Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-21 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-21
Status: in_force

Investigators and other personnel, employed by the governor pursuant to Section 7-1-19 , shall have full power to investigate, apprehend, or arrest any person, firm, corporation, or any combination or conspiracy thereof committing said acts of violence, or threats of violence, or intimidations, or acts of terror, or damaging, injuring, or destroying property as a result of acts of violence or terror, in any manner whatever, and to help indict or prosecute, or both, in all such cases. Such investigators or other personnel so employed by the governor, in the performance of their duties under Sections 7-1-19 through 7-1-23 , are authorized and empowered to carry firearms and to serve warrants and subpoenas issued under the authority of the state of Mississippi; to make arrests without warrant in such cases where the person making the arrest has reasonable grounds to believe that the person so arrested is guilty of any of the offenses herein named and there is a likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the person arrested shall be immediately taken before a committing officer; to acquire, collect, classify, and preserve records and evidence obtained hereunder; and to make all lawful searches and seizures to obtain evidence of such acts, when based upon reasonable grounds or probable cause that such is necessary in the accomplishment of the purposes of the aforesaid sections.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-25 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-25
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall make a report to the legislature at each regular session of all the business transactions in the Secretary of State's office pertaining to public lands for the preceding fiscal year. He shall state therein the monthly sale of land, of what class and where situated, amount of purchase-money received for each, the totals of his monthly reports to the auditor of fees collected; and he shall make such recommendations as may seem proper.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-35 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-35
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Each officer, department or agency subject to the provisions of “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544]” shall assist with the fullest degree of reasonable cooperation with any other officer, department or agency in carrying out the intent and purpose of “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544]”.

(b) Each officer, department or agency subject to the provisions of “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544]” is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate all necessary rules and regulations not in conflict with “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544]” necessary to accomplish an orderly transition pursuant to “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544]”.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the number of persons employed by the various departments and agencies as a result of the consolidation required by “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544]” shall be reduced, but it is the intent of the Legislature that wherever possible, such reduction shall result from attrition of employees, assistance in relocating to other positions in state government for which they are qualified, and by assistance in locating employment in the private sector.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-55 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-55
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Officer shall maintain accounts to show the name of every county, school district, municipality and every other district of any kind or character receiving funds from the state, in such manner that there may be ascertained therefrom the amounts of state funds appropriated or otherwise contributed thereto. Where reports are necessary from other departments of state government in order for the State Fiscal Officer to do this, the State Fiscal Officer may require such departments to make such reports in the manner and at the times he may prescribe.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-37 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-37
Status: in_force

All state deposits in any depository in the State of Mississippi shall be subject to payment when demanded by the State Treasurer on his Treasurer's check drawn on the bank for such deposit in payment of a warrant or warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer, or in the transfer of such deposit or any part thereof from one bank to another or other banks or to the State Treasury, in keeping the funds of the state equitably distributed among the state depositories as required by law, and for any other purposes necessary to carry out the provisions of law or to provide for equitable distribution of funds or payment of warrants when drawn by the State Fiscal Officer.

For the purpose of the implementation of Section 7-9-14 , the term “Treasurer's check” as used in this section shall mean either a paper check or a paperless entry on an electronic data processing medium at a state depository that substitutes for a paper check for the purpose of debiting or crediting an account and for which a permanent record is made.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-61 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-61
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the keeping of the general docket as hereinabove required, the Attorney General shall keep in his office a comprehensive set of books showing all receipts and disbursement of funds received by the office from whatever source, including appropriations by the Legislature, the contingent fund, and other funds. He shall deposit all funds received by his office in a state depository in his name as Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, shall not commingle or mix any funds received by him in his official capacity with his personal funds or other funds, and shall make disbursement and distribution thereof within the time and in the manner required by law of state officers. The receipt of funds by the Attorney General pending litigation or final determination as to the proper distribution thereof may be held until such adjudication or determination.

(2) From and after July 1, 2016, the Office of the Attorney General shall not charge another state agency a fee, assessment, or other charge for services or resources received by that agency from the Attorney General.

(3) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the Office of the Attorney General shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-5 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-5
Status: in_force

(1) Effective July 1, 1989, all employees of any agency abolished or affected by the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544] shall be transferred according to the merger of their duties by the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544]. All personnel actions initiated as a result of the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544] shall be subject to State Personnel Board procedures.

(2) The executive director of any agency of state government as defined in Section 25-9-107(d) shall have the authority to employ staff and to expend funds authorized to the agency for the performance of the duties and responsibilities accorded to the agency by the laws of the State of Mississippi.

(3) All records, personnel, property and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations or other funds of any agency or department abolished or affected by the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544] shall be transferred to the appropriate agency according to the merger of their functions under the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544].

(4) The executive directors of agencies shall determine which employees shall be bonded, set the amount of bond, which shall be made by a surety company approved by the Secretary of State and the premiums paid as other expenses of administering the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544].

(5) The executive director of any agency, where permitted by the rules, regulations and policies of the board, commission or authority of the agency, if any, shall also have authority to:

(a) Accept on behalf of the state gifts, trusts, bequests, grants, endowments, or transfers of property of any kind to be used for the sole benefit of the state;

(b) Use and expend funds coming to the agency from state, federal and private sources;

(c) Establish such rules and regulations as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544];

(d) Formulate and administer policies of their respective agencies;

(e) Coordinate, supervise and direct all administrative and technical activities of the agency;

(f) Enter into contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any federal or state agency, department or subdivision thereof, or any public or private institution located inside or outside the State of Mississippi, or any person, corporation or association in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws 1989, Chapter 544], provided the agreements do not have a financial cost in excess of the amounts appropriated for such purposes by the Legislature;

(g) Except where otherwise prescribed by law, prepare and deliver to the Legislature and the Governor on or before January 1 of each year, and at such other times as may be required by the Legislature or Governor, a full report of the work of the agency and the offices thereof, including a detailed statement of expenditures of the agency and any recommendations;

(h) Make provisions for adoption of rules, regulations and policy and provide for public inspection and filing of same; and other requirements set forth in the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law in Section 25-43-1.101 et seq. , except as otherwise provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-1 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-1
Status: in_force

Chapter 544, Laws of 1989, shall be cited as the “Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-15 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-15
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall register all warrants paid or received in payment of public dues by him, in a book kept for that purpose, noting the number of the warrant, the date, and when paid or received; and the treasurer shall not receive or pay any warrant unless he shall be satisfied that the same is genuine and lawfully issued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-225 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-225
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-225
Status: in_force

The State Auditor, when conducting agency audits, shall test to determine whether or not the state institutions of higher learning and any state agency which does not draw warrants on the Treasury have either received approval of the Attorney General or complied with the provisions of Section 7-5-39 , with regard to any contract for legal services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-63 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-63
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Officer shall carefully keep and preserve the books, records, papers and other things belonging to the General Accounting Office. Invoices, statements, bills and other papers of such nature may be disposed of in accordance with approved records control schedules. No records, however, may be destroyed without the approval of the Director of the Department of Archives and History.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-13-1 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-13-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be cited as the “Mississippi Administrative Reorganization Act of 1984.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-79 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-79
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall make a detailed account of the operation of Sections 7-7-67 through 7-7-79 to the governor once each year, and to the legislature at each regular session.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-41 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-41
Status: in_force

(1) All support and maintenance funds appropriated for the operating expenses of all departments, institutions, agencies, boards and commissions, supported wholly or in part by the state, shall be drawn from the State Treasury only upon the issuance of individual warrants by the State Fiscal Officer in direct payment for goods sold or services performed, except where specifically provided otherwise in these statutes. The said State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants only upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers.

(2) In the case of the state institutions of higher learning, meeting with the written approval of the State Fiscal Officer, such funds may be drawn from the Treasury in the manner prescribed hereinbelow, and when such system of withdrawal is approved by the State Fiscal Officer, it shall not be changed except on the approval of both said parties.

The executive heads, together with the secretary or other person in charge of the books and accounts, of the state institutions of higher learning, if they receive such written approval, shall make up, in the form prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer and the State Treasurer, checklists of all salaries, accounts, bills, contracts and claims which shall have accrued during the month. Based upon such statement and in company with it, the state institutions of higher learning, through their proper officers, shall make requisition upon the State Fiscal Officer for only so much money as shall then be needed to pay salaries, accounts, bills, contracts and claims which may then be due, together with a reasonable amount for contingent expenses.

Such requisitions may be drawn upon the State Fiscal Officer's accounts, who shall draw its warrants on the Treasurer from time to time as required, payable to the official depository provided in Section 7-9-43 . In the case of special appropriations made for buildings and permanent improvements, repairs, furniture, fixtures, and special supplies, and in all cases where it is not practicable to furnish a detailed statement, such funds may be drawn in installments at such times and in such amounts as necessity may require, and the requisitions for same must be accompanied by a general statement of the proposed purchases and expenditures.

In all cases where such lump-sum payments are authorized and paid as provided in this section, the proper officer or officers of the state institutions of higher learning shall make such additional reports to the State Fiscal Officer in the manner and at such times as he may require. Such reports shall also include other funds coming into the possession of or for the use and benefit of the state institutions of higher learning, whether such funds are regularly handled through the State Treasury or not.

(3) In the case of the State Department of Public Welfare, lump-sum withdrawals may only be made as provided for in subsection (2) of this section for payments to recipients of services provided by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-219 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-219
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-219
Status: in_force

A report of exceptions taken by the auditor shall be made by the state auditor to the general legislative investigating committee, or any standing committee of the legislature that may request such reports, and any legislator who may request such reports. Said reports shall be furnished within thirty (30) days after the close of each fiscal year, said report to list all exceptions taken within that fiscal year and exceptions previously taken in which no final disposition has been made. The said report shall summarize each exception listed and provide information appearing on the record referred to in section 7-7-217 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-11 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-11
Status: in_force

If any officer or employee of any state agency shall refuse or fail to make any report to the State Fiscal Officer or the Legislative Budget Office as required herein or in the manner prescribed by the said State Fiscal Officer, the State Fiscal Officer shall proceed to make, or cause to be made, the said report. The expense thereof shall be personally borne by said officer or employee, and he or she shall be responsible on his or her official bond for the expense so incurred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-5 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Attorney General shall appoint nine (9) competent attorneys, each of whom shall be designated as an assistant attorney general. The assistants shall each possess all of the qualifications required by law of the Attorney General and shall have power and authority under the direction and supervision of the Attorney General to perform all of the duties required by law of that officer; and each shall be liable to the pains and penalties to which the Attorney General is liable. The assistants shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Attorney General, and they shall devote their entire time and attention to the duties pertaining to the department of justice as required by the general laws. The compensation of all assistants authorized by law shall be fixed by the Attorney General not to exceed the compensation fixed by law.

(2)(a) The Attorney General shall designate three (3) of the assistant attorneys general authorized under subsection (1) of this section to devote their time and attention primarily to defending and aiding in the defense in all courts of any suit, filed or threatened, against the State of Mississippi, against any subdivision thereof, or against any agency or instrumentality of the state or subdivision, including all elected officials and any other officer or employee thereof. When the circumstances permit, the assistants may perform any of the Attorney General's powers and duties, including, but not limited to, engaging in lawsuits outside the state when in his opinion this would help bring about the equal application of federal laws and court decisions in every state and guaranteeing equal protection of the laws as guaranteed every citizen by the United States Constitution.

(b) The Attorney General may employ outside counsel as special assistant attorneys general on a fee or contract basis; the Attorney General shall be the sole judge of the compensation in such cases except as otherwise provided in Section 7-5-8 .

(i) Any contract for services of outside counsel shall require current and complete written time and expense records that describe in detail the time, in increments of no greater than one tenth ( 1 / 10 ) of an hour, and money spent each day in performance of the contract.

(ii) On conclusion of the matter for which the outside legal services were obtained, outside counsel shall provide a complete written statement of all fees and expenses, and the final complete time and expense records.

(3) The Attorney General may discharge any assistant attorney general or special assistant attorney general at his pleasure and appoint another in his stead. The assistant attorneys general shall devote their entire time and attention to the duties pertaining to the Department of Justice under the control and supervision of the Attorney General.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-55 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-55
Status: in_force

Said publications and distribution shall be continued or renewed from time to time, in the discretion of the governor, as additional information is available for properly advertising the advantages of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-63 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-63
Status: in_force

The executive contingent fund shall be expended under the direction of the governor and be accounted for by him to the legislature at each session. The auditor shall issue his warrant on the treasurer for such sums as the governor may from time to time, by his written order, direct; but no part of such fund shall be expended for the private purposes of the governor or for his individual expenses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-11 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-11
Status: in_force

For budgetary purposes and organizational hierarchy purposes a common organizational nomenclature shall be used in the structure of state government.

Organizations for such purposes shall be:

(a) Agency -- the principal administrative organization of state government as defined in Section 25-9-107(d) , headed by an executive director or such other official as prescribed by statute;

(b) Office -- the principal organization of an agency; whenever the term “division” or any other term appears to denote the principal organization of a department, it shall mean “office” for purposes of this section;

(c) Bureau -- the principal organization of an office;

(d) Division -- the principal organization of a bureau;

(e) Branch -- the principal organization of a division;

(f) Section -- the principal organization of a branch;

(g) Unit -- the principal organization of a section;

(h) Advisory board -- a body appointed to function on a continuing basis to study and recommend solutions and policy alternatives to problems arising in a specific agency or program of state government.

The nomenclature outlined in this section shall be only for budgetary purposes and organizational hierarchy purposes and shall not define job classifications or salary ranges. The State Personnel Board shall ensure that all agencies within state government as defined in Section 25-9-107(d) conform with the common organization nomenclature provided in this section, except where otherwise provided by law or determined to be necessary by the State Personnel Board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-53 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-53
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall safely keep and preserve all moneys, securities, books, records, papers, and other things belonging to his office without waste, embezzlement, or misapplication thereof; and at the expiration of his term, he shall deliver the same to his successor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-553 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-553
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-553
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports to serve the citizens of the State of Mississippi by developing safe, healthful and enjoyable physical fitness and sports programs. This commission shall provide instruments of motivation, education and shall promote public awareness to assure that all citizens of the State of Mississippi will have the opportunity to pursue a more healthful life-style.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-12 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-12
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is authorized to establish such clearing accounts in the State Treasury and such bank accounts in public depositories in conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer as may be necessary to facilitate the deposit, collection investment and disbursement of state funds in the State Treasury as required by law.

The State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer shall also establish such accounts as necessary to facilitate the handling of bad checks paid into the State Treasury.

The State Treasurer may by regulation provide for the establishment of commercial bank accounts by any state agency, which shall serve as the depository for funds which are collected or held by state agencies and required by law to be deposited in the Treasury. Each such account established shall have a maximum balance to be fixed by the State Treasurer. All such accounts shall bear interest which shall be deposited in the General Fund, except for interest on funds in the account of the Mississippi Employment Security Commission designated as the “Mississippi Employment Security Commission Fixed Price Contract Account.” Such interest shall be retained as part of the account to be used by the Mississippi Employment Security Commission solely for Job Training Partnership Act programs.

The State Auditor shall test for compliance with this section in any postaudit, and may, after notice and hearing, levy a civil penalty not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for any violation hereof. The Auditor shall annually report all violations of this section to the Governor and the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-25 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-25
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of each purchase order filed with the State Fiscal Officer under the provisions of Section 7-7-23 , the State Fiscal Officer shall, upon approval of such purchase order, make due entry of the same on the record of encumbrances, which shall be established in the General Accounting Office, showing separately thereon an account for each department, institution or other agency and the law authorizing the appropriation from which the same is to be paid, if from appropriated funds. Encumbrances so made and entered shall, until paid, be shown in the General Accounting Office's books of account so as to be used as a liability against the then cash balance of the particular fund which is applicable, whether general or special, and against the appropriation balance, if the encumbrance is to be paid from appropriated funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-1 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-1
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall keep his office at the seat of the government, and shall keep the same open Monday through Friday of each week for eight hours each day.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-17 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-17
Status: in_force

Reports shall be filed with the State Fiscal Officer at the time and in the manner prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer by all state departments, institutions and agencies of all receipts of public funds, as defined in Section 7-7-1 , which are not required by law to be deposited into the State Treasury but into banks bonded to be depositories of such funds, so that the State Fiscal Officer may keep comprehensive records and may make complete periodic reports concerning all public funds belonging to or for the use of the state and those agencies owned or controlled by the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-11 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-11
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall have charge of the swamp and the overflowed lands and indemnity lands in lieu thereof, the internal improvement lands, the lands forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes after the time allowed by law for redemption shall have expired, and of all other public lands belonging to or under the control of the state. The regulation, sale and disposition of all such lands shall be made through the secretary of state's office.

The secretary of state shall sign all conveyances and leases of any and all state-owned lands and shall record same in a book kept in his office for such purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-13 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-13
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall cause ten (10) copies of each volume of the “Southern Reporter-Mississippi Cases” and ten (10) copies of the department reports to be provided to the State Library.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-34 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-34
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-34
Status: in_force

The state treasurer is authorized to destroy any bonds and coupons of the State of Mississippi duly paid and cancelled not earlier than one (1) year after the same are surrendered for payment. A certificate containing a description of such bonds and coupons so destroyed, duly witnessed and signed by the treasurer or his deputy and the state fiscal officer, shall be kept on file in the treasurer's office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-8 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-8
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that the functions assigned to the Secretary of State by this chapter shall be merged and coordinated with similar functions being exercised by the state land office on January 1, 1980.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-25 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-25
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall give his opinion in writing, without fee, to the Legislature, or either house or any committee thereof, and to the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the State Treasurer, the Superintendent of Public Education, the Insurance Commissioner, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the State Geologist, the State Librarian, the Director of Archives and History, the Adjutant General, the State Board of Health, the Commissioner of Corrections, the Public Service Commission, Chairman of the State Tax Commission, the State Forestry Commission, the Transportation Commission, and any other state officer, department or commission operating under the law, or which may be hereafter created; the trustees and heads of any state institution, the trustees and heads of the universities and the state colleges, the district attorneys, the boards of supervisors of the several counties, the sheriffs, the chancery clerks, the circuit clerks, the superintendents of education, the tax assessors, county surveyors, the county attorneys, the attorneys for the boards of supervisors, mayor or council or board of aldermen of any municipality of this state, and all other county officers (and no others), when requested in writing, upon any question of law relating to their respective offices.

When any officer, board, commission, department or person authorized by this section to require such written opinion of the Attorney General shall have done so and shall have stated all the facts to govern such opinion, and the Attorney General has prepared and delivered a legal opinion with reference thereto, there shall be no liability, civil or criminal, accruing to or against any such officer, board, commission, department or person who, in good faith, follows the direction of such opinion and acts in accordance therewith unless a court of competent jurisdiction, after a full hearing, shall judicially declare that such opinion is manifestly wrong and without any substantial support. However, if a court of competent jurisdiction makes such a judicial declaration about a written opinion of the Attorney General that applies to acts or omissions of any licensee to which Section 63-19-57 , 75-67-137 or 75-67-245 applies, and the licensee has acted in conformity with that written opinion, the liability of the licensee shall be governed by Section 63-19-57 , 75-67-137 or 75-67-245 , as the case may be. No opinion shall be given or considered if the opinion is given after suit is filed or prosecution begun.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-27 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-27
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall send, by suitable means at as cheap a rate as he can obtain, to the sheriffs of the several counties the books, documents, and papers required to be distributed to the various officers in their respective counties as soon as practicable after he receives the same; and shall likewise send to the various other distributees the books and documents to which they respectively are entitled. The sheriffs and other distributees shall send by mail, postpaid, or deliver to the secretary of state a certificate as evidence of the books, documents, and papers received, which, when received, shall be filed by the secretary of state in his office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-9 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-9
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the state treasurer to receive and keep the moneys of the state in the manner provided by law, to disburse the same agreeably to law, and to take receipts or vouchers for moneys which he shall disburse. He shall keep regular, fair, and proper accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the public money; he shall keep accounts in his books in the name of the state, in which he shall enter the amount of all money, stock, securities, and all other property in the treasury or which may at any time be received by him, keeping the receipts and disbursements of each fiscal year in separate accounts, and closing the same with the close of the fiscal year; and he shall open and keep accounts in his books for all appropriations of money made by law, so that the appropriation of money and the application thereof in conformity thereto may clearly and distinctly appear on the books of the treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-25 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-25
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall make a report to the legislature at each regular session of all the business transactions in the Secretary of State's office pertaining to public lands for the preceding fiscal year. He shall state therein the monthly sale of land, of what class and where situated, amount of purchase-money received for each, the totals of his monthly reports to the auditor of fees collected; and he shall make such recommendations as may seem proper.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-19 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-19
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall furnish to any party interested therein a copy or exemplification of any record, patent, plat, diagram, township plat or map, field notes, surveys or other paper or document deposited in the office of the Secretary of State and relating to the selection, location and survey of the public lands or otherwise concerning the same, upon the party paying therefor the fees allowed by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-9 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-9
Status: in_force

The Mississippi General Accounting Office shall maintain a complete system of general accounting to comprehend the financial transactions of every state department, division, officer, board, commission, institution or other agency owned or controlled by the state, except those agencies specifically exempted in Section 7-7-1 , whether at the seat of government or not and whether the funds upon which they operate are channeled through the State Treasury or not, either through regular procedures having to do with the issuance of the State Fiscal Officer receipt warrants and disbursement warrants or through controls maintained through reports filed periodically as required by the State Fiscal Officer in accordance with the reporting provisions contained in said Section 7-7-1 .

All transactions in public funds, as defined in Section 7-7-1 , shall either be handled directly through the State Fiscal Officer and the State Treasury, or shall be reported to the State Fiscal Officer at the times and in the form prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer and the Legislative Budget Office, so that a complete and comprehensive system of accounts of the fiscal activities of all state governmental agencies shall be made available at all times in the General Accounting Office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-1 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-1
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, the terms “State Auditor” and “Auditor” mean the Auditor of Public Accounts.

(2) As used in this chapter, the term “State Fiscal Officer” means the official created in Section 27-104-5 , acting through the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management.

(3) “Agency” means any state board, commission, committee, council, department or unit thereof created by the Constitution or statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit or the head thereof is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the Constitution or statute, except a legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department or unit thereof.

(4) For the purposes of Sections 7-7-1 through 7-7-65 , the term “public funds” shall mean all funds which are received, collected by, or available for the support of or expenditure by any state department, institution or agency, whether such funds be derived from taxes or from fees collected by such state department, institution or agency or from some other source, and which should be included in the entity of the state under generally accepted accounting principles, although such funds may not be required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury.

Funds such as endowment funds and research funds, special building and plant funds, funds of a proprietary function, and the like shall be excluded from the meaning of the term, unless specifically required by law to be handled through the State Treasury or unless deemed necessary by the State Fiscal Officer to be included.

All funds of state departments, institutions and agencies within the contemplation of this section that are not required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury, or are not declared to be exempt from the provisions of Sections 7-7-1 through 7-7-65 by the State Fiscal Officer shall be reported to the State Fiscal Officer in reports of revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, encumbrances, fund balances and other financial statements, at such times and in the form required by the State Fiscal Officer.

It is hereby declared to be the intent of this section to provide that all “public funds” necessary to present a complete and comprehensive statement of the fiscal operations of the state government shall be handled through the State Fiscal Officer, whether through State Fiscal Officer receipt warrants and disbursement warrants, as is generally provided, or through the method of reporting, as required herein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-33 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-33
Status: in_force

After judgment in any cause represented by him, the attorney general shall direct the issuing of such process as may be necessary to carry the same into execution. He shall account for and pay over to the proper officer all moneys which may come into his possession belonging to the state or any subdivision thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-55 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-55
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Officer shall maintain accounts to show the name of every county, school district, municipality and every other district of any kind or character receiving funds from the state, in such manner that there may be ascertained therefrom the amounts of state funds appropriated or otherwise contributed thereto. Where reports are necessary from other departments of state government in order for the State Fiscal Officer to do this, the State Fiscal Officer may require such departments to make such reports in the manner and at the times he may prescribe.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-13-9 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-13-9
Status: in_force

Any member of any board, commission, council or authority reconstituted under this chapter shall be deemed to have vacated his position thereon if he changes his domicile to another state or to a geographical area other than the one from which he was appointed if the statute specified that he shall be appointed from such designated geographical area. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply in the event the member was appointed from a district the boundaries of which have been altered by statute or court order.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-69 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-69
Status: in_force

It shall be the further duty of the state auditor and he shall have the authority to examine the records, minutes, and allowances of the various boards of supervisors, drainage boards, and all other boards empowered to make allowances of public money under the laws of the state. He shall give notice to such boards of any errors in accounting, of funds credited to any erroneous account, and of funds in public treasuries to an erroneous account; and unless such board shall within thirty (30) days correct such errors or omissions, the members thereof shall be guilty of misfeasance of office and punished accordingly. Should the state auditor discover that any of the boards mentioned in the preceding parts of this section have appropriated any money to the purpose not authorized by law, he shall have authority to bring suit for the amount of such illegal allowance or allowances against the members of such board voting for such illegal allowance on their official bond and against the party receiving such allowance. In the event of recovery, he shall be entitled to recover the amount due, which shall be paid into the fund to which it is due; and he may assess a penalty thereon not to exceed twenty percent (20%), which shall be paid into the general fund in the state treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-215 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-215
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-215
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the completion of each audit, the department shall prepare a report which shall set forth the facts of such audit in the most comprehensive form, and the original copy of such report shall be filed in the office to which it pertains, as a permanent record; one (1) copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the department, subject to public inspection, and one (1) copy shall be preserved for use by the Governor and/or the Legislature. Other provisions notwithstanding, all work papers associated with an audit shall be confidential, but available to subsequent auditors engaged in performing the entities' subsequent audit. The director shall require such financial reports from every public office and taxing body as he may deem necessary and for such period as he may designate, and at the end of each fiscal year the State Auditor and director shall prepare and publish a report of comparative financial statistics covering all public offices of the state over which the department has accounting and auditing supervision. The Governor may direct the State Auditor and/or the director of the department to make any special report on any subject under their jurisdiction and make any special audit or investigation he may desire, such directives to be issued in writing.

(2) All audits conducted by the department shall be in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, as promulgated by nationally recognized professional organizations. Audit and investigative reports, work papers and other evidence and related supportive material shall be retained and filed according to an agreement between the State Auditor and the Department of Archives and History. In conducting audits pursuant to this article, the department shall have access to all records, documents, books, papers and other evidence relating to the financial transactions of any governmental entity subject to audit by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-53 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-53
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Bureau of Capitol Facilities, acting under the authority given by Section 29-5-3 , to provide sufficient office space for the office of the State Fiscal Officer, including the amount required for filing and storage, although the space for the filing and storage of invoices, statements, bills, and other papers and documents of such nature, held for more than two (2) years after the date of issuance, may not be required to be furnished.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-31 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-31
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7-7-27 and 7-7-29 , it shall not be necessary that a separate statement, invoice or requisition shall be issued for each person on payrolls for salaries and wages of state employees. Regular forms to be prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer shall be used, covering all employees but listing each name separately and giving all pertinent information such as gross salary, the various withholdings, and the net salary, together with such other information as the State Fiscal Officer may require.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-13-9 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-13-9
Status: in_force

Any member of any board, commission, council or authority reconstituted under this chapter shall be deemed to have vacated his position thereon if he changes his domicile to another state or to a geographical area other than the one from which he was appointed if the statute specified that he shall be appointed from such designated geographical area. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply in the event the member was appointed from a district the boundaries of which have been altered by statute or court order.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-101 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-101
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to employ or enter into a contract for the services of investment advisors, security custodians and/or bank trust departments for the management and investment of the Education Improvement Trust Fund created in Section 206A of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890. Compensation or fees for such services shall be paid from the income derived from investment of the principal of the trust fund, subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-309 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-309
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-309
Status: in_force

(1) A person who violates any provision of Section 7-5-303 shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or both. Sentences imposed for convictions of separate offenses under Sections 7-5-301 through 7-5-311 may run consecutively.

(2) If the defendant found to have violated any provisions of Section 7-5-303 is an organization, then it shall be subject to a fine of not more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for each violation. “ Organization ” for purposes of this subsection means a person other than an individual. The term includes corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, unions, trusts, pension funds, unincorporated organizations, governments and political subdivisions thereof and nonprofit organizations.

(3) In a proceeding for violations under Section 7-5-303 , the court, in addition to the criminal penalties imposed under this section, shall assess against the defendant convicted of such violation double those reasonable costs that are expended by the Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau of the Office of Attorney General or the district attorney's office in the investigation of such case, including, but not limited to, the cost of investigators, process service, court reporters, expert witnesses and attorney's fees. A monetary penalty assessed and levied under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State General Fund, and the Attorney General may institute and maintain proceedings in his name for enforcement of payment in the circuit court of the county of residence of the defendant and, if the defendant is a nonresident, such proceedings shall be in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-7 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-7
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor may engage outside counsel on a noncontingent fee basis to assist the Attorney General in cases to which the state is a party when, in his opinion, the interest of the state requires it, subject to the action of the Legislature in providing compensation for such services not to exceed recognized bar rates for similar services.

(2)(a) The Attorney General is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint and employ outside counsel, on a fee or salary basis not to exceed recognized bar rates for similar services, to assist the Attorney General in the preparation for, prosecution, or defense of any litigation in the state or federal courts or before any federal commission or agency in which the state is a party or has an interest. The Attorney General may designate the outside counsel as special assistant Attorney General.

(b) If the compensation agreed upon will be governed by a contingency fee contract, that contract must conform with the requirements of Section 7-5-8 .

(3) The Attorney General may also employ special investigators on a per diem or salary basis, to be agreed upon at the time of employment, for the purpose of interviewing witnesses, ascertaining facts, or rendering any other services that may be needed by the Attorney General in the preparation for and prosecution of suits by or against the State of Mississippi, or in suits in which the Attorney General is participating on account of same being of statewide interest.

(4) The Attorney General may pay travel and other expenses of employees and appointees under this chapter in the same manner and amount as authorized by law for the payment of travel and expenses of state employees and officials.

(5) The compensation of appointees and employees under this chapter shall be paid out of the Attorney General's contingent fund, or out of any other funds appropriated to the Attorney General's office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-365 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-365
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-365
Status: in_force

The state department of education, vocational-technical division, the board of trustees of any junior college district, the board of trustees of any school district, the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, and the division of job development and training, office of the governor, shall cooperate in carrying out the provisions of Sections 7-1-351 through 7-1-371 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-47 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-47
Status: in_force

The attorney general or his assistant, when required by the governor, shall institute suits for the benefit of the state on the bond of any state officer in any case in which said officer has been guilty of any neglect or violation of his official duties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-43 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-43
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to all power and authority vested in the attorney general of the state of Mississippi by its constitution and statutes and all common law power and authority which may be invested in or exercised by such attorney general as such, the attorney general of the state of Mississippi and his assistants and representatives are hereby authorized upon request made of him to, in his discretion, render such services as the attorney general may deem necessary to assist in advising and in representing, either or both, all officers or employees of any county district, county, or municipality of the state of Mississippi, or of the state of Mississippi, or of any board, agency, or commission thereof, as the case may be, or any circuit clerk or county registrar, should they or any of them be investigated or called as a witness by the federal civil rights commission, be sued in an action at law or in equity, be prosecuted or cited to show cause or charged with contempt, civil or criminal, or proceeded against in any manner, either or all, in any state or federal court by the United States government, by any agency, officer, department, or representative of the United States government, or by any other person, either or all, as a result of the discharge by any of said Mississippi county district, county, municipal, or state of Mississippi officers or employees, boards, agencies, or commissions and the members thereof, or by the said circuit clerk or county registrar of their official duties under the constitution and other laws of the state of Mississippi, or growing out of such official action or nonaction, as the case may be.

The foregoing authority vested in the attorney general as above set out shall not apply to or with respect to any suit, action, hearing, or controversy which may arise between two (2) or more of the aforesaid officers or employees, circuit clerks or county registrars, such commissions, boards, or agencies or members thereof, or said county districts, counties, or municipalities of the state of Mississippi, or between them or by any of them and an agency or officer of the state of Mississippi which, under existing laws of the state of Mississippi, the attorney general is otherwise authorized or required to represent.

(2) Any request made of the attorney general for the assistance above referred to shall be made in writing and, if by an individual, shall be signed by him or her. If by a board or commission or agency as such, there shall be entered upon its minutes an order making such request, and the request from and on behalf of said board, commission, or agency to the attorney general for said assistance shall be accompanied by a certified copy of said order.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-65 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-65
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter contained shall repeal any of the provisions of chapter 235, laws 1920, in reference to making claim for and recovery of taxes illegally collected by the U.S. government on property in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-49 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-49
Status: in_force

The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed, in cooperation with the governor, other state officers, and civic and commercial organizations of the state, counties, and municipalities, to assemble the necessary information, facts, and data to be disseminated in such a manner as to advertise the natural resources, advantages, and commercial and industrial opportunities offered by the state of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-214 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-214
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-214
Status: in_force

This section shall apply only to single audits of federal and state funds of governmental entities conducted by the department pursuant to the Single Audit Act of 1984. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 7-7-213 to the contrary, the State Auditor is authorized to charge governmental entities the entire audit cost for which such entities may receive reimbursement from the federal government for the cost of that portion of the single audit that covers the audit requirements associated with federal funds. The costs collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the State Department of Audit special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-70 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-70
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-70
Status: in_force

(1) There is created and established in the State Treasury a special trust fund to be known as the “Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund.” There shall be deposited in such fund (a) all such fees as the State Treasurer is directed to deposit therein under subsection (4) of Section 27-19-56.1 , under subsection (4) of Section 27-19-56.2 and under subsection (5)(b) of Section 27-19-56.4 ; and (b) any gift, donation, bequest, trust, grant, endowment, transfer of money or securities or any other monies from any source whatsoever as may be designated for deposit in the fund.

(2) The principal of the trust fund created under subsection (1) of this section shall remain inviolate and shall be invested as provided by law. Interest and income derived from investment of the principal of the trust fund may be appropriated by the Legislature and expended exclusively for the support and maintenance of the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center.

(3) From and after June 17, 2005, there shall be created in the State Treasury a fund known as the Mississippi Burn Care Fund. The Mississippi Burn Care Fund shall be the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund and any reference to the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund in law shall mean the Mississippi Burn Care Fund. All funds payable to the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund shall, from and after June 17, 2005, be paid to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund. All balances in the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund and the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Fire Fighters Burn Center Escrow Fund shall be transferred to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund on June 17, 2005. All interest earned by funds in the Mississippi Burn Care Fund shall be credited to the fund and not the General Fund. For fiscal year 2006, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Legislature may appropriate interest, income or other funds credited to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund, and there shall be no requirement that the monies deposited to the fund be held inviolate in trust. Any appropriation of funds from the Mississippi Burn Care Fund shall be to the Mississippi Department of Health for the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities established in Section 41-59-5 ; however, after the Mississippi Burn Center established at the University of Mississippi Medical Center under Section 37-115-45 is operational, any appropriation of funds from the Mississippi Burn Care Fund shall be to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for the operation of the Mississippi Burn Center. The Mississippi Burn Care Fund shall be authorized to accept gifts, donations, bequests, appropriations or other grants from any source, governmental or private, for deposit into the fund. The Department of Health, or the University of Mississippi Medical Center after the Mississippi Burn Center is operational, shall be the agency responsible for receiving any such gifts, donations, bequests, appropriations or grants and shall deposit such to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-1 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-1
Status: in_force

The Attorney General provided for by Section 173 of the Mississippi Constitution shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the Governor is elected. His term of office shall be four (4) years and his compensation shall be fixed by the Legislature. He shall be the chief legal officer and advisor for the state, both civil and criminal, and is charged with managing all litigation on behalf of the state, except as otherwise specifically provided by law. No arm or agency of the state government shall bring or defend a suit against another arm or agency without prior written approval of the Attorney General. He shall have the powers of the Attorney General at common law and, except as otherwise provided by law, is given the sole power to bring or defend a lawsuit on behalf of a state agency, the subject matter of which is of statewide interest. He shall intervene and argue the constitutionality of any statute when notified of a challenge thereto, pursuant to the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. His qualifications for office shall be as provided for chancery and circuit judges in Section 154 of the Mississippi Constitution .
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-14 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-14
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is authorized to receive, disburse or transfer public funds under his jurisdiction by means of wire, direct deposit or electronic funds transfer. The State Fiscal Officer is authorized to receive, disburse or transfer public funds between State Treasury accounts without the issuance of warrant. The State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer shall promulgate the rules, regulations and procedures to substitute an electronic funds transfer or the receipt, disbursement or transfer of public funds between State Treasury accounts for a receipt warrant, requisition and use of a warrant in order to facilitate the collection, transfer, investment and disbursement of public funds. In the instance of electronic transfer of funds, the Treasurer shall provide the State Fiscal Officer the same information as would be required for a requisition and issuance of a warrant. In the instance of receipt, disbursement and transfer between State Treasury accounts, the State Fiscal Officer shall maintain the same information as would be required if an application for a receipt warrant, a requisition for issuance for warrant and a warrant had been issued.

A copy of the record of any electronic funds transfer shall be transmitted by state depositories to the Treasurer who shall file duplicates with the State Fiscal Officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-7 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-7
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the bond clerk to keep a record of all bonds or other securities coming into the possession of the state treasury and to do and perform any other duties required of him by the treasurer. Said clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute a good and sufficient bond payable to the state treasurer, in some surety company authorized to do business in Mississippi, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), said bond to be conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of such clerk and shall be liable for any misfeasance, malfeasance, mistakes, or misappropriations of said clerk, the premium on said bond to be paid as the premium on the state treasurer's bond is paid. The provisions of this section and the bond required shall in no way alter or change the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of the state treasurer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-24 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-24
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-24
Status: in_force

Any refund to an agency of the State of Mississippi other than an agency financed entirely by federal funds for excess charges made by a public utility pursuant to rates in effect under bond filed with the Public Service Commission shall be forwarded, forthwith, by the administrative head of such state agency to the State Treasurer for deposit into a special account in the State Treasury to be expended as provided by the Legislature at the 1986 Regular Session.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-71 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-71
Status: in_force

The state auditor, in the discharge of the official duties imposed upon him by Sections 7-7-67 through 7-7-79 , shall have full power and authority to examine and investigate the books, records, papers, accounts, and vouchers of any state, county, municipal, or other officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-11 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-17-11
Status: in_force

For budgetary purposes and organizational hierarchy purposes a common organizational nomenclature shall be used in the structure of state government.

Organizations for such purposes shall be:

(a) Agency -- the principal administrative organization of state government as defined in Section 25-9-107(d) , headed by an executive director or such other official as prescribed by statute;

(b) Office -- the principal organization of an agency; whenever the term “division” or any other term appears to denote the principal organization of a department, it shall mean “office” for purposes of this section;

(c) Bureau -- the principal organization of an office;

(d) Division -- the principal organization of a bureau;

(e) Branch -- the principal organization of a division;

(f) Section -- the principal organization of a branch;

(g) Unit -- the principal organization of a section;

(h) Advisory board -- a body appointed to function on a continuing basis to study and recommend solutions and policy alternatives to problems arising in a specific agency or program of state government.

The nomenclature outlined in this section shall be only for budgetary purposes and organizational hierarchy purposes and shall not define job classifications or salary ranges. The State Personnel Board shall ensure that all agencies within state government as defined in Section 25-9-107(d) conform with the common organization nomenclature provided in this section, except where otherwise provided by law or determined to be necessary by the State Personnel Board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-45 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-45
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, check, verify and reconcile the list of the receipts into the Treasury for the previous month, according to the warrants on which they are founded, and in whose name the several receipts have been given, and their respective dates, amounts and numbers.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-1 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-1
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, the terms “State Auditor” and “Auditor” mean the Auditor of Public Accounts.

(2) As used in this chapter, the term “State Fiscal Officer” means the official created in Section 27-104-5 , acting through the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management.

(3) “Agency” means any state board, commission, committee, council, department or unit thereof created by the Constitution or statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit or the head thereof is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the Constitution or statute, except a legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department or unit thereof.

(4) For the purposes of Sections 7-7-1 through 7-7-65 , the term “public funds” shall mean all funds which are received, collected by, or available for the support of or expenditure by any state department, institution or agency, whether such funds be derived from taxes or from fees collected by such state department, institution or agency or from some other source, and which should be included in the entity of the state under generally accepted accounting principles, although such funds may not be required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury.

Funds such as endowment funds and research funds, special building and plant funds, funds of a proprietary function, and the like shall be excluded from the meaning of the term, unless specifically required by law to be handled through the State Treasury or unless deemed necessary by the State Fiscal Officer to be included.

All funds of state departments, institutions and agencies within the contemplation of this section that are not required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury, or are not declared to be exempt from the provisions of Sections 7-7-1 through 7-7-65 by the State Fiscal Officer shall be reported to the State Fiscal Officer in reports of revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, encumbrances, fund balances and other financial statements, at such times and in the form required by the State Fiscal Officer.

It is hereby declared to be the intent of this section to provide that all “public funds” necessary to present a complete and comprehensive statement of the fiscal operations of the state government shall be handled through the State Fiscal Officer, whether through State Fiscal Officer receipt warrants and disbursement warrants, as is generally provided, or through the method of reporting, as required herein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-59 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-59
Status: in_force

A reasonable petty cash fund shall be allowed each state department, institution, board, commission or other agency if, in the judgment of the State Fiscal Officer, such is necessary for the proper operation of the fiscal affairs thereof. The amount of such petty cash fund shall be fixed by the State Fiscal Officer in each case, but these funds shall be reimbursed only upon vouchers audited by the State Fiscal Officer. It shall not be lawful for any petty cash fund to be used for cashing checks or otherwise advancing funds to any officer or employee of any state department or agency.

The State Fiscal Officer may by regulation provide for the establishment of commercial bank accounts by any state agency, which shall serve as the depository for self-generated funds and custodial funds not required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury. The regulations may provide for such accounts to be used for disbursements not required to be made by warrants on the State Treasury. Each such account established shall have a maximum balance to be fixed by the State Fiscal Officer. All such accounts shall bear interest. For self-generated funds, the interest shall be deposited in the General Fund and for custodial funds, the interest shall be deposited in the custodial bank account. The State Auditor shall test for compliance with this section in any postaudit, and may, after notice and hearing, levy a civil penalty not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for any violation hereof. The auditor shall annually report all violations of this section to the Governor and the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-53 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-53
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall, when required by the public service or when directed by the Governor, in writing, repair in person, or by any regular or specially designated assistant, to any county or district in the state and assist the district attorney there in the discharge of his duties and in any prosecution against a state officer, and shall have the same right as the district attorney to enter the grand jury room while the grand jury is in session and to perform such services with reference to the work of the grand jury as the district attorney is authorized by law to perform.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-22 — MS Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-22
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-9-22
Status: in_force

All funds collected by the Office of the Secretary of State, unless otherwise specifically provided for by law, shall be deposited, in accordance with Section 7-9-21, Mississippi Code of 1972 , into a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies in the special fund shall be expended, pursuant to legislative appropriation, to defray the expenses of the Office of the Secretary of State or as otherwise authorized. All unobligated monies in such special fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be paid over into the General Fund of the State Treasury.

From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.

From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.