, together with all such other information as may seem to each of them as being pertinent to inform fully the Mississippi Legislature with reference thereto.

The State Treasurer shall not deposit any funds on demand deposit with any authorized depository, unless such depository has contracted for interest-bearing accounts or time certificates of deposit.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any financial institution not meeting the prescribed ratio requirement set forth in Section 27-105-5 whose accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor to that insurance corporation, may receive state funds in an amount not exceeding the amount which is insured by such insurance corporations and may qualify as a state depository to the extent of such insurance for this purpose only. The paid-in and earned capital funds of such financial institution shall not be included in the computations specified in Section 27-105-9(a) and (b) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.316 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.316
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.316
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Homes of Hope for Children, Inc. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of Homes of Hope for Children, Inc., may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2012, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Homes of Hope for Children, Inc.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 115-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-33
Status: in_force

(1) Any lottery retailer, vendor or applicant for a lottery retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by an action of the president of the corporation may appeal that decision to the board in accordance with the administrative rules and regulations of the board.

(2) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the decision to the chancery court of the county in which its corporate headquarters is located within ten (10) days of the date of the decision of the board.

(3) The chancery court shall hear appeals from the board.

(4) The chancery court may remand an appeal to the board to conduct further hearings necessary to adjudicate the appeal.

(5) Any person who appeals the award of a lottery procurement for the supply of a lottery ticket shall be liable for all costs of appeal and defense in the event the appeal is denied or the contract award upheld. Costs of appeal and defense may include, but should not be limited to, court costs, bond, legal fees and loss of income to the corporation resulting from institution of the appeal if, upon the motion of the corporation, the court finds the appeal to have been frivolous.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-341 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 35-341
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-341
Status: in_force

With respect to properties appraised and assessed by county tax assessors pursuant to Sections 27-35-331 through 27-35-343 , the assessments so made shall constitute the assessment thereof for purposes of ad valorem taxes imposed by municipalities or other taxing districts on properties located therein. Assessing jurisdiction over such properties is specifically not conferred upon municipal authorities or authorities of other taxing districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-6 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 105-6
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-6
Status: in_force

(1) There is established within the State Treasury a public funds guaranty pool to consist of qualified public funds depositories commissioned under Section 27-105-5(2) to be administered by a Guaranty Pool Board and the State Treasurer.

(2) There is established a nine-member Guaranty Pool Board to administer the guaranty pool and to review and recommend criteria to be used by the State Treasurer in order to protect public deposits and the depositories in the program.

(3) Any financial institution qualifying as a guaranty pool member shall guarantee public fund deposits against loss caused by the default or insolvency of other guaranty pool members and shall execute under oath an agreement of contingent liability in addition to a public deposit pledge agreement.

(4) In addition to maintaining the capital requirements of Section 27-105-5 , a guaranty pool member shall meet and maintain, on a quarterly basis, at least two (2) of the following ratios:

(a) A ratio of loans past due ninety (90) days or more to total loans of less than two percent (2%);

(b) An annualized return on average assets of more than seventy-five one hundredths of one percent (0.75%); and

(c) A total loans to total assets ratio not exceeding eighty percent (80%).

Failure of a guaranty pool member to meet the capital ratio and at least two (2) of the above three (3) ratios shall subject the member to subsection (9) of this section.

(5) In fulfilling the requirements of this section, the Treasurer has the power to:

(a) Order discontinuance of participation in the guaranty pool program by a qualified public depository upon failure of the financial institution to meet the above requirements of subsection (4) of this section;

(b) Appoint a nine-member Guaranty Pool Board;

(c) Establish goals and objectives and provide other data as may be necessary to assist the Guaranty Pool Board established under subsection (2) in developing standards for the program;

(d) Perform financial analysis of any qualified public funds depository as needed.

(6) The Guaranty Pool Board shall consist of:

(a) One (1) representative of financial institutions with assets of One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) or more chosen by the State Treasurer from a list of two (2) bankers nominated by the Mississippi Bankers Association;

(b) One (1) representative of financial institutions with assets of Three Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000.00) but less than One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) chosen by the State Treasurer from a list of two (2) bankers nominated by the Mississippi Bankers Association;

(c) One (1) representative of financial institutions with assets of less than Three Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000.00) chosen by the State Treasurer from a list of two (2) bankers nominated by the Mississippi Bankers Association;

(d) Two (2) representatives of banks at large chosen by the State Treasurer from a list of four (4) bankers nominated by the Mississippi Bankers Association;

(e) One (1) member chosen by the State Treasurer from a list of two (2) supervisors nominated by the Mississippi Supervisors Association;

(f) One (1) member chosen by the State Treasurer from a list of two (2) municipal officials nominated by the Mississippi Municipal League; and

(g) The Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance and the State Treasurer.

The Guaranty Pool Board shall determine the effective date of the public funds guaranty pool, which date shall be no earlier than July 1, 2001, and so notify the State Treasurer. All nominees of the Mississippi Bankers Association shall be employed by a financial institution that is a member of the public funds guaranty pool.

Initially, three (3) of the five (5) representatives of financial institutions shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year. The remaining members other than the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance and State Treasurer, who shall be permanent members, shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years. Upon expiration of these terms, members shall be appointed thereafter for two-year terms. Any member is eligible for reappointment and shall serve until a successor qualifies. If a vacancy occurs in the position of any appointed member, a new member shall be appointed in the same manner as the member's predecessor for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member of the board shall receive no compensation for service on the board.

The Guaranty Pool Board shall elect a chair and vice chair and shall also designate a secretary who need not be a member of the Guaranty Pool Board. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Guaranty Pool Board and shall be the custodian of all printed materials filed with or by the advisory committee. Notwithstanding the existence of vacancies on the Guaranty Pool Board, a majority of the members constitutes a quorum. The Guaranty Pool Board shall not take official action in the absence of a quorum.

In addition to the requirements of subsection (4) of this section, the Guaranty Pool Board, by a two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) supermajority vote of the entire Guaranty Pool Board, may establish additional criteria for qualification as a guaranty pool member, including promulgating additional ratios, requiring stricter ratios than provided under subsection (4), or requiring additional collateral; however, any additional criteria shall be uniformly applied to all participants, although higher collateral pledge levels may be based on different financial criteria. Any reduction in previously approved criteria shall likewise be subject to a two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) supermajority vote of the entire Guaranty Pool Board. Any additional criteria will become effective at the quarter next after the Guaranty Pool Board votes. The Guaranty Pool Board is authorized to promulgate regulations in order to more fully carry out its obligations under this paragraph.

(7) A public funds guaranty pool member shall submit to the State Treasurer not later than the date required to be filed with its primary federal regulatory agency:

(a) A copy of the quarterly Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income, and any amended reports, required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 USCS Section 1811 et seq., if the depository is a bank; or

(b) A copy of the Thrift Financial Report, and any amended reports, required to be filed with the Office of Thrift Supervision if the depository is a savings and loan association.

(8) A public funds guaranty pool member may effect a voluntary withdrawal from the guaranty pool by giving written notice to the State Treasurer. Notice of withdrawal shall be mailed or delivered in sufficient time to be received by the State Treasurer at least one hundred eighty (180) days before the effective date of withdrawal. On the effective date of withdrawal, the guaranty pool member shall pledge and place on deposit with the State Treasurer securities equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the outstanding balances of public funds held less the amount of funds insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The contingent liability for any loss before the effective date of withdrawal of the depository withdrawing from the guaranty pool shall continue after the effective date of the withdrawal for a period of six (6) months.

(9) A public funds guaranty pool member failing to meet the requirements for membership in subsection (4) of this section or as modified by the Guaranty Pool Board under its authority at subsection (6) is required to withdraw from the guaranty pool. The State Treasurer shall notify the public funds guaranty pool member of the effective date of the withdrawal not less than thirty (30) days before that effective date. Not later than the effective date of withdrawal, the withdrawing pool member must pledge and place on deposit with the State Treasurer securities equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the outstanding balances of public funds held less the amount of funds insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or pay over those funds to the public depositor.

The contingent liability for any loss before the effective date of withdrawal of the depository withdrawing from the guaranty pool shall continue for a period of one (1) year after the effective date of the withdrawal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-321 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 107-321
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-321
Status: in_force

(1)(a) There is established an emergency aid to local governments loan and grant program to be administered by the Department of Finance and Administration, referred to in this section as “department,” for the purpose of assisting counties, incorporated municipalities and public school districts that suffer revenue losses as a result of a natural disaster for which a state of emergency has been duly proclaimed. Loan and grant proceeds distributed to counties, incorporated municipalities and public school districts shall be considered to be, and shall be utilized by recipient in the same manner as, governmental, enterprise or internal service fund type revenues, specifically for essential government services, including the payment of debt service.

(b) The department may contract for facilities and staff needed to administer this section, including routine management, as it deems necessary. The department may advertise for or solicit proposals from public or private sources, or both, for administration of this section or any services required for administration of this section or any portion thereof. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department endeavor to ensure that the costs of administration of this section are as low as possible.

(2)(a) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury to be designated as the “Emergency Aid to Local Governments Fund,” referred to in this section as “fund,” which fund shall consist of money transferred from the Disaster Recovery Fund created in Section 31-17-123 and money designated for deposit therein from any other source, public or private, including, but not limited to, appropriations, bond proceeds, grants, gifts or donations. The fund shall be credited with all repayments of principal and interest derived from loans made from the fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the Emergency Aid to Local Governments Fund. Monies in the fund may not be used or expended for any purpose except as authorized under this section.

(b) The department shall establish a loan and grant program by which loans and grants may be made available to counties, incorporated municipalities and public school districts, to assist those counties, incorporated municipalities and public school districts. Any governmental entity in the current fiscal year that demonstrates a projected revenue loss equal to or exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of its governmental fund type revenues in the fiscal year prior to the occurrence of the natural disaster eligible under this section may qualify for a loan and/or grant. The interest rate on loans made under this section may vary from time to time and from loan to loan, and shall be at or below market interest rates as determined by the department. The department shall act as quickly as is practicable and prudent in deciding on any loan or grant request that it receives. No loan or grant shall be approved under this section unless the county, municipality or public school district requesting the loan or grant has exhausted all other available public or private programs to obtain funds for the revenue loss that it is projected to suffer. Such public or private programs shall include, but not be limited to, loans, grants and donations.

(c) The aggregate amount of any loans or grants received under this section by a county, incorporated municipality or public school district shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the revenue received by a county, incorporated municipality or public school district from governmental fund type revenues that are used to fund essential services in the fiscal year prior to the occurrence of the natural disaster and the estimated revenue from such sources after the occurrence of the natural disaster plus available cash reserves or fund balances at the fiscal year end, as determined by the department. The State Bond Commission shall set the maximum amount of any loan or grant made under this section at an amount that will ensure the equitable distribution of the amounts available for loans and grants to the eligible governmental entities affected by the natural disaster, but in no event shall a grant exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) or the total aggregate amount of all grants exceed Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00).

(d) A county or public school district that receives a loan from the fund shall pledge for repayment of the loan any part of the homestead exemption annual tax loss reimbursement to which it may be entitled under Section 27-33-77 , as may be required by the department. An incorporated municipality that receives a loan from the fund or the emergency fund shall pledge for repayment of the loan any part of the sales tax revenue distribution to which it may be entitled under Section 27-65-75 or any part of the homestead exemption annual tax loss reimbursement to which it may be entitled under Section 27-33-77 , as may be required by the department. All recipients of such loans shall establish a dedicated source of revenue for repayment of the loan. Before any county, incorporated municipality or public school district shall receive any loan, it shall have executed with the department a loan agreement evidencing that loan, a copy of which shall be filed by the department with the State Tax Commission. The loan agreement shall not be construed to prohibit any recipient from prepaying any part or all of the funds received. The repayment schedule in each loan agreement shall provide for (i) monthly payments, (ii) semiannual payments or (iii) other periodic payments. The loan agreement shall provide for the repayment of all funds received from the fund within not more than three (3) years. The State Tax Commission shall, at the direction of the department, withhold semiannually from counties, incorporated municipalities and public school districts and monthly from incorporated municipalities, from the amount to be remitted to the county, municipality or public school district, the sum necessary to pay all or a portion of the periodic payments for the loan.

(e) Any county, incorporated municipality or public school district which receives a loan from the state for that purpose but which is not eligible to pledge for repayment under the provisions of paragraph (d) of this subsection, shall repay that loan by making payments each month to the State Treasurer through the Department of Finance and Administration for and on behalf of the department according to Section 7-7-15 , to be credited to the fund in lieu of pledging homestead exemption annual tax loss reimbursement or sales tax revenue distribution.

Loan repayments shall be according to a repayment schedule contained in each loan agreement as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection.

(f) Evidences of indebtedness which are issued pursuant to this section shall not be deemed indebtedness within the meaning specified in Section 21-33-303 with regard to cities and incorporated towns, in Section 19-9-5 with regard to counties and in Section 37-59-5 with regard to public school districts.

(g) The State Auditor, upon request of the department, shall audit the receipts and expenditures of a county, an incorporated municipality or a public school district if loan repayments appear to be in arrears, and if the Auditor finds that the county, incorporated municipality or public school district is in arrears in those repayments, the Auditor shall immediately notify the executive director of the department who may take any action as may be necessary to enforce the terms of the loan agreement, including liquidation and enforcement of the security given for repayment of the loan, and the executive director of the department may, in his discretion, notify the State Tax Commission to withhold all future payments to the county, incorporated municipality or school district of homestead exemption annual tax loss reimbursements under Section 27-33-77 and/or all sums allocated to the incorporated municipality under Section 27-65-75 , until such time as the county, incorporated municipality or public school district is again current in its loan repayments as certified by the department.

(h) All monies deposited in the fund shall be used only for providing the loans and grants authorized under this section. In addition, any amounts in the fund may be used to defray the reasonable costs of administering the fund; however, no monies in the fund which are to be used for grant purposes may be used to defray any costs of administering the fund or program. The department is authorized to use amounts available to it from the fund to contract for those facilities and staff needed to administer and provide routine management for the funds and loan program.

(3) In administering this section the department shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To supervise the use of all funds made available under this section;

(b) To promulgate rules and regulations, to make variances and exceptions thereto, and to establish procedures in accordance with this section for the implementation of the loan and grant program;

(c) To requisition monies in the fund and distribute those monies in accordance with this section;

(d) To maintain, in accordance with generally accepted government accounting standards, an accurate record of all monies in the fund made available to counties, incorporated municipalities and public school districts under this section;

(e) To file annually with the Legislature a report detailing how monies in the fund were distributed during the preceding fiscal year to each county, incorporated municipality and public school district.

(4) The State Bond Commission, at one time, or from time to time, may declare the necessity for funds for the purposes provided in this section, including the costs incident to the administration of the loan and grant program. Upon approval by the State Bond Commission, the department is authorized to transfer any necessary amount from the Disaster Recovery Fund created in Section 31-17-123 to the fund in ample time to discharge such loans, grants and incidental costs.

(5) The department is authorized, without further process of law, to certify the necessity for warrants and is authorized and directed to issue such warrants, in such amounts as may be necessary to make loans and grants under the program authorized by this section.

(6) After any state funds in the fund are no longer needed for the particular purpose for which they were appropriated, deposited or transferred into the fund, the department shall transfer those state funds back to the particular fund or funds in the State Treasury from which they were appropriated or transferred into the fund, upon certification of the State Fiscal Officer that the state funds are not currently needed.

(7) At least five (5) days before any public ceremony to announce the award of a grant to a county, municipality or public school district under this section, the department shall notify all of the members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate whose districts include any portion of the county, municipality or school district to which the grant is being made.

(8) The department shall include the following language at a prominent location on any documents prepared by the department in connection with a grant made under this section that are to be provided to the county, municipality or school district to which the grant is made or to the public: “The funds for this grant were made available by the Mississippi Legislature.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 67-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-7
Status: repealed

The tax levied by this article shall not be collected in the following instances:

(a) On the use, storage or consumption of any tangible personal property or specified digital products if the sale thereof has already been included in the measure of this tax or the tax imposed by Section 27-65-20 or Section 27-65-17 , 27-65-19 , 27-65-25 or 27-65-26 , or has already been included in the measure of a sales tax imposed by another state in which the property or products were sold or use tax imposed by some other state in which the property was used. If the rate of sales or use tax paid another state by the person using the property or products in Mississippi is not equal to or greater than the rate imposed by this article, then the user or purchaser shall apply the difference in these rates to the purchase price or value of the property or products and pay to the commissioner the amount of tax thus computed. Persons using business property or products in this state which has been used by them in other states shall be entitled to a credit for sales and/or use tax paid to other states equal to the aggregate of all such state rates multiplied by the value of the property or products at the time of importation into this state. Persons using business property or products in this state which were acquired from another person who used it in other states shall be entitled to a credit equal to the applicable rate in the state of last prior use multiplied by the value of the property or products at the time of importation into this state. However, credit for use tax paid to another state shall not apply on the purchase price of tangible personal property or specified digital products that have been only stored or warehoused in the other state and the first use of the property or products occurs in Mississippi. Provided further, that credit for sales or use tax paid to another state shall not apply on the purchase price or value of automobiles, trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, trailers, boats, travel trailers, motorcycles and all-terrain cycles imported and first used in Mississippi.

Credit for sales or use tax paid to another state as provided in this paragraph (a) shall be evidenced by an invoice clearly and correctly showing the amount of the tax as a separate item, and no credit shall be allowed otherwise.

(b) On the use, storage or consumption of tangible personal property or specified digital products to the extent that sales of similar property or products in Mississippi are either excluded or specifically exempt from sales tax or are taxed at the wholesale rate.

This exemption shall be confined to the use of property or products the sale of which is an itemized exemption in the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, or to use by persons who are listed in the Mississippi Sales Tax Law as being exempt from sales tax.

(c) On the use, storage or consumption of tangible personal property or specified digital products brought into this state by a nonresident for his or her use or enjoyment while temporarily within the state, but not including tangible personal property or specified digital products brought in for use in connection with a business activity. This exemption shall not apply to property or products which remain situated in this state for the repeated use, storage or consumption by out-of-state visitors, or which is acquired by visitors and first used in this state.

(d) On the use of a motor vehicle for which a registration is required by the motor vehicle law, when such motor vehicle was purchased by a natural person for his personal or family use while such person was a bona fide resident of another state and who thereafter became a resident of this state, but not to include a motor vehicle which is transferred by the owner for commercial use or for use by another person within this state.

(e) On the use of personal and household effects by a natural person acquired while the person was a bona fide resident of another state, and who thereafter became a resident of this state.

(f) On the use or rental of motion picture film, video-audio tapes, phonograph records or specified digital products for exhibition either by a person paying Mississippi sales tax on gross income from admissions for the exhibitions or by a person operating a television or radio broadcasting station.

(g) On any vehicle purchased in another state for use outside of this state by a Mississippi citizen serving in the Armed Forces and stationed in another state who elects to license the vehicle in Mississippi.

(h) On the cost or value and on the use, storage and consumption of rail rolling stock and component parts thereof.

(i) On the use, storage or consumption of literature, video tapes, photographic slides or specified digital products used by religious institutions for the propagation of their creeds or for carrying on their customary nonprofit religious activities, and on the use of any tangible personal property or specified digital products purchased and first used in another state by religious institutions for the propagation of their creeds or for carrying on their customary nonprofit religious activities. “ Religious institution ,” for the purpose of this exemption, means any religious institution granted an exemption under 26 USCS Section 501(c)(3) . Any exemption under this paragraph obtained by fraud, misstatement or misrepresentation shall be cancelled by the State Tax Commission, and the person committing the fraud, misstatement or misrepresentation shall be liable for prosecution for fraud on the assessment, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not to exceed five (5) years, or both, within the discretion of the court.

(j) The tax on the cost or value of farm machinery used in the harvesting of agricultural products shall be limited to the ratio of use within this state to the life of the property.

(k) Repealed.

(l) On the use of machinery and equipment; special tooling such as dies, molds, jigs and similar items treated as special tooling for federal income tax purposes; or repair parts therefor or replacements thereof; or repair services thereon; by a taxpayer other than the manufacturer when the manufacturer still holds title to the items and the items are purchased by the manufacturer as a part of a project as defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(iv) 1 , Section 57-75-5(f)(xxi) or Section 57-75-5(f)(xxii) .

(m) On the use, storage or consumption of utilities purchased by a manufacturer described in Section 27-65-101(x) .

(n) On the use, storage or consumption of utilities purchased by an enterprise described in Section 27-65-101(cc) .

(o) On the use, storage or consumption of jet aircraft engines that are temporarily located within the State of Mississippi and are brought into the state for research and/or testing purposes at a jet aircraft engine research and testing facility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-323 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 105-323
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-323
Status: in_force

In any county where a county depository or depositories shall qualify as herein provided, every such depository, at the regular January, April, July and October meetings of the board of supervisors, and at such other times as may be required by the board, shall make to the board of supervisors a detailed report of all moneys received by it and of the disbursements thereof, so that said receipts and disbursements shall clearly and distinctly appear; and each depository shall exhibit with its reports the vouchers for the disbursements charged therein, and all such vouchers paid by the county depository shall be marked cancelled by the clerk and shall be filed and preserved by the clerk subject to examination by the state auditing department. Such depository shall also, at the time of making such reports, present a certified statement of the amount then on deposit in the depository, and shall, upon demand of the board of supervisors, bring all moneys belonging to the county to the board of supervisors to be counted; and, if any county depository shall neglect or refuse to make such reports, it shall forfeit the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) to be recovered by suit in the name of the county for its use.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 77-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-15
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for the executive director, the Board of Tax Appeals, the commissioner, the agency, or an officer, agent or employee of the agency or the Board of Tax Appeals, to divulge or make known in any manner the information contained in the files, records and orders of the agency, a hearing officer of the agency, the board of review or the Board of Tax Appeals in regard to an appeal to a hearing officer, the board of review or the Board of Tax Appeals under this chapter.

(2) For purposes of this section, the term “ appellant ” means the taxpayer, IFTA licensee, IRP registrant, permittee, tag holder or title interest holder who filed the appeal to the board of review or the Board of Tax Appeals under this chapter which resulted in the files, records and orders of that appeal.

(3) The executive director, the Board of Tax Appeals, the commissioner, the agency, hearing officer or an agent or employee of the agency or the Board of Tax Appeals is permitted to divulge and make known information otherwise prohibited from disclosure under subsection (1) of this section in any of the following circumstances:

(a) Where the information is being disclosed as a result of complying with the provisions of this chapter and/or with regulations promulgated to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Where the information is being provided to the appellant or his designated representative.

(c) Where the information is being disclosed to employees or officers of the agency.

(d) Where the information is being provided or disclosed pursuant to a written authorization executed by the appellant as prescribed by regulation.

(e) Where the information is being provided or disclosed in the course of a court action in which the agency, the Board of Tax Appeals, the commissioner, an officer or employee of the agency or the Board of Tax Appeals and the appellant are parties, including, but not limited to, an action brought under this chapter or in the course of the bankruptcy case of the appellant.

(f) Where the information is being provided to the Internal Revenue Service or a taxing authority of another state under an information exchange agreement where similar information can be obtained by the agency from the Internal Revenue Service or state taxing authority receiving the information.

(g) Where the information is being provided pursuant to the International Registration Plan (IRP) or the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) or any regulations, rules or procedures adopted under such plan or agreement.

(h) Where the disclosure of information is authorized under Section 27-19-123 , 27-55-49 , 27-55-557 , 27-57-39 , 27-59-53 or 27-61-20 .

(i) Where the information is being provided to the State Auditor or his employees in the course of his audit of the agency; however, the prohibitions against disclosure which apply to the agency shall also apply to the State Auditor and his employees or former employees.

(j) Where the information is being provided to the Attorney General or any other attorney representing the state or the agency in an action brought by the appellant to set aside the tax, in an action brought by the state or agency to recover the tax imposed, or in an action where the appellant is being prosecuted for a crime under the tax laws of this state.

(k) Where the information is being provided by the commissioner to a contractor of collection services pursuant to the authority granted the commissioner in Section 27-75-16 .

(l) Where the information is being provided in accordance with a proper judicial order. The term “ proper judicial order ” as used in this paragraph shall not include subpoenas or subpoenas duces tecum, but shall include only those orders entered by a court of record in this state after furnishing notice and a hearing to the appellant and the Department of Revenue. The court shall not authorize the furnishing of such information unless it is satisfied that the information is needed to pursue pending litigation in which the information itself is in issue, or the judge is satisfied that the need for furnishing the information outweighs the rights of the appellant to have such information secreted.

(4) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure of the minutes of the Board of Tax Appeals except to the extent that such minutes reflect the specific amount of a tax assessment or refund claim or the specific amount of tax or refund claim determined by the Board of Tax Appeals to be due.

(5) Information that is prohibited from being disclosed in subsection (1) of this section shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.

(6) Due to the need to discuss confidential tax information, the hearings before a hearing officer, the board of review and the Board of Tax Appeals under this chapter, and the meetings in which the board of review and the Board of Tax Appeals deliberate and vote on the issues raised at such hearings shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 25-41-1 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-65 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 55-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-65
Status: repealed

This article shall not release or relinquish any liability or penalty incurred or right accrued under the laws of this state as they existed before January 1, 1970, and such laws shall be considered as remaining in force for the purpose of instituting or sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of any such liability, penalty or right. Such laws shall govern the reporting and payment of taxes on gasoline received, sold, distributed or used by bonded distributors of gasoline or other persons before January 1, 1970. Any and all matters, orders, hearings, and proceedings pending before the comptroller or before any court under provisions of such prior laws shall continue with the same effect as though such prior laws were not amended or repealed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.339 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.339
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.339
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of North Pontotoc High School. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Principal of North Pontotoc High School, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2013, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to North Pontotoc High School.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-241 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 65-241
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-241
Status: repealed

(1) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which they are used:

(a) “ Hotel ” or “ motel ” means and includes a place of lodging that at any one time will accommodate transient guests on a daily or weekly basis and that is known to the trade as such. Such terms shall not include a place of lodging with ten (10) or less rental units.

(b) “ Municipality ” means any municipality in the State of Mississippi with a population of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(c) “ Restaurant ” means and includes all places where prepared food is sold and whose annual gross proceeds of sales or gross income for the preceding calendar year equals or exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). The term “restaurant” shall not include any nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code . For the purpose of calculating gross proceeds of sales or gross income, the sales or income of all establishments owned, operated or controlled by the same person, persons or corporation shall be aggregated.

(2)(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the governing authorities of a municipality may impose upon all persons as a privilege for engaging or continuing in business or doing business within such municipality, a special sales tax at the rate of not more than one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds of sales or gross income of the business, as the case may be, derived from any of the activities taxed at the rate of seven percent (7%) or more under the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, Section 27-65-1 et seq.

(b) The tax levied under this section shall apply to every person making sales of tangible personal property or services within the municipality but shall not apply to:

(i) Sales exempted by Sections 27-65-19, 27-65-101, 27-65-103, 27-65-105, 27-65-107, 27-65-109 and 27-65-111 of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law;

(ii) Gross proceeds of sales or gross income of restaurants derived from the sale of food and beverages;

(iii) Gross proceeds of sales or gross income of hotels and motels derived from the sale of hotel rooms and motel rooms for lodging purposes;

(iv) Retail sales of food for human consumption not purchased with food stamps issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, or other federal agency, but which would be exempt under Section 27-65-111(o) from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the food items were purchased with food stamps;

(v) Gross income of businesses engaging or continuing in the business of TV cable systems, subscription TV services, and other similar activities, including, but not limited to, cable Internet services;

(vi) Wholesale sales of food and drink for human consumption sold to full service vending machine operators; and

(vii) Wholesale sales of light wine, light spirit product, beer and alcoholic beverages.

(3)(a) Before any tax authorized under this section may be imposed, the governing authorities of the municipality shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to levy the tax, setting forth the amount of the tax to be imposed, the purposes for which the revenue collected pursuant to the tax levy may be used and expended, the date upon which the tax shall become effective, the date upon which the tax shall be repealed, and calling for an election to be held on the question. The date of the election shall be set in the resolution. Notice of the election shall be published once each week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the municipality, with the first publication of the notice to be made not less than twenty-one (21) days before the date fixed in the resolution for the election and the last publication to be made not more than seven (7) days before the election. At the election, all qualified electors of the municipality may vote. The ballots used at the election shall have printed thereon a brief description of the sales tax, the amount of the sales tax levy, a description of the purposes for which the tax revenue may be used and expended and the words “FOR THE LOCAL SALES TAX” and “AGAINST THE LOCAL SALES TAX” and the voter shall vote by placing a cross (X) or check mark (√) opposite his choice on the proposition. When the results of the election have been canvassed by the election commissioners of the municipality and certified by them to the governing authorities, it shall be the duty of such governing authorities to determine and adjudicate whether at least three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in the election voted in favor of the tax. If at least three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in the election voted in favor of the tax, the governing authorities shall adopt a resolution declaring the levy and collection of the tax provided in this section and shall set the first day of the second month following the date of such adoption as the effective date of the tax levy. A certified copy of this resolution, together with the result of the election, shall be furnished to the Department of Revenue not less than thirty (30) days before the effective date of the levy.

(b) A municipality shall not hold more than two (2) elections under this subsection.

(4) The revenue collected pursuant to the tax levy imposed under this section may be expended to pay the cost of road and street repair, reconstruction and resurfacing projects based on traffic patterns, need and usage, and to pay the costs of water, sewer and drainage projects in accordance with a master plan adopted by the commission established pursuant to subsection (7).

(5)(a) The special sales tax authorized by this section shall be collected by the Department of Revenue, shall be accounted for separately from the amount of sales tax collected for the state in the municipality and shall be paid to the municipality. The Department of Revenue may retain one percent (1%) of the proceeds of such tax for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the department in the collection of the tax. Payments to the municipality shall be made by the Department of Revenue on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the tax was collected. However, if a municipality fails to comply with the audit, reporting and/or report filing requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection and does not remedy such noncompliance within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of noncompliance, the Department of Revenue shall withhold payments otherwise payable to the municipality under this paragraph (a) until the department receives written notice that the municipality has complied with such requirements.

(b) The proceeds of the special sales tax shall be placed into a special municipal fund apart from the municipal general fund and any other funds of the municipality, and shall be expended by the municipality solely for the purposes authorized in subsection (4) of this section. The records reflecting the receipts and expenditures of the revenue from the special sales tax shall be provided in detail to the members of the commission monthly, to include the name of the vendor and the project, and the dates and amounts received and paid, and shall also be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant. The accountant shall make a report of his findings to the governing authorities of the municipality and file a copy of his report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the commission members. The audit shall be made and completed as soon as practical after the close of the fiscal year of the municipality, and expenses of the audit shall be paid from the funds derived by the municipality pursuant to this section.

(c) Any expenditure from the special municipal fund defined in paragraph (b) above that was not for a project approved by the commission, or was in excess of the amount approved by the commission, shall be reimbursed by the city to the special fund.

(d) All provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law applicable to filing of returns, discounts to the taxpayer, remittances to the Department of Revenue, enforced collection, rights of taxpayers, recovery of improper taxes, refunds of overpaid taxes or other provisions of law providing for imposition and collection of the state sales tax shall apply to the special sales tax authorized by this section, except where there is a conflict, in which case the provisions of this section shall control. Any damages, penalties or interest collected for the nonpayment of taxes imposed under this section, or for noncompliance with the provisions of this section, shall be paid to the municipality on the same basis and in the same manner as the tax proceeds. Any overpayment of tax for any reason that has been disbursed to a municipality or any payment of the tax to a municipality in error may be adjusted by the Department of Revenue on any subsequent payment to the municipality pursuant to the provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law. The Department of Revenue may, from time to time, make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this section as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and such rules and regulations shall have the full force and effect of law.

(6) If a municipality expands its corporate boundaries, the governing authorities of the municipality may not impose the special sales tax in the annexed area unless the tax is approved at an election conducted, as far as is practicable, in the manner provided in subsection (3) of this section, except that only qualified electors in the annexed area may vote in the election.

(7)(a) Any municipality that levies the special sales tax authorized under this section shall establish a commission as provided for in this section. Expenditures of revenue from the special sales tax authorized by this section shall be in accordance with a master plan adopted by the commission pursuant to this subsection.

(b) The commission shall be composed of ten (10) voting members who shall be known as commissioners appointed as follows:

(i) Four (4) members representing the business community in the municipality appointed by the local chamber of commerce for initial terms of one (1), two (2), four (4) and five (5) years respectively. The members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be persons who represent businesses located within the city limits of the municipality.

(ii) Three (3) members shall be appointed at large by the mayor of the municipality, with the advice and consent of the legislative body of the municipality, for initial terms of two (2), three (3) and four (4) years respectively. All appointments made by the mayor pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(iii) One (1) member shall be appointed at large by the Governor for an initial term of four (4) years. All appointments made by the Governor pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(iv) One (1) member shall be appointed at large by the Lieutenant Governor for an initial term of four (4) years. All appointments made by the Lieutenant Governor pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(v) One (1) member shall be appointed at large by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of four (4) years. All appointments made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(c) The terms of all appointments made subsequent to the initial appointment shall be made for five (5) years. Any vacancy which may occur shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and shall be made for the unexpired term.

(d) The mayor of the municipality shall designate a chairman of the commission from among the membership of the commission. The vice chairman and secretary shall be elected by the commission from among the membership of the commission for a term of two (2) years. The vice chairman and secretary may be reelected, and the chairman may be reappointed.

(e) The commissioners shall serve without compensation.

(f) Any commissioner shall be disqualified and shall be removed from office for either of the following reasons:

(i) Conviction of a felony in any state court or in federal court; or

(ii) Failure to attend three (3) consecutive meetings without just cause.

If a commissioner is removed for any of the above reasons, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed in this section and shall be made for the unexpired term.

(g) A quorum shall consist of six (6) voting members of the commission. The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as may govern the time and place for holding meetings, regular and special.

(h) The commission shall, with input from the municipality, establish a master plan for road and street repair, reconstruction and resurfacing projects based on traffic patterns, need and usage, and for water, sewer and drainage projects. Expenditures of the revenue from the tax authorized to be imposed pursuant to this section shall be made at the discretion of the governing authorities of the municipality if the expenditures comply with the master plan. The commission shall monitor the compliance of the municipality with the master plan.

(8) The governing authorities of any municipality that levies the special sales tax authorized under this section are authorized to incur debt, including bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, for the purpose of paying the costs of road and street repair, reconstruction and resurfacing projects based on traffic patterns, need and usage, and to pay the costs of water, sewer and drainage projects in accordance with a master plan adopted by the commission established pursuant to subsection (7) of this section. Any bonds or notes issued to pay such costs may be secured by the proceeds of the special sales tax levied pursuant to this section or may be general obligations of the municipality and shall satisfy the requirements for the issuance of debt provided by Sections 21-33-313 through 21-33-323 .

(9) This section shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 2035.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.396 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.396
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.396
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Corinth Alcorn Animal Shelter, Inc. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of Corinth Alcorn Animal Shelter, Inc., may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2015, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Corinth Alcorn Animal Shelter, Inc.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-68-13 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 43 / Section 68-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-68-13
Status: in_force

The agreement authorized by this chapter is an accord among individual cooperating sovereigns in furtherance of their governmental functions. The agreement provides a mechanism among the member states to establish and maintain a cooperative, simplified system for the application and administration of sales and use taxes under the duly adopted law of each member state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 77-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-19
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may from time to time make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, as he may deem necessary to enforce its provisions as it relates to matters, proceedings and/or appeals before the agency, a hearing officer of the agency and the board of review.

(2) The Board of Tax Appeals may from time to time make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, as it may deem necessary to enforce its provisions as it relates to matters, proceedings and/or appeals before the Board of Tax Appeals.

(3) By issuance of a subpoena under his signature and seal, the commissioner may require any person to attend a hearing before a hearing officer or the board of review and to give testimony and/or produce documents or other things at that hearing. If any person subpoenaed by the commissioner fails to attend the hearing, refuses to testify or answer any material question at the hearing or refuses to produce at the hearing any document or thing subpoenaed, the commissioner or the person who requested issuance of the subpoena is authorized to institute proceedings in the circuit court of the county where such person resides or is found to compel compliance with the subpoena.

(4) By issuance of a subpoena under his signature and seal, the executive director may require any person to attend a hearing before the Board of Tax Appeals and to give testimony and/or produce documents or other things at that hearing. If any person subpoenaed by the executive director fails to attend the hearing, refuses to testify or answer any material question at the hearing or refuses to produce at the hearing any document or thing subpoenaed, the executive director or the person who requested issuance of the subpoena is authorized to institute proceedings in the circuit court of the county where such person resides or is found to compel compliance with the subpoena.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-107 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 65-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-107
Status: in_force

The exemptions from the provisions of this chapter which relate to utilities or which are more properly classified as utility exemptions than any other exemption classification of this chapter shall be confined to those persons or property exempted by this section or by provisions of the Constitutions of the United States or the State of Mississippi. No utility exemption as now provided by any other section shall be valid as against the tax herein levied. Any subsequent utility exemption from the tax levied hereunder shall be provided by amendment to this section.

No exemption provided in this section shall apply to taxes levied by Section 27-65-15 or 27-65-21, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

The tax levied by this chapter shall not apply to the following:

(a) Sales and rentals of locomotives, rail rolling stock and materials for their repair, locomotive water, when made to a railroad whose rates are fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Mississippi Public Service Commission.

(b) Rentals of manufacturing machinery to a manufacturer or custom processor where such manufacturer or custom processor is engaged in, and such machinery is used in, the manufacture of containers made from timber or wood for sale. The tax, likewise, shall not apply to replacement or repair parts of such machinery used in such manufacture.

(c) Sales of tangible personal property and services to nonprofit water associations or corporations in which no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder, group or individual. Only sales of property or services which are ordinary and necessary to the operation of such organizations are exempt from tax.

(d) Wholesale sales of tangible personal property for resale under Section 27-65-19 .

(e) From and after July 1, 2003, sales of fuel used to produce electric power by a company primarily engaged in the business of producing, generating or distributing electric power for sale.

(f) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a manufacturer, custom processor, data center meeting the criteria provided for in Section 57-113-21 , technology intensive enterprise meeting the criteria provided for in Section 27-65-17(1)(f) , or public service company for industrial purposes, which shall include that used to generate electricity, to operate an electrical distribution or transmission system, to operate pipeline compressor or pumping stations, or to operate railroad locomotives.

(g) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a producer or processor for use directly in the production of poultry or poultry products, the production of livestock and livestock products, the production of domesticated fish and domesticated fish products, the production of marine aquaculture products, the production of plants or food by commercial horticulturists, the processing of milk and milk products, the processing of poultry and livestock feed, and the irrigation of farm crops.

(h) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a commercial fisherman, shrimper or oysterman.

(i) Sales exempt under the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2015 ( Sections 27-113-1 through 27-113-9 ).

(j) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to a permanent enterprise that is eligible for the exemption authorized in Section 27-65-101(1)(ww) upon completion of the expansion upon which such exemption is based; however, in order to be eligible for the exemption authorized by this paragraph, the expansion must:

(i) Create at least eighty-five (85) full-time jobs in this state with an average annual wage of at least Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00); and

(ii) Have at least Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) in new investment at the existing facility.

(k) Sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel to an enterprise or its affiliates operating a project certified by the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority as a project as defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxii) or 57-75-5(f) (xxxiii).
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-55 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 69-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-55
Status: in_force

In all cases of seizures of any tobacco, or other property hereafter made as being subject to forfeiture under the provisions of this chapter, which in the opinion of the officer or person making the seizure, is of the appraised value of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or more, the said officer or person shall proceed as follows:

First: He shall cause a list containing a particular description of the tobacco or other property seized to be prepared in duplicate, and an appraisement thereof to be made by three (3) sworn appraisers to be selected by him, who shall be respectable and disinterested citizens of this state, residing within the county wherein the seizure was made. Said list and appraisement shall be properly attested by said officer, or person, and the said appraisers, for which service each of said appraisers shall be allowed the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) per day for not exceeding two (2) days, to be paid as other costs.

Second: If the said tobacco, or other property seized, is believed by the officer making the seizure to be of less value than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), no appraisement shall be made.

Third: The officer or person making the seizure shall proceed to give notice thereof for five (5) days, in writing, at three (3) places in the county where the seizure is made. One (1) of the notices shall be posted at the county courthouse; another at the place where the goods were seized; and the other at some public place. The notice shall describe the property seized, and state the time and place and cause of seizure, and give the name and place of residence, if known, of the person from whom the property was seized, and shall require any person claiming it to appear and make such claims in writing, within five (5) days from the date of the first posting of such notice. Such officer or person making the seizure shall also deliver to the person from whom the property was seized, and also to the owner, if known, a copy of said notice.

Fourth: Any person claiming the said property so seized as contraband within the time specified in the notice, may file with the commissioner a claim, in writing, stating his interest in the property seized, and may execute a bond to the State of Mississippi in a penal sum equal to double the value of said property so seized, but in no case shall said bond be less than the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), with securities to be approved by the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the property is seized, conditioned that in the case of condemnation of the property so seized, the obligor shall pay to the State of Mississippi the full value of the property so seized, and all costs and expenses of the proceedings to obtain such condemnation, including a reasonable attorney's fee. And upon the delivery of such bond to the commissioner, he shall transmit the same with the duplicate list or description of the property seized to the county attorney of the county, or the district attorney of the district in which such seizure was made, and the said county attorney, or district attorney, as the case may be, shall prosecute the case to secure the forfeiture of said property in the court having jurisdiction. Upon the filing of the bond aforesaid, the said property shall be delivered to the claimant pending the outcome of the case, provided he shall at once affix the required stamps on cigarettes or pay the tax due on other tobacco products.

Fifth: If no claim is interposed, and no bond given within the time above specified, such property shall be forfeited without further proceedings, and the same shall be sold as herein provided, and the proceeds of the sale, when received by the commissioner, shall be paid into the State Treasury as are other funds collected, provided, that in seizures of property of less value than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), the same may be advertised with other quantities at Jackson by the commissioner and disposed of as hereinabove provided.

Sixth: In proceedings to secure a confiscation of the property hereinbefore mentioned, where the value of the goods seized at one time does not exceed the amount provided in Section 9-11-9 , the justice court judge of the county where the property is seized shall have jurisdiction to try the cause. Where the value of the property seized at one time is in excess of the amount provided in Section 9-11-9 , then the circuit court of the county where the property is seized shall have jurisdiction to try the cause; provided, that in counties having a county court, the county court shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the circuit court, and with the justice court where the value of the property seized does not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

The proceedings against property seized according to the provisions of this chapter shall be considered a proceeding in rem unless otherwise herein provided.

Within ten (10) days after filing the bond provided for in paragraph fourth hereof, the claimant shall file a petition in the court having jurisdiction of said cause, which shall stand for a declaration, and the commissioner, or other party authorized to prosecute the confiscation of said property, shall plead to it as if it were an ordinary action at law, and the same rules of pleading and proceeding applicable to actions in the circuit court shall be observed in this action, and all issues made by the pleadings shall be tried and disposed of as other actions in the circuit court, and the judgment of the circuit court shall be framed to meet the circumstances of the case and the cost shall be adjudged as in other actions; provided, however, neither the state, nor the commissioner, nor any other person representing the state, shall be liable for the cost in the event the court shall not confiscate the property in controversy.

The seizure, forfeiture and sale of contraband goods under this section and Section 27-69-53 is supplemental and in addition to the seizure, forfeiture and sale of contraband tobacco provided for in Section 27-69-56 . Where a basis exists under both this section and Section 27-69-53 and under Section 27-69-56 for the seizure, forfeiture and sale of the same contraband goods, such actions can proceed simultaneously. Where such simultaneous seizure, forfeiture and sale is undertaken and there is a conflict between the procedures contained in this section and Section 27-69-53 and those contained in Section 27-69-56 , the procedures contained in Section 27-69-56 shall control and be followed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.169 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56.169
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.169
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for each motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Rankin County Public School District. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the State Tax Commission, with the advice of the Rankin County Public School Tag Foundation, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the State Tax Commission. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the State Tax Commission on a monthly basis as prescribed by the commission. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2008, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The State Tax Commission shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the State Tax Commission shall certify the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Rankin County Public School Tag Foundation.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-37-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 37-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-37-19
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the state tax commission to obtain annually, or as often as may be necessary or expedient, from the farm security administration or from any agency vested with power to act, a correct legal description of all lands acquired or owned by the United States for any project and, when verified and corrected, to enter the same upon a suitable roll or schedule, listing the said lands in the order in which lands are entered upon the regular land assessment rolls. A separate roll or schedule shall be prepared annually for each county, and it shall be made up in such manner as to show the lands in each political subdivision.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-703 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 35-703
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-703
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall annually assess, adjust, equalize and apportion the valuation of all aircraft of each airline company of a type or model operated in this state by such airline company by such type or model. Such aircraft shall be valued by the department in the same manner as other personal property in the state is valued.

(2) Each airline company shall file with the department, on or before the first day of April of each year, a complete schedule of all aircraft of a type or model operated in this state by such company. Such schedule shall be made under oath on forms prescribed and furnished by the department. If any airline company shall fail, refuse or neglect to file the required schedules, such company may be penalized in the manner provided for in Section 27-35-305 .

(3) The assessment when made and completed shall remain open for twenty (20) days for inspection in the offices of the Department of Revenue and be subject to objections by the airline companies for the same time period. The Board of Tax Appeals shall hear all objections, and it may increase or decrease any assessment if such action appears to be necessary and proper.

(4) Any objection shall be in writing and filed with the Executive Director of the Board of Tax Appeals within the twenty-day period set out in subsection (3) of this section for objections. At the time of filing the objection with the Executive Director of the Board of Tax Appeals, the taxpayer shall also file a copy of his written objection with the Department of Revenue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-201 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 65-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-201
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “ motor vehicle ” means a motor vehicle required to be registered or licensed by the county tax collectors pursuant to Section 27-19-43 .

(2) Upon every person, firm or corporation purchasing other than at wholesale within this state any motor vehicle required to be registered or licensed with the tax collector of any county in this state from any person, firm or corporation which is not a licensed dealer engaged in selling motor vehicles, there shall be levied and collected a sales tax at the rate of five percent (5%) of the true value of the motor vehicle as calculated by using the most current official motor vehicle assessment schedule supplied by the Department of Revenue.

(3) Upon every person, firm or corporation purchasing other than at wholesale outside the state any motor vehicle required to be registered or licensed with the tax collector of any county in this state from any person, firm or corporation which is not a licensed dealer engaged in selling motor vehicles, for use, storage or other consumption within this state there is levied a use tax at the rate of five percent (5%) of the true value of the motor vehicle as calculated by using the most current official motor vehicle assessment schedule supplied by the Department of Revenue.

(4) Where any motor vehicle is taken in trade as a credit or part payment on the sale of a motor vehicle taxable under this section, the tax levied by this section shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the true value of the motor vehicle sold less the credit for the motor vehicle taken in trade.

(5) The tax levied by this section shall be collected by the tax collector at the time of, and as a prerequisite to, the registration of or licensing of any such motor vehicle. The tax collector shall give to the person registering the vehicle a receipt in a form prescribed and furnished by the Department of Revenue for the amount of tax collected.

(6) County tax collectors shall be liable for the tax they are required to collect, and taxes which are in fact collected, under this section and failure to properly collect or maintain proper records shall not relieve them of liability for payment to the Department of Revenue. Deficiencies in collection or payment shall be assessed against the tax collector, or his successor, in the same manner and subject to the same penalties and provisions for appeal as are deficiencies assessed against taxpayers under Chapter 65, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

Each tax collector of the several counties shall, on or before the twentieth day of each month, file a report with and pay to the Department of Revenue all funds collected under the provisions of this section, less a commission of three percent (3%) which shall be retained by the tax collector as a commission for collecting such tax, and such commission shall be deposited in the county general fund. The report required to be filed shall cover all collections made during the calendar month next preceding the date on which the report is due and filed.

Any error in the report and remittance to the Department of Revenue may be adjusted on a subsequent report. If the error was in the collection by the tax collector, it shall be adjusted through the tax collector with the taxpayer before credit is allowed by the Department of Revenue.

All information relating to the collection of this tax by tax collectors and such records as the Department of Revenue may require shall be preserved in the tax collector's office for a period of three (3) years for audit by the Department of Revenue.

(7) The tax levied by this section shall not apply to the following:

(a) Transfers of legal ownership of motor vehicles currently registered or licensed in the transferor's name between husband and wife, parent and child, or grandparents and grandchildren, unless the transferor is a licensed dealer of motor vehicles and the transfer of the motor vehicle is made in the regular course of business.

(b) Transfers of legal ownership of motor vehicles pursuant to a will or pursuant to any law providing for the distribution of the property of one dying intestate.

(c) Transfers of legal ownership of motor vehicles ten (10) or more years after the date of the manufacture of such vehicle.

(d) Transfers of legal ownership of motor vehicles between siblings, unless the transferor is a licensed dealer of motor vehicles and the transfer of the motor vehicle is made in the regular course of business.

(e) Transfers of legal ownership of motor vehicles, without actual consideration for the transfer, between a trustee and a beneficiary of a trust, as evidenced by an affidavit prepared by the Department of Revenue and signed by the transferor.

(f) Transfers of legal ownership of motor vehicles between a corporation and one (1) of its shareholders in a transaction which qualifies for nonrecognition of gain or loss pursuant to Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code as it exists at the time of the transfer, as evidenced by an affidavit prepared by the Department of Revenue and signed by the transferor.

(g) Transfers of legal ownership of motor vehicles between a partnership or limited liability company and one (1) of its partners or owners, as evidenced by an affidavit prepared by the Department of Revenue and signed by the transferor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-97 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 107-97
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-97
Status: in_force

No application for loans or grants under authority of Sections 27-107-91 through 27-107-105 shall be filed after April 30, 1975, and no application for a loan or grant shall be approved after June 30, 1975.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-9
Status: in_force

(1) If any person fails to pay the tax levied and assessed against him when due, he shall be required to pay, in addition to the amount of taxes unpaid after February 1, interest thereon at the rate of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) per month, or fractional part thereof, from February 1 to the date of payment of such taxes. When the due date for any payment shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday then the payment shall be received by the tax collector on the first working day after such day or days without any interest being owed by the taxpayer.

The interest charge of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) shall be collected and apportioned and paid into the state, county, levee board or drainage district or municipal treasury. That portion paid into the county or municipal treasury shall be paid into the general fund of such county or municipality.

If any taxpayer neglects or refuses to pay his taxes on the due date thereof, the said taxes shall bear interest at the rate of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) per month or fractional part thereof from the delinquent date to the date payment of such taxes is made; provided that because of unusual conditions in any county where neither the taxpayer nor the tax collector is negligent or responsible for the delay incident to such tax payments, the Governor of the state may by proclamation before, on or after the due date of such tax payments extend the time for the imposition of this penalty for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and if necessary, for two (2) additional periods not to exceed sixty (60) days each.

(2) Such proclamation shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county affected thereby and shall not become effective until so filed. The proclamation shall be spread at large upon the minutes of the next regular meeting of the board of supervisors held after the date of the filing thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-55 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 107-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-55
Status: in_force

(1) The Commission of Budget and Accounting, hereinafter referred to as “commission,” with the concurrence of the state bond commission, is hereby authorized to borrow at one time or as needed the aggregate sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) from one or multiples of “state general fund agencies” or “state special fund agencies” for the purpose of making loans to the eligible counties and municipalities, and said commission is hereby made the loan committee for such purposes as hereinafter provided. In making such loans, the commission is authorized to utilize any of its general powers provided by Sections 27-103-1 through 27-103-75, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(2) Any loan made to a county or municipality under the provisions of this section are hereby made full faith and credit obligations of such counties and municipalities to the State of Mississippi and binding on the governing bodies obtaining such loans and their successors in office until repaid in full as to principal and interest thereon without regard to existing statutory limitations.

(3) The commission shall require a certified copy of a resolution, order, or other appropriate excerpts of the official minutes of the governing board or authorities, to be of such general form and content as the commission may deem appropriate, together with application forms for such state loans.

(4) All loans made under the provisions of this section shall be evidenced by negotiable promissory notes of the county or municipality to be in such standard form and content of acceptable banking standards, shall mature at such times, to bear interest as hereinafter provided, and shall bear the signature of the president or presiding officer and clerk of the board of supervisors and the official seal, or the mayor or presiding officer and city clerk and the official seal.

(5) The loans made hereunder shall bear no interest for the first two (2) years from the date of the loan. However, the loans shall bear the following interest rates thereafter:

Third year

Three percent per annum

Fourth year

Four percent per annum

Fifth year

Five percent per annum

Sixth year and thereafter

Six percent per annum

(6) The governing authorities, borrowing money under Sections 27-107-51 through 27-107-61 , are hereby authorized and empowered to levy not to exceed two mills levy on all of the taxable property of the county or municipality at any time after the loan is made, and said levy is hereby designated to repay the loan and it shall not be charged against the existing general laws as to limitations of millage for local governmental purposes.

(7) In the event that such loan has not been repaid or arrangements satisfactory to the commission have not been made to repay same within five (5) years from the making of such loan, the commission shall determine that there is a default in the terms of the promissory note, including any interest due thereon, shall enter an order to that effect upon its official minutes and send a certified copy of said order by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the chancery clerk or city clerk, as the case may be. If said default is not satisfied in full on or before the first day of August next following, a local ad valorem tax of two mills or so much thereof as may be required to liquidate the entire indebtedness owed the state within a reasonable number of years as determined by the commission, shall be levied by the county or municipality on all the taxable property in said county or city to be collected in the same manner, time and form as the existing local ad valorem tax levies, and shall be paid into the state treasury.

(8) The proceeds of all loans shall be used only for public governmental functions, services, payment of emergency indebtedness incurred as a direct result of the tornadoes, and expenditures authorized by general law and for matching federal grants, private gifts and donations, such federal grants, private gifts and donations being hereby authorized to be received and disbursed as public funds.

(9) The Commission of Budget and Accounting in determining the total amount of loan to each qualifying political subdivision shall take into consideration the extent and degree of the damage, destruction or loss to public properties and the dollar value thereof; the reasonable expectation of loss of present and future revenues; the destruction and damages to tax producing real and personal property; and all appropriate economic factors affecting the ability of said political subdivision to provide necessary public functions. No application for loans or grants under authority of Sections 27-107-51 through 27-107-61 shall be filed after December 31, 1971.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 53-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-15
Status: in_force

(1) A manufactured home or mobile home shall be considered personal property for purposes of ad valorem taxation unless the manufactured homeowner or mobile homeowner who owns the land on which the manufactured home or mobile home is located either:

(a) Declares at the time of registration that the manufactured home or mobile home shall be classified as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only under subsection (2) of this section; or

(b) Permanently retires the title to real property under Section 63-21-30 .

(2) The manufactured homeowner or mobile homeowner who owns the land on which the manufactured home or mobile home is located shall have the option at the time of registration of declaring whether the manufactured home or mobile home shall be classified as personal or real property for ad valorem tax purposes only. If the manufactured home or mobile home is to be classified as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only, then the wheels and axles must be removed and it must be anchored and blocked in accordance with the rules and procedures promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Mississippi. After the wheels and axles have been removed and the manufactured home or mobile home has been anchored and blocked in accordance with such rules and procedures, the manufactured home or mobile home shall be considered to have been affixed to a permanent foundation. The county tax assessor shall then enter the manufactured home or mobile home on the land rolls and tax it as real property on the land on which it is located from the date of registration. At such time, the county tax assessor shall issue a certificate certifying that the manufactured home or mobile home has been classified as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only. Such certificate shall contain the name of the owner of the manufactured home or mobile home, the name of the manufacturer, the model, the serial number or VIN and the legal description of the real property on which the manufactured home or mobile home is located. The county tax assessor shall cause such certificate to be filed in the land records of the county in which the property is situated. After filing, the chancery clerk shall forward the certificate to the owner. For issuance of the certificate, a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be collected by the county tax assessor and retained by the county tax assessor and the county tax assessor shall also collect the applicable fee pursuant to Section 25-7-9(1)(b) for the filing of the certificate and such fee shall be forwarded to the chancery clerk. Upon the filing of the certificate in the land records, the manufactured home or mobile home shall then be considered real property for purposes of ad valorem taxation only. The filing of such a certificate shall not affect the validity or priority of any existing perfected lien. If a manufactured home or mobile home is classified as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only and no certificate of title was required to be issued or issued for such property pursuant to Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , a security interest may be obtained therein through the use of a mortgage or deed of trust describing both the manufactured home or mobile home and the land on which the manufactured home or mobile home is located. For a manufactured home or mobile home classified as personal property for which no certificate of title was required to be issued or issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , the perfection of a security interest therein shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 9, Title 75, Mississippi Code of 1972 . Regardless of whether a manufactured home or mobile home for which a certificate of title was required to be issued or issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , is classified as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only or is classified as personal property, the perfection of a security interest therein shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 . A manufactured home or mobile home that has been classified as personal property may be reclassified as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only at the option of its owner if the owner obtains a certification from the tax assessor as provided in this section. Conversely, a manufactured home or mobile home that has been classified as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only may be reclassified for purposes of ad valorem taxation only as personal property at the option of its owner if there is no lien against it and if the owner notifies the county tax assessor to reassess it and have the county tax collector enter it upon the manufactured home rolls. Upon a request for reclassification, if no certificate of title was required to be issued or issued for the manufactured home or mobile home, there must be no lien against it and the property owner shall present proof satisfactory to the tax assessor that there are no liens outstanding on the property. If there is a lien against the manufactured home or mobile home, the county tax assessor shall refuse to allow the county tax collector to reclassify it as personal property until the lien has been released. If a certificate of title as provided in Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , has been issued, the manufactured home or mobile home may be reclassified for ad valorem taxation purposes only regardless of whether a lien exists on the certificate of title. Upon such request, the tax assessor may issue a certificate cancelling the classification of the manufactured home or mobile home as real property for ad valorem tax purposes only and cause such certification to be filed in the land records of the county in which the property is situated. For issuance of the certificate, a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be collected by the county tax assessor and retained by the county tax assessor and the county tax assessor shall also collect the applicable fee pursuant to Section 25-7-9(1)(b) for the filing of the certificate and such fee shall be forwarded to the chancery clerk.

(3) If the title to a manufactured home or mobile home has been permanently retired to real property under Section 63-21-30 , then the county tax assessor shall enter the manufactured home or mobile home on the land rolls and tax it as real property on the land on which it is located from the date of recordation of the affidavit of affixation. Upon the filing of the affidavit of affixation in the land records, the manufactured home or mobile home shall be considered real property for ad valorem taxation and for all other purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-123 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-123
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-123
Status: in_force

When by or pursuant to the laws of any other state or foreign country any taxes, licenses and other fees, in the aggregate, and any fines, penalties, deposit requirements or other material obligations, prohibitions or restrictions are or would be imposed upon Mississippi insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, which are in excess of such taxes, licenses and other fees, in the aggregate, or which are in excess of the fines, penalties, deposit requirements or other obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions directly imposed upon similar insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, of such other state or country under the statutes of this state, so long as such laws of such other state or country continue in force or are so applied, the same taxes, licenses and other fees, in the aggregate, or fines, penalties or deposit requirements or other material obligations, prohibitions or restrictions of whatever kind shall be imposed by the state tax commission or the commissioner of insurance upon the insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, of such other state or country doing business or seeking to do business in Mississippi. Any tax, license or other fee or other obligation imposed by any city, county or other political subdivision or agency of such other state or country on Mississippi insurers or their agents or representatives shall be deemed to be imposed by such state or country within the meaning of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 77-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-11
Status: in_force

(1) If the agency determines that an application or request for a permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title issued or approved by the agency should be denied, the agency shall give the applicant for the permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title written notice of the denial by mailing or hand delivering the notice to the applicant. In regard to the denial of an application for title, the designated agent who took the application and any other alleged title interest holders as appearing on the application shall also be mailed or hand delivered a copy of the agency's denial of the title application. If the applicant, or in the case of the denial of a title application, any title interest holder appearing on the title application, is aggrieved by the denial and wishes to contest the denial, he shall, within thirty (30) days from the date of the written notice of the denial, file an appeal in writing with the board of review requesting a hearing on the denial that specified in detail the relief requested and contains any other information required by regulation. Failure to timely file a written appeal with the board of review within this thirty-day period shall make final the agency's denial of the permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title in issue and not subject to further review by the board of review, the Board of Tax Appeals or a court except as to the issue of whether a written appeal to the board of review was timely filed. Even if an appeal to the board of review is filed under this section, the agency retains jurisdiction to reverse its denial and issue or approve the permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tax or title involved in the appeal.

(2) Upon receipt of a written appeal by the board of review from a denial of a permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title, a hearing shall be scheduled before the board of review unless it is determined that the relief requested in the written appeal should be granted without a hearing. A notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the person appealing advising him of the date, time and location of hearing. If the appeal involves the denial of a title, the notice of hearing shall also be mailed to all other title interest holders in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue, including both those that appear on a current title and those that appear on the application that was denied. The notice may contain a statement as to the basis for the denial of the permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title. The person appealing or his designated representative shall attend the hearing unless a request is made to and granted by the board of review to allow him to submit his position in writing or by electronic transmission in lieu of attendance. Failure of the person appealing, or his designated representative, to attend a hearing or to submit his position in writing or by electronic transmission in lieu of attendance by the date specified by the board of review or by the hearing date, if no date is specified, shall constitute a withdrawal of the appeal.

(3) At a hearing before the board of review on a denial of a permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title, the board of review shall try the issues presented, according to law and the facts and within the guidelines established by regulation. The hearing before the board of review shall be informal and no official transcript shall be made of the hearing. At the earliest practical date after the hearing, the members of the board of review that heard the appeal shall make a determination of the matter presented and notify the person appealing of its findings by mailing a copy of its order to that person. In the case of a hearing involving the denial of a title, the order shall also be mailed to all other title interest holders in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue, including those that appear on a current title and those that appear on the application that was denied.

(4) The order of the board of review involving the denial of a permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title shall be final unless within thirty (30) days from the date of the order, the applicant appeals the order to the Board of Tax Appeals. In the case of an order of the board of review involving a review of the denial of a title, any title interest holder in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue may appeal the order to the Board of Tax Appeals. The appeal shall be in writing, request a hearing and reversal or modification of the order of the board of review, specify in detail the relief requested, contain any other information that is required by regulation and be filed with the executive director with a copy sent to the board of review. Failure to timely file a written appeal with the executive director within the thirty-day period will make the order of the board of review being appealed final and not subject to further review by the Board of Tax Appeals or a court other than as to the issue of whether a written appeal from the order of the board of review was timely filed with the executive director. Even if an appeal to the Board of Tax Appeals is filed under this section, the board of review retains the authority to amend and/or correct its order being appealed prior to a decision by the Board of Tax Appeals on the appeal.

(5) Upon receipt of a written appeal from an order of the board of review involving the denial of a permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title, the executive director shall schedule a hearing before the Board of Tax Appeals on the appeal. A notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the person who filed the appeal and the agency to advise them of the date, time and location of hearing. In the case of an appeal from an order of the board of review involving the denial of a title, the notice of hearing shall also be mailed to all title interest holders in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue. The person who filed the appeal or his designated representative shall attend the hearing. Failure of this person or his designated representative to attend a hearing shall constitute an involuntary withdrawal of the appeal.

(6) At any hearing before the Board of Tax Appeals on an appeal of an order from the board of review involving the denial of a permit, IFTA license, IRP registration, tag or title, two (2) members of the Board of Tax Appeals shall constitute a quorum. At the hearing, the Board of Tax Appeals shall try the issues presented according to law and the facts and pursuant to any guidelines established by regulation. The rules of evidence shall be relaxed at the hearing and the hearing shall be taken down by a court reporter. After reaching a decision on the issues presented, the Board of Tax Appeals shall enter its order setting forth its findings and decision on the appeal. A copy of the order of the Board of Tax Appeals shall be mailed to the person who filed the appeal and the agency with the Board of Tax Appeals to notify them of the findings and decision of the Board of Tax Appeals. In the case of an appeal involving a title, a copy of the order of the Board of Tax Appeals shall also be mailed to all title interest holders in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue.

(7) At any time after the filing of an appeal with the board of review, or from the board of review to the Board of Tax Appeals under this chapter, an appeal can be withdrawn. A withdrawal of an appeal may be made voluntarily by the person who filed the appeal or may occur involuntarily by the person failing to appear at a scheduled hearing, by failing to make a written submission or electronic transmission to the board of review in lieu of attendance by the date specified by the board or by the hearing date, if no date was specified, or by any other act or failure that the board of review or the Board of Tax Appeals determines represents a failure on the part of this person to prosecute his appeal. Any voluntary withdrawal shall be in writing or by electronic transmission and sent by the person appealing or his designated representative to the chairman of the board of review, if the appeal being withdrawn is to the board of review, or to the executive director, if the appeal being withdrawn is to the Board of Tax Appeals. If the withdrawal of appeal is involuntary, the administrative appeal body from whom the appeal is being withdrawn shall note on its minutes the involuntary withdrawal of the appeal and the basis for the withdrawal. Once an appeal is withdrawn, whether voluntary or involuntary, the action from which the appeal was taken, whether the original denial or the order of the board of review, shall become final and not subject to further review by the board of review, the Board of Tax Appeals or a court. The agency shall then proceed in accordance with law based on such final action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.347 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-56.347
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.347
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Pearl River County School District. The distinctive license tags so issued shall display the words “Pearl River County School District” and shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Pearl River County School District, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2013, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Pearl River County School District.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-47 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 69-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-47
Status: in_force

Whoever wilfully washes, removes, or otherwise prepares for use stamps, provided for in this chapter, with intent to use, or cause the same to be used, after it has already been used, or who knowingly or wilfully buys or offers for sale, or gives away, any such stamps to any person for use, or knowingly uses the same, or has in his possession any such washed, restored or altered stamp which has been removed from the cigarette package to which it has been previously affixed, or whoever, for the purpose of evading any tax hereunder, uses any stamp which has heretofore been used for the purpose of paying any tax provided in this chapter, or whoever buys, sells, uses or offers to buy, sell or give away, or has in his possession any stamp or stamps not lawfully purchased, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year, nor more than ten (10) years, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-41.1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 51-41.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-41.1
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Motorcycle” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 27-19-3 .

(b) “ Motor home ” means an individually owned private carrier of passengers as defined in Section 27-19-3 whose primary purpose is to provide transportation and human living facilities, including, at a minimum, sleeping facilities, bath and toilet facilities and food storage and preparation facilities.

(c) “Trailer” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 27-19-3 . The term “trailer” shall not include semitrailers as defined in Section 27-19-3 , other than those that are used for recreational purposes.

(2)(a) From and after July 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007, sixty percent (60%) of the true value of all motorcycles, motor homes and trailers upon which the owner is required to pay the annual highway privilege tax levied in Chapter 19, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation.

(b) From and after October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008, fifty-five percent (55%) of the true value of all motorcycles, motor homes and trailers upon which the owner is required to pay the annual highway privilege tax levied in Chapter 19, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation.

(c) From and after October 1, 2008, fifty percent (50%) of the true value of all motorcycles, motor homes and trailers upon which the owner is required to pay the annual highway privilege tax levied in Chapter 19, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-57 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 35-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-57
Status: in_force

A failure to observe the requirements of Section 27-35-55 shall not vitiate any assessment, if the land be so described as to be identified. It shall be sufficient identification of land to describe it as the land of __________ (the person owning or claiming it), occupied by __________; or that part of (section or other known division designating it) owned or claimed by __________; or the lot on which __________ resides; or the lot occupied by __________; or by the name by which it may be known; or by any description which will furnish a sure guide for the ascertainment by parol evidence of the particular land intended.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-109 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-109
Status: in_force

Whenever any property, personal or real, which is seized and sold by virtue of Sections 27-41-101 through 27-41-109 , is not sufficient to satisfy the claim of the county for which distraint or seizure is made, the tax collector may, thereafter, and as often as the same may be necessary, issue alias warrants or have issued alias writs of execution authorizing the sheriff or an off-duty deputy sheriff employed by the county tax collector to proceed to seize and sell in like manner any other property liable to seizure of the person against whom such claim exists, until the amount due from him, together with all expenses, is fully paid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-38-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 38-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-38-9
Status: in_force

To the extent that a person providing telecommunications services that are regulated by the Mississippi Public Service Commission experiences a tax savings as a result of the provisions of this chapter, such savings shall inure to the benefit of the customers of such person in a manner to be determined by the Mississippi Public Service Commission. The Mississippi Public Service Commission shall issue a rate reduction order implementing the provisions of this section on or before December 31, 2000.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.361 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-56.361
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.361
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Stringer Attendance Center. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the principal of Stringer Attendance Center, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2014, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Stringer Attendance Center.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-27-305 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-27-305
Status: in_force

No tax shall be imposed under the terms of this article upon any machine or machines taxed under subsection (c) of Section 27-27-301 of this article, when owned and operated by the owner of a store when such machines are stationed in said store and when the owner of said store has paid the proper privilege tax required of him under the section of the regular privilege tax law imposing privilege taxes on stores; nor shall the tax imposed by this article apply to persons operating such machines for the sale of articles to their own employees exclusively, without profit, where no privilege tax has been paid for operating a store; provided further, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit the licensing of any gambling machine or device.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 106-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iran Divestment Act of 2015.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-13 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 75-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-13
Status: in_force

The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, or the officer authorized by the law of the State of Mississippi to collect the tax owing to the State of Mississippi, or its political subdivisions, is hereby empowered in his official capacity to bring and prosecute to final judgment or decree suits in the courts of other states or territories of the United States and the District of Columbia in the name of the State of Mississippi, or its political subdivisions, to recover any taxes, as defined in this chapter, and which includes penalties and interest, which are now or may hereafter be owing to the State of Mississippi, or its political subdivisions, and to take such other proceedings as authorized by the laws of the state where the suit is brought to collect or enforce any judgment or decree rendered therein. The officer bringing such suit is authorized to pay any court costs or court fees which may be incurred in such suit and required to be paid by the laws of the state, territory or District of Columbia wherein the action is brought, and such court costs or fees may be paid out of the fund appropriated for the operation of the office of such officer bringing said suit, and any political subdivision of the state may allow or appropriate funds necessary to pay such costs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.355 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-56.355
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.355
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Rienzi Eagles. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Principal of Rienzi Middle School, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2013, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Rienzi Middle School.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.