Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-853 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-853
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-853
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of providing an independent, efficient and thorough representation for children who enter the court system as a result of dependency, abuse or neglect, there may be established a court-appointed special advocate program by the judge of the youth court or, if none, the senior chancellor in the county in which the program is established.

(2) A local CASA program must be governed by a local board of directors. For new CASA programs, the initial board must be appointed by the judge of the youth court or, if none, the senior chancellor. Thereafter, members must be selected by the existing board members. Each board must include at least seven (7) members. Each board member must have a demonstrated interest in child welfare issues and commitment to the purpose and role of the court-appointed special advocate volunteers. Employees of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services are not eligible to serve as officers on the board. As far as practicable, members must be representative of the racial and ethnic composition of the area served by the CASA program. The following are the powers and duties of the board:

(a) Determine major personnel, organization, fiscal, and program policies including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) Measures to be taken to safeguard the CASA program's information relating to children, their families and the CASA volunteers;

(ii) The procedures for the recruitment, screening, training and supervision of CASA volunteers; and

(iii) The procedure for and circumstances warranting dismissal of a CASA volunteer from the CASA program;

(b) Determine overall plans and priorities for the CASA program, including provisions for evaluating progress against performance;

(c) Approve the program budget;

(d) Enforce compliance with all conditions of all grants contracts;

(e) Determine rules and procedures for the governing board;

(f) Select the officers and the executive committee, if any, of the governing board;

(g) Meet at least four (4) times each year;

(h) Submit an annual report to the association in the uniform manner required, which must include, but need not be limited to, the following information:

(i) Number of CASA volunteers in the program;

(ii) Number of program staff;

(iii) Number of children served;

(iv) Number of volunteers receiving initial training;

(v) Number of and topics for in-service training;

(vi) The type of source of the funds received and the amount received from each type of source during the previous fiscal year;

(vii) The expenditures during the previous year; and

(viii) Other information as deemed appropriate.

(3) Local CASA programs shall comply with the National CASA Association and Mississippi CASA Association Standards for Programs. Local programs shall ensure that CASA volunteers are supervised adequately by providing at least one (1) supervisory staff person for every thirty (30) CASA volunteers who have been appointed by the court and assigned by the program director. Each local CASA program must be managed by a qualified director whose service may be voluntary or who may be paid a salary. The program director's duties include:

(a) Administration of the CASA program, as directed by the local and state boards;

(b) Recruitment, screening, training and supervision of CASA volunteers and other program staff;

(c) Facilitation of the performance of the court-appointed special advocates' duties; and

(d) Ensuring that the security measures established by the local and state boards for safeguarding the information relating to children, their families and the CASA volunteers are maintained.

(4) As far as practicable, CASA volunteers must be representative of the socioeconomic, racial and ethnic composition of the area served.

(5) CASA volunteers may be removed by the court for nonparticipation or other cause or by the program director pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(6) Employees of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services may not become volunteers or employees of the court appointed special advocate program.

(7) All written court-appointed special advocate reports submitted pursuant to Section 43-21-863 must become part of the court records of the child.

(8) Each CASA volunteer, program director and other program staff must take an oath, administered by a judge of the court, to keep confidential all information related to the appointed case except in conferring with or reports to the court, parties to the case, the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, others designated by the court, and as provided by law.

(9) CASA volunteers must be appointed by the presiding judge to represent the best interest of the child, subject to judicial discretion, and only after confirmation from the program director that the CASA volunteer has been screened properly and trained.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 16 / Section 55-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-9
Status: in_force

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. However, members of the commission may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 47-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-9
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receipt of a report pursuant to Section 43-47-7 that a vulnerable person is in need of protective services, the department shall initiate an investigation and/or evaluation within forty-eight (48) hours if immediate attention is needed, or within seventy-two (72) hours if the vulnerable person is not in immediate danger, to determine whether the vulnerable person is in need of protective services and what services are needed. The evaluation shall include any necessary visits and interviews with the person, and if appropriate, with the alleged perpetrator of the vulnerable person abuse and with any person believed to have knowledge of the circumstances of the case. When a caretaker of a vulnerable person refuses to allow the department reasonable access to conduct an investigation to determine if the vulnerable person is in need of protective services, the department may petition the court for an order for injunctive relief enjoining the caretaker from interfering with the investigation.

(2) The staff and physicians of local health departments, mental health clinics and other public or private agencies, including law enforcement agencies, shall cooperate fully with the department in the performance of its duties. These duties include immediate, in-residence evaluations and medical examinations and treatment where the department deems it necessary. However, upon receipt of a report of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a vulnerable person confined in a licensed hospital or licensed nursing home facility in the state, the department shall immediately refer this report to the proper authority at the State Department of Health for investigation under Section 43-47-37 .

Upon a showing of probable cause that a vulnerable person has been abused, a court may authorize a qualified third party to make an evaluation to enter the residence of, and to examine the vulnerable person. Upon a showing of probable cause that a vulnerable person has been financially exploited, a court may authorize a qualified third party, also authorized by the department, to make an evaluation, and to gain access to the financial records of the vulnerable person.

(3) The department may contract with an agency or private physician for the purpose of providing immediate, accessible evaluations in the location that the department deems most appropriate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-14-5 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-14-5
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund into which shall be deposited all funds contributed by the Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services, State Department of Health, Department of Mental Health and State Department of Rehabilitation Services insofar as recipients are otherwise eligible under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and State Department of Education for the operation of a statewide System of Care by MAP teams and “A” teams utilizing such funds as may be made available to those MAP teams through a Request for Proposal (RFP) approved by the ICCCY.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-43 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-43
Status: in_force

The Legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of the Mississippi Old Age Security Law at any time, and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, benefits, or immunities conferred by said law or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal said law at any time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-39 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-39
Status: in_force

The board shall include a report of the activities and findings of the conference in the annual report of the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Mississippi School for the Blind.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-51-3 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 37 / Section 51-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-51-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

(a) “ Child at imminent risk of placement ” means a minor who may be reasonably expected to face, in the near future, commitment to the care or custody of the state as a result of:

(i) Dependency, abuse or neglect;

(ii) Emotional disturbance;

(iii) Family conflict so extensive that reasonable control of the child is not exercised; or

(iv) Delinquency adjudication.

(b) “ Family preservation services ” means services designed to help families alleviate risks or crises that might lead to out-of-home placement of children. The services may include procedures to maintain the safety of children in their own homes, support to families preparing to reunify or adopt and assistance to families in obtaining services and other sources of support necessary to address their multiple needs in a culturally sensitive environment.

(c) “ Family support services ” means preventive community-based activities designed to alleviate stress and to promote parental competencies and behaviors that will increase the ability of families to successfully nurture their children and will enable families to use other resources and opportunities available in the community. These services may include supportive networks designed to enhance child-rearing abilities of parents and to help compensate for the increased social isolation and vulnerability of families. Examples of these services and activities include: respite care for parents and other caregivers; early developmental screening of children to assess the needs of these children and assistance in obtaining specific services to meet their needs; mentoring, tutoring and health education for youth; and a range of center-based activities, such as informal interactions in drop-in centers and parent support groups, and home visiting programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-627 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-627
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-627
Status: in_force

Each youth court is authorized to establish a youth court work program as an alternative disposition for nonviolent offenders. The youth court work program shall be used only for first time nonviolent youth offenders. The court shall solicit and approve the assistance of volunteers from the area served by the youth court, including business and community volunteers. The court may require a nonviolent youth offender to work for a minimum of six (6) months with a court approved volunteer as part or all of a sentence imposed by the court. The volunteers shall provide a working environment as mentors to provide guidance and support and to teach the youth offender job skills. Each youth offender and volunteer shall be under the supervision of the court and shall make regular reports to the court as required by order of the court. If a youth offender violates the terms and conditions imposed by the court while participating in the youth court work program, the court is authorized to remove the offender from the program and impose any other disposition authorized by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-29 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 12-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-29
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall verify identity, household composition, expenses, and any other factor affecting eligibility allowed under 7 CFR Section 273.2(f)(3) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-615 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-615
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-615
Status: in_force

(1) The costs of conveying any child committed to any institution or agency shall be paid by the county or municipality from which the child is committed out of the general treasury of the county or municipality upon approval of the court. No compensation shall be allowed beyond the actual and necessary expenses of the child and the person actually conveying the child. In the case of a female child, the youth court shall designate some suitable woman to accompany her to the institution or agency.

(2) Whenever a child is adjudicated delinquent and committed by the youth court to the custody of any person or agency other than the custody of a state training school, the youth court, after giving the responsible parent or guardian a reasonable opportunity to be heard, may order that the parent or guardian pay, upon such terms or conditions as the youth court may direct, such sum or sums as will cover, in whole or in part, the support of the child including any necessary medical treatment. The parent shall be provided an itemized bill of all costs and shall be given an opportunity to request an adjustment of the costs. If the parent or guardian shall willfully fail or refuse to pay such sum, he may be proceeded against for contempt of court as provided in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-859 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-859
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-859
Status: in_force

(1) The clerk of court shall:

(a) Notify and provide a copy of all dependency, abuse and neglect petitions to the program director, as soon as the court makes a referral to the program director for assignment of a CASA volunteer to the case;

(b) Provide a copy of all court orders issued pursuant to this section; and

(c) Notify the program director of all scheduled court hearings for cases to which a CASA volunteer has been assigned.

(2) Upon appointment by the court to represent a child, the CASA volunteer will have access to information and records as previously set out in Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 43-21-121 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 55-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-9
Status: in_force

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. However, members of the commission may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-21 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Section 55-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-21
Status: in_force

State departments and agencies shall cooperate with the commission in the performance of its functions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-37 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-37
Status: in_force

The total amount of assistance granted under the provisions of this chapter and the expenses incurred thereunder shall not exceed the amounts of funds appropriated therefor by the legislature, together with any funds received from the federal government or other sources for the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 1 of this title. The cost of administering this chapter and Chapter 1 of this title shall not exceed the funds appropriated by the state legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-265 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-265
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-265
Status: in_force

The youth court, in its discretion, may order the destruction of any records involving children except medical or mental health examinations as defined in Section 43-21-253 . This order shall be directed to all persons maintaining the records, shall order their physical destruction by an appropriate means specified by the youth court and shall require the persons to file with the youth court a written report of compliance with the order. No records, however, may be destroyed without the approval of the director of the department of archives and history.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-267 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-267
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-267
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who shall disclose or encourage the disclosure of any records involving children or the contents thereof without the proper authorization under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail of not more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Nothing herein shall prevent the youth court from finding in civil contempt, as provided in Section 43-21-153 , any person who shall disclose any records involving children or the contents thereof without the proper authorization under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-21 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 31-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-21
Status: in_force

Whenever any member of the board of supervisors shall ascertain that there is a pauper in his district probably entitled to relief, it shall be his duty to examine into the pauper's right to support; and if he be satisfied that such pauper has a settlement in his county, and is unable to support himself, or is entitled to be supported, or provided for by the county, he shall report the facts to the board of supervisors for its action; and in case of emergency, he may give his written order to the superintendent of the county home to receive such pauper; and may cause the pauper to be removed to the county home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-39 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 47-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-39
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Vulnerable Persons Training, Investigation and Prosecution Fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide funding for the Vulnerable Persons Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to assist in the training of law enforcement officers, judges, district attorneys, state agencies and investigators at the Department of Human Services with regard to issues arising under the Vulnerable Persons Act, and to provide funding for the Vulnerable Persons Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to assist in the investigation and prosecution of statewide offenders who abuse, neglect or exploit vulnerable persons. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations.

(2) Funding shall be provided by assessments collected from violations set out in Section 99-19-73 .

(3) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the Vulnerable Persons Unit shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law and as determined by the State Fiscal Officer.

(4) From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-17 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 31-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-17
Status: in_force

Money shall not be disbursed from the county treasury for the relief or support of paupers, except on the order of the board of supervisors; nor shall any obligations be incurred by the county, except by its authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-119 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-119
Status: in_force

County housing authorities and regional housing authorities are specifically empowered and authorized to borrow money, accept grants and exercise their other powers to provide housing on farms or in other areas outside of cities. With respect to such housing, county and regional housing authorities shall not be subject to the limitations provided in clause (c) of Section 43-33-15 of the Housing Authorities Law. Any such housing authority may rent, sell, or make loans to finance the cost of such housing, and make or accept such conveyances, purchase agreements or leases as it deems necessary to assure the achievement of the objectives of this article and the Housing Authorities Law. Such leases, agreements or conveyances may include such covenants as the housing authority deems appropriate regarding the housing and the tracts of land described in any such instrument, which covenants shall be deemed to run with the land where the housing authority deems it necessary and the parties to such instrument so stipulate. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as limiting any other powers of any housing authority.

Until a purchaser makes full payment for a dwelling which is constructed by an authority on a farm, such dwelling shall continue to be the property of the authority regardless of the title to the land on which it is constructed, and such dwelling shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner as other property of the authority. Any document making land available for use by an authority shall be admitted to record, and accordingly constitute notice, in the same manner as a deed or other instrument relating to real estate.

When an authority provides a dwelling on a farm hereunder, the owner of the farm living in the dwelling under a lease or purchase agreement shall be entitled to receive the same homestead exemption as if he had title to the dwelling.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-797 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-797
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-797
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 43-33-767 through 43-33-797 shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted, but Sections 43-33-767 through 43-33-797 shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-27 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 29-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-27
Status: in_force

All assistance granted under this chapter shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing act that may be hereafter passed, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any way by amending or repealing chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-115.1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-115.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-115.1
Status: in_force

(1) Ambulatory prenatal care shall be available to a pregnant woman under this article during a presumptive eligibility period in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(2) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as provided in this subsection:

(a) “ Presumptive eligibility ” means a reasonable determination of Medicaid eligibility of a pregnant woman made by a qualified provider based only on the countable family income of the woman, which allows the woman to receive ambulatory prenatal care under this article during a presumptive eligibility period while the Division of Medicaid makes a determination with respect to the eligibility of the woman for Medicaid.

(b) “ Presumptive eligibility period ” means, with respect to a pregnant woman, the period that:

(i) Begins with the date on which a qualified provider determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the total countable net family income of the woman does not exceed the income limits for eligibility of pregnant women in the Medicaid state plan; and

(ii) Ends with, and includes, the earlier of:

1. The day on which a determination is made with respect to the eligibility of the woman for Medicaid;

2. In the case of a woman who does not file an application by the last day of the month following the month during which the provider makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, such last day; or

3. Sixty (60) days after the day that the provider makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(c) “ Qualified provider ” means any provider that meets the definition of “qualified provider” under 42 USC Section 1396r-1 . The term includes, but is not limited to, county health departments, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and other entities approved and designated by the Division of Medicaid to conduct presumptive eligibility determinations for pregnant women.

(3) A pregnant woman shall be deemed to be presumptively eligible for ambulatory prenatal care under this article if a qualified provider determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the total countable net family income of the woman does not exceed the income limits for eligibility of pregnant women in the Medicaid state plan. A pregnant woman must, at a minimum, provide proof of her pregnancy and documentation of her monthly family income when seeking a determination of presumptive eligibility. A pregnant woman who is determined to be presumptively eligible may receive no more than one (1) presumptive eligibility period per pregnancy.

(4) A qualified provider that determines that a pregnant woman is presumptively eligible for Medicaid shall:

(a) Notify the Division of Medicaid of the determination within five (5) working days after the date on which determination is made; and

(b) Inform the woman at the time the determination is made that she is required to make application for Medicaid by not later than the last day of the month following the month during which the determination is made.

(5) A pregnant woman who is determined by a qualified provider to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid shall make application for Medicaid by not later than the last day of the month following the month during which the determination is made.

(6) The Division of Medicaid shall provide qualified providers with such forms as are necessary for a pregnant woman to make application for Medicaid and information on how to assist such women in completing and filing such forms. The division shall make those application forms and the application process itself as simple as possible.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-13 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 26 / Section 31-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-13
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may allow, as far as be deemed right, the claims of persons, who, by authority of one of the supervisors, have temporarily taken care of, fed, clothed, administered to, or buried such paupers as were at the time proper subjects for relief, but could not at once be removed to the county home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-53-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 35 / Section 53-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-53-7
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers conferred upon the council elsewhere or by other law, the council shall assist in the coordination, development and delivery of training to law enforcement professionals involved in the “TRIAD Programs,” including, but not limited to, the following subjects:

(a) Crimes against the elderly and the protection of elderly persons.

(b) Police sensitivity to the needs of elderly persons as victims, as witnesses or as victims of “vicarious victimization” which conditions impair their quality of life.

(c) Monitoring of all reported cases of elder abuse within the state.

(d) Availability of social/human services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-13 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 29-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-13
Status: in_force

If the recipient or applicant is found incapable of taking care of himself or his money, payments may be paid to any person, firm, corporation, association, institution or agency designated to receive it by order of the county department of his county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-27 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-27
Status: in_force

Whoever obtains, or attempts, or aids, or abets any person to obtain by means of a wilfully false statement or representation or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device;

(1) Assistance to which he is not entitled; or

(2) Assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon the conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned for not more than three (3) months, or be both so fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court. In assessing the penalty, the court shall take into consideration the amount of money fraudulently received.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-7
Status: in_force

Any person, as defined in Section 43-11-1 , may apply for a license as provided in this section. An application for a license shall be made to the licensing agency upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the licensing agency reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed under this chapter. Each application for a license for an institution for the aged or infirm, except for personal care homes, shall be accompanied by a license fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each bed in the institution, with a minimum fee per institution of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), which shall be paid to the licensing agency. Each application for a license for a personal care home shall be accompanied by a license fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each bed in the institution, with a minimum fee per institution of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), which shall be paid to the licensing agency.

Any increase in the fee charged by the licensing agency under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .

No governmental entity or agency shall be required to pay the fee or fees set forth in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-617 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-617
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-617
Status: in_force

In all cases where the child is found to be a delinquent child, a child in need of supervision, a neglected child or an abused child, the parent, guardian, custodian or any other person who, by any act or acts of wilful commission or omission, if found after notice and a hearing by the youth court to be encouraging, causing or contributing to the neglect or delinquency of such child, may be required by the youth court to do or to omit to do any act or acts that the judge may deem reasonable and necessary for the welfare of the child.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-6 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 15-6
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-6
Status: in_force

(1) Any person, institution, facility, clinic, organization or other entity that provides services to children in a residential setting where care, lodging, maintenance, and counseling or therapy for alcohol or controlled substance abuse or for any other emotional disorder or mental illness is provided for children, whether for compensation or not, that holds himself, herself, or itself out to the public as providing such services, and that is entrusted with the care of the children to whom he, she, or it provides services, because of the nature of the services and the setting in which the services are provided shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

(2) Each entity to which this section applies shall complete, through the appropriate governmental authority, a national criminal history record information check and a child abuse registry check for each owner, operator, employee, prospective employee, volunteer or prospective volunteer of the entity and/or any other that has or may have unsupervised access to a child served by the entity. In order to determine the applicant's suitability for employment, the entity shall ensure that the applicant be fingerprinted by local law enforcement, and the results forwarded to the Department of Public Safety. If no disqualifying record is identified at the state level, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Department of Public Safety to the FBI for a national criminal history record check.

(3) An owner, operator, employee, prospective employee, volunteer or prospective volunteer of the entity and/or any other that has or may have unsupervised access to a child who has a criminal history of conviction or pending indictment of a crime, whether a misdemeanor or a felony, that bears upon an individual's fitness to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children as set forth in this chapter may not provide child care or operate, or be licensed as, a residential child care program, foster parent, or foster home.

(4) All fees incurred in compliance with this section shall be borne by the individual or entity to which subsection (1) applies.

(5) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Child Protection Services shall have the authority to set fees, to exclude a particular crime or crimes or a substantiated finding of child abuse and/or neglect as disqualifying individuals or entities from providing foster care or residential child care, and adopt such other rules and regulations as may be required to carry out the provisions of this section.

(6) Any entity that violates the provisions of this section by failure to complete sex offense criminal history record information and felony conviction record information checks, as required under subsection (3) of this section, shall be subject to a penalty of up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each such violation and may be enjoined from further operation until it complies with this section in actions maintained by the Attorney General.

(7) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Child Protection Services and/or their officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives shall not be held civilly liable for any findings, recommendations or actions taken pursuant to this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-209 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 35-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-209
Status: in_force

The principal proceeds of such bonds shall be paid into a special fund in a bank or banks qualified as depositories for the municipality or for the urban renewal agency or redevelopment authority to which the municipality has delegated its power and authority with respect to such parking facilities. The accrued interest and premium, if any, shall be paid into the fund established for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds. The principal proceeds shall be used solely for the purposes for which such bonds were issued, except as hereinafter provided, and shall be disbursed upon order of the board of commissioners of the urban renewal agency or redevelopment authority having jurisdiction of said parking facilities, or upon order of the governing authorities of such municipality, as the case may be. If the proceeds of such bonds, by error of calculation or otherwise, shall be less than the cost of the project for which such bonds were issued and the redeeming of any outstanding bonds, then and in such event, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, additional bonds may in like manner, be issued to provide the amount of such deficit. Unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, such additional bonds shall be deemed to be of the same issue as the original bonds and shall be entitled to payment from the same funds without preference or priority to the bonds first issued for the same purpose. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the project for which the bonds were issued, such surplus shall be paid into the fund established for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-126 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-126
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-126
Status: in_force

As a condition of doing business in the state, health insurers, including self-insured plans, group health plans (as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), service benefit plans, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, or other parties that are by statute, contract, or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a health care item or service, are required to:

(a) Provide, with respect to individuals who are eligible for, or are provided, medical assistance under the state plan, upon the request of the Division of Medicaid, information to determine during what period the individual or their spouses or their dependents may be (or may have been) covered by a health insurer and the nature of the coverage that is or was provided by the health insurer (including the name, address and identifying number of the plan) in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services;

(b) Accept the Division of Medicaid's right of recovery and the assignment to the division of any right of an individual or other entity to payment from the party for an item or service for which payment has been made under the state plan;

(c) Respond to any inquiry by the Division of Medicaid regarding a claim for payment for any health care item or service that is submitted not later than three (3) years after the date of the provision of that health care item or service; and

(d) Agree not to deny a claim submitted by the Division of Medicaid solely on the basis of the date of submission of the claim, the type or format of the claim form, or a failure to present proper documentation at the point-of-sale that is the basis of the claim, if:

(i) The claim is submitted by the division within the three-year period beginning on the date on which the item or service was furnished; and

(ii) Any action by the division to enforce its rights with respect to the claim is begun within six (6) years of the division's submission of the claim.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 55 / Section 55-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Commission” means the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service established in Section 43-55-3 .

(b) “Community-based agency” means that term as defined in Section 101 of Title I, 42 USCS 12511.

(c) “Corporation” means the Corporation for National and Community Service established in Section 191 of Title I, 42 USCS 12651 .

(d) “National service laws” means that term as defined in Section 101 of Title I, 42 USCS 12511.

(e) “Out-of-school youth” means that term as defined in Section 101 of Title I, 42 USCS 12511.

(f) “Title I” means Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, Public Law 101-610.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-303 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 35-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-303
Status: in_force

The governing authorities of any municipality are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to construct, repair, improve, renovate or otherwise recondition physical facilities owned or leased by the municipality within the municipalities subject to the provisions hereinafter set out.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-7
Status: in_force

Any local office of child protection services is authorized to provide protective services for children as will conserve home life; assume responsibility for the care and support of dependent children needing public care away from their homes; place children found by the local office to be dependent or without proper care in suitable institutions or private homes, and cooperate with public and private institutions and agencies in placing such children in suitable institutions or private homes; accept custody or guardianship, through one of its designated employees, of any child, when appointed as custodian or guardian in the manner provided by law.

The board of supervisors in each county is empowered, in its discretion, to set aside and appropriate out of the tax levied and collected to support the poor of the county or out of the county general fund necessary monies to be administered by the local office of child protection services to carry out the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-3 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 17-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “State Department” means the State Department of Human Services.

(b) “County department” means the county department of human services and the county director of human services of each of the several counties in this state.

(c) “Dependent child” means a needy child under the age of eighteen (18), who has been deprived of parental support or care by reason of the death, continued absence from the home, or physical or mental incapacity of a parent, or the unemployment of the parent who is the principal earner, and who is living with his caretaker relative, in a place of residence maintained by one or more of such relatives as his or their own home, or who is placed in foster care pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) “Caretaker relative” means a person who is providing care to a child qualified for and receiving assistance and who is the child's father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt or any blood relative, including those of half-blood, and including first cousins or first cousins once removed, nephews, or nieces, and persons of preceding generations as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or great-great, including great-great-great-grandparents, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother and stepsister, persons who legally adopt a child or his parent, as well as the natural and other legally adopted children of such persons, and spouses of any persons named in the above groups. For the purposes of this chapter, all such relatives shall qualify as such whether the relationship be acquired by birth or adoption, and neither divorce nor death shall terminate any such relationship.

(e) “Assistance” means payment, including vendor or “in kind” payment to a TANF recipient, with respect to a dependent child or children paid to caretaker relatives or to other approved persons, agencies, associations, corporations or institutions providing medical or foster care, maintenance, work or training programs as authorized by the federal Social Security Act, as amended, to strengthen family life through services to children, foster care for children, work programs and services aimed at restoring individuals to independence and self-support; administrative costs, physical examinations, day care or child care arrangements essential to work programs.

(f) “Child's budget” means that mathematical computation used by county human service departments by which the Mississippi Standard of Need is compared to the income and resources of a family unit to determine the amount, if any, of assistance to which each family unit may be entitled, with full consideration given to the number of members in a family unit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-43-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-43-7
Status: in_force

The State Department of Public Welfare in its purchase of service budget request shall accurately reflect the comprehensive annual services program required under Section 2004 of Title XX. In submitting its annual budget recommendations to the Legislature, the legislative budget office shall include all federal Title XX monies received or anticipated by agencies as a part of the budget request in order to indicate for each budget category the amount of state monies requested, the amount of federal monies anticipated or due, the amount of other nonstate monies requested or anticipated and the total anticipated expenditure from all sources for each respective category. A similar breakdown of funding sources shall be shown for current and preceding fiscal periods. All Title XX purchase of service contracts shall be subject to such auditing procedures by the state department of audit as are applicable to all state agencies. Upon the direction of the Legislative Budget Office, additional evaluation of the Title XX system may be performed by an independent group with expertise in cost analysis and the evaluation of human service programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-61-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 61-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-61-9
Status: in_force

The department may seek and receive voluntary monies from any sources, including federal funds and gifts, which shall be expended for the purposes specified in this chapter. The department also may accept voluntary funding in the form of grants available to build community, public sector and private sector partnerships. The department shall include within the development of the program the assistance of foundations, independent and chain community pharmacists, volunteers, state agencies, community groups, religious groups, area agencies on aging, corporations, hospitals, physicians, and any other entity that can further the intent of the program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-615 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-615
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-615
Status: in_force

(1) The costs of conveying any child committed to any institution or agency shall be paid by the county or municipality from which the child is committed out of the general treasury of the county or municipality upon approval of the court. No compensation shall be allowed beyond the actual and necessary expenses of the child and the person actually conveying the child. In the case of a female child, the youth court shall designate some suitable woman to accompany her to the institution or agency.

(2) Whenever a child is adjudicated delinquent and committed by the youth court to the custody of any person or agency other than the custody of a state training school, the youth court, after giving the responsible parent or guardian a reasonable opportunity to be heard, may order that the parent or guardian pay, upon such terms or conditions as the youth court may direct, such sum or sums as will cover, in whole or in part, the support of the child including any necessary medical treatment. The parent shall be provided an itemized bill of all costs and shall be given an opportunity to request an adjustment of the costs. If the parent or guardian shall willfully fail or refuse to pay such sum, he may be proceeded against for contempt of court as provided in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-61 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-61
Status: in_force

The department may deny, revoke or refuse to renew a certificate of registration upon determination that the registrant falsified information on the application or willfully and substantially has violated Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 , inclusive and amendments thereto. The department shall not revoke or refuse to renew any certificate without giving notice and conducting a hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-737 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 33-737
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-737
Status: in_force

(1) The directors of the corporation, the advisory committee, or any person executing the bonds, notes or other obligations of the corporation shall not be personally liable for such bonds, notes or other obligations or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof while acting in the scope of their authority.

(2) The bonds, notes and other obligations of the corporation shall not be a debt of the state or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-37-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 29 / Section 37-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-37-9
Status: in_force

Where an inverse condemnation proceeding is instituted by the owner of any right, title or interest in real property because of use of his property in any program or project in which federal and/or federal-aid funds are used, the court, rendering a judgment for the plaintiff in such proceeding and awarding compensation for the taking of property, or the state's attorney effecting a settlement of any such proceeding, shall determine and award or allow to such plaintiff, as a part of such judgment or settlement, such sum as will, in the opinion of the court or the state's attorney, reimburse such plaintiff for his reasonable costs, disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal and engineering fees, actually incurred because of such proceeding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-759 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-759
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-759
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Mississippi Affordable Housing Development Fund to be administered as a revolving fund for the provision of affordable housing to very low income, low income, and moderate income persons. The fund shall be used exclusively to support programs created or administered by the Mississippi Home Corporation under the powers granted to it by law. To this fund shall be deposited all loan repayments, penalties, and other fees and charges accruing to the fund, and any appropriations, donations, gifts, grants or loans which may be made thereto; however, no bond funds shall be deposited into the special fund unless authorized by the Legislature. Monies in the fund which are not currently needed for the programs of the Home Corporation shall be invested by the State Treasurer in such securities as are authorized for the investment of funds of the Home Corporation in Section 43-33-717(5)(e) . The interest received on any such investment shall be credited to the fund. Monies remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the state General Fund.

The State Fiscal Management Board is authorized and directed to draw warrants upon such funds from time to time upon requisition of the Home Corporation executed by its executive director, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay such warrants. The Home Corporation shall have continuing authority to expend funds up to the maximum amount received into the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-8 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 47 / Section 47-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-8
Status: in_force

(1) Any person employed by a care facility or having a professional relationship with a care facility who receives or accepts a gift, money or thing of value in excess of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) from a patient or resident of the care facility shall make a written report of the acceptance or receipt of the gift, money or thing of value to the administrator, director or other named highest ranking management employee at the care facility. The report shall be delivered within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt or acceptance and shall contain the following information:

(a) Name of the person receiving or accepting the money, gift or thing of value;

(b) Name of the patient or resident who gave the money, gift or thing of value;

(c) A detailed description of the gift or thing of value or the amount of money accepted or received; and

(d) Any other information required by the care facility.

(2) The written report shall be maintained by the care facility as part of the permanent record of the patient or resident, and a copy of the report shall be delivered by the administrator, director or other named highest ranking management employee to the patient's or resident's responsible party, or to the next of kin or other contact person identified in the patient's or resident's file if no responsible party has been designated.

(3) Any person who fails to make or deliver a report as required under subsection (1) of this section; or fails to retain a report as part of the patient's or resident's permanent record as required by subsection (2) of this section; or fails to deliver a copy of the report to the patient's or resident's responsible party or other person as required by subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) Nothing in this section shall preclude legal proceedings against any person who steals, embezzles or misappropriates the property of a patient or resident or who otherwise exploits such patient or resident.

(5) The care facility shall not be held civilly liable for an employee's failure to make or deliver a report of an incident as required by this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-711 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-711
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-711
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors may create one or more committees of the board and appoint members of the board to serve on them. Each committee shall have two (2) or more directors who serve at the pleasure of the board.

(2) The creation of a committee and appointment of directors to it must be approved by a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken.

(3) Sections of this article which govern meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, and quorum and voting requirements of the board, apply to committees of the board and their members as well.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-3-81 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-3-81
Status: in_force

Whoever knowingly obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids, or abets any person to obtain by means of a wilfully false statement or representation or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device, assistance to which he is not entitled, or assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned for not more than four (4) months, or be both so fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court. In assessing the penalty, the court shall take into consideration, among other factors, the amount of money fraudulently received.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-303 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-303
Status: in_force

(1) A child care service employer offering or conducting a child care service:

(a) Shall not employ or permit to volunteer an applicant who is listed on the sex offender registry as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 ; and

(b) Shall not knowingly employ or permit to volunteer an applicant who has been convicted of a sex offense, who has been adjudicated not guilty of a sex offense by reason of insanity; or who has been adjudicated physically or mentally incompetent.

(2)(a) A child care service employer who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), imprisoned for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or both.

(b) An employer who obtains an official report from the Mississippi Justice Information Center that the applicant is not registered as a sex offender shall not be guilty of a violation of this section, absent the employer's actual knowledge that the applicant is a sex offender.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-6 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-6
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-6
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “ Adult ” means a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older.

(b) “ Department ” means the Department of Human Services.

(c) “ Drug ” means a controlled substance, as defined in Section 41-29-105 , for which a person does not have a valid prescription.

(d) “ Drug test ” means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug or metabolites in a person's body fluids.

(2) Adult applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits in the assistance unit who otherwise qualify for cash assistance under the TANF program shall be required to complete a written screening questionnaire designed to determine the likelihood of the person having a substance use disorder.

(3) If the results of the written screening questionnaire indicate a reasonable likelihood that an adult recipient may have a substance use disorder involving the misuse of a drug, the department shall require the person to submit to a drug test at the department's expense in order to continue to receive cash assistance under the TANF program.

(4) If an adult recipient refuses to take the required drug test, the department shall terminate cash assistance for the person and the person may not reapply for cash assistance for:

(a) Ninety (90) days after a first refusal to take a drug test within one (1) year; or

(b) One (1) year after a second refusal to take a drug test within one (1) year.

(5) A drug test shall be administered with due regard to the privacy and dignity of the person being tested.

(6) Before taking a drug test, an adult recipient may advise the person administering the test regarding any prescription or over-the-counter medication that the person is taking.

(7) The result of a drug test is a private record and disclosure to a third party is prohibited.

(8) If an adult recipient tests negative for the unlawful use of a drug after taking a drug test, the person remains eligible for cash assistance, subject to the other TANF eligibility requirements.

(9) If an adult recipient tests positive for the unlawful use of a drug after taking a drug test, the person:

(a) Shall be given a list of approved substance use disorder treatment providers that are available in the area in which the person resides; and

(b) May continue to receive benefits if the person enters into and follows the requirements of a substance use disorder treatment plan, including:

(i) Receiving treatment from an approved substance use disorder treatment provider for at least sixty (60) days;

(ii) Testing negative for the unlawful use of a drug:

1. In each later drug test required by department rule during treatment; and

2. In an additional drug test given at the conclusion of treatment; and

(iii) Meeting the other TANF requirements for receiving cash assistance.

(10) If an adult recipient declines to enter into a substance use disorder treatment plan, or if the recipient enters into but fails to meet a requirement of a substance use disorder treatment plan, including if the person refuses to take a drug test required by a substance use disorder treatment plan or tests positive for the unlawful use of a drug in a drug test required by a substance use disorder treatment plan, the department shall terminate cash assistance for the person and the person may not reapply for cash assistance for:

(a) Ninety (90) days after the day on which the department determines that the person is no longer eligible for cash assistance; or

(b) One (1) year after the day on which the department determines that the person is no longer eligible for cash assistance, if the department has previously determined on at least one (1) other occasion in the past year that the person is no longer eligible for cash assistance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-51 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-51
Status: in_force

The purpose of Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 is to protect and promote the health and safety of children of this state who are cared for in family child care homes which are not required to be licensed by the state, by allowing for a voluntary registration of such homes, establishing of standards for such homes and child care providers and allowing for periodic routine inspection and mandatory inspections when warranted by complaints.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-21 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 47-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-21
Status: in_force

At the time the department makes an evaluation of the case reported, in accordance with the provisions of Section 43-47-9 , it shall be determined, according to the regulations set by the department, whether the vulnerable person is financially capable of paying for the essential services. If he is, he shall make reimbursement for the costs of providing the needed essential services. If it is determined that he is not financially capable of paying for such services, they shall be provided at no cost to the recipient of the services. The court may order the department or any public agency to provide for the custody, care and maintenance of such vulnerable person. Provided, however, that the care, custody and maintenance of any vulnerable person shall be within statutory authorization and budgetary means of such institution, facility, agency or department. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, it is not the intent of the Legislature through the adoption of this chapter to authorize any court exercising jurisdiction over a vulnerable person to enlarge or bring about the addition of new groups or categories of recipients or to increase the types of care and services for such persons under the Mississippi Medicaid Law, and any court exercising jurisdiction over a vulnerable person shall not, in any way, enter an order against the Division of Medicaid to provide for the custody, care, or maintenance of a vulnerable person who is not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under Section 43-13-115 or services under Section 43-13-117 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-21 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 26-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-21
Status: in_force

All political subdivisions of the state, or combinations of political subdivisions, are authorized to employ assistant prosecutors to prosecute for the crimes under Section 97-19-71 and the Department of Child Protection Services is authorized to contract with any political subdivision to subsidize payment for the reasonable and necessary cost of prosecutions and investigations in any program where federal matching funds are available.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-913 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-913
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-913
Status: in_force

The licensing agency shall make inspections to determine ongoing compliance with the laws and regulations governing the licensure of juvenile detention facilities. Inspections shall be made at least twice a year, but additional inspections may be made as often as deemed necessary by the licensing agency. The licensing agency is not required to provide any notice to the facility before making an inspection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-51 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-51
Status: in_force

The purpose of Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 is to protect and promote the health and safety of children of this state who are cared for in family child care homes which are not required to be licensed by the state, by allowing for a voluntary registration of such homes, establishing of standards for such homes and child care providers and allowing for periodic routine inspection and mandatory inspections when warranted by complaints.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-21 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 16 / Section 39-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-21
Status: in_force

Funds appropriated or otherwise available to any agency for the acquisition of real property or any interest therein for a particular program or project shall be available also for obligation and expenditure to carry out the provisions of this chapter as applied to that program or project.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-107 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-107
Status: in_force

The area of operation of a regional housing authority shall be increased from time to time to include one (1) or more additional contiguous counties not already within a regional housing authority if the board of supervisors of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of such regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties each adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for the inclusion of such additional county or counties in the area of operation of such regional housing authority. Upon the adoption of such resolutions, the county housing authority created for each such additional county shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed to the regional housing authority as hereinafter provided. However, such resolutions shall not be adopted if there is a county housing authority created for any such additional county which has any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness outstanding unless first, all holders of such evidences of indebtedness consent in writing to the substitution of such regional housing authority in lieu of such county housing authority on all such evidences of indebtedness, and second, the commissioners of such county housing authority adopt a resolution consenting to the transfer of all the rights, contracts, obligations, and property, real and personal, of such county housing authority to such regional housing authority as hereinafter provided. When the above conditions are complied with and the area of operation of such regional housing authority is increased to include such additional county, as hereinabove provided, all rights, contracts, agreements, obligations, and property of such county housing authority shall be in the name of and vest in such regional housing authority, all obligations of such county housing authority shall be the obligations of such regional housing authority and all rights and remedies of any person against such county housing authority may be asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against such regional housing authority to the same extent as they might have been asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against such county housing authority.

When any real property of a county housing authority vests in a regional housing authority as provided above, the county housing authority shall execute a deed of such property to the regional housing authority which thereupon shall file such deed in the office provided for the filing of deeds; nothing contained in this sentence shall affect the vesting of property in the regional housing authority as provided above.

The board of supervisors of each of the counties in the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties shall by resolution declare that there is a need for the inclusion of such county or counties in the area of operation of the regional housing authority, if (a) the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties finds that unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such county or there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such county available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford and (b) the board of supervisors of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties find that the regional housing authority would be a more efficient or economical administrative unit to carry out the purposes of this article and the Housing Authorities Law if the area of operation of the regional housing authority is increased to include such additional county or counties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-63 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-63
Status: in_force

In addition to all its other powers, a housing authority may, within its area of operation, undertake and carry out studies and analyses of the housing needs, and of the meeting of such needs (including data with respect to population and family groups and the distribution thereof according to income groups, the amount and quality of available housing and its distribution according to rentals and sales prices, employment, wages and other factors affecting the local housing needs and the meeting thereof) and make the results of such studies and analyses available to the public and the building, housing and supply industries; and may also engage in research and disseminate information on the subject of housing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-12 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-12
Status: in_force

All fees collected by the State Board of Health under this chapter and any penalties collected by the board for violations of this chapter shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and shall be used for the implementation and administration of this chapter when appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 27 / Section 28-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-7
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Mississippi ABLE Board of Directors which shall consist of nine (9) members as follows:

(a) The State Treasurer, or his or her designee;

(b) The Executive Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, or his or her designee;

(c) The Executive Director of the Department of Mental Health, or his or her designee;

(d) Three (3) members of the public who, by reason of his or her education and experience relating to disabilities or financial planning, is qualified to serve, to be appointed by the Governor one (1) of whom shall be appointed from each Supreme Court District;

(e) The Executive Director, or his or her designee, of an advocacy organization for citizens of all ages with cognitive, intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, to be appointed by the Governor;

(f) The Executive Director, or his or her designee, of an advocacy organization for citizens of all ages with cross disabilities and their families, to be appointed by the Governor; and

(g) The Executive Director, or his or her designee, of an advocacy organization for citizens with mental health disabilities, to be appointed by the Governor.

(2)(a) Of the six (6) appointed members by the Governor: One (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of one (1) year; one (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of two (2) years; one (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of three (3) years; one (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of four (4) years; one (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of five (5) years; and one (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of six (6) years. On the expiration of any of the terms of office, successor appointees shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years in each case. Ex officio members of the board may be represented at official meetings by their deputy, or other designee, and such designees shall have full voting privileges and shall be included in the determination of a quorum for conducting board business.

(b) Initial members of the board shall be appointed within thirty (30) days after March 20, 2017, and shall meet at the state office of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, at a date to be fixed by the Executive Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, not later than thirty (30) days after all appointments have been made, to organize and select a chairman and vice chairman, and develop an implementation plan for the Mississippi ABLE Program, which shall be completed on or before October 1, 2017. The chairman shall preside over all meetings.

(3) Successors to the appointed members shall serve for the length of the term for each appointing official and shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the board shall be appointed in a like manner and shall serve for only the unexpired term.

(4) Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for each day's official duties of the board at the same per diem as established by Section 25-3-69 , and actual travel and lodging expenses as established by Section 25-3-41 .

(5) The board of directors shall annually elect one (1) member to serve as chairman of the board and one (1) member to serve as vice chairman. The vice chairman shall act as chairman in the absence of, or upon the disability of the chairman, or in the event of a vacancy of the office of chairman.

(6) A majority of the currently serving members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business and exercising its official powers and duties. Any action taken by the board shall be upon the vote of a majority of the members present.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-41 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-41
Status: in_force

At least once a year, an authority shall file with the clerk a report of its activities for the preceding year, and shall make recommendations with reference to such additional legislation or other action as it deems necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-209 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-209
Status: in_force

A person, entity, county or municipality taking possession of a child under the provisions of this article shall be immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from taking possession of the child unless the act or omission was the result of the person's or entity's gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to meet any other requirements of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-25 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 33-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-25
Status: in_force

Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, not to exceed that allowed in Section 75-17-103, Mississippi Code of 1972 , be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption (with or without premium) as such resolution, its trust indenture or mortgage may provide. No bond shall bear more than one (1) rate of interest; each bond shall bear interest from its date to its stated maturity date at the interest rate specified in the bid; all bonds of the same maturity shall bear the same rate of interest from date to maturity; all interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually, except that the first interest coupon attached to any such bond may be for any period not exceeding one (1) year.

No interest payment shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and neither cancelled nor supplemental coupons shall be permitted; the lowest interest rate specified for any bonds issued shall not be less than seventy percent (70%) of the highest interest rate specified for the same bond issued. The interest rate of any one (1) interest coupon shall not exceed the maximum interest rate allowed on such bonds.

Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in multiples of one-eighth of one percent ( 1 / 8 of 1%) or in multiples of one-tenth of one percent ( 1 / 10 of 1%). The denomination, form, and place, or places, of payment of such bonds shall be fixed in the resolution or ordinance of the governing authorities issuing such bonds. Such bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the chairman and secretary of such authority, with the seal of the authority impressed, imprinted or reproduced thereon. At least one (1) signature on each bond shall be a manual signature, as specified in the resolution. The coupons may bear only the facsimile signatures of such chairman and secretary. No bonds shall be issued and sold under the provisions of this article for less than par and accrued interest.

The bonds may be sold at not less than par at public sale held after notice published once at least five (5) days prior to such sale in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area of operation and in a financial newspaper published in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, or in the City of New York, New York. Such bonds may be sold at not less than par to the federal government or to a federally chartered corporation at private sale without any public advertisement.

In case any of the commissioners or officers of the authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such commissioners or officers had remained in office until such delivery. Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be fully negotiable.

In any suit, action or proceedings, involving the validity or enforceability of any bond of an authority or the security therefor, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for a housing project of such character, and said project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located and constructed in accordance with the purposes and provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-607 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-607
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-607
Status: in_force

(1) In children in need of supervision cases, the disposition order may include any of the following alternatives or combination of the following alternatives, giving precedence in the following sequence:

(a) Release the child without further action;

(b) Place the child in the custody of the parent, a relative or other person subject to any conditions and limitations as the youth court may prescribe;

(c) Place the child under youth court supervision subject to any conditions and limitations the youth court may prescribe;

(d) Order terms of treatment calculated to assist the child and the child's parent, guardian or custodian which are within the ability of the parent, guardian or custodian to perform;

(e) Order terms of supervision which may include participation in a constructive program of service or education or restitution not in excess of actual damages caused by the child to be paid out of his own assets or by performance of services acceptable to the parties and reasonably capable of performance within one (1) year;

(f) Give legal custody of the child to any of the following but in no event to any state training school;

(i) The Department of Human Services for appropriate placement which may include a wilderness training program; or

(ii) Any private or public organization, preferably community-based, able to assume the education, care and maintenance of the child, which has been found suitable by the court. Prior to assigning the custody of any child to any private institution or agency, the youth court through its designee shall first inspect the physical facilities to determine that they provide a reasonable standard of health and safety for the child; or

(g) Order the child to participate in a youth court work program as provided in Section 43-21-627 .

(2) The court may order drug testing as provided in Section 43-21-605(6) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-25 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-25
Status: in_force

(1) The Division of Medicaid and the Department of Human Services shall share eligibility information with each other within thirty (30) business days when an enrollee has been disenrolled for any financial or nonfinancial reason that may result in the enrollee's disqualification for benefits with the other department, and shall include the rationale for the action.

(2) Any department, agency or division receiving information under subsection (1) of this section shall establish procedures to redetermine eligibility for any enrollee whose eligibility or benefit levels could change as a result of new information provided under subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-113 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-113
Status: in_force

In any investigation by the Department of Child Protection Services of a report made under Section 43-21-101 et seq. of the abuse or neglect of a child as defined in Section 43-21-105 , the department may request the appropriate law enforcement officer with jurisdiction to accompany the department in its investigation, and in such cases the law enforcement officer shall comply with such request.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-105 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-105
Status: in_force

When used in this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “ Administering agency ” means the Division of Medicaid in the Office of the Governor as created by this article.

(b) “ Division ” or “ Division of Medicaid ” means the Division of Medicaid in the Office of the Governor.

(c) “ Medical assistance ” means payment of part or all of the costs of medical and remedial care provided under the terms of this article and in accordance with provisions of Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, as amended.

(d) “ Applicant ” means a person who applies for assistance under Titles IV, XVI, XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act, as amended, and under the terms of this article.

(e) “ Recipient ” means a person who is eligible for assistance under Title XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act, as amended and under the terms of this article.

(f) “ State health agency ” means any agency, department, institution, board or commission of the State of Mississippi, except the University of Mississippi Medical School, which is supported in whole or in part by any public funds, including funds directly appropriated from the State Treasury, funds derived by taxes, fees levied or collected by statutory authority, or any other funds used by “state health agencies” derived from federal sources, when any funds available to such agency are expended either directly or indirectly in connection with, or in support of, any public health, hospital, hospitalization or other public programs for the preventive treatment or actual medical treatment of persons with a physical disability, mental illness or an intellectual disability.

(g) “Mississippi Medicaid Commission” or “Medicaid Commission,” wherever they appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, means the Division of Medicaid in the Office of the Governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-15 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 26-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-15
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration shall furnish office space for the Department of Child Protection Services in the City of Jackson and is authorized to rent suitable quarters in the city if there is not sufficient room in one (1) of the state office buildings.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-7
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education, or his designee, shall make regular and frequent inspections of each of the two (2) schools, and shall personally visit each school at least once a month during every school session, and shall prescribe when and where and by whom and in what quantities all supplies and sustenance of every kind shall be purchased. As far as practicable the purchases for each school shall be on basis of wholesale rather than at retail prices. The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare in writing, monthly, the status of the schools and needs, and the physical and moral conditions of the pupils, and they shall require that the records of each school are preserved, and shall assume such duties as may through legislative enactment hereafter be placed upon the State Superintendent of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 39-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Relocation Assistance Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-31 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20 / Section 29-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-31
Status: in_force

The total amount of assistance granted under the provisions of this chapter and the expenses incurred thereunder shall not exceed the amounts of funds appropriated therefor by the legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-51 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-51
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-17 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 35-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-17
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality shall have the right to acquire by condemnation any interest in real property, including a fee simple title thereto, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with an urban renewal project under this article. A municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in Chapter 27, Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972, or it may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner now or which may be hereafter provided by any other statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain. Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired in like manner, provided that no real property belonging to the state, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired without its consent.

(b) In any proceeding to fix or assess compensation for damages for the taking or damaging of property, or any interest therein, through the exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, evidence or testimony bearing upon the following matters shall be admissible and shall be considered in fixing such compensation or damages, in addition to evidence or testimony otherwise admissible:

(1) Any use, condition, occupancy, or operation of such property, which is unlawful or violative of, or subject to elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction under, any law or any ordinance or regulatory measure of the state, county, municipality, other political subdivision, or any agency thereof, in which such property is located, as being unsafe, substandard, unsanitary or otherwise contrary to the public health, safety, or welfare; and

(2) The effect on the value of such property of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation, or of the elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation.

(c) The foregoing testimony and evidence shall be admissible notwithstanding that no action has been taken by any public body or public officer toward the abatement, prohibition, elimination or correction of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation. Testimony or evidence that any public body or public officer charged with the duty or authority so to do has rendered, made or issued any judgment, decree, determination or order for the abatement, prohibition, elimination or correction of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation shall be admissible and shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and character of such use, condition or operation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-855 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-855
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-855
Status: in_force

(1) Secretarial and support services for each CASA program must be provided by the association. The Administrative Office of Courts also may provide secretarial and support services.

(2) CASA programs may receive private funds and local, state and federal government funding to ensure total or partial funding of program activities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-701 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-701
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-701
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Home Corporation Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-133 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 33-133
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-133
Status: in_force

In any contract or amendatory or superseding contract for a loan and annual contributions heretofore or hereafter entered into between a housing authority (as defined in the Housing Authorities Law) and the federal government, or any agency thereof, with respect to any housing project undertaken by said housing authority, any such housing authority is authorized to make such covenants (including covenants with holders of obligations of said authority issued for purposes of the project involved), and to confer upon the federal government, or any agency thereof, such rights and remedies, as said housing authority deems necessary to assure the fulfillment of the purposes for which the project was undertaken. In any such contract, the housing authority may, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, agree to sell and convey the project (including all lands appertaining thereto) to which such contract relates to the federal government, or any agency thereof, upon the occurrence of such conditions, or upon such defaults on obligations for which any of the annual contributions provided in said contract are pledged, as may be prescribed in such contract, and at a price (which may include the assumption by the federal government, or any agency thereof, of the payment, when due, of the principal of and interest on outstanding obligations of the housing authority issued for purposes of the project involved) determined as prescribed therein and upon such other terms and conditions as are therein provided. Any such housing authority is hereby authorized to enter into such supplementary contracts, and to execute such conveyances, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions hereof. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any contracts or supplementary contracts or conveyances made or executed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be or constitute a mortgage within the meaning or for the purposes of any of the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-743 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 33-743
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-743
Status: in_force

The state and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies; all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business; all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business; and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries and the Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System may legally invest any sinking funds, monies or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or notes issued by the corporation, and such bonds or notes shall be authorized security for all public deposits, it being the purpose of this article to authorize any persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions, bodies and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including, but not limited to, sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds or notes, and that any such bonds or notes shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this article with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any person, firm or corporation from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-37-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 28 / Section 37-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-37-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Real Property Acquisition Policies Law.”

The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to the acquisition of real property under the laws of this state for use in any project or program in which public funds are used.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-235 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 35-235
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-235
Status: in_force

The governing authorities of any municipality which has delegated to its urban renewal agency or redevelopment authority the powers, duties and responsibilities relating to parking facilities as provided for in Section 43-35-201 , may, within their discretion, appoint two (2) additional members to the board of commissioners of such urban renewal agency, in addition to the five (5) members provided for in Section 43-35-33 . Such additional commissioners shall be appointed in the same manner and for the same term, and shall have the same qualifications and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of Section 43-35-33 and Section 43-35-35 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-51-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 51-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-51-7
Status: in_force

The Department of Child Protection Services shall apply annually for any available federal funds that may be used to defray the planning and service expenses, in all or in part, of this chapter, including, but not limited to, funds available under the Family First Prevention Services Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-733 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-733
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-733
Status: in_force

The corporation is authorized to issue its bonds or notes for the purpose of refunding any bonds or notes of the corporation then outstanding. In addition, the corporation may issue its bonds or notes for the purpose of refunding any bonds or notes of (a) any local housing authority or authorities, or (b) any regional housing authority or authorities. The corporation shall have no power or authority to issue its bonds or notes for the purpose of refunding bonds or notes of any local housing authority or any regional housing authority unless the refunding and the corporation's participation therein are authorized by a resolution or resolutions adopted by the housing authority or authorities whose bonds or notes will be refunded by the bonds or notes issued by the corporation. The resolution or resolutions shall request the corporation to issue its bonds or notes for the purpose of refunding bonds or notes of the housing authority or authorities then outstanding and shall contain such other terms and conditions as necessary or appropriate. The total amount of any such refunding bonds or notes shall be an amount sufficient to effect the refunding and may include an amount sufficient to pay (a) the principal amount of the refunded bonds or notes, (b) interest accrued or to accrue to the date of maturity or the date of redemption of the bonds or notes to be refunded which need not necessarily be on the first available redemption date, (c) any redemption premiums to be paid thereon, (d) any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such refunding, and (e) any other reasonable costs deemed necessary by the corporation to effect the refunding. The proceeds of such refunding bonds or notes may be applied in the manner determined by the corporation and may be placed in escrow and invested in the manner and on the terms determined by the corporation. All such bonds or notes shall be refunded in accordance with the Mississippi Bond Refinancing Act, Section 31-27-1 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-13 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 26-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-13
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any municipality or county in this state is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to expend such funds as it deems necessary and desirable, from any available funds of the municipality or county, to: (a) match any state, federal or private funds available for any program administered by the Department of Child Protection Services in this state; and/or (b) make a voluntary contribution to any such program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-505 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 21-505
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-505
Status: in_force

Service of summons must conform to the Uniform Rules of Youth Court Practice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-121 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-121
Status: in_force

In addition to, and notwithstanding, any other remedy provided by law, the department may, in a manner provided by law and upon the advice of the Attorney General who, except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39 , shall represent the department in the proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or other process against any person or entity to restrain or prevent the establishment, management or operation of a program or facility or performance of services in violation of this article or rules of the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-213 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 27-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-213
Status: in_force

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, and in exercising the powers granted by Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 , the State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-41 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-41
Status: in_force

At least once a year, an authority shall file with the clerk a report of its activities for the preceding year, and shall make recommendations with reference to such additional legislation or other action as it deems necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-217 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 35-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-217
Status: in_force

Bonds authorized and issued hereunder shall be submitted to validation in the chancery court of the county in which such parking facilities are located, in the manner and with the same force and effect as now or hereafter provided by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-15 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 39-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-15
Status: in_force

Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project will result in the displacement of any person on or after July 1, 1972, the displacing agency shall assure that within a reasonable period of time prior to displacement, there will be available comparable, decent, safe and sanitary replacement housing which is within the financial means of such displaced persons. Regulations issued pursuant to Section 43-39-17 may prescribe situations when these assurances may be waived.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-23 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 26-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-23
Status: in_force

(1) Any sums paid to or on behalf of any person, entity or subgrantee or the value of any aid or benefit or services obtained or received under any state or federally funded assistance program for children as a result of any false statement, misrepresentation, concealment of a material fact, failure to disclose assets, or by whatever means, becomes a debt due to the Department of Child Protection Services. The amount of value of any assistance shall be recoverable from the recipient or his or her estate in a civil action brought in the name of the Department of Child Protection Services pursuant to this section. If such action is brought, the department shall be entitled to recover, in addition to the amount of assistance, a reasonable amount of attorney's fees and its cost incurred therein. Where an attorney from the county attorney's office represents the department in such action, the attorney's fee awarded shall be for the use and benefit of that particular office and shall be forwarded to that office upon receipt by the department.

(2) In any civil action for the recovery of the amount of value of any aid or benefits or services improperly paid to the recipient, proof that a conviction or guilty plea on a misdemeanor or felony charge under Section 97-19-71 shall be deemed prima facie evidence that such assistance was improperly obtained under the provision of this section.

(3) Repayment of the assistance improperly obtained pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to or ground of dismissal of criminal charges brought under Section 97-19-71 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-117 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-117
Status: in_force

The Department of Child Protection Services is authorized to establish an online automated child welfare information system, if funds are appropriated to the department for that purpose, to give the department the capability to supply foster care, adoption and child abuse and neglect data to the federal Department of Health and Human Services in a specified format as required, and to help the department in tracking child abuse and neglect referrals and the number of children affected in those referrals.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-17 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 39 / Section 55-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-17
Status: in_force

Subject to requirements prescribed by the corporation, the commission may delegate nonpolicy making duties to a state agency or to a public or private nonprofit organization.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-207 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 13-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-207
Status: in_force

A person shall not solicit, offer or receive a kickback or bribe in the furnishing of goods or services for which payment is or may be made in whole or in part pursuant to the Medicaid program, or make or receive any such payment, or receive a rebate of a fee or charge for referring an individual to another person for the furnishing of such goods or services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-53 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-53
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 :

(a) “ Family child care home ” means any residential facility occupied by the operator where five (5) or fewer children who are not related within the third degree computed according to the civil law to the provider and who are under the age of thirteen (13) years of age are provided care for any part of the 24-hour day.

(b) “ Registering agency ” means the Mississippi State Department of Health.

(c) “ Provider ” means the person responsible for the care of children.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-555 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 21-555
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-555
Status: in_force

Under no circumstances shall the party or the prosecutor engage in discussion for the purpose of agreeing to exchange concessions by the prosecutor for the party's admission to the petition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-37 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 26 / Section 33-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-37
Status: in_force

The property of an authority is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and such property of an authority shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments levied by the city, the county, the state or any political subdivision thereof. However, in lieu of such taxes an authority may make annual payments in lieu of taxes and special assessments to the city or county or any such political subdivision for improvements, services and facilities furnished by such city, county or political subdivision for the benefit of a housing project. Each such annual payment in lieu of taxes shall be made after the end of the fiscal year established for a housing project, and may be in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate shelter rent charged by the local authority in respect to such project during such fiscal year. However, upon failure of the local authority to make any such payment in lieu of taxes, no lien against any project or assets of the local authority shall attach.

No payment for any year shall be in excess of the amount of the real property taxes which would have been paid for such year if the project were not exempt from taxation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-125 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20 / Section 33-125
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-125
Status: in_force

If the governing body of each of two (2) or more municipalities (whether or not contiguous) by resolution declares that there is a need for one (1) housing authority to be created for all of such municipalities to exercise in such municipalities the powers and other functions prescribed for a housing authority, a public body corporate and politic to be known as a consolidated housing authority (with such corporate name as it selects) shall thereupon exist for all of such municipalities and exercise its powers and other functions within its area of operation (as herein defined), including the power to undertake projects therein; and thereupon each housing authority (if any) created for each of such municipalities shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed of its real property to the consolidated housing authority. The creation of a consolidated housing authority and the finding of need therefor shall be subject to the same provisions and limitations of this article as are applicable to the creation of a regional housing authority and that all of the provisions of this article applicable to regional housing authorities and the commissioners thereof shall be applicable to consolidated housing authorities and the commissioners thereof. The area of operation of a consolidated housing authority shall include all of the territory within the boundaries of each municipality joining in the creation of such authority together with the territory within five (5) miles of the boundaries of each such municipality, except that such area of operation may be changed to include or exclude any municipality or municipalities (with its aforesaid surrounding territory) in the same manner and under the same provisions as provided in this article for changing the area of operation of a regional housing authority by including or excluding a county or counties. For all such purposes the term “board of supervisors” shall be construed as meaning “governing body”, except in Section 43-33-115 of this article where it shall be construed as meaning “mayor” or other executive head of the municipality, the term “county” shall be construed as meaning “municipality”, and the terms “county housing authority” and “regional housing authority” shall be construed as meaning “housing authority of the city” and “consolidated housing authority,” respectively, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.

The governing body of a municipality for which a housing authority has not been created shall not adopt the above resolution unless it first declares that there is a need for a housing authority to function in said municipality, which declaration shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the declaration of the governing body of a city required by Section 43-33-5 of the Housing Authorities Law for the purpose of authorizing a housing authority created for a city to transact business and exercise its powers.

Except as otherwise provided herein, a consolidated housing authority and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such consolidated housing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities and limitations as those provided for housing authorities created for cities, counties, or groups of counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities, in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable to housing authorities created for cities, counties, or groups of counties were applicable to consolidated housing authorities.

The term “municipality” as used in this article shall mean any city, town, village or other municipality in the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-17 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-17
Status: in_force

Information in the possession of the licensing agency concerning the license of individual child care facilities may be disclosed to the public, except such information shall not be disclosed in such manner as to identify children or families of children cared for at a child care facility. Nothing in this section shall affect the agency's authority to release findings of investigations into allegations of abuse pursuant to either Section 43-21-353(8) or Section 43-21-257 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-787 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 33-787
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-787
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 43-33-767 through 43-33-797 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-43-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 43-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-43-9
Status: in_force

No state agency shall assess any charges for services provided by such agency under Title XX to any entity or individual, whether the services be administrative in nature or otherwise, unless such charges be specifically authorized both in principle and amount by the Legislature or, when the Legislature is out of session, by the state fiscal management board. All such charges, whether termed administrative charges, license fees, certification fees, user fees or by whatever name denominated, shall be included in the state budget report as prepared by the legislative budget office and shall be identified by source, purpose, amount and authorization. It is the intent of the Legislature that all such charges by an agency shall be reviewed annually by the Legislature to determine the necessity or continuing necessity for such charges and, if such charges are deemed appropriate and necessary, to include such charges in the agency's appropriation bill.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-25 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 31-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-25
Status: in_force

The father and grandfather, the mother and grandmother, and brothers and sisters, and the descendants of any pauper not able to work, as the board of supervisors shall direct, shall, at their own charge, relieve and maintain such pauper; and, in case of refusal, shall forfeit and pay the county the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per month, for each month they may so refuse, to be recovered in the name of the county; and shall be liable to any governmental entity who supplies such poor relative, if abandoned, with necessaries, not exceeding said sum per month; and if any such relative be a nonresident he may be proceeded against by attachment, as in cases of attachment against debtors.

The estate of any pauper, who before his death was being maintained by the county at a county home for paupers, shall be liable to the county in a sum equal to not more than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for each month or any part of a month for which the county maintained the pauper in a county home for paupers, such sum to be recovered in the name of the county in the same manner as provided by law for the recovery of claims of general creditors against the estate of a decedent.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-15 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 55-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-15
Status: in_force

The commission shall not directly carry out any national service program that receives assistance under Section 121 of Title I, 42 USCS 12571 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-37-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 37-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-37-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Real Property Acquisition Policies Law.”

The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to the acquisition of real property under the laws of this state for use in any project or program in which public funds are used.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-11 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 28-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-11
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Trust Fund as an instrumentality of the state to be administered by the Department of Rehabilitation Services in consultation with the Treasury Department. The ABLE Trust Fund shall consist of state appropriations, monies acquired from other governmental or private sources and money remitted in accordance with ABLE participation agreements, and shall receive and hold all payments, contributions and deposits intended for it as well as gifts, bequests, endowments or federal, state or local grants and any other public or private source of funds and all earnings on the fund until disbursed as provided under this section. The amounts on deposit in the trust fund shall not constitute property of the state. Amounts on deposit in the trust fund may not be commingled with state funds, and the state may have no claim to or interest in such funds. ABLE participation agreements or any other contract entered into by or on behalf of the trust do not constitute a debt or obligation of the state, and no account owner is entitled to any amounts except for those amounts on deposit in or accrued to their account.

The ABLE Trust Fund shall continue in existence as long as it holds any funds belonging to an account owner or otherwise has any obligations to any person or entity until its existence is terminated by the Legislature based on the recommendation of the Mississippi ABLE Board, and remaining assets on deposit in the fund are returned to account owners or transferred to the state in accordance with unclaimed property laws.

(2) There are created the following three (3) separate accounts within the ABLE Trust Fund:

(a) The administrative account, which shall accept, deposit and disburse funds for the purpose of administering and marketing the program;

(b) The endowment account, which shall receive and deposit accounts received in connection with the sales of interests in the ABLE Trust Fund other than amounts for the administrative account and other than amounts received pursuant to a participation agreement. Amounts on deposit in the endowment account may be applied as specified by the board for any purpose related to the program; and

(c) The program account, which shall receive, invest and disburse amounts pursuant to participation agreements.

(3) Payments received by the board on behalf of account owners from other payors or any other source, public or private, shall be placed in the ABLE Trust Fund, or in the event ABLE accounts are established in other states pursuant to an agreement entered into with a contracting state or consortium state, and the board shall cause there to be maintained separate records and accounts for individual account owners, as may be required under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, and any other applicable federal law.

(4) Account owners and any other payors or contributors shall be permitted only to contribute cash or any other form of payment or contribution as is permitted under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, and approved by the board.

(5) The account owner retains ownership of all amounts on deposit in his or her account with the Mississippi ABLE Program up to the date of withdrawal of qualified disability expense transactions. Earnings derived from investment of the contributions shall be considered to be held in trust in the same manner as contributions, except as applied for purposes of maintaining and administrating the program as provided in this chapter. Amounts on deposit in an account owner's account shall be available for expenses and penalties imposed by the board for the program as disclosed in the ABLE participation agreement.

(6) The assets of the ABLE Trust Fund shall be preserved, invested and expended solely pursuant to and for the purposes of this chapter and shall not be loaned or otherwise transferred or used by the state for any other purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-765 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 33-765
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-765
Status: in_force

This article being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. If any section, provision, paragraph, sentence, phrase or word of this article shall be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this article shall not be affected thereby.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-25 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-9-25
Status: in_force

No person shall make any charge or receive any fee for representing any applicant or recipient of assistance in any proceeding hereunder except as to criminal proceedings brought pursuant to Section 43-9-27 ; or with respect to any application whether such fee or charge be paid by the applicant or recipient or by any other person or persons. Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable as provided in Section 43-9-27 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 28-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-3 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20 / Section 39-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-3
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by the acquisition of real property by state and local land acquisition programs which are publicly funded in whole or in part. The policy shall be uniform as to (a) relocation payments, (b) advisory assistance, and (c) assurance of availability of standard housing under state or local land acquisition programs which are publicly funded in whole or in part.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-861 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-861
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-861
Status: in_force

(1) CASA volunteers who have a conflict of interest in a case may not be appointed to the case.

(2) The CASA volunteer shall:

(a) Attend all court hearings, except that the CASA volunteer may be excused by the court or the program director if emergency circumstances arise;

(b) Submit no less than one (1) written report and recommendation to the judge every six (6) months for consideration in determining the best interest of the child at the dispositional hearing, dispositional review hearings, and other hearings as requested by the court for as long as the case is assigned to the CASA volunteer;

(c) Monitor the case by visiting the child as often as necessary to observe whether the child's essential needs are being met and whether court orders actually are being carried out;

(d) Participate in any medical treatment planning conferences and educational reviews involving the child to assess whether reasonable efforts are being made to provide services to the child and family and determine the appropriateness and progress of the child's permanent plan;

(e) Advocate a prompt, thorough review of the case if the child's circumstances warrant the attention of the court;

(f) Interview parties involved in the case, including interviewing and observing the child;

(g) Maintain complete written records about the case;

(h) Report any incidents of child or adult abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities and to the program director;

(i) Remain actively involved in the case until dismissed from the case by the program director or judge with competent jurisdiction or when an adoption proceeding is finalized;

(j) Return all case-related materials including, but not limited to, written notes, court reports and agency documents to the program director upon the request of the program director.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-13 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-13
Status: in_force

Whenever a county department receives a notification of the dependency of a child or an application for TANF assistance, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances in order to ascertain the dependency of the child and the facts supporting the application and in order to obtain such other information as may be required by the rules of the state department.

The investigation may include a visit to the home of the child and/or the person with whom the child will live during the time TANF assistance is granted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-16 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-16
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-16
Status: in_force

The Department of Youth Services is authorized to request from any and all existing agencies, departments, divisions, officers, employees, boards, bureaus, commissions and institutions of the State of Mississippi, or any political subdivision thereof, information, data and assistance as will enable the department to fulfill its duties hereunder, and all such agencies, departments, divisions, officers, employees, boards, bureaus, commissions and institutions of the State of Mississippi and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to cooperate with the department and render such information, data, aid and assistance as may be requested by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-41 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 29 / Section 33-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-41
Status: in_force

At least once a year, an authority shall file with the clerk a report of its activities for the preceding year, and shall make recommendations with reference to such additional legislation or other action as it deems necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-61-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 61-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-61-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Seniors and Indigents Rx Program.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-61 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-61
Status: in_force

The department may deny, revoke or refuse to renew a certificate of registration upon determination that the registrant falsified information on the application or willfully and substantially has violated Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 , inclusive and amendments thereto. The department shall not revoke or refuse to renew any certificate without giving notice and conducting a hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-307 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-307
Status: in_force

In determining the overall cost of said facility, the following are to be considered by the governing authorities: the acquisition of the land, either by purchase or lease or otherwise, and all expenses incident thereto; the cost of any surfacing, building, lighting, drainage or other improvements necessary for the safe and convenient maintenance and operation of such facility; whatever annual costs of operation are necessary by way of maintenance, police or fire protection; and all other operational or administrative expenses. The costs and all expenses incurred by virtue of this article shall be charged upon the property benefitted thereby.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-15 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 55-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-15
Status: in_force

The commission shall not directly carry out any national service program that receives assistance under Section 121 of Title I, 42 USCS 12571 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-21 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 29-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-21
Status: in_force

No person shall make any charge or receive any fee for representing any applicant or recipient of assistance in any proceeding hereunder except as to criminal proceedings brought pursuant to Section 43-29-23 of this chapter; or with respect to any application whether such fee or charge be paid by the applicant or recipient or by any other person or persons. Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable as provided in Section 43-29-23 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-1
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Urban Renewal Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-307 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 33-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-307
Status: in_force

This article is to be construed as power additional and not in derogation of existing laws. Therefore, no law of this state requiring security upon which loans or investments may be made, or prescribing the nature, amount or form of such security, or prescribing or limiting interest rates upon loans or investments, or limiting investments of capital or deposits, or prescribing or limiting the period for which loans or investments may be made, shall be deemed to apply to loans or investments made pursuant to Sections 43-33-301 through 43-33-305 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-787 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 26 / Section 33-787
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-787
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 43-33-767 through 43-33-797 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-103 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-103
Status: in_force

As used in this article:

(a) “ Agency ” means a residential child-caring agency or a child-placing agency.

(b) “ Child ” or “ children ” mean(s) any unmarried person or persons under the age of eighteen (18) years.

(c) “ Child placing ” means receiving, accepting or providing custody or care for any child under eighteen (18) years of age, temporarily or permanently, for the purpose of:

(i) Finding a person to adopt the child;

(ii) Placing the child temporarily or permanently in a home for adoption; or

(iii) Placing a child in a foster home or residential child-caring agency.

(d) “ Child-placing agency ” means any entity or person which places children in foster boarding homes or foster homes for temporary care or for adoption or any other entity or person or group of persons who are engaged in providing adoption studies or foster care studies or placement services as defined by the rules of the department.

(e) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services.

(f) “ Family boarding home ” or “ foster home ” means a home (occupied residence) operated by any entity or person which provides residential child care to at least one (1) child but not more than six (6) children who are not related to the primary caregivers.

(g) “ Group care home ” means any place or facility operated by any entity or person which provides residential child care for at least seven (7) children but not more than twelve (12) children who are not related to the primary caregivers.

(h) “ Licensee ” means any person, agency or entity licensed under this article.

(i) “ Maternity home ” means any place or facility operated by any entity or person which receives, treats or cares for more than one (1) child or adult who is pregnant out of wedlock, either before, during or within two (2) weeks after childbirth; provided, that the licensed child-placing agencies and licensed maternity homes may use a family boarding home approved and supervised by the agency or home, as a part of their work, for as many as three (3) children or adults who are pregnant out of wedlock, and provided further, that the provisions of this definition shall not include children or women who receive maternity care in the home of a person to whom they are kin within the sixth degree of kindred computed according to civil law, nor does it apply to any maternity care provided by general or special hospitals licensed according to law and in which maternity treatment and care are part of the medical services performed and the care of children is brief and incidental.

(j) “ Person associated with a licensee ” means an owner, director, member of the governing body, employee, provider of care and volunteer of a human services licensee.

(k) “ Related ” means children, step-children, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, siblings of the whole or half-blood, step-siblings, nieces or nephews of the primary care provider.

(l) “ Residential child care ” means the provision of supervision, and/or protection, and meeting the basic needs of a child for twenty-four (24) hours per day, which may include services to children in a residential setting where care, lodging, maintenance and counseling or therapy for alcohol or controlled substance abuse or for any other emotional disorder or mental illness is provided for children, whether for compensation or not.

(m) “ Residential child-caring agency ” means any place or facility operated by any entity or person, public or private, providing residential child care, regardless of whether operated for profit or whether a fee is charged. Such residential child-caring agencies include, but are not limited to, maternity homes, runaway shelters, group homes that are administered by an agency, and emergency shelters that are not in private residence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-21 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 28-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-21
Status: in_force

Monies paid into or expended out of the ABLE Trust Fund by or on behalf of a designated beneficiary are exempt from all claims of creditors of the designated beneficiary if the participation agreement has not been terminated. Monies paid into the Mississippi ABLE Program and benefits accrued through the program may not be pledged for the purpose of securing a loan.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-65 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-65
Status: in_force

Sections 43-33-61 and 43-33-63 may be referred to as the “Second Supplemental Housing Authorities Law.” The Housing Authorities Law, the Supplemental Housing Authorities Law and the Second Supplemental Housing Authorities Law may be referred to as the “Housing Authorities Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-702 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-702
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-702
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares:

(a) That there exists in the State of Mississippi a severe shortage of adequate, safe and sanitary residential and rental housing available at prices or rentals within the financial means of persons of low or moderate income; that this shortage has contributed to and will contribute to the creation and persistence of substandard living conditions and is damaging to the health, welfare and prosperity of the residents of this state.

(b) That private enterprise and investment have been unable, without assistance, to produce the needed construction or rehabilitation of adequate, safe and sanitary housing at prices or rentals which persons of low or moderate income can afford and to provide sufficient long-term mortgage financing for residential or rental housing for occupancy by such persons;

(c) That the shortage of adequate and affordable housing can best be addressed through a strong, unified organization which can develop creative approaches to housing production and assistance through active cooperation of public and private entities, including federal, state and local government, private nonprofit and for profit entities, community and citizens groups, charitable organizations, and private citizens; that this organization should stimulate private development, construction and rehabilitation, develop a wide range of state housing assistance programs, engage in comprehensive planning, study, research and statewide coordination with respect to low and moderate housing, provide technical, educational and consultative services, and promote governmental and community interest in the provision of housing for low and moderate income persons in the state; that this organization should receive appropriations of public funds, should be authorized to obtain funding for its programs by issuing its bonds and notes; and that this organization should be authorized to administer available federal, state or local programs and monies and to retain for its corporate purposes all such fees and income generated thereby;

(d) To aid in remedying these conditions and to accomplish these public purposes, effective September 1, 1989, there is created a public body corporate and politic, separate and apart from the state, constituting a governmental instrumentality, to be known as the Mississippi Home Corporation, for the performance of essential public functions. The corporation shall be constituted and shall have such powers as provided in this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 39-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-9
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, such displacing agency shall make an additional payment not in excess of the maximum amount of relocation payments established by applicable federal regulations to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by the displaced person for not less than ninety (90) days before the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the property. The additional payment shall include the following elements:

(a) The amount, if any, which when added to the acquisition cost of the dwelling acquired, equals the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling which is a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling adequate to accommodate such displaced person, reasonably accessible to public services and places of employment, and available on the private market. All determinations required to carry out this paragraph shall be determined by regulations issued pursuant to Section 43-39-17 ;

(b) The amount, if any, which will compensate the displaced person for any increased interest costs and other debt service costs which the person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any such comparable replacement dwelling. The amount shall be paid only if the dwelling acquired by the displacing agency was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage which was a valid lien on the dwelling for not less than ninety (90) days before the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the dwelling. Payment determinations shall be in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to Section 43-39-17 ; and

(c) Reasonable expenses incurred by the displaced person for evidence of title, recording fees and other closing costs incident to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, but not including prepaid expenses.

(2) The additional payment authorized by this section shall be made only to a displaced person who purchases and occupies a decent, safe and sanitary replacement dwelling within one (1) year after the date on which he receives final payment from the displacing agency for the acquired dwelling, or the date on which the displacing agency's obligation under Section 43-39-13 , is met, whichever is the later date, except that the displacing agency may extend such period for good cause. If such period is extended, the payment under this section shall be based on the costs of relocating the person to a comparable replacement dwelling within one (1) year of such date.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-871 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 21-871
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-871
Status: in_force

Each CASA program shall forward annually to the association data collected pursuant to Sections 43-21-853 and 43-21-865 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-313 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-313
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-313
Status: in_force

(1) A child held in custody under order of the youth court shall be released upon a finding that a change of circumstances makes continued custody unnecessary.

(2) A written request for the release of the child from custody, setting forth the changed circumstances, may be filed by the child; by the child's parent, guardian or custodian; by the child's counsel; or by the child's guardian ad litem, if any.

(3) Based upon the facts stated in the request, the judge may direct that a hearing be held at a date, time and place as fixed by the youth court. Reasonable notice of the hearing shall be given to the child; his parent, guardian or custodian; his counsel; and his guardian ad litem, if any, prior to the hearing. At the hearing, upon receiving evidence, the youth court may grant or deny the request.

(4) A child held in custody in violation of Section 43-21-301(6) shall be immediately transferred to a proper juvenile facility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-11 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 31-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-11
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors, and, in case of emergency, the supervisor of the district, may provide for the temporary relief of a pauper until he can be removed to the county home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-18-13 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 18-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-18-13
Status: in_force

Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions or other agencies in another party state which may apply under any statutes or court decisions of this state shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof as contemplated by paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-235 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-235
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-235
Status: in_force

The governing authorities of any municipality which has delegated to its urban renewal agency or redevelopment authority the powers, duties and responsibilities relating to parking facilities as provided for in Section 43-35-201 , may, within their discretion, appoint two (2) additional members to the board of commissioners of such urban renewal agency, in addition to the five (5) members provided for in Section 43-35-33 . Such additional commissioners shall be appointed in the same manner and for the same term, and shall have the same qualifications and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of Section 43-35-33 and Section 43-35-35 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-307 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 15-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-307
Status: in_force

(1) A person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 may not be employed by or volunteer at a child care service. Any person who is required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 who knowingly undertakes employment or volunteer service with a child care service is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years.

(2) Any person who knowingly fails to inform a child care service employer of a prior conviction of a sex offense when applying or volunteering for any child care service, or who applies for employment or as a volunteer for any child care service, knowing that the person is required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 , shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-203 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-203
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county, the mayor and board of aldermen, the mayor and city council, or other governing authorities, of any municipality of the state, and guardians, trustees, and receivers in chancery are authorized and empowered to accept in full and final settlement of any indebtedness due such county or municipality (except taxes and moneys due by virtue of special assessments), guardian, trustee, or receiver, and equivalent amount of bonds of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, at par value, in exchange for such indebtedness. In the case of guardians, trustees and receivers in chancery such exchange or acceptance of such bonds shall first be approved by the chancery court having jurisdiction over such guardian, trustee or receiver.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-11 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 55-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-55-11
Status: in_force

The commission shall have staff necessary for the commission to perform its functions. The commission staff shall include an executive director. The executive director shall report directly to the commission for the purpose of giving and making recommendations on programs and laws related to volunteerism and community service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-15 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 26-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-15
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration shall furnish office space for the Department of Child Protection Services in the City of Jackson and is authorized to rent suitable quarters in the city if there is not sufficient room in one (1) of the state office buildings.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-53-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 37 / Section 53-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-53-7
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers conferred upon the council elsewhere or by other law, the council shall assist in the coordination, development and delivery of training to law enforcement professionals involved in the “TRIAD Programs,” including, but not limited to, the following subjects:

(a) Crimes against the elderly and the protection of elderly persons.

(b) Police sensitivity to the needs of elderly persons as victims, as witnesses or as victims of “vicarious victimization” which conditions impair their quality of life.

(c) Monitoring of all reported cases of elder abuse within the state.

(d) Availability of social/human services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-703 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-703
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-703
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall study the youth court system in Mississippi, and prepare a report including any proposed changes in the youth court system and/or its procedures. It shall submit the report to the Legislature, on or before October 1, 2024, along with a report detailing any legislation which may be needed to implement the plan. In preparing the report, the commission shall evaluate the existing juvenile services in the state and may recommend changes in the organizational concepts, institutions, laws and resources.

(2) In formulating its report, the commission shall take into consideration the following:

(a) Whether a uniform statewide youth court system would be desirable;

(b) How best the service needs of the state could be met in relation to the taxing and resource capacity of various multi-county districts now existing or proposed;

(c) Whether counties in a given service area or district may develop district shelters, detention centers and diagnostic centers to serve a multi-county area; and

(d) What proposals or alternatives would update or modernize the system to provide staffing for all counties and citizens.

(3) The commission, in addition to recommending the plan described in this section, shall serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination of information on the youth court system in Mississippi and shall conduct ongoing research relating to the improvement of the youth court system. Pursuant to its duties under this subsection, the commission may request the regular submission to it of such reports, information and statistics by the courts, judges, prosecuting attorneys and agencies of this state which the commission deems necessary for the development of its reports.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 35-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-7
Status: in_force

A municipality, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this article, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise. A municipality shall give consideration to this objective in exercising its powers under this article, including the formulation of a workable program, the approval of urban renewal plans (consistent with the general plan of the municipality), the exercise of its zoning powers, the enforcement of other laws, codes and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements, the disposition of any property acquired, and the provision of necessary public improvements.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-741 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 33-741
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-741
Status: in_force

The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this article that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof in keeping with the provisions of this article, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds or notes together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of such bonds or notes. The chancery court shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or proceeding by the trustee on behalf of bondholders or noteholders. The venue of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-119 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 16 / Section 27-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-119
Status: in_force

There is created a joint task force of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Child Protection Services and the Attorney General's Office consisting of the executive directors of the departments, the Attorney General, any staff persons designated by the executive directors and the Attorney General, and any other persons designated by the executive directors and the Attorney General. The joint task force shall research the issue of when each department should consider appealing court decisions that are contrary to the department's recommendations in child welfare and juvenile offender cases, and shall issue a protocol for determining the type of cases that should be appealed. The protocol shall establish the following:

(a) General guidelines to be considered for appealing a case;

(b) The type of information from case records and court records that should be entered into the appeal file; and

(c) The individuals who have authority to set the appeals process in motion and who can make final decisions about whether an appeal should be filed or not.

Not later than November 30, 1994, the joint task force shall complete its research, issue the protocol, and make recommendations to the Legislature for any administrative and legislative action necessary to properly and sufficiently address this issue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-131 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-131
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-131
Status: in_force

Any person who shall, through intentional misrepresentation, fraud, deceit or unlawful design, either acting individually or in concert with others, influence any recipient to elect any particular provider of services, or any particular type of services, for the purposes and with the intent to obtain or increase any benefit or payment under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. This section shall not prohibit prosecution under any other criminal statutes of this state or the United States.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-9 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 29-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-9
Status: in_force

Whenever a county welfare agent receives an application for assistance under this chapter, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances of the applicant to ascertain the facts supporting the application made under this chapter, and such other information as may be required by the rules of the state board. The county department and the state department shall have the power to conduct examinations, and the county board and such officers and employees as are designated by the state commissioner may also administer oaths and affirmation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-29 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 29 / Section 35-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-29
Status: in_force

Any instrument executed by a municipality and purporting to convey any right, title or interest in any property under this article shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this article in so far as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees or transferees of such property is concerned.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-117.4 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-117.4
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-117.4
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 43-13-117 , the division shall not authorize payment of part or all of the costs of care and services rendered by any entity that performs nontherapeutic abortions, maintains or operates a facility where nontherapeutic abortions are performed, or is affiliated with such an entity. For purposes of this provision, “ nontherapeutic abortions ” means abortions that are not qualified for federal matching funds under the Medicaid program, 42 USC Section 1396 et seq., and as amended hereafter, and “ affiliated with ” means having a legal relationship with another entity created or governed by one or more written instruments that demonstrates common control, ownership, franchisee status or management, or that grants a license or other authority to utilize the other entity's brand name, trademark, service mark or other registered identification mark.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-741 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-741
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-741
Status: in_force

The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this article that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof in keeping with the provisions of this article, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds or notes together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of such bonds or notes. The chancery court shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or proceeding by the trustee on behalf of bondholders or noteholders. The venue of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-217 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Section 35-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-35-217
Status: in_force

Bonds authorized and issued hereunder shall be submitted to validation in the chancery court of the county in which such parking facilities are located, in the manner and with the same force and effect as now or hereafter provided by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-8 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 47-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-8
Status: in_force

(1) Any person employed by a care facility or having a professional relationship with a care facility who receives or accepts a gift, money or thing of value in excess of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) from a patient or resident of the care facility shall make a written report of the acceptance or receipt of the gift, money or thing of value to the administrator, director or other named highest ranking management employee at the care facility. The report shall be delivered within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt or acceptance and shall contain the following information:

(a) Name of the person receiving or accepting the money, gift or thing of value;

(b) Name of the patient or resident who gave the money, gift or thing of value;

(c) A detailed description of the gift or thing of value or the amount of money accepted or received; and

(d) Any other information required by the care facility.

(2) The written report shall be maintained by the care facility as part of the permanent record of the patient or resident, and a copy of the report shall be delivered by the administrator, director or other named highest ranking management employee to the patient's or resident's responsible party, or to the next of kin or other contact person identified in the patient's or resident's file if no responsible party has been designated.

(3) Any person who fails to make or deliver a report as required under subsection (1) of this section; or fails to retain a report as part of the patient's or resident's permanent record as required by subsection (2) of this section; or fails to deliver a copy of the report to the patient's or resident's responsible party or other person as required by subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) Nothing in this section shall preclude legal proceedings against any person who steals, embezzles or misappropriates the property of a patient or resident or who otherwise exploits such patient or resident.

(5) The care facility shall not be held civilly liable for an employee's failure to make or deliver a report of an incident as required by this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-211 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-211
Status: in_force

(1) Any emergency services provider that installs a baby safety device shall post signage that is approved by the Department of Child Protection Services at the site of the device that clearly identifies the device and provides both written and pictorial instruction to the surrendering parent to open the access door, place the infant inside the device, and close the access door to engage the lock. The signage shall also clearly indicate all of the following:

(a) The maximum age of an infant who may be relinquished in accordance with this chapter.

(b) That the infant must not have been previously subjected to abuse or neglect.

(c) That by placing an infant in the newborn safety device, a parent is foregoing all parental responsibilities with respect to the infant and is giving consent for the state to take custody of the infant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-19 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-19
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for, accept or renew any waiver of requirements established under 7 USC Section 2015(o) , except during a formal state or federal declaration of a natural disaster.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-301 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-301
Status: in_force

(a) Banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations and credit unions which are subject to the laws of the State of Mississippi or of the United States of America, and mortgagees approved by the Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Administration, or Farmers Home Administration which are qualified by requirements of the United States or a political subdivision thereof to so act, are hereby authorized to make loans and advances of credit and purchases of obligations representing loans and advances of credit which are insured, guaranteed in whole or in part, or eligible for purchase in whole or in part by the Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and any successors thereof to obtain such insurance or guarantee or to sell and transfer to such agencies such loans, advances of credit, and obligations.

(b) Banks, savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies, savings and loan associations, credit unions, pension funds, and mortgagees approved by the Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Administration, or Farmers Home Administration which are subject to the laws of the State of Mississippi or of the United States of America and have met the requirements thereof, are hereby authorized to make such loans and advances of credit and purchases of obligations representing loans and advances of credit as are enumerated in subsection (a) of this section, which are secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real estate or a leasehold interest.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-53-5 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 53-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-53-5
Status: in_force

(1) The council shall advise the Department of Public Safety, sheriffs and other local law enforcement agencies, senior advocates chosen in consultation with the Area Agencies on Aging, and American Association of Retired Persons representatives in the study and evaluation of “TRIAD Programs” as an effective response to the problems of crime against elderly persons.

(2) The council may consult with experts, service providers, and representative organizations engaged in the protection of the elderly and may recommend the development of “TRIAD Programs” in the State of Mississippi to assist the elderly to avoid criminal victimization through the coordinated efforts of state, county and local law enforcement agencies and organizations which provide services for the elderly.

(3) The council may recommend policies and programs to assist law enforcement agencies to implement “TRIAD Programs,” including training and crime prevention standards and technical assistance. Such recommendations may include the following:

(a) The establishment of a statewide central clearinghouse for information and education materials.

(b) The development of innovative community police programs for the elderly.

(c) The provision of assistance by the council in the development and delivery of training for law enforcement professionals involved in the “TRIAD Programs,” including, but not limited to, the following subjects:

(i) Crimes against the elderly and the protection of elderly persons.

(ii) Police sensitivity to the needs of elderly persons as victims, witnesses or victims of “vicarious victimization,” which impairs the quality of life.

(iii) Availability of social and human services.

(d) The provision of assistance to state and local law enforcement officials and to nonprofit corporations and organizations with respect to effective policies and responses to crime against elderly persons.

(e) The promotion and facilitation of cooperation among state agencies and local government.

(f) The promotion of effective advocacy services to protect and assist elderly persons and elderly victims of crime.

(g) The evaluation of the relationship between crimes against elderly persons and other problems confronting elderly persons and the making of recommendations for effective policy responses.

(h) The collection of statistical data and research.

(i) The establishment of rules and regulations necessary to carry out the above.

For purposes of this chapter, “TRIAD Program” means the triad cooperative model developed by the American Association of Retired Persons, the National Sheriff's Association and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which calls for the participation of the sheriff, at least one (1) police chief, at least one (1) member of the American Association of Retired Persons and a representative of at least one (1) senior citizens' organization within a county and may include participation by coalitions of law enforcement, victims' services and senior citizen advocate organizations. If there is not both a sheriff and a police chief in a county or if the sheriff or a police chief does not participate, a TRIAD may include in the place of the sheriff or police chief other members of the criminal justice system, such as a district attorney.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-759 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 26 / Section 33-759
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-759
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Mississippi Affordable Housing Development Fund to be administered as a revolving fund for the provision of affordable housing to very low income, low income, and moderate income persons. The fund shall be used exclusively to support programs created or administered by the Mississippi Home Corporation under the powers granted to it by law. To this fund shall be deposited all loan repayments, penalties, and other fees and charges accruing to the fund, and any appropriations, donations, gifts, grants or loans which may be made thereto; however, no bond funds shall be deposited into the special fund unless authorized by the Legislature. Monies in the fund which are not currently needed for the programs of the Home Corporation shall be invested by the State Treasurer in such securities as are authorized for the investment of funds of the Home Corporation in Section 43-33-717(5)(e) . The interest received on any such investment shall be credited to the fund. Monies remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the state General Fund.

The State Fiscal Management Board is authorized and directed to draw warrants upon such funds from time to time upon requisition of the Home Corporation executed by its executive director, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay such warrants. The Home Corporation shall have continuing authority to expend funds up to the maximum amount received into the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-16-25 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-16-25
Status: in_force

A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed annually upon payment of a renewal fee not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and upon filing by the licensee of an annual report upon such uniform dates and upon forms provided by the licensing agency, accompanied by a current certificate of inspection and approval by the fire department and the county health department specified in Section 43-16-11 .

Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .

No governmental entity or agency shall be required to pay the fee or fees set forth in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-111 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-111
Status: in_force

(1) In any county not having a county court or family court the judge may appoint as provided in Section 43-21-123 regular or special referees who shall be attorneys at law and members of the bar in good standing to act in cases concerning children within the jurisdiction of the youth court, and a regular referee shall hold office until removed by the judge. The requirement that regular or special referees appointed pursuant to this subsection be attorneys shall apply only to regular or special referees who were not first appointed regular or special referees prior to July 1, 1991.

(2) Any referee appointed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be required to receive judicial training approved by the Mississippi Judicial College and shall be required to receive regular annual continuing education in the field of juvenile justice. The amount of judicial training and annual continuing education which shall be satisfactory to fulfill the requirements of this section shall conform with the amount prescribed by the Rules and Regulations for Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education promulgated by the Supreme Court. The Administrative Office of Courts shall maintain a roll of referees appointed under this section, shall enforce the provisions of this subsection and shall maintain records on all such referees regarding such training. Should a referee miss two (2) consecutive training sessions sponsored or approved by the Mississippi Judicial College as required by this subsection or fail to attend one (1) such training session within six (6) months of their initial appointment as a referee, the referee shall be disqualified to serve and be immediately removed as a referee and another member of the bar shall be appointed as provided in this section.

(3) The judge may direct that hearings in any case or class of cases be conducted in the first instance by the referee. The judge may also delegate his own administrative responsibilities to the referee.

(4) All hearings authorized to be heard by a referee shall proceed in the same manner as hearings before the youth court judge. A referee shall possess all powers and perform all the duties of the youth court judge in the hearings authorized to be heard by the referee.

(5) An order entered by the referee shall be mailed immediately to all parties and their counsel. A rehearing by the judge shall be allowed if any party files a written motion for a rehearing or on the court's own motion within three (3) days after notice of referee's order. The youth court may enlarge the time for filing a motion for a rehearing for good cause shown. Any rehearing shall be upon the record of the hearing before the referee, but additional evidence may be admitted in the discretion of the judge. A motion for a rehearing shall not act as a supersedeas of the referee's order, unless the judge shall so order.

(6) The salary for the referee shall be fixed on order of the judge as provided in Section 43-21-123 and shall be paid by the county out of any available funds budgeted for the youth court by the board of supervisors.

(7) Upon request of the boards of supervisors of two (2) or more counties, the judge of the chancery court may appoint a suitable person as referee to two (2) or more counties within his district, and the payment of salary may be divided in such ratio as may be agreed upon by the boards of supervisors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-18-15 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 18-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-18-15
Status: in_force

The provisions of state laws restricting out-of-state placement of children shall not apply to placements made pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 12-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-7
Status: in_force

(1) Before awarding assistance, the department shall verify eligibility for assistance by using the enhanced eligibility verification service established in Section 43-12-5(2) . The department shall also conduct enhanced eligibility verification under Section 43-12-5(2) periodically between eligibility redeterminations and during eligibility redeterminations when there is a risk of changes in income, assets, residency or other relevant factors and the department has determined that the benefits of enhanced eligibility verification outweigh the cost.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that any recipient who has moved out of state shall be terminated from the rolls of eligible recipients within three (3) months of the department being made aware of their change of residency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-17 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 29 / Section 31-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-17
Status: in_force

Money shall not be disbursed from the county treasury for the relief or support of paupers, except on the order of the board of supervisors; nor shall any obligations be incurred by the county, except by its authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-59-3 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 28 / Section 59-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-59-3
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women. The commission shall be nonpartisan, and shall be composed of thirteen (13) members to be appointed, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows:

(a) Four (4) members shall be appointed by the Governor, including a current or former food stamps recipient and a single parent;

(b) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, including a current or former college educator with expertise in women's issues;

(c) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including a health care professional knowledgeable in women's health issues; and

(d) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Attorney General, including a law professor or lawyer with expertise in women's issues.

(2) The members of the commission shall be women and men of recognized ability and achievement who are representative of the ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic and cultural diversity of the population of this state, and who have a proven record of efforts to improve the status of women. The initial term of office of one (1) member appointed by the Governor shall expire on June 30, 2002. The initial terms of office of the remaining members shall be fixed by the appointing authorities so that the term of office of one (1) member appointed by each appointing authority expires on June 30, 2003, the term of office of one (1) member appointed by each expires on June 30, 2004, and the terms of office of the remaining three (3) members expires on June 30, 2005. After the expiration of the initial terms, the terms of office of all members shall be four (4) years each, from the expiration date of the previous term. A member may not serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms. All vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term.

(3) The commission shall organize by electing a chair, vice chair and secretary from among its members for terms of two (2) years each. Any member is eligible for successive elections to office.

(4) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.

(5) Members of the commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided in Section 25-3-41 , and may receive per diem as provided in Section 25-3-69 .

(6) The Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House and Attorney General shall notify the Governor after they have made their appointments. The Governor then shall designate a place and time for the initial organizational meeting of the commission, which meeting must be before October 1, 2001.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-14 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-14
Status: in_force

(1) The licensing agency may deny a license or refuse to renew a license for any of the reasons set forth in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) Before the licensing agency may deny or refuse to renew, the applicant or person named on the license shall be entitled to a hearing in order to show cause why the license should not be denied or should be renewed.

(3) The licensing agency may suspend, revoke or restrict the license of any child-care facility upon one or more of the following grounds:

(a) Fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts;

(b) Conviction of an operator for any crime if the licensing agency finds that the act or acts for which the operator was convicted could have a detrimental effect on children cared for by any child-care facility;

(c) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the regulations governing the licensing and regulation of child-care facilities promulgated by the licensing agency;

(d) Any conduct, or failure to act, that is found or determined by the licensing agency to threaten the health or safety of children at the facility;

(e) Failure by the child-care facility to comply with the provisions of Section 43-20-8(3) regarding background checks of caregivers; and

(f) Information received by the licensing agency as a result of the criminal records background check and the child abuse registry check on all operators under Section 43-20-8 .

(4) Before the licensing agency may suspend, revoke or restrict the license of any facility, any licensee affected by that decision of the licensing agency shall be entitled to a hearing in which the licensee may show cause why the license should not be suspended, revoked or restricted.

(5) Any licensee who disagrees with or is aggrieved by a decision of the Mississippi State Department of Health in regard to the denial, refusal to renew, suspension, revocation or restriction of the license of the licensee, may appeal to the chancery court of the county in which the facility is located. The appeal shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the licensee receives written notice of the final administrative action by the Mississippi State Department of Health as to the suspension, revocation or restriction of the license of the licensee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-19 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 26-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-26-19
Status: in_force

The Department of Child Protection Services may, in its discretion, destroy or cause to be destroyed, or otherwise disposed of, any and all abandoned applications, closed case files, communications, information, memoranda, records, reports, paid checks, and files, in the office of the Department of Child Protection Services when and as they become three (3) or more completed fiscal years old and which, in the opinion of the department, are no longer useful or necessary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-557 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-557
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-557
Status: in_force

(1) At the beginning of each adjudicatory hearing, the youth court shall:

(a) verify the name, age and residence of the child who is the subject of the cause and ascertain the relationship of the parties, each to the other;

(b) ascertain whether all necessary parties are present and identify all persons participating in the hearing;

(c) ascertain whether the notice requirements have been complied with and, if not, whether the affected parties intelligently waived compliance in accordance with Section 43-21-507 ;

(d) explain to the parties the purpose of the hearing and the possible dispositional alternatives thereof; and

(e) explain to the parties:

(i) the right to counsel;

(ii) the right to remain silent;

(iii) the right to subpoena witnesses;

(iv) the right to cross-examine witnesses testifying against him; and

(v) the right to appeal.

(2) The youth court should then ascertain whether the parties before the youth court are represented by counsel. If a party before the youth court is not represented by counsel, the youth court shall ascertain whether the party understands his right to counsel. If the party wishes to retain counsel, the youth court shall continue the hearing for a reasonable time to allow the party to obtain and consult with counsel of his choosing. If an indigent child does not have counsel, the youth court shall appoint counsel to represent the child and shall continue the hearing for a reasonable time to allow the child to consult with his appointed counsel.

(3) The youth court may then inquire whether the parties admit or deny the allegations in the petition as provided in Section 43-21-553 .

(4) The youth court may at any time terminate the proceedings and dismiss the petition if the youth court finds such action to be conducive to the welfare of the child and in the best interest of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-7-67 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 7-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-7-67
Status: in_force

(1) Except during the course of an investigation carried out under Section 43-7-65 , ombudsmen shall have access to long-term care facilities for the purposes of carrying out the duties enumerated by Sections 43-7-51 through 43-7-79 during reasonable hours or at other times with the prior approval of the administrator of the long-term care facility. Access shall mean:

(a) Access to the long-term care facility;

(b) Private communication with residents and their sponsors; and

(c) The right to tour the long-term care facility unescorted.

(2) No person shall discriminate, retaliate or engage in willful interference against any resident, immediate family, resident representative or an employee of a long-term care facility due to making a complaint or giving information in good faith to the State Ombudsman Program.

(3) Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-59-1 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 35 / Section 59-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-59-1
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the public policy of this state to encourage, promote and foster the success and well-being of its citizens and to offer unobstructed access to such opportunities as exist in order that all Mississippians may realize the quality of life for their families to which they aspire. It is a higher public purpose of state government to ensure that no individual is denied the opportunity to succeed and make positive contributions to Mississippi's quality of life because of gender. It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to create a Commission on the Status of Women.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-851 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 16 / Section 21-851
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-851
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 43-21-851 through 43-21-871 , the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Association ” means the state Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association established under Section 43-21-865 .

(b) “ Court ” means youth court or, if there is no youth court in the county where the CASA program is located, then chancery court.

(c) “ Court-appointed special advocate case ” or “ CASA case ” means a child or group of siblings who are within the jurisdiction of the court as a result of abuse, neglect or dependency proceedings and for whom the court has appointed and the program director has assigned a CASA volunteer.

(d) “ Court-appointed special advocate program ” or “ CASA program ” means a program by which trained community volunteers are provided to the court for appointment to represent the best interests of children who have come into the court system as a result of dependency, abuse or neglect.

(e) “ Court-appointed special advocate volunteer ” or “ CASA volunteer ” means a person who completes training through, and is supervised by, a CASA program and appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of dependent, abused or neglected children in court.

(f) “ Local board ” means the local board of directors appointed or selected pursuant to Section 43-21-853 to govern a local CASA program.

(g) “ Program director ” means the director of each local CASA program selected under Section 43-21-853 .

(h) “ State board ” means the state board of directors elected under Section 43-21-865 .

(i) “ State director ” means the director of the state association provided for in Section 43-21-869 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-33 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 28 / Section 29-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-33
Status: in_force

No suit shall be maintained in any court for the purpose of compelling an award of assistance or to enforce payment of any award of assistance made under the provisions of this chapter. Awards made hereunder shall in no case create any vested or other rights for assistance in the recipients.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-305 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-305
Status: in_force

A person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 may not own or operate a child care service. Any person who is required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 who knowingly owns or operates a child care service is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-701 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-701
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-701
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Home Corporation Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-311 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 21-311
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-311
Status: in_force

(1) When a child is taken into custody, he shall immediately be informed of:

(a) The reason for his custody;

(b) The time within which review of the custody shall be held;

(c) His rights during custody including his right to counsel;

(d) All rules and regulations of the place at which he is held;

(e) The time and place of the detention hearing when the time and place is set; and

(f) The conditions of his custody which shall be in compliance with the detention requirements provided in Section 43-21-301(6) .

These rights shall be posted where the child may read them, and such rights must be read to the child when he or she is taken into custody.

(2) When a child is taken into custody, the child may immediately telephone his parent, guardian or custodian; his counsel; and personnel of the youth court. Thereafter, he shall be allowed to telephone his counsel or any personnel of the youth court at reasonable intervals. Unless the judge or his designee finds that it is against the best interest of the child, he may telephone his parent, guardian or custodian at reasonable intervals.

(3) When a child is taken into custody, the child may be visited by his counsel and authorized personnel of the youth court at any time. Unless the judge or his designee finds it to be against the best interest of the child, he may be visited by his parent, guardian or custodian during visiting hours which shall be regularly scheduled at least three (3) days per week. The youth court may establish rules permitting visits by other persons.

(4) Except for the child's counsel, guardian ad litem and authorized personnel of the youth court, no person shall interview or interrogate a child held in a detention or shelter facility unless approval therefor has first been obtained from the judge or his designee. When a child in a detention or shelter facility is represented by counsel or has a guardian ad litem, no person may interview or interrogate the child concerning the violation of a state or federal law, or municipal or county ordinance by the child unless in the presence of his counsel or guardian ad litem or with their consent.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-455 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-455
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-455
Status: in_force

(1) The petition shall set forth plainly and concisely with particularity:

(a) identification of the child, including his full name, birth date, age, sex and residence;

(b) identification of the parent, guardian or custodian including the name and residence of the child's parents, the name and residence of the child's legal guardian, if there be one, any person or agency in whose custody the child may be and the child's nearest relative if no parent or guardian be known;

(c) a statement of the facts, including the facts which bring the child within the jurisdiction of the youth court and which show the child is a delinquent child, a child in need of supervision, a neglected child or an abused child;

(d) in petitions alleging delinquency, a citation of the statute or ordinance which the child is alleged to have violated. Error in or omission of the citation shall not be grounds for dismissing the petition or for a reversal of the adjudication based thereon if the error or omission did not mislead the child to his prejudice.

(e) a prayer for the type of adjudicatory relief sought; and

(f) if any of the facts herein required are not known by the petitioner.

(2) Two (2) or more offenses may, in the discretion of the youth court, be alleged in the same petition in a separate count for each offense.

(3) Two (2) or more children may be the subject of the same petition if:

(a) they are siblings; and

(b) they are alleged to be neglected or abused from a common source of mistreatment or neglect.

(4) Where the child is alleged to be a delinquent child, the petition must recite factual allegations with the same particularity required in a criminal indictment but need not have the technical form of a criminal indictment.

(5) The petition may contain a motion to transfer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-201 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 27-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-201
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this section is to outline and structure a long-range proposal in addition to certain immediate objectives for improvements in the juvenile facilities of the Division of Youth Services of the Mississippi Department of Human Services in order to provide modern and efficient rehabilitation facilities for juvenile offenders in Mississippi, who are committing an increasing percentage of serious and violent crimes.

(2) The Division of Youth Services shall establish, maintain and operate an Adolescent Opportunity Program (AOP) throughout the state, which may include non-Medicaid assistance eligible juveniles. Beginning July 1, 2016, subject to availability of funds appropriated therefor by the Legislature, AOP professional services, salaries, facility offices, meeting rooms and related supplies and equipment may be provided through contract with local mental health or other nonprofit community organizations. Each AOP must incorporate evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention that includes two (2) or more of the following elements: academic, tutoring, literacy, mentoring, vocational training, substance abuse treatment, family counseling and anger management. Programs may include, but shall not be limited to, after school and weekend programs, job readiness programs, home detention programs, community service conflict resolution programs, restitution and community service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-307 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-307
Status: in_force

This article is to be construed as power additional and not in derogation of existing laws. Therefore, no law of this state requiring security upon which loans or investments may be made, or prescribing the nature, amount or form of such security, or prescribing or limiting interest rates upon loans or investments, or limiting investments of capital or deposits, or prescribing or limiting the period for which loans or investments may be made, shall be deemed to apply to loans or investments made pursuant to Sections 43-33-301 through 43-33-305 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-11 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 28-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-28-11
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Trust Fund as an instrumentality of the state to be administered by the Department of Rehabilitation Services in consultation with the Treasury Department. The ABLE Trust Fund shall consist of state appropriations, monies acquired from other governmental or private sources and money remitted in accordance with ABLE participation agreements, and shall receive and hold all payments, contributions and deposits intended for it as well as gifts, bequests, endowments or federal, state or local grants and any other public or private source of funds and all earnings on the fund until disbursed as provided under this section. The amounts on deposit in the trust fund shall not constitute property of the state. Amounts on deposit in the trust fund may not be commingled with state funds, and the state may have no claim to or interest in such funds. ABLE participation agreements or any other contract entered into by or on behalf of the trust do not constitute a debt or obligation of the state, and no account owner is entitled to any amounts except for those amounts on deposit in or accrued to their account.

The ABLE Trust Fund shall continue in existence as long as it holds any funds belonging to an account owner or otherwise has any obligations to any person or entity until its existence is terminated by the Legislature based on the recommendation of the Mississippi ABLE Board, and remaining assets on deposit in the fund are returned to account owners or transferred to the state in accordance with unclaimed property laws.

(2) There are created the following three (3) separate accounts within the ABLE Trust Fund:

(a) The administrative account, which shall accept, deposit and disburse funds for the purpose of administering and marketing the program;

(b) The endowment account, which shall receive and deposit accounts received in connection with the sales of interests in the ABLE Trust Fund other than amounts for the administrative account and other than amounts received pursuant to a participation agreement. Amounts on deposit in the endowment account may be applied as specified by the board for any purpose related to the program; and

(c) The program account, which shall receive, invest and disburse amounts pursuant to participation agreements.

(3) Payments received by the board on behalf of account owners from other payors or any other source, public or private, shall be placed in the ABLE Trust Fund, or in the event ABLE accounts are established in other states pursuant to an agreement entered into with a contracting state or consortium state, and the board shall cause there to be maintained separate records and accounts for individual account owners, as may be required under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, and any other applicable federal law.

(4) Account owners and any other payors or contributors shall be permitted only to contribute cash or any other form of payment or contribution as is permitted under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, and approved by the board.

(5) The account owner retains ownership of all amounts on deposit in his or her account with the Mississippi ABLE Program up to the date of withdrawal of qualified disability expense transactions. Earnings derived from investment of the contributions shall be considered to be held in trust in the same manner as contributions, except as applied for purposes of maintaining and administrating the program as provided in this chapter. Amounts on deposit in an account owner's account shall be available for expenses and penalties imposed by the board for the program as disclosed in the ABLE participation agreement.

(6) The assets of the ABLE Trust Fund shall be preserved, invested and expended solely pursuant to and for the purposes of this chapter and shall not be loaned or otherwise transferred or used by the state for any other purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-913 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-913
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-913
Status: in_force

The licensing agency shall make inspections to determine ongoing compliance with the laws and regulations governing the licensure of juvenile detention facilities. Inspections shall be made at least twice a year, but additional inspections may be made as often as deemed necessary by the licensing agency. The licensing agency is not required to provide any notice to the facility before making an inspection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 29-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-29-7
Status: in_force

Application for assistance under this chapter shall be made to the county welfare agent of the county in which the applicant resides. The application shall be made in writing or reduced to writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the state department. Such application shall contain such information as may be prescribed by the state department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-751 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-751
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-33-751
Status: in_force

The directors shall comply with the provisions of Section 25-4-101 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-7 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 31-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-7
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall prescribe such rules as it may deem expedient for the government and support of the county home, and may discharge any superintendent and employ another.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-14 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-14
Status: in_force

(1) The licensing agency may deny a license or refuse to renew a license for any of the reasons set forth in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) Before the licensing agency may deny or refuse to renew, the applicant or person named on the license shall be entitled to a hearing in order to show cause why the license should not be denied or should be renewed.

(3) The licensing agency may suspend, revoke or restrict the license of any child-care facility upon one or more of the following grounds:

(a) Fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts;

(b) Conviction of an operator for any crime if the licensing agency finds that the act or acts for which the operator was convicted could have a detrimental effect on children cared for by any child-care facility;

(c) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the regulations governing the licensing and regulation of child-care facilities promulgated by the licensing agency;

(d) Any conduct, or failure to act, that is found or determined by the licensing agency to threaten the health or safety of children at the facility;

(e) Failure by the child-care facility to comply with the provisions of Section 43-20-8(3) regarding background checks of caregivers; and

(f) Information received by the licensing agency as a result of the criminal records background check and the child abuse registry check on all operators under Section 43-20-8 .

(4) Before the licensing agency may suspend, revoke or restrict the license of any facility, any licensee affected by that decision of the licensing agency shall be entitled to a hearing in which the licensee may show cause why the license should not be suspended, revoked or restricted.

(5) Any licensee who disagrees with or is aggrieved by a decision of the Mississippi State Department of Health in regard to the denial, refusal to renew, suspension, revocation or restriction of the license of the licensee, may appeal to the chancery court of the county in which the facility is located. The appeal shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the licensee receives written notice of the final administrative action by the Mississippi State Department of Health as to the suspension, revocation or restriction of the license of the licensee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-859 — MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18 / Section 21-859
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-859
Status: in_force

(1) The clerk of court shall:

(a) Notify and provide a copy of all dependency, abuse and neglect petitions to the program director, as soon as the court makes a referral to the program director for assignment of a CASA volunteer to the case;

(b) Provide a copy of all court orders issued pursuant to this section; and

(c) Notify the program director of all scheduled court hearings for cases to which a CASA volunteer has been assigned.

(2) Upon appointment by the court to represent a child, the CASA volunteer will have access to information and records as previously set out in Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 43-21-121 .