Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.59 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.59
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.59
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2007, any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Boy Scouts of America. Subject to the approval of the State Tax Commission, the distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Andrew Jackson Council, Boy Scouts of America, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

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

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

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Andrew Jackson Council, Boy Scouts of America, or its successor by merger or otherwise. The Andrew Jackson Council shall distribute the fees so received to the councils of the Boy Scouts of America with council boundaries covering any part of the State of Mississippi, including the Andrew Jackson Council, with the fees to be distributed to each of those councils on the basis of the fees generated by the purchase of the distinctive license tags within the counties covered by the particular council boundary. The State Tax Commission shall furnish to the Andrew Jackson Council such information as is necessary for the Andrew Jackson Council to distribute the fees in the manner herein provided. The Andrew Jackson Council is authorized to deduct an administrative fee from the fees distributed to the councils in such amount as is approved by the individual councils receiving the fees to be distributed.

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

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

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

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

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

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(2) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2010.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-505 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 67-505
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-505
Status: in_force

There is hereby levied, assessed and shall be collected from each salesman, as defined herein, a tax of three percent (3%) of the gross amount of the orders taken where delivery is made to a consumer located in this state and when the merchandise is for consumption by the said customer.

Provided, however, that, in the case of the solicitation or taking of orders for merchandise from retailers for resale in the regular course of business, the tax shall be paid at the rate of one eighth of one percent (1/8 of 1%) of the total amount of such orders.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 115-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-33
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(5) Any person who appeals the award of a lottery procurement for the supply of a lottery ticket shall be liable for all costs of appeal and defense in the event the appeal is denied or the contract award upheld. Costs of appeal and defense may include, but should not be limited to, court costs, bond, legal fees and loss of income to the corporation resulting from institution of the appeal if, upon the motion of the corporation, the court finds the appeal to have been frivolous.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.298 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-56.298
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.298
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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

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

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

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

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-61 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 107-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-61
Status: in_force

The state bond commission is hereby authorized and empowered to utilize any of its statutory powers, particularly Chapter 519, Laws of 1968, in carrying out its functions under Sections 27-107-51 through 27-107-61 and in the repayment of principal and interest on indebtedness due the state treasury or any general fund agency or special fund agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-87 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-87
Status: in_force

(1) Any person making the returns and reports required by this article, who shall knowingly declare or swear falsely, shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years.

(2) If any individual, corporation, partnership or fiduciary, or any officer, employee, or representative thereof, or member of a partnership, required to pay any tax, make any return, or supply any information or exhibit any books, or records, when requested to do so by the commissioner, or any agent designated by the commissioner, whether with reference to their own returns or not, willfully refuses to do so, the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both. Failure by any of the previously mentioned entities to supply information pursuant to a written request within a reasonable amount of time may subject the entity to a civil penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per each written request.

(3) Any person violating the provisions of Section 27-7-83 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both, at the discretion of the court, and if the offender be an officer or employee of the state, he shall be dismissed from office and be incapable of holding any public office in this state for a period of five (5) years thereafter.

(4)(a) Any preparer who is grossly negligent in the preparation of a tax return shall be liable for a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each return so prepared. Every paid preparer must legibly sign each return prepared and must also furnish his federal employer identification number or preparer tax identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, the term “ grossly negligent ” shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) Submission of returns reflecting a tax liability that is understated by twenty-five percent (25%) or greater.

(ii) Submission of returns containing errors affecting the calculation of tax after being notified of these types of errors by the department.

(iii) Submission of returns claiming a position that is not reasonably sustainable by the department, Board of Tax Appeals or an appropriate appellate court.

(iv) Submission of returns reporting deductions, exemptions or other reductions to income that cannot be documented to support the return.

(c) The penalty provided for in this subsection may be imposed for each return that a preparer has so prepared.

(d) If a paid preparer is assessed a penalty under this subsection and he fails to legibly sign each return and include his federal employer identification number or preparer tax identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service, the paid preparer shall be liable for a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) in addition to any other penalty authorized by this subsection.

(e) If any person is found to be engaging in the activity of preparing tax returns for others after being penalized as provided for in this subsection, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to proceed to seek an injunction to prevent the person from continuing the preparation of returns.

(5) Any individual, corporation or other entity who fails to file a return, or fails to file a complete return, within the prescribed time including extensions and after a written request therefor from the Department of Revenue may be subject to a penalty. The penalty is Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per incomplete or omitted attachment or schedule. The maximum penalty per return is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). The required schedules or attachments are to be specified by the commissioner in the Income Tax Regulations or the instructions with the tax forms.

(6) The commissioner shall make assessments against and effect collection from persons who are subjected to a penalty under this section in the same manner that is provided for the assessment and collection of taxes levied by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-27 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 53-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-27
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from the taxes authorized by this chapter:

(a) In transit homes subject to the motor vehicle ad valorem tax law.

(b) Any manufactured home or mobile home located on land which is owned by the same person owning and occupying said manufactured home or mobile home which was assessed on the land rolls at the effective date of this chapter.

(c) Manufactured homes or mobile homes owned by and/or in the possession of a dealer as merchandise.

(d) Any nonresident member of the armed forces of the United States of America owning and living in a manufactured home or mobile home within the state in compliance with military orders.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-203 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 104-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-203
Status: in_force

From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent, audit fee, personnel fee or other charge for services or resources received. The provisions of this section shall not apply (a) to grants, contracts, pass-through funds, project fees or other charges for services between state agencies and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of Education, nor (b) to charges for services between the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of Education, nor (c) to federal grants, pass-through funds, cost allocation charges, surplus property charges or project fees between state agencies as approved or determined by the State Fiscal Officer, nor (d) telecommunications, data center services, and/or other information technology services that are used on an as-needed basis and those costs shall be passed through to the using agency, nor (e) to federal grants, special funds, or pass-through funds, available for payment by state agencies to the Department of Finance and Administration related to Mississippi Management and Reporting Systems (MMRS) Statewide Application charges and utilities as approved or determined by the State Fiscal Officer, nor (f) to grants, contracts, pass-through funds, project fees or charges for services between the State Department of Health and the State Department of Revenue, and other state agencies or entities, including, but not limited to, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of Education, for the operation of the medical cannabis program as established by the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, nor (g) to charges between the Department of Human Services and the Department of Child Protection Services for services or resources received by either department from the other. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of Education shall retain the authority to charge and be charged for expenditures that they deemed nonrecurring in nature by the State Fiscal Officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-81 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 35-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-81
Status: in_force

(1) If the assessment is conducted by or under the direction of the assessor, the assessor shall complete the assessment of both real and personal property and file the roll or rolls with the clerk of the board of supervisors on or before the first Monday in July of each year. He shall make an affidavit and append it to each roll, showing that he has faithfully endeavored to ascertain and assess all the persons and property in his county, that he has not omitted any person or thing, or placed upon, or accepted an under valuation of any property, through fear, favor or partiality, and that he has required every taxpayer to make the oath required to be taken by the person rendering a list of his taxable property wherever possible. The assessor shall file with the roll or rolls, under oath, a list showing the name of every taxpayer who has failed or refused to make oath to his tax lists.

(2) If the roll or rolls are not filed as required by this section on or before the first Monday in July of each year, the board of supervisors at its July meeting shall adopt an order showing the failure of the roll or rolls to be filed and shall certify to the Department of Revenue a statement showing such failure and the time necessary to complete the roll or rolls.

(3) Upon receipt of such certificate from the board of supervisors of any county, the Department of Revenue shall provide when such roll shall be completed and filed, and the date when the board of supervisors shall meet to equalize the roll or rolls, and the time when objections to the assessments contained in such roll or rolls, shall be heard by the board of supervisors, provided that not less than ten (10) days' notice shall be given prior to the hearing of such objections. When such roll or rolls shall be filed, they shall be dealt with in all respects as now provided by law except as to the time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-52 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-52
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-52
Status: in_force

Any federal judge or magistrate, any justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, any judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, any chancellor or circuit court judge, any county court judge, any senior judge on senior status appointed under Section 9-1-107 , the United States Attorney or any attorney assigned to his office, or any state district attorney or assistant district attorney, upon the payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, may, upon request, be issued a motor vehicle license tag by the Department of Revenue whose number cannot be traced except by a law enforcement agency upon a request directed to the Department of Revenue that is related to a legitimate law enforcement purpose. The motor vehicle license tag letters or numbers, or both, shall be assigned by the Department of Revenue and the tag shall be indistinguishable from a regular motor vehicle license tag. The tag shall be applied for at the county tax collector's office and the application shall be directed to the Department of Revenue for issuance of the tag by whatever method the department considers appropriate. For all purposes, other than the issuance of the tag and its inability to be traced, the tag shall be treated in the same manner as a regular motor vehicle license tag.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-5 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-5
Status: in_force

There is hereby levied the following annual highway privilege tax on operators of private carriers of passengers as reasonable compensation for the use of the highways of this state:

(a) On the owner or operator of each private carrier of passengers․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․ $15.00

(b) On each motorcycle, per annum․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․ 8.00
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 115-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-19
Status: in_force

(1) The corporation shall conduct and administer lottery games to result in maximization of revenues to the State of Mississippi. The corporation, its employees, and the members of the board shall provide for the efficient and effective operation of lottery games which ensure the integrity of the lottery and maintain the dignity of the state and the general welfare of its citizens.

(2) The corporation, in pursuing the objectives and purposes of this chapter, may:

(a) Sue and be sued in its corporate name.

(b) Adopt a corporate seal and a symbol.

(c) Hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, and service marks and enforce its rights with respect thereto.

(d) Register to do business in Mississippi and appoint agents upon which process may be served.

(e) Enter into written agreements with one or more other states or sovereigns for the operation, marketing and promotion of a joint lottery or joint-lottery games.

(f) Acquire real property and make improvements thereon.

(g) Make, solicit and request proposals and offers, and execute and effectuate any and all agreements or contracts, including, but not limited to:

(i) Contracts that provide for the placement of commercial advertising on tickets.

(ii) Contracts for the purchase and/or lease of real property as are necessary for the operation and promotion of the lottery.

(iii) Any contract and/or agreement necessary for the implementation, operation, and promotion of the lottery and this chapter.

(h) Adopt and amend such bylaws, rules and regulations, with the approval of the board as it deems necessary to administer this chapter.

(3) The corporation shall:

(a) Supervise and administer the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the administrative rules and regulations adopted by the board.

(b) Submit quarterly and annual reports to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor, the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, and the Commissioner of Revenue containing financial information and projections which include, but are not limited to, disclosure of gross revenues, expenses and net proceeds for the period.

(c) Adopt by administrative rules and regulations a system of continuous internal audits.

(d) Maintain weekly or more frequent records of lottery transactions, including distribution of tickets to lottery retailers, revenues received, claims for prizes, prizes paid and all other financial transactions of the corporation.

(e) Adopt by administrative rules and regulations a code of ethics for officers and employees of the corporation to carry out the standards of conduct established by this chapter.

(f) Adopt by administrative rules and regulations guidelines for the disposal of lottery property if the corporation is dissolved.

(4) There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, the corporation, its governing board, staff, agents, vendors, or employees, arising out of or in connection with the issuance, failure to issue, or delivery of a lottery ticket.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 53-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-15
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(3) If the title to a manufactured home or mobile home has been permanently retired to real property under Section 63-21-30 , then the county tax assessor shall enter the manufactured home or mobile home on the land rolls and tax it as real property on the land on which it is located from the date of recordation of the affidavit of affixation. Upon the filing of the affidavit of affixation in the land records, the manufactured home or mobile home shall be considered real property for ad valorem taxation and for all other purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 31-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-19
Status: in_force

There shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes now levied or hereafter levied by the State of Mississippi, or any county, municipality, levee district, school, or any other taxing district within the state, all oil, gas, and petroleum products, whether produced within or without the state, which oil, gas or petroleum products are owned by a person, firm, or corporation operating a refinery for the refining of oil, gas or petroleum products in the state, and either (1) are in transit to or situated at an in-state refinery for refining thereat; (2) are in the process of being refined at such a refinery; or (3) have been refined at such refinery and are still owned by or in the hands of the refiner. Such exemption shall also extend to such oil, gas and petroleum products owned by any corporation controlled by, under common control with, or controlling such a refiner; provided, however, that the exemption afforded by this section shall not extend to those finished petroleum products incident to regular, normal, and customary marketing operations held in temporary storage at marketing bulk plants outside refinery property, including storage facilities from which a finished product is marketed in the state and from which a finished product is shipped out of the state for marketing, or at retail service stations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-25 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 69-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-25
Status: in_force

All taxes and penalties imposed under the provisions of this chapter remaining due and unpaid shall constitute a debt to the State of Mississippi, which may be collected from the person owing same by suit or otherwise.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-4 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 67-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-4
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this article, a “ mail order sale ” is a sale of tangible personal property or specified digital products, ordered by mail or other means as described in subsection (2)(e), to a purchaser who is in this state at the time the order is remitted, from a person who receives the order in another state of the United States, or in a commonwealth, territory or other area under the jurisdiction of the United States, and which person transports the property or products or causes the property or products to be transported, whether or not by mail, from any jurisdiction of the United States, including this state, to the purchaser in this state who ordered the property or products or to another person in this state for whom the purchaser ordered the property. For purposes of this definition, it will be presumed that every purchaser resident in this state who remits an order shall have been in this state at the time the order was remitted.

(2) Every person doing business in this state who makes a mail order sale is subject to the power of this state to levy and collect the tax imposed by this article when:

(a) The person is a corporation doing business under the laws of this state or a person domiciled in, a resident of, or a citizen of, this state;

(b) The person maintains retail establishments or offices in this state, whether the mail order sales thus subject to taxation by this state result from or are related in any other way to the activities of such establishments or offices;

(c) The person has agents in this state who solicit business or transact business on his behalf, whether the mail order sales thus subject to taxation by this state result from or are related in any other way to such solicitation or transaction of business;

(d) The property was delivered in this state in fulfillment of a sales contract that was entered into in this state, in accordance with applicable conflict of laws rules, when a purchaser in this state accepted an offer by ordering the property;

(e) The person, by purposefully or systematically exploiting the consumer market provided by this state by any media-assisted, media-facilitated or media-solicited means, including, but not limited to, direct mail advertising, unsolicited distribution of catalogues, computer-assisted shopping, television, radio or other electronic media, or magazine or newspaper advertisements or other media, creates nexus with this state;

(f) Through compact or reciprocity with another jurisdiction of the United States, that jurisdiction uses its taxing power and its jurisdiction over the retailer in support of this state's taxing power; or

(g) The person consents, expressly or by implication, to the imposition of the tax imposed by this part.

(3) Every person engaged in the business of making mail order sales is subject to the requirements of this article for cooperation in collection of taxes and in administration of this article, except that no fee shall be imposed upon such person for carrying out any required activity.

(4) The tax required under this section to be collected, and any amount unreturned to a purchaser that is not tax but was collected from the purchaser under the representation that it was tax, constitute funds of the State of Mississippi from the moment of collection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-113 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 103-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-113
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Legislative Budget Office to prepare an overall balanced budget of the entire expenses and income of the state for each fiscal year, which budget shall encompass the operations of all general-fund agencies and all special-fund agencies and the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Division of State Aid Road Construction of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Beginning with the 1996 fiscal year, such budget shall be prepared in a format which will include performance measurement data associated with the various programs operated by each agency. Said overall budget shall be completed prior to December 15 before the convening of the Legislature at the regular session.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-69 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 65-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-69
Status: in_force

Every warrant issued to a sheriff of any county of this state, or to a special agent of the State Tax Commission, shall provide that the State Tax Commission will indemnify and save harmless the said sheriff or special agent against all damages which he may sustain in consequence of the seizure and sale of the property, and the commissioner is hereby authorized to pay all obligations which may accrue by reason of the issuance and execution of any warrant authorized by this chapter, out of funds appropriated by the Legislature to defray the expenses of the State Tax Commission. Any claimant shall be barred of any action against the sheriff or special agent of the tax commission for damages sustained by the same as a consequence of the levying of process authorized by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-155 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 104-155
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-155
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall develop and operate a searchable website that includes information on expenditures of state funds from all funding sources. The website shall have a unique and simplified website address, and the department shall require each agency that maintains a generally accessible Internet site or for which a generally accessible Internet site is maintained to include a link on the front page of the agency's Internet site to the searchable website required under this section.

(a) With regard to disbursement of funds, the website shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) The name and principal location of the entity or recipients of the funds, excluding release of information relating to an individual's place of residence, the identity of recipients of state or federal assistance payments, and any other information deemed confidential by state or federal law relating to privacy rights;

(ii) The amount of state funds expended;

(iii) A descriptive purpose of the funding action or expenditure;

(iv) The funding source of the expenditure;

(v) The budget program or activity of the expenditure;

(vi) The specific source of authority and descriptive purpose of the expenditure, to include a link to the funding authorization document(s) in a searchable PDF form;

(vii) The specific source of authority for the expenditure including, but not limited to, a grant, subgrant, contract, or the general discretion of the agency director, provided that if the authority is a grant, subgrant or contract, the website entry shall include a grant, subgrant or contract number or similar information that clearly identifies the specific source of authority. The information required under this paragraph includes data relative to tax exemptions and credits;

(viii) The expending agency;

(ix) The type of transaction;

(x) The expected performance outcomes achieved for the funding action or expenditure;

(xi) Links to any state audit or report relating to the entity or recipient of funds or the budget program or activity or agency; and

(xii) Any other information deemed relevant by the Department of Finance and Administration.

(b) When the expenditure of state funds involves the expenditure of bond proceeds, the searchable website must include a clear, detailed description of the purpose of the bonds, a current status report on the project or projects being financed by the bonds, and a current status report on the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds.

(c) The searchable website must include access to an electronic summary of each grant, including amendments; subgrant, including amendments; contract, including amendments; and payment voucher that includes, wherever possible, a hyperlink to the actual document in a searchable PDF format, subject to the restrictions in paragraph (d) of this section. The Department of Finance and Administration may cooperate with other agencies to accomplish the requirements of this paragraph.

(d) Nothing in Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall permit or require the disclosure of trade secrets or other proprietary information, including confidential vendor information, or any other information that is required to be confidential by state or federal law.

(e) The information available from the searchable website must be updated no later than fourteen (14) days after the receipt of data from an agency, and the Department of Finance and Administration shall require each agency to provide to the department access to all data that is required to be accessible from the searchable website within fourteen (14) days of each expenditure, grant award, including amendments; subgrant, including amendments; or contract, including amendments; executed by the agency.

(f) The searchable website must include all information required by this section for all transactions that are initiated in fiscal year 2015 or later. In addition, all information that is included on the searchable website from the date of the inception of the website until July 1, 2014, must be maintained on the website according to the requirements of this section before July 1, 2014, and remain accessible for ten (10) years from the date it was originally made available. All data on the searchable website must remain accessible to the public for a minimum of ten (10) years.

(g) For the purposes of this subsection (1), the term “contract” includes, but is not limited to, personal and professional services contracts.

(2) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall create the IHL Accountability and Transparency website to include its executive office and the institutions of higher learning no later than July 1, 2012. This website shall:

(a) Provide access to existing financial reports, financial audits, budgets and other financial documents that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend and account for appropriated funds;

(b) Have a unique and simplified website address;

(c) Be directly accessible via a link from the main page of the Department of Finance and Administration website, as well as the IHL website and the main page of the website of each institution of higher learning;

(d) Include other links, features or functionality that will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public financial information;

(e) Report expenditure information currently available within these enterprise resource planning (ERP) computer systems; and

(f) Design the reporting format using the existing capabilities of these ERP computer systems.

(3) The Mississippi Community College Board shall create the Community and Junior Colleges Accountability and Transparency website to include its executive office and the community and junior colleges no later than July 1, 2012. This website shall:

(a) Provide access to existing financial reports, financial audits, budgets and other financial documents that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend and account for appropriated funds;

(b) Have a unique and simplified website address;

(c) Be directly accessible via a link from the main page of the Department of Finance and Administration website, as well as the Mississippi Community College Board website and the main page of the website of each community and junior college;

(d) Include other links, features or functionality that will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public financial information;

(e) Report expenditure information currently available within the computer system of each community and junior college; and

(f) Design the reporting format using the existing capabilities of the computer system of each community and junior college.

(4) Not later than January 1, 2016, the owner or owners of a community hospital, as defined in Section 41-13-10 , shall create and maintain an accountability and transparency website for the community hospital or set up a separate section for the community hospital on the current website of the owner or owners. This website of the community hospital or section of the website of the owner or owners shall:

(a) Provide access to existing financial reports, financial audits, budgets and other financial documents of the community hospital that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend and account for public funds;

(b) Have a unique and simplified website address if it is a new website for the community hospital, or be an easily accessible section of the website of the owner or owners;

(c) Include links, features or functionality that will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public financial information of the community hospital;

(d) Report expenditure information of the community hospital in functional expenditure categories that is currently available within the computer system of the community hospital; and

(e) Design the reporting format using the existing capabilities of the computer system or systems of the owner or owners of the community hospital.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-81 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-81
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may from time to time make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this article, as he may deem necessary to enforce its provisions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-6 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 41-6
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-6
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the governing authorities of any municipality, in their discretion, may defer for a period of up to three (3) years ad valorem tax on real property and/or inventory, including ad valorem taxes imposed on commodities, products, goods, wares and merchandise held for resale, with the exception of school ad valorem taxes, levied upon any new capital investments in land, buildings, or depreciable fixed assets and improvements within the municipality made by any business or entity having less than fifty (50) employees whenever the new investment of such business or entity is at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), in the aggregate, and such new investment provides for the employment of at least five (5) new employees.

(2) The deferral of taxes provided for under subsection (1) of this section may be authorized by resolution duly adopted and entered upon the minutes of the governing authorities of the municipality following receipt of an application filed with the governing authorities by the business or entity describing in detail:

(a) The total dollar amount of new capital investments proposed to be made;

(b) The property for which ad valorem taxation deferral is requested;

(c) A timetable for completion of the new capital investment project;

(d) A demonstration that the business or entity is financially sound and is likely to fulfill its commitments; and

(e) Any other information that the governing authorities of the municipality may require.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-19.1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 31-19.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-19.1
Status: in_force

(1) A person, firm, or corporation operating a refinery for the refining of oil, gas or petroleum products and owning oil, gas or petroleum products, whether produced within or without the state, which (a) are located at such a refinery prior to being refined, (b) are in the process of being refined at such refinery, or (c) have been refined at such refinery and are stored at such refinery, and which are subject to ad valorem taxes levied or hereafter levied by any county, municipality, levee district, school district or any other taxing authority of the state or a political subdivision thereof shall be allowed a tax credit for the amount of all ad valorem taxes payable by the person, firm or corporation that are attributable to such oil, gas or petroleum products. The tax credit may be applied against other ad valorem taxes payable on other taxable refinery property of such person, firm or corporation by the same county, municipality, levee district, school district or any other taxing authority of the state or a political subdivision thereof. However, the amount of credit that may be utilized during a taxable year cannot exceed the ad valorem tax liability of the person, firm or corporation on such other property for the taxable year. The tax credit provided by this section shall also extend to ad valorem taxes payable that are attributable to such oil, gas and petroleum products owned by any corporation controlled by or under common control with, or controlling such refiner; however, the tax credit shall not extend to those finished petroleum products no longer at the refinery incident to regular, normal and customary marketing operations held in temporary storage at marketing bulk plants outside refinery property, including storage facilities from which a finished product is marketed in the state and from which a finished product is shipped out of the state for marketing, or at retail service stations.

(2) The administration of the tax credit provided by this section will be performed by the tax assessor and/or tax collector of the county in which each refinery is located, and may include a credit applied by the tax assessor against the assessed value of other taxable property, or a credit applied by the tax collector against taxes on other taxable property which have been determined but not yet billed.

(3) Any amount of ad valorem taxes applied and used as a tax credit under Section 27-7-22.5, Mississippi Code of 1972 , may not be applied and used as a tax credit under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-335 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 105-335
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-335
Status: in_force

In the event no financial institution qualifies as county depository as provided by law prior to the first Monday in January, 1986, or does not qualify on or before said date annually thereafter, and the board of supervisors does not designate a county depository which qualifies hereunder, then the tax collector and the surety or sureties on his official bond may call upon the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance to designate, and the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance shall designate a depository for said county, which shall qualify as hereinabove provided, and which shall act as county depository for said county until a depository is selected for said county and qualified as hereinabove provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-301 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 59-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-301
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue, hereinafter called the commission or the department, is hereby vested with the sole power and authority, and is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the terms and provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-5 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-5
Status: in_force

(1) All privilege taxes levied and imposed by this chapter shall be paid in addition to any and all other taxes, and the provisions of this chapter shall not affect the operation of any other sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972 or other laws providing for the imposition, levy and collection of privilege taxes, nor shall the provisions of this chapter affect the operation of the sales tax law, nor shall the provisions of this chapter in anywise affect any law imposing a tax or fee or penalty, including filing fees, the fire marshal's fee, penalties or fees or charges imposed and collected by the Commissioner of Insurance as now provided, or may be hereafter provided, by the laws of Mississippi.

(2) The board of supervisors of each county and the governing body of each municipality shall levy, assess and collect all taxes upon the privilege of doing business as specified in this chapter.

(3) The duty of the board of supervisors of each county and of the governing board of each municipality to levy, assess and collect taxes as required by subsection (2) of this section shall be mandatory. The privilege taxes collected on businesses outside of municipalities shall be for the benefit of counties, and the privilege taxes collected on businesses within a municipality shall be for the benefit of the municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-331 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 39-331
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-331
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to set aside, appropriate and expend monies from the general fund to the Mississippi Department of Health, or the University of Mississippi Medical Center after the Mississippi Burn Center is operational, for deposit to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 71-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-1
Status: in_force

This article and the terms and provisions hereof shall be administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue, hereinafter referred to as the “State Tax Commission,” the “commission” or the “department”.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 77-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(7) At any time after the filing of an appeal with the board of review, or from the board of review to the Board of Tax Appeals under this chapter, an appeal can be withdrawn. A withdrawal of an appeal may be made voluntarily by the person who filed the appeal or may occur involuntarily by the person failing to appear at a scheduled hearing, by failing to make a written submission or electronic transmission to the board of review in lieu of attendance by the date specified by the board or by the hearing date, if no date was specified, or by any other act or failure that the board of review or the Board of Tax Appeals determines represents a failure on the part of this person to prosecute his appeal. Any voluntary withdrawal shall be in writing or by electronic transmission and sent by the person appealing or his designated representative to the chairman of the board of review, if the appeal being withdrawn is to the board of review, or to the executive director, if the appeal being withdrawn is to the Board of Tax Appeals. If the withdrawal of appeal is involuntary, the administrative appeal body from whom the appeal is being withdrawn shall note on its minutes the involuntary withdrawal of the appeal and the basis for the withdrawal. Once an appeal is withdrawn, whether voluntary or involuntary, the action from which the appeal was taken, whether the original denial or the order of the board of review, shall become final and not subject to further review by the board of review, the Board of Tax Appeals or a court. The agency shall then proceed in accordance with law based on such final action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-525 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 55-525
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-525
Status: in_force

Every person, other than a bonded distributor of special fuel, who shall purchase, or otherwise acquire special fuel within this state on which the tax has not been paid or covered by a bond of a distributor of special fuel, or otherwise exempt, shall be subject with respect to such special fuel, to all the provisions that apply to a bonded distributor of special fuel and shall be further subject to the additional penalties hereinafter provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.341 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-56.341
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.341
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 107-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-3
Status: repealed

The Commission of Budget and Accounting is hereby made the sole administrator of the appropriation enacted during the Extraordinary Session of 1969 to implement the provisions of Sections 27-107-1 through 27-107-15 . It is authorized to utilize any of its general powers provided by Sections 27-103-1 through 27-103-75 [repealed], Mississippi Code of 1972, in making findings of fact and determinations as to the extent and degree of the damages, destruction or loss to the public properties and the dollar value thereof described in the preceding section. It shall take into consideration the appropriate economic factors, present and potential losses in city, county and state taxes, and revenues of all types, existing and subsequent federal laws, funds and programs, and other relevant facts and fiscal data in determining the amount of state grants and loans and reasonable conditions of the grants and loans made to the governing authorities of eligible counties and municipalities and the boards of trustees of public schools and junior colleges which have suffered publicly owned property loss and economic losses as a direct result of Hurricane Camille.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-335 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 35-335
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-335
Status: in_force

Sections 27-35-331 through 27-35-343 do not apply to properties owned by such public service corporations utilized in the furnishing of the utility service in which such public service corporations are engaged. This exclusion includes, but is not restricted to, the following: electric generating plants and related facilities; electric transmission and distribution facilities; electric substations; telephone exchanges; communication facilities by means of which communication service is effected; communication relay facilities; gas mains, pumping stations; metering facilities; compression stations; all facilities and equipment by means of which gas is received from the supplier and delivered to the consumer. It is the intent of Sections 27-35-331 through 27-35-343 to vest in county tax assessors the jurisdiction to assess only those types and kinds of properties enumerated in Section 27-35-333 , and no other.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-167 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-167
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-167
Status: in_force

Each person required by Sections 27-15-151 through 27-15-165 to pay a privilege tax for doing business in this state, shall annually, on or before the first day of December each year, make and file with the State Tax Commission an application for a privilege license, and shall pay the tax as provided in those sections. The application forms shall be furnished by the State Tax Commission to the applicant. The applicant must provide all information required.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-317 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-317
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-317
Status: in_force

(1) Any employer who makes an overpayment of the tax required to be remitted to the commissioner by Section 27-7-309 may file application with the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, to have the amount of the overpayment refunded to him or to have the amount credited against the payment which he is required to make for a subsequent quarterly period, but the refund or credit shall be allowed only to the extent that the amount of the overpayment was not withheld under Section 27-7-305 by the employer.

(2) If the commissioner shall determine that the employer is not entitled to the refund or credit as applied for, he shall so notify the employer of the denial of the refund claim.

(3) Unless written application for refund or credit is received by the commissioner from the employer within three (3) years from the date the overpayment was made, no refund or credit shall be allowed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-43-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 43-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-43-9
Status: in_force

Upon completing the examination for said liens, the clerk shall enter upon the tax sale book upon the page showing the sale a notation to the effect that such examination had been made, giving the names and addresses, if known, of said lienors, the book and page where the liens are created, and the date of mailing by registered mail the notice to the lienors. If the clerk finds no liens of record, he shall so certify on said tax sale book. In each instance the clerk shall date the certificate and sign his name thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 55-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-33
Status: in_force

Every common or contract carrier transporting gasoline by whatever means, from a point outside this state to any point in this state, shall report, in writing, all deliveries of gasoline to points within this state to the commission on forms prescribed by the commission or, with the approval of the commission, furnish the required information on machine-prepared schedules, and such other information as may be necessary for the proper administration of this article.

The reports required in this section shall be for information purposes only and the commission may, in its discretion, waive the filing of any of these reports not necessary for proper administration of this article. The reports required in this section shall be signed and contain a declaration that the statements contained therein are true and are made under penalty of perjury. Such reports required in this section shall be filed with the commission on or before the 20th day of each month following the month in which the transaction occurred.

Any such person failing or refusing to file said report on or before the date required by law, or who shall omit any shipment of gasoline from said report, shall be subject to a penalty which shall be a percentage of the tax imposed by law on the total amount of the taxable products involved as follows:

(a) Not more than ten percent (10%) for the first failure, refusal or omission; and

(b) Not more than twenty percent (20%) for the second and any subsequent failure, refusal or omission.

The commission may waive the penalty imposed in the preceding paragraph upon good cause shown.

All ships, boats, towboats, vessels or barges delivering taxable petroleum products into this state shall have all inlets and outlets sealed with different numbered seals, the number of which shall be recorded on the invoices, manifests, bills of lading, or other records accompanying the shipment. Any captain of a ship, boat, barge, towboat or vessel found in violation of this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for the first offense, and not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense thereafter.

It shall be unlawful for any ship, boat, towboat, vessel or barge delivering taxable petroleum products into this state to unload such taxable petroleum products in this state unless the delivery is to a terminal approved by and registered with the Internal Revenue Service. Any captain of a ship, boat, barge, towboat or vessel who violates this provision shall be fined One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per offense and the entire amount of the state excise tax upon such taxable petroleum product shall be deemed due and payable, plus a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of such tax, and any authorized representative of the commission or the enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall have the right to seize or impound such ship, boat, towboat, vessel or barge until such excise tax and penalty have been paid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-16 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 75-16
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-16
Status: in_force

(1) The Chairman of the Mississippi State Tax Commission may enter into agreements with one or more private persons, companies, associations or corporations which provide debt collection services outside this state in order to recover taxes, including any penalties or interest thereon, owing to the State of Mississippi. An agreement may include the rate of payment and the manner in which compensation for services shall be paid. The compensation may be added to the amount of the taxes and collected as a part thereof by the contractor from the tax debtor. If the taxes or compensation for services, or both, are paid directly to the State Tax Commission, the commission is authorized to pay the contractor's compensation out of the funds collected. The chairman shall provide the necessary information for the contractor to fulfill its obligation under an agreement.

(2) At the discretion of the chairman, the contractor may, as a part of the collection process, refer the tax debt for litigation by its legal representatives in the name of the Mississippi State Tax Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-53 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-53
Status: in_force

(1)(a)(i) Any legal resident of the State of Mississippi who is rated as having one hundred percent (100%) permanent service-connected disability or at least seventy percent (70%) nonpermanent service-connected disability by the Veterans' Administration or United States Department of Veterans Affairs is privileged to purchase annually under this subsection two (2) motor vehicle license plates or tags in his or her county of legal residence, for the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) in total cost for each plate or tag, regardless of make or model of motor vehicle. The registration year of such motor vehicle shall commence the first day of the month in which application for registration is made, as provided in Section 27-19-31 . In order for a person who is rated as having at least seventy percent (70%) nonpermanent service-connected disability to renew a license plate or tag issued under this section, the person must provide an updated benefits letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs indicating that the person's rating has not been adjusted to less than seventy percent (70%) nonpermanent service-connected disability.

(ii) Any legal resident of the State of Mississippi who is rated as having one hundred percent (100%) permanent service-connected disability or at least seventy percent (70%) nonpermanent service-connected disability by the Veterans' Administration or United States Department of Veterans Affairs is privileged to purchase annually under this subsection one (1) motorcycle license plate or tag in his or her county of legal residence, for the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) in total cost for each plate or tag. The registration year of such motorcycle shall commence the first day of the month in which application for registration is made, as provided in Section 27-19-31 . In order for a person who is rated as having at least seventy percent (70%) nonpermanent service-connected disability to renew a license plate or tag issued under this section, the person must provide an updated benefits letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs indicating that the person's rating has not been adjusted to less than seventy percent (70%) nonpermanent service-connected disability.

(b) Not more than two (2) such motor vehicle license plates or tags shall be issued under this subsection to each such qualified person. Not more than one (1) such motorcycle license plate or tag shall be issued under this subsection to each such qualified person.

(c) This section pertains only to taxes or plates for private passenger motor vehicles or pickup trucks or motorcycles.

(d) Proof of ownership of a particular motor vehicle or motorcycle for which a license plate or tag is requested must be shown at time of application for such plate or tag.

(e) Vehicles and motorcycles owned by such person are exempt under this subsection from all ad valorem and privilege taxes; however, the surviving spouse of a deceased person who was issued a license plate or tag under this subsection shall be entitled to apply for or retain a license tag issued under this subsection and may continue annually to renew registration for two (2) motor vehicle license plates or tags and one (1) motorcycle license plate or tag under this subsection for as long as the spouse remains unmarried. In addition, if a deceased person who was eligible to be issued a license plate or tag under this subsection did not apply for or was not issued a license plate or tag, the surviving spouse of such deceased person shall be entitled to apply for and be issued a license plate or tag under this subsection and may continue annually to renew registration for two (2) motor vehicle license plates or tags and one (1) motorcycle license tag or plate under this subsection for as long as the spouse remains unmarried. At the time of application or renewal registration, a surviving spouse who desires to retain a distinctive plate or tag issued under this subsection shall file with the county tax collector a sworn statement that the spouse is unmarried. Any such vehicle or motorcycle when so registered shall be exempt from all ad valorem and privilege taxes.

(2) Any person who is entitled to obtain license tags under subsection (1) of this section may be issued one (1) additional such license tag for any other vehicle registered in his or her name upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as otherwise prescribed by law for the particular vehicle.

(3) The Department of Revenue is directed to furnish each person obtaining a license tag under this section an emblem, which the person shall attach securely to the tag, showing that the tag was issued to a disabled American veteran.

(4) A license issued under this section shall not be transferable to any other person.

(5) Any person evading or violating any of the provisions of this section, or attempting to secure benefits under this section to which he is not entitled, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not less than ninety (90) days, or both.

(6) From and after July 1, 2022, the special tag authorized under this section shall bear the name and emblem of each branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-335 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 43 / Section 71-335
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-335
Status: in_force

Any light wines, light spirit products or beer found at any point within this state which has been in the possession of any wholesaler or distributor for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours and any light wines, light spirit products or beer transported into this state from a point outside this state, or from point-to-point within this state in violation of the provisions of this article, or any light wines, light spirit products or beer held or possessed by any person within this state on which the legal and proper tax has not been paid when due, whether such person be a wholesaler, retailer or distributor, or individual, and whether the light wines, light spirit products or beer be for sale or storage or individual use, except light wines, light spirit products or beer in possession of a licensed wholesaler or distributor for a period of time less than forty-eight (48) hours after receipt of the light wines, light spirit products or beer within this state, and light wines, light spirit products or beer held in storage by licensed manufacturers or producers, are hereby declared to be contraband goods, and there is hereby imposed and assessed, as tax and penalty, to be collected by the commissioner, an amount equal to the amount of the excise tax otherwise imposed under the Mississippi Wine and Beer Tax Law, plus a penalty of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the tax; or, at the option of the commissioner, the light wines, light spirit products or beer may be seized by the commissioner or his agents or any sheriff, or other lawful officer, and shall be dealt with in the same manner as provided for in Section 67-1-18 for alcoholic beverages.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.139 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-56.139
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.139
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2006, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be disbursed to the Bicycle Advocacy Group of Mississippi.

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

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

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

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

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed proportionately in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-367 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 105-367
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-367
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors and municipal governing authorities, by order spread on their minutes, may transfer any balance remaining in a special fund in the treasury of the county or municipality, as the case may be, to the general fund to be used for general purposes for the succeeding fiscal year if the purpose for which the special fund was created has been fully carried out. Taxes imposed for the succeeding fiscal year for county or municipal general purposes shall be reduced by the amount of such balance transferred from the special fund to the general fund.

(2)(a) When there is any surplus monies less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) in any special fund in the treasury of any county, road district, school district or other taxing district, or any municipality, and the board of supervisors, acting for the county or any road district, school district or other taxing district thereof, or the governing authorities of the municipality, as the case may be, shall desire to transfer all or part of the surplus monies in the special fund to some other fund of said county, road district, school district or other taxing district, or said municipality, as the case may be, such board of supervisors or the governing authorities of the municipality, as the case may be, shall cause an order to be entered on their minutes declaring their intention so to do, which said order shall show the name of the special fund, the amount of surplus monies to be transferred, and the name of the fund to which it is to be transferred, and same shall be transferred accordingly.

(b) Whenever the surplus monies in any special fund shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more, the board of supervisors or the governing authorities of the municipality, as the case may be, desiring to transfer such surplus monies, shall cause notice of same to be published in some newspaper published in the county, district or municipality, as the case may be, for three (3) consecutive weeks or, if there be no newspaper so published, then in some newspaper having a general circulation in the county, district or municipality. Thereafter, the monies shall be transferred as stated in the order not less than thirty (30) days after the first publication in a newspaper as above stated, unless within said thirty (30) days, a petition against the proposed transfer, signed by twenty percent (20%) or fifteen hundred (1500), whichever is less, of the qualified electors residing in the county, district or municipality, as the case may be, shall be filed with the governing body. In the event such petition is filed, an election on the question of such transfer shall be called and held as herein provided. Notice of the election and manner of conducting it shall be the same as other elections conducted within counties or municipalities, as the case may be. The ballot shall have printed thereon the amount of surplus monies sought to be transferred, the purpose for which such monies were authorized to be used and a statement that a surplus exists in such fund, and the purpose for which such monies are sought to be used pursuant to their transfer. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election vote in favor of the transfer of surplus monies, then such monies shall be transferred. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election do not vote in favor of such transfer of surplus monies, then such monies shall not be transferred. Provided, however, that if the question of transferring the balance remaining in a special fund, the purpose for which such fund was created having been fully carried out, fails at an election held on same, then such monies shall be invested as authorized by law and shall be calculated in the budget for the county or municipality, as the case may be, to be used for general purposes for the succeeding fiscal year. Taxes imposed for the succeeding fiscal year for county or municipal general purposes shall be reduced by the amount of such monies in such special fund.

(3)(a) When the balance remaining in any fund as set forth in subsections (1) and (2) represents a part of the proceeds of bonds sold for such county, district or municipality, and any part of said bonds or interest thereon remains unpaid, then such balance shall be transferred to the bond and interest fund to retire said bonds and interest due thereon, regardless of the amount thereof, without the necessity of publishing the order transferring same.

(b) Surplus monies in a bond and interest fund shall not be transferred unless there remains to the credit of such fund a sufficient balance to fully retire such bonds and interest thereon, including all redeemable bond coupons and the tax levy required to be made to pay principal of and interest on such bonds as they become due has been discontinued by the governing authorities of the county or municipality, as the case may be. Surplus monies in a bond and interest fund may be transferred to the general fund in accordance with subsection (1) of this section or to other funds in accordance with subsection (2)(b) of this section, regardless of the amount of the balance to be transferred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.116 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56.116
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.116
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a member of the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliated, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional annual fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be entitled to a special license tag which displays the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge emblem and displays the letters “F&AM.” The tags shall be of such color and design as the State Tax Commission shall prescribe subject to the approval of the Mississippi License Tag Commission.

(2) Application for the special license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the State Tax Commission. Applicants for such distinctive license tags shall present to the issuing official documentation from the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliated as prescribed by the State Tax Commission showing their membership in the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliated. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the State Tax Commission on a monthly basis as prescribed by the commission. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2005, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrent with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on special license tags shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury to the credit of the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliated. The funds shall be available for expenditure at the discretion of the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge.

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

(c) The remainder of each such additional fee shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

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

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-311 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 59-311
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-311
Status: in_force

The tax levied in this article shall become due and payable on or before the twentieth day of the month succeeding the month in which the tax accrues. Each person liable for the tax levied in this article shall file with the department a monthly report setting forth the quantity of natural gas and/or locomotive fuel used in this state and any other information as may be deemed reasonably necessary for the administration of this article and shall remit the full amount of the taxes shown to be due.

Reports and payments must be electronically filed by the due date in order to be considered timely filed, except when the due date falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case such reports and payments must be electronically filed by the first working day following the due date in order to be considered timely filed.

The monthly report shall be prepared and filed with the department on forms prescribed by the department or with the approval of the department, on machine-prepared schedules. Such monthly reports shall be signed by the permittee or his duly authorized agent and contain a declaration that the statements contained therein are true and are made under the penalty of perjury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-14 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 104-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-14
Status: in_force

The Governor or the Department of Finance and Administration shall not rescind or restore any reductions or revisions of estimates or allocations of general funds or state-source special funds made by the Governor or the Department of Finance and Administration under the provisions of Section 27-104-13 or Section 31-17-123 during fiscal year 2011 or any fiscal year thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-121 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 103-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-121
Status: in_force

The overall budget so prepared shall be in three (3) parts as specified in Sections 27-103-101 through 27-103-139 and 27-104-1 through 27-104-27 and shall contain a general summary of the three (3) parts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-339 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 43 / Section 105-339
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-339
Status: in_force

In counties where county depositories have been designated and qualified as provided by law or which shall hereafter be designated and qualified as provided by law but not for an amount sufficient to cover all county funds belonging to such counties, the provisions of Sections 27-105-333 and 27-105-335 shall be applied to secure depositories for such excess funds in the same manner and under the same conditions as apply to counties where no depositories exist.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-87 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 115-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-87
Status: in_force

All division heads, officers and employees of the corporation shall be considered public servants as defined in Section 25-4-103 . All division heads and officers of the corporation are subject to Section 25-4-25 and shall be required to file a Statement of Economic Interest with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-33-79 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 33-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-33-79
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the limitation imposed on reimbursement of tax losses in Section 27-33-77 , no taxing unit shall be reimbursed more than one hundred six percent (106%) or less than the amount of the reimbursement made to the same taxing unit, for the next preceding year, unless such reimbursement is reduced as a result of a reduction in approved homestead applicants; however, for the 1986 calendar year, no taxing unit shall be reimbursed less than the amount of the reimbursement made to the same taxing unit for the 1985 calendar year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 51-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-3
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is, with reference to assessing ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles which are operated upon the public highways of this state, to, (a) fix the taxable year, (b) fix the tax lien date, (c) determine the method of assessing, (d) fix the date for assessing such taxes, (e) prescribe the method of collecting such taxes, and (f) fix the date of collecting such taxes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-35 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 29-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-35
Status: in_force

From and after July 1, 2004, the board of supervisors of a county shall reduce the ad valorem taxes levied by the county in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the county's share of the revenue derived from the oil and gas severance tax under Sections 27-25-505 and 27-25-705 as a result of offshore drilling on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. From and after July 1, 2004, the governing authorities of a municipality shall reduce the ad valorem taxes levied by the municipality in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the municipality's share of the revenue derived from the oil and gas severance tax under Sections 27-25-505 and 27-25-705 as a result of offshore drilling on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-55 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-55
Status: in_force

(1) The sheriff of each county in the State of Mississippi and the officially appointed deputy sheriffs of each county, upon application by the sheriff to the State Tax Commission shall be entitled to purchase a special license plate through such office. Only one (1) such tag shall be allowed to each individual sheriff and deputy sheriff in each tag period, and such tag shall be placed upon the vehicle used in the carrying out of official sheriff's department duties.

(2) The State Tax Commission is authorized to implement the provisions of this section by its own administrative process, according to the provisions herein. The State Tax Commission shall furnish the special license tags and decals to the sheriff's office as provided herein, and the cost of such tags and decals shall be the same as established by law for the vehicle licensed.

When a car for which a tag has been issued is sold or traded by the sheriff's department during the period for which the tag is issued, said tag shall be transferred, in addition to the decals on the tag, to the new or other car replacing the car for which the tag was originally issued.

(3) The tag and decals issued for the sheriffs of the various counties and the deputy sheriffs, shall conform to the provisions of Section 27-19-31 , except as follows: The registration number shall be the two (2) digit county code, the initials “S.O.,” and in the space immediately to the right of “S.O.” there shall appear the number “1,” to and including the exact number of deputy sheriffs employed in that particular county. However, the first distinctive license reading “S.O. 1” shall be designated for the sheriff of each county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.292 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-56.292
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.292
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Association.

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

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

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

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

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-125 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 35-125
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-125
Status: in_force

If the clerk fail to make out, certify, and transmit the copies of the assessment rolls as required, he shall forfeit the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), to be recovered by action or motion against him and the sureties on his official bond, to be prosecuted by the state; and the board of supervisors shall appoint some other person to make and certify the copies, who shall receive the compensation provided for the clerk. The auditor and president of the board of supervisors shall certify the failure to the district attorney.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-333 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-333
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-333
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, every employer, as defined herein, shall, on or before January 1, 1969, make application to the commissioner for and be assigned an employer's withholding account number. The account number assigned to an employee shall be used by such employer on all returns, reports and inquiries addressed to the commissioner.

This section shall not apply to an “out-of-state business” during a “disaster response period” as such terms are defined in Section 27-113-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-69 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 115-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-69
Status: in_force

(1) The corporation may purchase, lease or lease-purchase such goods or services as are necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter. The corporation shall not contract with any person or entity for the total operation and administration of the lottery, but it may make procurements which integrate such functions as lottery game design, lottery ticket distribution to retailers, supply of goods and services and advertising. In all procurement decisions, the corporation shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the lottery and shall act to promote and ensure security, honesty, fairness and integrity in the operation and administration of the lottery and the objectives of raising net proceeds for the benefit of the public.

(2) The corporation shall investigate the financial responsibility, security and integrity of any lottery system vendor who submits a bid, proposal or offer. At the time of submitting such bid, proposal or offer to the corporation, the corporation shall require the following items:

(a) A disclosure of the vendor's name and address and, as applicable, the name and address of the following:

(i) If the vendor is a corporation, the officers, directors and each stockholder in such corporation; however, in the case of owners of equity securities of a publicly traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to the corporation to own five percent (5%) or more of such securities need be disclosed.

(ii) If the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefits from the trust.

(iii) If the vendor is an association, the members, officers and directors.

(iv) If the vendor is a partnership or joint venture, all of the general partners, limited partners, or joint venturers.

(b) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor does business, and the nature of the business for each such state or jurisdiction.

(c) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has contracts to supply gaming goods or services, including, but not limited to, lottery goods and services, and the nature of the goods or services involved for each such state or jurisdiction.

(d) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has applied for, has sought renewal of, has received, has been denied, has pending, or has had revoked a gaming license of any kind, or had fines or penalties assessed on their license, contract, or operation, and the disposition of such in each such state or jurisdiction. If any lottery license or contract has been revoked or has not been renewed or any lottery license or application has remained pending for more than six (6) months, then it shall be disclosed.

(e) A disclosure of the details of any finding of a plea, conviction or adjudication for guilt, in a state or federal court, of the vendor for any felony or any other criminal offense other than a traffic violation.

(f) A disclosure of the details of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, corporate or individual purchase or takeover of another corporation, including bonded indebtedness, or any pending litigation of the vendor.

(g) Such additional disclosures and information as the corporation may determine to be appropriate for the procurement involved. If the vendor subcontracts any substantial portion of the work to be performed under the contract to a subcontractor, the vendor shall disclose all of the information required by this subsection for the subcontractor as if the subcontractor were itself a vendor.

(3) In no case shall the corporation enter into a contract for a procurement of any video lottery or video lottery terminal or any other illegal lottery device, and shall only enter into a contract for a procurement for any lottery system with a vendor who has complied with the disclosures required by the corporation and described in subsection (2) of this section, and any contract with such a vendor is void and unenforceable. Any contract with a vendor who does not comply with such requirements for periodically updating such disclosures during the tenure of a contract as may be specified in such contract is voidable and may be terminated by the corporation. The provisions of this section shall be construed broadly and liberally to achieve the ends of full disclosure of all information necessary to allow for a full and complete evaluation by the corporation of the competence, integrity, background and character of vendors.

(4)(a) A contract shall not be entered into with any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related to the security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other jurisdiction or with any vendor who is found to be in possession of any illegal lottery device.

(b) A contract shall not be entered into with any vendor who has not first obtained a signed tax clearance from the Commissioner of Revenue indicating that the vendor is current in filing all applicable tax returns and in payment of all taxes, interest and penalties owed to the State of Mississippi, excluding items under formal appeal pursuant to applicable statutes.

(5) The corporation may require that each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the corporation, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank acceptable to the corporation, in an amount established by the corporation subject to the provisions of Section 27-115-61 . In lieu of the bond, a vendor may, to assure the faithful performance of its obligations, deposit and maintain with the corporation securities that are interest-bearing or accruing and that are rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities eligible under this subsection are limited to:

(a) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and which are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States.

(b) United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest.

(c) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation which issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor. Such securities shall be held in trust.

(6) Every contract entered into by the corporation pursuant to this section shall contain a provision for payment of liquidated damages to the corporation for any breach of contract by the vendor.

(7) Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this state and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by the laws of this state. All contracts under this section shall be governed by the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-53 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 107-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-53
Status: repealed

The Commission of Budget and Accounting is hereby made the sole administrator of the appropriation enacted during the regular session of 1971 to implement the provisions of Sections 27-107-51 through 27-107-61 . It is authorized to utilize any of its general powers provided by Sections 27-103-1 through 27-103-75 [repealed], Mississippi Code of 1972, in making findings of fact and determinations as to the extent and degree of the damages, destruction or loss to the public properties and the dollar value thereof described in the preceding section. It shall take into consideration the appropriate economic factors, present and potential losses in city, county and state taxes, and revenues of all types, existing and subsequent federal laws, funds and programs, and other relevant facts and fiscal data in determining the amount of state grants and loans and reasonable conditions of the grants and loans made to the governing authorities of eligible counties and municipalities and the boards of trustees of public schools and junior colleges which have suffered publicly owned property loss and economic losses as a direct result of tornado damages on February 21, 1971.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-161 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 104-161
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-161
Status: in_force

No provision of Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be construed as conferring upon the Department of Finance and Administration any authority to review, approve or deny any expenditures or contracts entered into by the Legislature or any of its committees, or to impose any requirement on the Legislature or any of its committees to take any action other than to disclose expenditures and contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2011. For the purposes of this section, the term “ contract ” includes, but is not limited to, personal and professional services contracts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-89 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 65-89
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-89
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of Revenue shall appoint, as needed, such deputies, agents, clerks and stenographers as authorized by law, who shall serve under him, and shall perform such duties as may be required by the commissioner, including the signing of notices, warrants and such other documents as may be specifically designated by the commissioner, not inconsistent with this chapter, and they are hereby authorized to act for the commissioner, as he may prescribe and as provided herein. All of such agents, clerks and stenographers may be removed by the Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of Revenue for cause of which the commissioner shall be the final judge.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-18 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 65-18
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-18
Status: in_force

(1) There is levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax of three and one-half percent (3- 1 / 2 %) upon the gross proceeds of sales or gross receipts of sales of every person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of selling any tangible personal property or performing any construction activity upon (a) any floating structure that is normally moored and not normally engaged in the business of transporting people or property, and that is located in the waters within the State of Mississippi, and (b) any cruise vessel. Such structures include, but are not limited to, casinos, floating restaurants, floating hotels and similar property, regardless of whether the property is self-propelled. The tax imposed under this subsection (1) shall not apply to tangible personal property that is not a component part of the structure.

(2) If the owner of a structure described in subsection (1) of this section holds a direct pay permit issued by the State Tax Commission under Section 27-65-93 , the owner shall furnish the permit to the seller or person performing the construction activity unless the holder of the direct pay permit is given written instructions or written authority to do otherwise by the commissioner. After being furnished the direct pay permit, the seller or person performing the construction activity shall be relieved of the duty to collect the tax imposed under subsection (1) of this section. The commissioner may assign a distinctive number to a structure and issue the distinctive number to the owner. The owner of the structure may furnish the distinctive number to persons performing construction activity in order to allow such persons to purchase component materials and parts for use in the construction activity without the requirement of paying sales tax on the purchases.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-7
Status: in_force

The clerk of the board of supervisors shall certify to the truth and correctness of such lists of amendments to assessments referred to in Section 27-29-5 and shall further certify that he has compared the items listed for credit with the stub tax receipts and that no taxes have been collected on any such items.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-61 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 41-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-61
Status: in_force

Land in cities, towns, or villages shall be sold by lots or other subdivisions or descriptions by which it is assessed; and it shall not be necessary to offer less than a lot, but it shall not be an objection that less than a lot was sold if it bring enough to pay the taxes for which it is sold.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-31 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 71-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-31
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall be construed to make lawful the sale, possession, distribution or transportation of alcoholic beverages in this state, except to the extent, in the manner and in the localities that same shall be made lawful and legal under the provisions of the alcoholic beverage control law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-8 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 67-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-8
Status: in_force

(1) No examination shall be made of the records of a religious institution, as defined in paragraph (i) of Section 27-67-7 , unless the commissioner shows by reasonable evidence that the religious institution is not operating on a nonprofit basis.

(2) All outstanding claims against a religious institution as defined in paragraph (j) of Section 27-67-7 for unpaid taxes having accrued under the sales or use tax laws on or before the effective date of Section 27-67-7 and this section based upon transactions by such religious institution shall be void and in regards to such transactions for which sales or use taxes are unpaid on or before July 1, 1989, Sections 27-67-7 and 27-67-8 shall be retroactive in effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 65-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-7
Status: in_force

“ Retailer ” shall apply to a person making retail sales through vending machines, by maintaining a store, or operating as a transient vendor, or renting or leasing tangible personal property. Retailer also includes persons who facilitate the sale of services or tangible personal property that belongs to a third party.

“ Retail sales ” shall mean and include all sales of tangible personal property physically or electronically delivered or located within this state, except those defined herein as wholesale and those made to a wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer or custom processor for resale or for further processing.

“ Retail sale ” shall include the value of any tangible personal property manufactured or purchased at wholesale which is withdrawn from the business or stock in trade and is used or consumed within this state in the business or by the owner or by any other person, whether or not in the regular course of business or trade.

“ Retail sale ” shall also include a sale invoiced to a retailer but delivered to another person who pays for the merchandise upon taking possession.

“ Retail sale ” shall also include a sale made or facilitated by a person regularly engaged in the sale or facilitation of sales of services or tangible personal property. “Retail sale” does not include a sale by a third-party food delivery service that delivers food from an unrelated restaurant to a customer, regardless of whether the customer orders and pays for the food through the delivery service or whether the delivery service adds fees or upcharges to the price of the food.

Computer software maintained on a server located outside the state and accessible for use only via the internet is not a taxable retail sale.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 31-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-11
Status: in_force

The governing authorities of any municipality located within any county as described in Section 27-31-9 , may, in their discretion, exempt from all municipal ad valorem taxation, for a period of not more than ten (10) years, any parking garage providing motor vehicle parking service to the general public, provided the parking garage is operated solely for the purpose of promoting business and commerce for the benefit of the general public and provided further, that said parking garage shall be operated so that no part of the income therefrom inures to or to the benefit of any person, partnership, firm, association or corporation organized for profit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-43 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 51-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-43
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of members of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, municipal law enforcement officers or any other peace officer, when investigating any traffic violation, wreck or routine check involving any motor vehicle, to obtain all information necessary in determining whether or not the provisions of this chapter have been complied with in all substantial respect with reference to such motor vehicles so involved. It shall also be the duty of all peace officers, including municipal law enforcement officers and members of the said highway safety patrol, to investigate any alleged violation of this chapter reported to them and to proceed according to law.

On and after May 2, 1958, any person operating a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state who has not complied with the provisions of this chapter shall be arrested by any officer authorized to make arrests, and tried, and, if convicted, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each separate offense and shall be fined as now provided by law, and each such illegal operation of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state shall constitute a separate offense.

Penalties shall be assessed on the ad valorem taxes due at the rate of five percent (5%) for the first fifteen (15) days of delinquency, or part thereof, and five percent (5%) for each additional thirty-day period of delinquency, or part thereof, not to exceed a maximum penalty of twenty-five percent (25%). Provided, however, the commission, for good reason shown, may waive all or any part of the penalties imposed. The penalty shall be collected by the tax collector and deposited in the county general fund upon receipt.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-43 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-43
Status: in_force

(1) License tags, substitute tags and decals for individual fleets and for private carriers of passengers, school buses (excluding school buses owned by a school district in the state), church buses, taxicabs, ambulances, hearses, motorcycles and private carriers of property, and private commercial carriers of property of a gross weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds and less, shall be sold and issued by the tax collectors of the several counties.

(2) Applications for license tags for motor vehicles in a corporate fleet registered under Section 27-19-66 , trailers in a fleet registered under Section 27-19-66.1 , motor vehicles in a rental fleet registered under Section 27-19-66.2 , and applications for all other license tags, substitute tags and decals shall be filed with the department or the local tax collector of the respective counties and forwarded to the department for issuance to the applicant. All tags and decals for vehicles owned by the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, and vehicles owned by a fire protection district, school district or a county or municipality, and all vehicles owned by a road, drainage or levee district shall be issued by the department.

(3) In addition to the privilege taxes levied herein, there shall be collected the following registration or tag fee:

(a) For the issuance of both a license tag and two (2) decals, a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00).

(b) For the issuance of up to two (2) decals only, a fee of Three Dollars and Seventy-five Cents ($3.75).

(c) Additionally, the tax collector or the department, as the case may be, shall assess and collect a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) upon each set of license tags and two (2) decals issued, or upon each set of two (2) decals issued, and that sum shall be deposited in the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund established in Section 41-59-75 , to be used for the purposes set out in that section.

No tag or decal shall be issued either by a tax collector or by the department without the collection of such registration fee except substitute tags and decals and license tags for vehicles owned by the State of Mississippi.

Beginning July 1, 1987, and until the date specified in Section 65-39-35 , there shall be levied a registration fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) in addition to the regular registration fee imposed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection. Such additional registration fee shall be levied in the same manner as the regular registration fee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-9-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-9-11
Status: in_force

For the purposes of the tax imposed by this chapter the value of the taxable estate shall be determined in the case of a resident by deducting from the gross estate, after the deductions provided for in Section 27-9-9 have been made, the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-six Dollars ($120,666.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 1978; the sum of One Hundred Thirty-four Thousand Dollars ($134,000.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 1979; the sum of One Hundred Forty-seven Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-three Dollars ($147,333.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 1980; the sum of One Hundred Sixty-one Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-three Dollars ($161,563.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 1981; and the sum of One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($175,625.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 1982 or any date thereafter prior to October 1, 1988; the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) in the case of a decedent dying on or after October 1, 1988, but prior to October 1, 1989; the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in the case of a decedent dying on or after October 1, 1989, but prior to October 1, 1990; the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) in the case of a decedent dying on or after October 1, 1990, but prior to January 1, 1998; the sum of Six Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($625,000.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 1998; the sum of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 1999; the sum of Six Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($675,000.00) in the case of a decedent dying in 2000 or 2001; the amount of the applicable exclusion established under 26 USC 2010 , in the case of a decedent dying on or after January 1, 2002.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-159 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 107-159
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-159
Status: in_force

No application for grants or loans under the authority of Sections 27-107-153 through 27-107-167 shall be filed after January 20, 1980, and no application for a grant or loan shall be approved after March 31, 1980.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-33
Status: in_force

(1) Every partnership shall make a return for each taxable year, stating specifically the items of its gross income and the deductions allowed by this article, and shall include in the return the names and addresses of the individuals who would be entitled to share in the net income, if distributed, and the amount of the distributive share of each individual. The return shall contain an oath or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury.

(2) A partnership required to include the activity of a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes shall do likewise for the purpose of computing income for this state.

(3) A partnership taxable year is required to be the same for Mississippi income tax purposes as determined for federal income tax purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-105 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 104-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-105
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration shall not process any warrant requested by any state agency for payment for legal services without first determining that the services and contract were approved either by the Attorney General and the State Personnel Board, or as authorized under Section 7-5-39(3) ; contracts for legal services performed for the State Highway Department in eminent domain cases shall not require approval by the State Personnel Board. The State Auditor shall test for compliance with this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-519 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 55-519
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-519
Status: in_force

(1) Any person engaged in business as a distributor of special fuel or who acts as a distributor of special fuel, as defined in this article, shall pay for the privilege of engaging in such business or acting as such distributor an excise tax on all special fuel stored, used, sold, distributed, manufactured, refined, distilled, blended or compounded in this state or received in this state for sale, storage, distribution or for any purpose, adjusted to sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit.

The excise tax shall become due and payable when:

(a) Special fuel is withdrawn from storage at a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal, except when withdrawal is by barge or pipeline.

(b) Special fuel imported by a common carrier is unloaded by that carrier unless the special fuel is unloaded directly into the storage tanks of a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal.

(c) Special fuel imported by any person other than a common carrier enters the State of Mississippi unless the special fuel is unloaded directly into the storage tanks of a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal.

(d) Special fuel is blended in this state unless such blending occurs in a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal.

(e) Special fuel is acquired tax free.

(2) The special fuel excise tax shall be as follows:

(a) Eighteen Cents (18¢) per gallon on undyed diesel fuel until the date specified in Section 65-39-35 and Fourteen and Three-fourths Cents (14.75¢) per gallon thereafter;

(b) Five and Three-fourths Cents (5.75¢) per gallon on all special fuel except undyed diesel fuel and special fuel used as fuels in aircraft; and

(c) Five and One-fourth Cents (5.25¢) per gallon on special fuel used as fuel in aircraft.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 61-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-19
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to prescribe any form, receipt or report that may be deemed necessary for the administration of this chapter. The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations looking toward the collection of the tax imposed herein and such other reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions hereof which, in its judgment, will contribute to a more efficient administration hereof, and such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-89 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-89
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-89
Status: in_force

(1) Upon each supervising general agent as defined in Section 83-17-1 $100.00.

(2) Upon each managing general agent as defined in Section 83-18-103 $100.00.

The privilege licenses issued under this section to “supervising general agents” shall not constitute authority to solicit business within the State of Mississippi, and shall be renewed annually at the time and in the manner prescribed by Section 83-17-25 on application forms which shall be furnished by the Commissioner of Insurance and shall show the name of the insurance company or companies such “supervising general agent” represents, and other additional information as may be required by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 67-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-1
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the “Mississippi Use Tax Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-41 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 65-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-41
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this chapter or damages assessed or interest applied by authority of this chapter shall constitute a debt due the State of Mississippi from the time the tax is due until it is paid and shall be a lien upon the property or rights to property of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter including the statute of limitations set forth in Section 27-65-42 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-37 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 51-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-37
Status: in_force

On or before the first day of July each year, the municipal tax assessor shall file with the municipal clerk a copy of the assessment schedule. The tax assessor shall attach his certificate to the assessment schedule, prior to its delivery to the clerk. This assessor's certificate shall cite the authority under which the assessment schedule was prepared, and it must also contain a statement that in his best judgment the assessed value of motor vehicles shown therein are equalized with the assessed value of other real and personal property in general throughout the subject jurisdiction.

When the said municipal assessment schedule has been filed with the municipal board, then such board shall follow the same procedure for the subject municipality as that provided for by Section 27-51-21 of this chapter with reference to the county board of supervisors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-103 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-103
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 83-61-11 , in addition to the license tax now or hereafter provided by law, which tax shall be paid when the company enters or is admitted to do business in this state, there is hereby levied and imposed upon all foreign insurance companies and associations, including life insurance companies and associations, health, accident and industrial insurance companies and associations, fire and casualty insurance companies and associations, and all other foreign insurance companies and associations of every kind and description, an additional annual license or privilege tax of three percent (3%) of the gross amount of premium receipts received from, and on insurance policies and contracts written in, or covering risks located in this state, except for premiums received on policies issued to fund a deferred compensation plan qualified under Section 457 of the Federal Tax Code for federal tax exemption. In determining said amount of premiums, there shall be deducted therefrom premiums received for reinsurance from companies authorized to do business in this state, cash dividends paid under policy contracts in this state, and premiums returned to policyholders and cancellations on accounts of policies not taken, and, in the case of mutual insurance companies (including interinsurance and reciprocal exchanges, but not including mutual life, accident, health or industrial insurance companies) any refund made or credited to the policyholder other than for losses. The term “premium” as used herein shall also include policy fees, membership fees, and all other fees collected by the companies. No credit or deduction from gross premium receipts shall be allowed for any commission, fee or compensation paid to any agent, solicitor or representative. Provided, however, that any foreign insurance carrier selected to furnish service to the State of Mississippi under the State Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan shall not be required to pay the annual license or privilege tax on the premiums collected for coverage under the said plan.

(2) In the event that the Mississippi Supreme Court or another court finally adjudicates that any tax levied prior to July 1, 1985, under the provisions of this section was collected unconstitutionally and that a liability for a credit or refund for such collection has accrued, then the rate of tax set forth above shall be increased to four percent (4%) for a period of six (6) years beginning July 1 following such adjudication.

(3) The taxes herein levied and imposed for the calendar year 1982 and all calendar years thereafter shall be reduced by the net amount of income tax paid to this state for the preceding calendar year, provided, in no event may the credit be taken more than once. The credit herein authorized shall, in no event, be greater than the premium tax due under this section; it being the purpose and intent of this paragraph that whichever of the annual insurance premium tax or the income tax is greater in amount shall be paid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-167 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 107-167
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-167
Status: in_force

The commission shall have authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the purposes of Sections 27-107-153 through 27-107-167 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.166 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.166
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.166
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2015, any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of D'Iberville High School. The distinctive license tags so issued shall display the words “D'Iberville High School” and shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the principal of D'Iberville High School, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

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

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

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the D'Iberville High School Parent-Teacher Association.

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

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

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

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

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

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2018.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-109-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 109-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-109-9
Status: in_force

If satisfied that an applicant is eligible to receive a state privilege license for the operation of a cruise vessel or vessel, and upon tender of all license fees as required by law and regulation of the State Tax Commission and tender of such bond as required by Section 27-109-7 for the payment of license fees and taxes and the faithful performance of all requirements imposed by law or regulation or the conditions of the license, the commission shall issue to the applicant named, under the name or style designated, such license and/or certificate as may be appropriate or as is provided by law.

Any person operating a cruise vessel within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi on March 28, 1989, shall be allowed to continue to operate without a privilege license or certificate of suitability until such time as the commission shall issue or deny a privilege license and a certificate of suitability. Any person operating a cruise vessel under authority of this chapter may employ his own full-time pilot for the cruise vessel, provided that any such employee shall meet the requirements of all applicable United States Coast Guard rules and regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-31 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 69-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-31
Status: in_force

Dealers subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be allowed, as compensation for their services in affixing the stamps herein required, a sum equal to eight percent (8%) of the face value of the stamps purchased by them, provided that the commission shall allow no discount on the purchase of stamps by wholesalers of an aggregate amount of less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and by retailers of an aggregate amount of less than fifty dollars ($50.00) in any one order.

It is further provided that the commissioner may, in his discretion, either reduce the compensation allowed, or disallow any compensation for the affixing of stamps, for failure of such dealer to comply with any provisions of the law or rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-543 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 55-543
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-543
Status: in_force

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

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

It shall also be unlawful for any person to withdraw any taxable special fuel, from storage tanks as covered by this article except through the meters prescribed herein. The violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, such person shall be subject to a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or to imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days in jail, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 67-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-7
Status: repealed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(k) Repealed.

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

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

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

(o) On the use, storage or consumption of jet aircraft engines that are temporarily located within the State of Mississippi and are brought into the state for research and/or testing purposes at a jet aircraft engine research and testing facility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.209 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-56.209
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.209
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2010, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrent with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the St. Martin High School Buzz Club to pay for facility improvements and other projects at St. Martin High School.

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

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

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

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

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

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2018.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 55-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-19
Status: in_force

There shall not be included in the measure of the tax levied hereunder any gasoline:

(a) Sold or delivered by a bonded distributor of gasoline to a second bonded distributor of gasoline within this state, but nothing in this exclusion shall exempt the second bonded distributor of gasoline from paying the tax, unless the second bonded distributor of gasoline sells or delivers said gasoline to a third bonded distributor of gasoline in which event the third bonded distributor of gasoline shall be liable for the tax.

(b) Sold to the United States government for use of the Armed Forces only, and delivered in quantities of not less than four thousand (4,000) gallons. Any exemption provided in this paragraph (b) may be deducted without the prior approval of the department, provided that satisfactory proof of such exemption shall be furnished to the department. However, such exemption may be disallowed by the department if the distributor fails to furnish satisfactory proof of such exemption to the department.

(c) Exported to a destination beyond the borders of this state by a bonded distributor of gasoline when the tax on such gasoline has been paid or on which the tax liability imposed by this article has accrued against such bonded distributor. Any exemption provided in this paragraph (c) may be deducted without the prior approval of the department, provided that satisfactory proof of such exemption shall be furnished to the department; however, such exemption may be disallowed by the department if the distributor fails to furnish satisfactory proof of such exemption to the department within ninety (90) days from the sale or delivery of the gasoline.

(d) Exported by any person to a destination beyond the borders of this state in quantities of not less than three thousand (3,000) gallons by ship, vessel, barge, railroad tank car, or pipeline, or by tank truck if such tank truck is operated by a common or contract carrier.

(e) Imported by, or sold to, any refiner or processor in this state for the purpose of being refined or further processed.

(f) Sold to any manufacturer for blending or compounding to the end that it becomes a component part of any manufactured product, or where used as a processing agent in the treatment of raw material in manufacturing a product which does not fall within the meaning of the term “gasoline” as defined in this article.

(g) Sold or delivered to be used for test purposes at any regularly established testing laboratory in this state.

Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) above, evidence of exempt transactions provided in this section and subsections thereof, satisfactory to the department, shall be submitted by the distributor desiring an allowance of said exemptions to the department with the payment of the excise tax on the gasoline on which the exemption is claimed. If the department decides that the distributor is entitled to the exemption and allowance claimed, it shall notify said distributor in writing of such allowance. The distributor shall then be allowed to deduct from the payments made in his next monthly report, after said allowance, the amount of tax which he paid on this exempted gasoline which amount shall be arrived at by taking the amount of exempted gasoline minus two percent (2%) allowed for evaporation, shrinkage and other losses on gasoline, and multiplying the remainder by the amount of excise tax per gallon. In cases where the amount of such tax cannot be absorbed on the estimated tax liability of the person making such payments during the next six (6) months, the amount shall be refunded to the taxpayer. Such amount shall be certified to the State Auditor of Public Accounts by the department. The said Auditor is hereby authorized to make such investigation and audit of the claim as he finds necessary. If he finds that the department is correct in its determination, the Auditor may issue his warrant to the State Treasurer in favor of the taxpayer for the amount of tax erroneously paid, such refunds to be made from current gasoline, or special fuel tax collections.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, in order to claim exemptions provided for under this article, the distributor of gasoline must file claims therefor within three (3) years from the date of sale or delivery; otherwise, claims for such exemptions shall be disallowed.

In case gasoline and special fuel on which the tax has been previously paid are accidentally mixed, the distributor of gasoline or other person owning such mixture may ship the mixture out of the State of Mississippi, or to a Mississippi refinery, and may claim credit for the gasoline and/or special fuel tax on the gasoline and special fuel so mixed. The distributor of gasoline or other person may also ship the mixture to a barge or pipeline storage terminal within the State of Mississippi to be brought up to gasoline specifications, or lowered to special fuel specifications, as the case might be, under the supervision of a representative of the department. It shall be the duty of the distributor of gasoline or other person to whom the mixed product belongs to notify the department immediately after knowledge that the mixture has occurred.

In case the distributor of gasoline or other person elects to ship the mixture to a barge or pipeline terminal for storage within this state, the department shall supervise the unloading of the mixture.

In order to perfect a claim for credit for the tax on the gasoline and special fuel constituting any such mixture, the distributor of gasoline or other person making the claim shall do so in writing and shall furnish proof satisfactory to the department that the mixture was either shipped out of this state or to a refinery or other approved place of storage within this state. The department shall notify the claimant, in writing, whether or not his claim is approved, and, if approved, the claimant may deduct the amount of the claim from his next tax report. No such claim shall be allowed unless filed within three (3) years after the date of such accidental mixture. Bonded distributors of gasoline having no gasoline tax liability with the department may assign such tax credit to a bonded distributor of gasoline having such tax liability.

No tax liability shall accrue against the operator of a refinery when shipments of gasoline are made from such refinery, either by common carrier or by tank trucks owned and operated by the operator of said refinery, to a tax-exempt account within this state or to another refinery within this state.

Provided, however, that when gasoline is withdrawn from the storage tank of a refiner or processor on which the tax is paid on such gasoline and it or any part thereof cannot be delivered to a purchaser, said refiner or processor may deduct the tax on all or that portion of such gasoline not delivered to a purchaser from its next gasoline distributor's tax report; provided that such refiner or processor submits with such tax report: (1) a written report setting forth the reasons why such delivery could not be made, and (2) proof or evidence satisfactory to the department that the tax in question had theretofore been paid to the department, and (3) proof or evidence satisfactory to the department that the nondelivered gasoline was actually returned to the refinery or processor from which it was taken for the purpose of delivering it to a purchaser; and provided further, that immediately upon ascertainment by the refiner or processor that said gasoline cannot be delivered, he or it shall immediately notify the department of this fact and before moving his or its truck or other means of transporting said gasoline from the intended point of delivery; and should the department desire to inspect said truck, or other means of conveyance, such refiner or processor shall arrange for such inspection at the point or at such other point that may be designated by the department.

The United States government, the State of Mississippi, counties, municipalities, school districts and all other political subdivisions of the state, and entities described in Section 27-55-12(3) shall be exempt from Five and Four-tenths Cents (5.4¢) of the portion of the gasoline excise tax rate which exceeds Nine Cents (9¢) per gallon. Any exemption provided in this paragraph may be deducted without the prior approval of the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-59 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 59-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-59
Status: repealed

This chapter shall not release or relinquish any liability or penalty incurred or right accrued under the provisions of Chapter 264, Laws of 1946, as amended, or Chapter 267, Laws of 1946, as amended, as they existed before November 1, 1969, and such provisions shall be considered as remaining in force for the purpose of instituting or sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of any such liability, penalty or right. Such provisions shall govern the reporting and payment of taxes on liquefied compressed gas sold, delivered or used by bonded distributors or other persons for highway use before November 1, 1969. Any and all matters, orders, hearings, and proceedings pending before the comptroller or before any court under provisions of such prior law shall continue with the same effect as though such prior provisions were not amended or repealed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-17 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 57-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-17
Status: in_force

(1) There shall not be included in the measure of the tax levied hereunder any lubricating oils:

(a) Sold or delivered by a distributor to another distributor within this state.

(b) Sold by a distributor to the United States government for use of the armed forces only and delivered in quantities of not less than fifty (50) gallons.

(c) Exported to a destination beyond the borders of this state by any person, by ship, vessel, barge, railroad tank car, pipeline, or tank truck, if such tank truck is operated by a common or contract carrier.

(d) Exported to destination beyond the borders of this state by a distributor.

(e) Sold in quantities of fifty (50) gallons, or more, to be used by any railroad locomotive, boat, vessel, ship, towboat, or dredgeboat.

(f) Brought into this state in the reservoir provided by the manufacturer of a vehicle as the container of oils used exclusively for lubricating said vehicle.

(2) Evidence of exempt transactions provided in this section and the subsections thereof shall consist of copies of invoices, documents or any other evidence that may be required by the department. In order to claim exemptions provided under this article, the distributor of lubricating oil must file claims therefor within three (3) years from the date of sale or delivery; otherwise, claims for such exemptions shall be disallowed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-87 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 35-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-87
Status: in_force

At the meeting for the equalization of assessments, the board of supervisors shall carefully examine the roll or rolls, and shall then and there cause to be assessed any person or thing that may be found to be omitted, and anything found to be undervalued may be correctly valued. In the year in which the land assessment is made, the board shall carefully examine the land roll and see that it embraces all the land in the county, and correctly represents it as being the property of individuals or the state or United States, according to the fact, and taxable or not taxable according to law, and that all is correctly described so as to be identified with certainty, and that there are no double assessments. All land improperly omitted from the roll shall be added thereto by the board or under its direction, and land incorrectly or insufficiently described shall be properly described, and land which is not classed correctly or undervalued shall be properly classified and valued. The board shall cause all corrections to be made in the rolls, which, being done, the board shall enter an order approving the assessments, with or without corrections, as the case may be, subject to the right of parties in interest to be heard on objections as hereafter provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-20 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 31-20
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-20
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “ project ” means an electric generating facility constructed after April 6, 2009, that is used or will be used by a public utility, as defined in Section 77-3-3 , and a gasification process facility that is integrated with such electric generating facility that converts Mississippi feedstock, including, but not limited to lignite, to a synthesis gas which serves as a primary fuel source of the electric generating facility.

(2) In any project with a capital investment from private sources of not less than One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00), all property, real, personal, or mixed, including fixtures and leaseholds utilized in a gasification process facility, including, but not limited to, operational and environmental property, utilized in the project shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation up to an amount which shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total assessed value in the project.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-9-5.nr4 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-5.nr4
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-9-5.nr4
Status: in_force

A tax equal to the sum of the following percentages of the value of the net estate is hereby imposed upon the transfer of the net estate of every decedent dying on or after October 1, 1990, whether a resident or a nonresident of the State of Mississippi:

MISSISSIPPI ESTATE TAX SCHEDULE

Over

But not over

Of excess over

$ -0-

$ 60,000

1%

60,000

100,000

$ 600 plus 1.6%

60,000

100,000

200,000

1,240 plus 2.4%

100,000

200,000

400,000

3,640 plus 3.2%

200,000

400,000

600,000

10,040 plus 4.0%

400,000

600,000

800,000

18,040 plus 4.8%

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

27,640 plus 5.6%

800,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

38,840 plus 6.4%

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

70,840 plus 7.2%

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

106,840 plus 8.0%

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

146,840 plus 8.8%

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

190,840 plus 9.6%

3,000,000

3,500,000

4,000,000

238,840 plus 10.4%

3,500,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

290,840 plus 11.2%

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

402,840 plus 12.0%

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

522,840 plus 12.8%

6,000,000

7,000,000

8,000,000

650,840 plus 13.6%

7,000,000

8,000,000

9,000,000

786,840 plus 14.4%

8,000,000

9,000,000

10,000,000

930,840 plus 15.2%

9,000,000

10,000,000 and over

1,082,840 plus 16.0%

10,000,000

Provided, however, that the tax due under this said section shall not be less than the state death tax credit allowable under Title 26, Section 2011, USCS .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.47 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-56.47
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.47
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2012, any owner of a motor vehicle who is an aircraft pilot licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a private aircraft pilot or a commercial aircraft pilot. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

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

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

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

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Air Safety Institute of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

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

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

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

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

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

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2015.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-25 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 35-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-25
Status: in_force

The State Tax Commission is authorized, empowered and directed to prescribe the form of the assessment rolls for assessing the real and personal property in each county, and to have such rolls prepared and maintained on electronic media prescribed by the commission. The assessment rolls so prescribed shall be the official and legal rolls for the assessment of real and personal property in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-709 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 35-709
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-709
Status: in_force

The local taxing entity or entities to which the value of aircraft is apportioned under the provisions of Section 27-35-707 shall levy and collect a tax upon such apportioned valuation as it would upon any other taxable property subject to taxation by that entity or entities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-5-153 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 5-153
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-5-153
Status: in_force

(1) The Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller is hereby abolished. All of the functions of the office are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission as provided in Sections 27-5-151 through 27-5-159, Mississippi Code of 1972 , including but not limited to those functions enumerated in subsection (2) of this section. Whenever the term “Motor Vehicle Comptroller” or the word “comptroller,” meaning Motor Vehicle Comptroller, appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, it shall mean “State Tax Commission.”

(2)(a) The duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the administration of all laws pertaining to the levying and collecting of excise taxes upon gasoline, oil, liquefied compressed gas used for motor vehicle fuel supply purposes and other petroleum products are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission unless otherwise specified in Sections 27-5-151 through 27-5-159, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(b) The duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the administration of all laws pertaining to the gauging and calibration of tank trucks are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission unless otherwise specified in Sections 27-5-151 through 27-5-159, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(c) The duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the administration of all laws pertaining to the titling and licensing of motor vehicles, all laws pertaining to motor vehicle fueling centers, and all laws pertaining to the weighing and inspection stations along the highways of this state, are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission unless otherwise specified in Sections 27-5-151 through 27-5-159, Mississippi Code of 1972 . However, from and after July 1, 1992, any duty and responsibility relative to the administration of laws pertaining to the weighing and inspection stations along the highways of this state are transferred to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

(d) The duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the inspection of all motor vehicles operating upon all roads and highways within this state and his authority to require them to submit to a weighing by means of portable scales are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission; however, from and after July 1, 1992, such duties and responsibilities are transferred to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

(e) The duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the administration of all laws pertaining to storage, manufacture, refinement or distillation of liquefied compressed gases are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission unless otherwise specified in Sections 27-5-151 through 27-5-159, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(f) The duties of the Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to shop inspection of containers, pressure vessels and/or tanks which are manufactured or fabricated in this state are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission.

(g) The duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the levying and collecting of the annual motor vehicle privilege taxes are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission.

(h) Any duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the operation of the Petroleum Products Laboratory at Mississippi State University are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission.

(i) The duties and responsibilities of the Office of Motor Vehicle Comptroller relative to the administration of all laws specifically pertaining to the regulation of the sale of antifreeze are hereby transferred to the State Tax Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-161 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 104-161
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-161
Status: in_force

No provision of Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be construed as conferring upon the Department of Finance and Administration any authority to review, approve or deny any expenditures or contracts entered into by the Legislature or any of its committees, or to impose any requirement on the Legislature or any of its committees to take any action other than to disclose expenditures and contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2011. For the purposes of this section, the term “ contract ” includes, but is not limited to, personal and professional services contracts.