Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-9 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 34 / Section 65-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-9
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (2) of this section, each university, community/junior college and state agency shall, subject to specific appropriation of available funding, employ an agency internal audit director who shall be appointed by the university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president, elected official or executive director or his counterpart of a state agency without a governing board or commission. The university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president of the agency head shall ensure that the university, community/junior college or agency shall employ, subject to specific funding being appropriated, a sufficient number of professional and support staff to implement an effective program of internal auditing. Compensation, training, job tenure and advancement of internal auditing staff shall be based upon the rules of the State Personnel Board for other business employees in the system. The internal audit organization shall have organizational status outside the agency's staff or line management functions or units subject to audit, and shall be free of operational and management responsibilities that would impair the ability to make independent audits of any aspects of the agency's operations. An agency, university or community/junior college internal audit director may be terminated by the appointing authority in accordance with State Personnel Board rules and regulations for any state employee after a seven (7) day notification period to the State Auditor.

(2) The university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president or agency head of a university, community/junior college or state agency, respectively, may outsource the internal audit function if he determines that it is more cost efficient than establishing the audit personnel and procedures provided in subsection (1) of this section. Internal audit services may not be outsourced to the same firm or individual who performs independent audit or other consulting services to the university, community/junior college or agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-15 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 55-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-15
Status: in_force

When the assessment rolls of a county, or either of them, shall be stolen, lost, or destroyed, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to obtain certified copies thereof from the office of the state tax commission or the proper custodian thereof, and to pay for the same out of the county treasury. If the assessment have been so recently made that copies thereof are not on file in the auditor's office, then the assessment roll or rolls of the county used the preceding year shall be in force and, if necessary, copies thereof shall in like manner be obtained, and the taxes of the current year collected thereon; but in such case new assessments shall be made for the following year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-57 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 34-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-57
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 USC Section 7001(c) , or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 USC Section 7003(b) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-21 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 58 / Section 65-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-21
Status: in_force

(1) No later than six (6) months or less at the discretion of the university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president or state agency director after a financial, compliance, electronic data processing or performance audit is issued, the agency internal audit director shall inform the university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president or the agency head and audit committee of the status of corrective actions taken by the university, community/junior college or agency manager responsible for supervision of the program activity, function or organizational unit audited.

(2) If a follow-up report is issued, the university, community/junior college or agency internal audit director shall submit the report to the head of the university, community/junior college or agency and the audit committee. The follow-up report shall be provided upon request to any member of the Legislature, the State Auditor, the Attorney General, the Governor or other external auditor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-59 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 34 / Section 53-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-59
Status: in_force

Any information confidentiality officer who shall intentionally and wilfully violate his oath by releasing or divulging confidential information without proper authority shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to not exceeding one (1) year in jail or a fine of not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-113 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-113
Status: in_force

The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, the commission, or any governmental entity directly injured by a violation of this article may bring a separate civil action against the public servant or other person or business violating the provisions of this article for recovery of damages suffered as a result of such violation. Further, any pecuniary benefit received by or given by a public servant in violation of this article shall be declared forfeited by a circuit court of competent jurisdiction for the benefit of the governmental entity injured. In the discretion of the court, any judgment for damages or forfeiture of pecuniary benefit may include costs of court and reasonable attorney's fees.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-25 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 59-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-25
Status: in_force

(1) No person acting in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be held personally liable. If it becomes necessary for archivists or records analysts on the staff of the department to inspect closed or restricted records in order to appraise them for archival significance those archivists or records analysts shall not be held liable under law for such inspection. It shall be unlawful for such archivists or records analysts to divulge any information contained in the closed or restricted records.

(2) Whenever laws and regulations prescribe where a record series must be kept, the custodian of such records shall be considered in compliance with those laws, rules and regulations if he transfers the records to a local holding area, a records center or the Mississippi State Archives when he does so in accordance with an approved records control schedule. All local governmental bodies in this state are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to transfer records, after the expiration of time when such bodies no longer have to retain the records, to a public library or to a local historical or archival group which has been incorporated and operates as a private, nonprofit corporation. Any local governmental body which desires to transfer records to a local historical or archival group or public library shall have certification from the department prior to the records being transferred indicating that such entity has satisfied all the rules and regulations of the department and that the department has officially approved such entity as a records depository. The title to all records transferred to any local historical or archival group or public library shall remain in the local governmental body which transfers the records to such entity, and the ultimate authority over the records shall continue to reside with the person charged with the responsibility for making and keeping the records. Any local governmental body may also request certification from the department of the body's own record storage area for records which the body determines to retain in its custody.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.107 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 43-1.107
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.107
Status: in_force

Every agency as defined in this chapter shall, no later than October 1, 2003, file with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House a report which outlines any conflicts between this chapter and any other laws affecting the agency. This report shall include proposed legislation to bring the other laws into conformity with the requirements of this chapter. The Secretary of State shall, no later than December 1, 2003, file with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House a list of sections which the Secretary of State believes conflict with this chapter. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House shall maintain a list of agencies which have complied with this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-58-1 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 58-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-58-1
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Geographic information system ” means a computerized, spatial coordinate mapping and relational data base technology which (i) captures, assembles, stores, converts, manages, analyzes, amalgamates and records, in the digital mode, all kinds and types of information and data; (ii) transforms such information and data into intelligence; and subsequently (iii) retrieves, presents and distributes that intelligence to a user for use in making the intelligent decisions necessary for sound management of private or political affairs.

(b) “ Data base ” means a collection of available information and data assembled into electronic files for efficient and timely management of county and municipal affairs and functions and the exercise of the powers, duties and responsibilities placed upon the governing authorities of a county or municipality by Mississippi law and the Mississippi Constitution.

(c) “ Multipurpose cadastre ” means a uniformly accepted base map registered to the Mississippi State Plane Coordinate System and depicting boundaries of all public properties.

(d) “ Mississippi State Plane Coordinate System ” means the system of plane rectangular coordinates established by the National Geodetic Survey which system is further identified as North American Datum (NAD) 1983.

(2) The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to do all things necessary and desirable to create a geographic information system for the county or municipality, as appropriate. Data bases for such a system shall be created under the direct supervision of persons who are experienced in and possess a demonstrated knowledge of the preparation of geographic information systems and of the data bases and the other requirements and activities related thereto.

(3) The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality are further authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to prepare, or have prepared, a multipurpose cadastre registered to the accuracy standards promulgated by the Federal Geodetic Control Committee established under the provisions of the United States Office of Management and Budget Memoranda A-16.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-5 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 62-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-5
Status: in_force

(1) A person alleging a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief.

(2) A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought under this section, shall award all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and witness fees, to the complainant in the action if the court determines that the award is appropriate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.106 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 43-1.106
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.106
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Whenever, under this chapter, a party or any person is permitted or required to file with an agency any pleading, motion or other document, filing must be made by delivery of the document to the agency, by mailing it to the agency or by transmitting it to the agency by electronic means, including, but not limited to, facsimile transfer or e-mail. Filing by electronic means is complete when the electronic equipment being used by the agency acknowledges receipt of the material. If the equipment used by the agency does not automatically acknowledge transmission, service is not complete until the filing party obtains an acknowledgment from the agency. Filing by mail is complete upon receipt by the agency.

(b) The agency may implement this section by agency rule.

(2)(a) Whenever service is required by this chapter, and whether the service is made by a party, an agency or a presiding officer, service of orders, notices, pleadings, motions and other documents upon a party shall be made by delivering a copy to the party, by transmitting it to the party by electronic means, including, but not limited to, facsimile transfer or e-mail, or by mailing it to the party at the party's last known address. Delivery of a copy means handing it to a party, leaving it at the office of a party with a person in charge thereof, or leaving it at the dwelling house or usual place of abode of the party with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein. Service by electronic means is complete when the electronic equipment being used by the party being served acknowledges receipt of the material. If the equipment used by the party being served does not automatically acknowledge the transmission, service is not complete until the sending party obtains an acknowledgment from the recipient. Service by mail is complete upon mailing.

(b) Whenever service is required or permitted to be made upon a party who is represented by an attorney of record in the proceedings, the service shall be made upon such attorney.

(c) Whenever an agency issues an order or serves a notice or other document, the order or notice or other document shall be dated and shall be deemed to have been issued on the day it is served on the parties to the matter. If the order or notice or other document is to be served by mail, it shall be dated and shall be deemed to have been issued on the day it is mailed.

(3)(a) In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this Article 1, by order of an agency, or by any applicable statute or agency rule, the day of the act, event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday, as defined by statute, or any other day when the agency's office is in fact closed, whether with or without legal authority, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a legal holiday or any other day when the agency's office is closed. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven (7) days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. In the event any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the next following day shall be a legal holiday.

(b) Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice, order, pleading, motion or other paper upon him and the notice or paper is served upon him by mail, three (3) days shall be added to the prescribed period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-17 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 34-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-17
Status: in_force

(1) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer knows or suspects the transaction is illegal, false or deceptive, or if the officer is not satisfied that:

(a) The individual executing the record is competent;

(b) The individual executing the record has the capacity to execute the record;

(c) The individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made; or

(d) The notarial act is in compliance with this chapter or with rules issued by the Secretary of State to implement this chapter.

(2) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by any law other than this chapter.

(3) A notary may not be required to perform a notarial act outside the notary's regular workplace or business hours.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-113 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 41 / Section 53-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-113
Status: in_force

Each and every agency of the state shall give full cooperation to the bureau in furnishing all information of any kind as it pertains to telecommunications.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-59 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 53-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-59
Status: in_force

Any information confidentiality officer who shall intentionally and wilfully violate his oath by releasing or divulging confidential information without proper authority shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to not exceeding one (1) year in jail or a fine of not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-29 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-29
Status: in_force

(1) Required statements hereunder shall be filed as follows:

(a) Every incumbent public official required by paragraphs (a) , (b) , (d) and (e) of Section 25-4-25 to file a statement of economic interest shall file such statement with the commission on or before May 1 of each year that such official holds office, regardless of duration;

(b) Candidates for office required to file a statement hereunder shall file such statement within fifteen (15) days after the deadline for qualification for that public office;

(c) Persons who are required to file a statement because of appointment to fill a vacancy in an office or required to file under Section 25-4-25(d) and (e) shall file such statement within thirty (30) days of their appointment;

(d) No person by reason of successful candidacy or assuming additional offices shall be required to file more than one (1) statement of economic interest in any calendar year, except such official shall notify the commission as soon as practicable of additional offices not previously reported; and

(e) The commission may, on an individual case basis, provide for additional time to file a statement upon a showing that compliance with a filing date set out under paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above would work an unreasonable hardship.

(2) Any person who fails to file a statement of economic interest within thirty (30) days of the date the statement is due shall be deemed delinquent by the commission. The commission shall give written notice of the delinquency to the person by United States mail or by personal service of process. If within fifteen (15) days of receiving written notice of delinquency the delinquent filer has not filed the statement of economic interest, a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day, not to exceed a total fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), shall be assessed against the delinquent filer for each day thereafter in which the statement of economic interest is not properly filed. The commission shall enroll such assessment as a civil judgment with the circuit clerk in the delinquent filer's county of residence. The commission may enforce the judgment for the benefit of the State General Fund for the support of the total funding formula fund provided for in Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 in the same manner as is prescribed for other civil judgments.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-51-5 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 41 / Section 51-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-51-5
Status: in_force

Each agency of state government shall furnish annually to the director of the commission a list of all its publications made available for public distribution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-13 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 41 / Section 41-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-13
Status: in_force

(1) Any public body which holds its meetings at such times and places and by such procedures as are specifically prescribed by statute shall continue to do so and no additional notice of such meetings shall be required except that:

(a) A notice of the place, date, hour and subject matter of any recess meeting, adjourned meeting, interim meeting or any called special meeting shall be posted within one (1) hour after such meeting is called in a prominent place available to examination and inspection by the general public in the building in which the public body normally meets. A copy of the notice shall be made a part of the minutes or other permanent official records of the public body; and

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a notice of a called special meeting shall be posted to the public body's website, if the public body has a website and has the capability to update the website, not less than one (1) hour before the meeting. A copy of this notice shall be transmitted via email or facsimile not less than one (1) hour before the meeting to any citizen and any publication, broadcast and digital media with a general circulation or coverage within the public body's jurisdiction, that has submitted in writing its interest to receive these notices. Any public body may, at its discretion, purge any list of publications, broadcasts or digital media that have requested to receive the notices once every twenty-four (24) months. After the purge, any publication, broadcast or digital media may resubmit in writing its interest to receive the notices. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall add additional notice requirements for meetings of public bodies held in cases of emergencies. The provision of this paragraph (b) requiring notice to be posted on the public body's website shall not apply to municipalities with a population as determined by the latest federal decennial census of less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants, and any county with less than fifty thousand (50,000) according to the latest federal decennial census.

(2) Any public body, other than a legislative committee, which does not have statutory provisions prescribing the times and places and the procedures by which its meetings are to be held shall, at its first regular or special meeting after January 1, 1976, spread upon its minutes the times and places and the procedures by which all of its meetings are to be held.

(3) Notice of any regular meeting held by a state agency, other than a legislative committee, shall be submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting in order to be posted on the department's searchable website created by the Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act, Section 27-104-152 et seq. For purposes of this subsection, the term “ state agency ” means an agency, department, institution, board, commission, council, office, bureau, division, committee or subcommittee of the state. However, the term “state agency” does not include institutions of higher learning, community and junior colleges, counties or municipalities.

(4) During a regular or special session of the Mississippi Legislature, notice of meetings of all committees, other than conference committees, shall be given by announcement on the loudspeaker during sessions of the House of Representatives or Senate or by posting on a bulletin board provided for that purpose by each body.

(5) When not in session, the meeting times and places of all committees shall be kept by the Clerk of the House of Representatives as to House committees and by the Secretary of the Senate as to Senate committees, and shall be available at all times during regular working hours to the public and news media.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-17 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 41-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-17
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to chance meetings or social gatherings of members of a public body.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-35 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-35
Status: in_force

The court in which the cause is pending, or the chancellor or judge thereof in vacation, shall fix and allow reasonable compensation for commissioners, referees, auditors, and arbitrators; and such compensation shall be taxed and collected as costs in the suit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-1 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 62-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings as defined in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Personal information ” means any list, record, register, registry, roll, roster or other compilation of data of any kind that directly or indirectly identifies a person as a member, supporter or volunteer of, or donor of financial or nonfinancial support to, any entity organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code . Personal information does not include information reportable to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 79-11-503(1)(b) .

(b) “ Public agency ” means any state or local governmental unit, however designated, including, but not limited to, this state; any department, agency, office, commission, board, division or other entity of this state; any political subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to, a county, city, township, village, school district, community college district or any other local governmental unit, agency, authority, council, board or commission; or any state or local court, tribunal or other judicial or quasi-judicial body.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-29 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-29
Status: in_force

The special removal election shall be conducted and the results thereof canvassed and certified in all respects as nearly as practicable in like manner as general elections, unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, but any such election falling within sixty (60) days next preceding a general election date shall be held on the day of the general election by the same managers designated to hold the general election, but on the special ballots provided in Section 25-5-31 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-235 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 53-235
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-235
Status: in_force

(1) Ex officio nonvoting members of the board include:

(a) The President of the Mississippi Municipal League, or his or her designee;

(b) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors staff, or his or her designee; and

(c) The Chairmen of the Technology Committees of the Mississippi Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives, or their designees.

(2) The voting members of the Cyber Security Review Board may vote to expand the board with additional ex officio nonvoting members deemed necessary to provide expertise or access to resources involving cybersecurity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-4.102 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-4.102
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-4.102
Status: in_force

As used in this article:

(a) “Agency” is defined in Section 25-43-1.102 .

(b) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Development Authority.

(c) “ Committee ” means the Small Business Regulatory Review Committee.

(d) “Rule” is defined in Section 25-43-1.102 , except that the term “rule” shall not include emergency or preemptive rules.

(e) “ Small business ” means a for-profit business entity employing fewer than one hundred (100) full-time employees or having gross annual sales or revenues of less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-47 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 34-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-47
Status: in_force

(1) A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to:

(a) Assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice or otherwise practice law;

(b) Act as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters;

(c) Represent a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship or related matters; or

(d) Receive compensation for performing any of the activities listed in this subsection.

(2) A notary public may not engage in false or deceptive advertising.

(3) A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state may not use the term “ notario ” or “ notario publico .”

(4) A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state may not advertise or represent that the notary public may assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice or otherwise practice law. If a notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state in any manner advertises or represents that the notary public offers notarial services, whether orally or in a record, including broadcast media, print media and the Internet, the notary public must include the following statement, or an alternate statement authorized or required by the Secretary of State, in the advertisement or representation, prominently and in each language used in the advertisement or representation: “I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.” If the form of advertisement or representation is not broadcast media, print media or the Internet and does not permit inclusion of the statement required by this subsection because of size, it must be displayed prominently or provided at the place of performance of the notarial act before the notarial act is performed.

(5) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a notary public may not withhold access to or possession of an original record provided by a person that seeks performance of a notarial act by the notary public.

(6) Failure to comply with subsections (1) through (5) constitutes an unfair or deceptive act under Section 75-24-5 .

(7) A person who knowingly and willfully violates subsections (1) through (5) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

(8) Upon a second conviction of any person under subsections (1) through (5), the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year or a fine in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

(9) Upon a third or subsequent conviction of any person for violation of subsections (1) through (5), the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years or a fine in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(10) Criminal convictions in other jurisdictions for violations of substantially similar provisions to those contained in subsections (1) through (5) are counted in computing whether a violation under subsections (1) through (5) is a first, second, third or subsequent offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-15 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 41-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-15
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Ethics Commission shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter upon a complaint filed by any person. Upon receiving a complaint, the commission shall forward a copy of the complaint to the head of the public body involved. The public body shall have fourteen (14) days from receipt of the complaint to file a response with the commission. After receiving the response to the complaint or, if no response is received after fourteen (14) days, the commission, in its discretion, may dismiss the complaint or proceed by setting a hearing in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Ethics Commission.

After a hearing, the Ethics Commission may order the public body to take whatever reasonable measures necessary, if any, to comply with this chapter. If the Ethics Commission finds that a member or members of a public body has willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter, the Ethics Commission may impose a civil penalty upon the individual members of the public body found to be in violation of the provision of this chapter in a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a first offense and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a second or subsequent offense, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the person or persons in bringing the complaint to enforce this chapter.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the Ethics Commission from mediating or otherwise resolving disputes arising under this chapter or from entering orders agreed to by the parties. In carrying out its responsibilities under this section, the Ethics Commission shall have all the powers and authority granted to it in Title 25, Chapter 4, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

Any party may petition the chancery court of the county in which the public body is located to enforce or appeal any order of the Ethics Commission issued pursuant to this chapter. In any such appeal the chancery court shall conduct a de novo review.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 61-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-3
Status: in_force

The following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Public body ” shall mean any department, bureau, division, council, commission, committee, subcommittee, board, agency and any other entity of the state or a political subdivision thereof, and any municipal corporation and any other entity created by the Constitution or by law, executive order, ordinance or resolution. The term “ public body ” includes the governing board of a charter school authorized by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. Within the meaning of this chapter, the term “ entity ” shall not be construed to include individuals employed by a public body or any appointed or elected public official.

(b) “ Public records ” shall mean all books, records, papers, accounts, letters, maps, photographs, films, cards, tapes, recordings or reproductions thereof, and any other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, having been used, being in use, or prepared, possessed or retained for use in the conduct, transaction or performance of any business, transaction, work, duty or function of any public body, or required to be maintained by any public body. “Public records” shall not mean “personal information” as defined in Section 25-62-1 .

(c) “ Data processing software ” means the programs and routines used to employ and control the capabilities of data processing hardware, including, but not limited to, operating systems, compilers, assemblers, utilities, library routines, maintenance routines, applications and computer networking programs.

(d) “ Proprietary software ” means data processing software that is obtained under a licensing agreement and is protected by copyright or trade secret laws.

(e) “ Incident report ” means a narrative description, if such narrative description exists and if such narrative description does not contain investigative information, of an alleged offense, and at a minimum shall include the name and identification of each person charged with and arrested for the alleged offense, the time, date and location of the alleged offense, and the property involved, to the extent this information is known.

(f) “ Investigative report ” means records of a law enforcement agency containing information beyond the scope of the matters contained in an incident report, and generally will include, but not be limited to, the following matters if beyond the scope of the matters contained in an incident report:

(i) Records that are compiled in the process of detecting and investigating any unlawful activity or alleged unlawful activity, the disclosure of which would harm the investigation which may include crime scene reports and demonstrative evidence;

(ii) Records that would reveal the identity of informants and/or witnesses;

(iii) Records that would prematurely release information that would impede the public body's enforcement, investigative or detection efforts;

(iv) Records that would disclose investigatory techniques and/or results of investigative techniques;

(v) Records that would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;

(vi) Records that would endanger the life or safety of a public official or law enforcement personnel, or confidential informants or witnesses;

(vii) Records pertaining to quality control or PEER review activities; or

(viii) Records that would impede or jeopardize a prosecutor's ability to prosecute the alleged offense.

(g) “ Law enforcement agency ” means a public body that performs as one (1) of its principal functions activities pertaining to the enforcement of criminal laws, the apprehension and investigation of criminal offenders, or the investigation of criminal activities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-45-13 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-45-13
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature by Sections 25-45-13 through 25-45-17 to make permitting more effective in order to improve economic development within the State of Mississippi. In accordance with this intent, the Mississippi Department of Economic Development shall coordinate and implement the terms and provisions of Sections 25-45-1 through 25-45-9 , which provide for “one-stop permitting,” and serve as liaison between all agencies of the state affected by those sections in order to implement same, through the functions outlined as follows:

(a) Participating in the initial permit contact with industry;

(b) Providing general permit information;

(c) Arranging meetings with pertinent regulatory agencies;

(d) Acting as industry's advocate in obtaining environmental permits; and

(e) Considering various data bases and other relevant planning information to assist the industrial prospect in the location and permitting process.

(2) A Department of Economic Development representative shall:

(a) Attend all meetings of the permit board created by Section 49-17-28 and all permit considerations by agencies of the State of Mississippi; and

(b) Prepare reports as needed, including incidences of unusual delays in permit issuance, and make recommendations from time to time for improvement of the permit issuance process.

(3) The Department of Economic Development shall prepare and publish:

(a) A directory or inventory of business and industry permits;

(b) A guide to required environmental permits in Mississippi; and

(c) A master permit information form.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 59-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-3
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Department” shall mean the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

(b) “Public records” shall mean all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings or other materials regardless of physical form or characteristics made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any agency or by any appointed or elected official. Books, periodicals and other published material normally found in a library are excluded from this definition.

(c) “State record” shall mean a record which normally is maintained within the custody or control of a state agency or by any appointed or elected state official or any other record which is designated or treated as a state record according to general law.

(d) “Vital record” shall mean any record vital to the resumption of the legal and financial status of government in the state or to the protection and fulfillment of obligations to the citizens of the state of Mississippi.

(e) “Agency” shall mean any state office, department, division, board, bureau, commission, institution of higher learning or other separate unit or institution of state government created or established by law.

(f) “Mississippi State Archives” shall mean an establishment maintained by the department for the preservation of those public records and other documentary materials that have been determined by the department to have sufficient historical or other enduring value to warrant their continued preservation by the state and that have been accepted by the department for deposit in its custody.

(g) “Records center” shall mean an establishment maintained by the department primarily for the processing, servicing and security of public records that must be retained for varying periods of time but need not be retained in an agency's office, equipment or space.

(h) “Records control schedule” shall mean a set of instructions prescribing how long, where or in what form records shall be kept.

(i) “Records management” shall mean the application of management techniques to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation and disposal of records undertaken to reduce costs and improve efficiency of record-keeping. Records management includes management of filing and microfilm equipment and supplies, filing and information retrieval systems, historical documentation, micrographics, records system scheduling and vital records protection.

(j) “Director” shall mean the director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

(k) “State records committee” shall mean a committee established by this chapter whose duties are to review, approve, disapprove, amend or modify records control schedules submitted by agency heads.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-31 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 65 / Section 65-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-31
Status: in_force

Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, the university, community/junior college or agency internal audit director shall issue an annual report which separately lists audit reports issued, and other activities completed or in progress as of the end of the fiscal year. The annual report shall describe accomplishments of the internal audit activities. Copies of the report shall be provided to the governing board or commission and the university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president or the agency head and the audit committee. The annual report shall be provided upon request to the State Auditor or other external auditor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-60-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 60-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-60-3
Status: in_force

Counties and municipalities are hereby authorized to establish regional records centers for the storage, preservation and use of permanently valuable county and municipal records and of inactive county and municipal records which are required to be retained for a prescribed period of time but which are not needed to be kept in the creating office. Such regional records centers may be jointly established and maintained pursuant to agreements executed under the Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1974. Any center established under this section must either be certified by the Department of Archives and History as provided for historical or archival groups or public libraries in Section 25-59-25(2) , or be administered by the Department of Archives and History pursuant to a contract between the department and the local government which established the center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-11 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 31 / Section 53-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-11
Status: in_force

The authority shall meet regularly at a place designated by it once each calendar month and shall meet at such other times as may be set upon call of the chairman or a majority of the members of the authority. At its first meeting, the authority shall organize and elect a chairman and vice-chairman and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the authority shall adopt such rules and regulations, not contrary to the provisions of this chapter and the other laws of the State of Mississippi, as shall be necessary and proper to govern its proceedings. The authority may either elect a secretary from among its membership or delegate the executive director or another employee of the authority as its secretary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-9 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-9
Status: in_force

The requirements of this chapter shall not affect any provisions of the Mississippi Campaign Finance statutes provided in Section 23-15-801 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 59 / Section 62-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-3
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and subject to subsection (3), a public agency shall not do any of the following:

(a) Require any entity organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to provide the public agency with personal information.

(b) If in the possession of personal information, a public agency shall not release, publicize or otherwise disclose that personal information without the express written permission of every identified member, supporter, volunteer or donor of the Section 501(c) entity as well as the Section 501(c) entity that received their membership, support, volunteer time or donations.

(c) Request or require a current or prospective contractor with the public agency to provide the public agency with a list of entities organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to which it has provided financial or nonfinancial support.

(2) Personal information shall be exempt from disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act.

(3) This chapter does not preclude either of the following:

(a) Any lawful warrant for personal information issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(b) A lawful request for discovery of personal information in litigation if both of the following conditions are met:

(i) The requestor demonstrates a compelling need for the personal information by clear and convincing evidence; and

(ii) The requestor obtains a protective order barring disclosure of personal information to any person not directly involved in the litigation. As used in this subparagraph, “ person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity or other legal entity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-47 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 34-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-47
Status: in_force

(1) A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to:

(a) Assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice or otherwise practice law;

(b) Act as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters;

(c) Represent a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship or related matters; or

(d) Receive compensation for performing any of the activities listed in this subsection.

(2) A notary public may not engage in false or deceptive advertising.

(3) A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state may not use the term “ notario ” or “ notario publico .”

(4) A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state may not advertise or represent that the notary public may assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice or otherwise practice law. If a notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state in any manner advertises or represents that the notary public offers notarial services, whether orally or in a record, including broadcast media, print media and the Internet, the notary public must include the following statement, or an alternate statement authorized or required by the Secretary of State, in the advertisement or representation, prominently and in each language used in the advertisement or representation: “I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.” If the form of advertisement or representation is not broadcast media, print media or the Internet and does not permit inclusion of the statement required by this subsection because of size, it must be displayed prominently or provided at the place of performance of the notarial act before the notarial act is performed.

(5) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a notary public may not withhold access to or possession of an original record provided by a person that seeks performance of a notarial act by the notary public.

(6) Failure to comply with subsections (1) through (5) constitutes an unfair or deceptive act under Section 75-24-5 .

(7) A person who knowingly and willfully violates subsections (1) through (5) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

(8) Upon a second conviction of any person under subsections (1) through (5), the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year or a fine in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

(9) Upon a third or subsequent conviction of any person for violation of subsections (1) through (5), the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years or a fine in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(10) Criminal convictions in other jurisdictions for violations of substantially similar provisions to those contained in subsections (1) through (5) are counted in computing whether a violation under subsections (1) through (5) is a first, second, third or subsequent offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-21 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 59-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-21
Status: in_force

No person may destroy, sell, loan or otherwise dispose of any public record without the consent of the director. The department shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, which shall be binding on all state agencies and appointed and elected state officials, relating to the destruction and disposal of records. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to: procedures for complying and submitting to the department lists and schedules of records proposed for disposal; procedures for the physical destruction or other disposal of records; and standards for the reproduction of records for security and with a view to the disposal of the original record.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-7 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 31 / Section 53-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-7
Status: in_force

(1) The membership of the authority shall be composed of five (5) members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The initial terms of the members shall be for one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) years, respectively, and thereafter all terms shall be for five (5) years. Each member may continue to serve for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months after the expiration of his term if his successor is not duly appointed. The initial appointments to the reconstituted authority shall be made no later than June 30, 1984, for terms to begin on July 1, 1984. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments for the unexpired portion of the term vacated. Each member of the authority shall have a minimum of four (4) years' experience in an information technology-related executive position or prior service as a member of the authority.

(2) Each member of the authority shall be required to furnish a surety bond in the minimum amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to be approved by the Secretary of State, conditioned according to law and payable to the State of Mississippi, before entering upon his duties. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid from any funds available to the authority for such purpose.

(3) No member of the authority, nor its executive director, shall, during his term as such member or director, have any substantial beneficial interest in any corporation or other organization engaged in the information technology business either as manufacturer, supplier, lessor, or otherwise. All members and the executive director shall fully disclose in writing any such beneficial interest, and such disclosure shall be entered on the minutes of the authority.

(4) The Lieutenant Governor may designate one (1) Senator and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may designate one (1) Representative to attend any meeting of the authority. The appointing authorities may designate an alternate member from their respective houses to serve when the regular designee is unable to attend such meetings of the authority. Such legislative designees shall have no jurisdiction or vote on any matter within the jurisdiction of the authority. For attending meetings of the authority, such legislators shall receive per diem and expenses which shall be paid from the contingent expense funds of their respective houses in the same amounts as provided for committee meetings when the Legislature is not in session; however, no per diem and expenses for attending meetings of the authority will be paid while the Legislature is in session. No per diem and expenses will be paid except for attending meetings of the authority without prior approval of the proper committee in their respective houses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.103 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 43-1.103
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.103
Status: repealed

(1) This chapter applies to all agencies and all proceedings not expressly exempted under this chapter.

(2) This chapter creates only procedural rights and imposes only procedural duties. They are in addition to those created and imposed by other statutes.

(3) Specific statutory provisions which govern agency proceedings and which are in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter shall continue to be applied to all proceedings of any such agency to the extent of such conflict only.

(4) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to amend, repeal or supersede the provisions of any other law; and, to the extent that the provisions of any other law conflict or are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of such other law shall govern and control.

(5) An agency may grant procedural rights to persons in addition to those conferred by this chapter so long as rights conferred upon other persons by any provision of law are not substantially prejudiced.

(6) For the purposes of implementing, administering and/or enforcing the provisions of rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Revenue shall be exempted from this chapter from February 2, 2022, through June 30, 2026. This subsection shall stand repealed on June 30, 2026.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-15 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 53-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-15
Status: in_force

Any member of the authority may have his vote on any question before the authority recorded on the minutes thereof at the time of the vote, and a member of the authority who votes against an illegal or unauthorized expenditure of funds may not be held liable therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-33 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-33
Status: in_force

For taking proof or acknowledgment of any writing concerning real or personal estate, and certificate thereof for each party, the same fee to all officers for the same service

․․․․․․․$ .25
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-19 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-19
Status: in_force

The public defender and the board of supervisors may cooperate with any individual or public agency, whether state or federal, or with any institution of higher learning of the State of Mississippi, to obtain by gift, grant or otherwise any financial, professional, investigatory or research or other assistance; provided, however, that any grants or any financial assistance whatever for the purpose herein set out shall be paid over to the board of supervisors and administered by it for the purposes herein set forth. The board shall have the authority to use any financial assistance or grants to extend and expand the facilities of the office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-29 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-29
Status: in_force

(1) Required statements hereunder shall be filed as follows:

(a) Every incumbent public official required by paragraphs (a) , (b) , (d) and (e) of Section 25-4-25 to file a statement of economic interest shall file such statement with the commission on or before May 1 of each year that such official holds office, regardless of duration;

(b) Candidates for office required to file a statement hereunder shall file such statement within fifteen (15) days after the deadline for qualification for that public office;

(c) Persons who are required to file a statement because of appointment to fill a vacancy in an office or required to file under Section 25-4-25(d) and (e) shall file such statement within thirty (30) days of their appointment;

(d) No person by reason of successful candidacy or assuming additional offices shall be required to file more than one (1) statement of economic interest in any calendar year, except such official shall notify the commission as soon as practicable of additional offices not previously reported; and

(e) The commission may, on an individual case basis, provide for additional time to file a statement upon a showing that compliance with a filing date set out under paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above would work an unreasonable hardship.

(2) Any person who fails to file a statement of economic interest within thirty (30) days of the date the statement is due shall be deemed delinquent by the commission. The commission shall give written notice of the delinquency to the person by United States mail or by personal service of process. If within fifteen (15) days of receiving written notice of delinquency the delinquent filer has not filed the statement of economic interest, a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day, not to exceed a total fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), shall be assessed against the delinquent filer for each day thereafter in which the statement of economic interest is not properly filed. The commission shall enroll such assessment as a civil judgment with the circuit clerk in the delinquent filer's county of residence. The commission may enforce the judgment for the benefit of the State General Fund for the support of the total funding formula fund provided for in Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 in the same manner as is prescribed for other civil judgments.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-19 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-19
Status: in_force

The county registrar shall not retain in his possession any such petition or any section thereof for a longer period than two (2) days for the first two hundred (200) signatures thereon and one (1) additional day for each two hundred (200) additional signatures or fraction thereof, and the time consumed in the examination of such petitions shall not be counted in determining the time between the signing and the filing of the petitions. At the expiration of the examination, the registrar shall forthwith file the same with the governor, with his certificate attached, and shall obtain a written receipt for the same. The forms herein are not mandatory, but directory, and if substantially followed in any petition it shall be sufficient, disregarding clerical and technical errors. If the registrar be unable to examine the petition, he shall so certify the fact to the county election commissioners, who shall in the same manner and time perform all the functions herein required of the registrar. In the event the county registrar is the officer whose removal is sought by said petition, then said petition shall be delivered to one (1) of the county election commissioners of the county in which the petition has been circulated, and the county election commissioners of such county shall in the same manner and within the same time perform all functions herein required of the registrar. A fee of five cents (5¢) per signature shall be allowed for the aforesaid examination of said petitions, to be paid out of the general funds of the county upon due proof of said examination. Any registrar or any board of county election commissioners or member thereof who wilfully fails or refuses to perform the duty or duties herein required of him or them shall be subject to a civil penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), to be recovered in the chancery court of the county by suit which may be filed by any qualified elector who signed said petition or any section thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-21 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 53-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-21
Status: in_force

The executive director shall have the following duties, responsibilities and authority:

(a) He shall conduct continuing studies of all information technology activities carried out by all agencies of the state and shall develop a long-range plan for the efficient and economical performance of such activities in state government. Such plan shall be submitted to the authority for its approval and, having been approved by the authority, shall be implemented by the executive director and all state agencies. Such plan shall be continuously reviewed and modifications thereof shall be proposed to the authority by the executive director as developments in information technology techniques and changes in the structure, activities, and functions of state government may require.

(b) He shall review the purchasing practices of all state agencies in the area of the purchasing of supplies for information technology and make recommendations to the authority and to the Public Procurement Review Board for the institution of purchasing procedures which will ensure the most economical procurement of such supplies commensurate with the efficient operation of all departments and agencies of state government.

(c) He shall see that all reports required of all agencies are promptly and accurately made in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the authority. Either in person or through his authorized agents, he shall make such inspections of information technology operations being conducted by any of the agencies of the state as may be necessary for the performance of his duties.

(d) He shall suggest and cause to be brought about cooperation between the several state agencies in order to provide efficiency in information technology operation. He shall, together with the heads of the agencies involved, reduce to writing and execute cooperative plans for the acquisition and operation of information technology equipment, and any such plan so adopted shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of such plan unless the same shall be amended by the joint action of the executive director and the heads of agencies involved. The executive director shall report to the authority the details of any plan so adopted and all amendments or modifications thereof, and shall otherwise report to the authority and to the Public Procurement Review Board any failure on the part of any agency to carry out the provisions of such plan. In the event the head of any agency involved or the executive director shall propose amendments to a plan so adopted and such amendment is disapproved by the head of another agency involved or the executive director, an appeal may be taken to the authority which may, after full consideration thereof, order the adoption of the proposed amendment or any modification thereof. The executive director shall make decisions on all questions of the division of the cost of information technology operations among the several agencies, but his findings shall be subject to the approval or modification by the authority on appeal to it.

(e) He shall review all contracts for acquisition of computer and/or telecommunications equipment or services now or hereafter in force and may require the renegotiation, termination, amendment or execution of any such contracts in proper form and in accordance with the policies and rules and regulations and subject to the direction of the authority. In the negotiation and execution of such contracts, the executive director may negotiate a limitation on the liability to the state of prospective contractors provided such limitation affords the state reasonable protection and the limitation is approved by the state entity for whom the acquisition is being made.

(f) He shall act as the purchasing and contracting agent for the State of Mississippi in the negotiation and execution of all contracts for the acquisition of computer equipment or services. He shall receive, review, and promptly approve or disapprove all requests of agencies of the state for the acquisition of computer equipment or services, which are submitted in accordance with rules and regulations of the authority. In the event that any such request is disapproved, he shall immediately notify the requesting agency and the members of the authority in writing of such disapproval, stating his reasons therefor. The disapproval of any request by the executive director of the authority may be appealed to the authority or to the Public Procurement Review Board, respectively, in such manner as may be authorized by such reasonable rules and regulations hereby authorized to be adopted by the authority and by the Public Procurement Review Board to govern the same. The executive director shall report the approval of all such requests to the authority in such manner as may be directed by the authority, and shall execute any such contracts only after complying with rules and regulations which may be adopted by the authority in relation thereto. Any contracts for personal or professional services entered into by the executive director shall be exempted from the requirements of Section 25-9-120(3) relating to submission of such contract to the State Personal Service Contract Review Board.

(g) He shall suggest and cause to be brought about cooperation between the several state agencies, departments and institutions in order that work may be done by one agency for another agency, and equipment in one agency may be made available to another agency, and suggest and cause to be brought about such improvements as may be necessary in joint or cooperative information technology operations.

(h) He shall be designated as the “Chief Information Confidentiality Officer” after being duly sworn to the oath of this office by the chairman of the authority and shall be responsible for administering the oath to other qualified officers he may designate.

(i) He shall appoint employees of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, or at his discretion, employees of other state agencies and institutions that are responsible for handling or processing data for any agency or institution other than that for which they are employed, to a position of information custodial care that shall be known as “Information Confidentiality Officer.” The selection and swearing of all officers shall be reported to the authority at the next regular meeting and names, affirmation dates and employment dates shall be recorded in the permanent minutes of the authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-1 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 55-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-1
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall apply as well to records heretofore as hereafter lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-25 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 55 / Section 65-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-25
Status: in_force

(1) The university, community/junior college or agency head shall make available to the internal audit director adequate resources specifically appropriated to ensure the professional development and continuing professional education of the internal audit staff.

(2) The internal audit director shall cooperate with the State Auditor or other external auditor in the exchange of technical assistance and access to current information concerning audit techniques, policies and procedures.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-1-102 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-102
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-1-102
Status: in_force

Records in the possession of a public body, as defined by paragraph (a) of Section 25-61-3 , which represent and constitute the work product of any attorney, district attorney or county prosecuting attorney representing a public body and which are related to litigation made by or against such public body, or in anticipation of prospective litigation, including all communications between such attorney made in the course of an attorney-client relationship, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-17 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-17
Status: in_force

The compensation, administrative staff, office space and secretarial assistance shall not be reduced or diminished but may be increased during the term of the public defender.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-141 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-141
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-141
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may enter into an agreement with insurance companies, hospital service associations, medical or health care corporations, health maintenance organizations, or government agencies authorized to do business in the state for issuance of a policy or contract of life, health, medical, hospital or surgical benefits, or any combination thereof, for those persons receiving a service, disability or survivor retirement allowance from any system administered by the board. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the policy or contract also may include coverage for the spouse and dependent children of such eligible person and for such sponsored dependents as the board considers appropriate. If all or any portion of the policy or contract premium is to be paid by any person receiving a service, disability or survivor retirement allowance, such person shall, by written authorization, instruct the board to deduct from the retirement allowance the premium cost and to make payments to such companies, associations, corporations or agencies.

The board may contract for such coverage on the basis that the cost of the premium for the coverage will be paid by the person receiving a retirement allowance.

The board is authorized to accept bids for such optional coverage and benefits and to make all necessary rules pursuant to the purpose and intent of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-33 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-33
Status: in_force

The election commissioners of the county, or a quorum thereof, shall meet at the office of the county registrar at 9:00 A. M. of the day following the special removal election, and shall then proceed to canvass, tabulate, and certify the results of the election as now provided by the general election laws of the State of Mississippi. The certificate of said results, showing the total votes cast for the removal of the officer, the total votes cast against the removal of the officer, and the total number of qualified electors in the county or supervisors district in which said election was held, shall be forwarded to the Governor. If a majority of all qualified electors of said county or supervisors district in which said election shall have been held shall not have voted in said election, either for or against the removal, or if a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election shall oppose removal, the officer shall not be removed and shall not thereafter during his term of office be subject to another removal election. If a majority of all qualified electors of said county or supervisors district in which said election shall have been held have voted either for or against removal, and if a majority of the qualified electors voting in said election shall vote for the removal of the officer, then the Governor shall issue his proclamation declaring the office vacant, removing said officer, and appointing a suitable person to fill the vacancy until the same can be filled in a special election to be held not more than sixty (60) days after the aforesaid proclamation of the Governor. No officer shall be subject to a removal petition until he shall have served at least one (1) year of his term.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-29 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 65-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-29
Status: in_force

A State Interagency Internal Audit Forum may be established and composed of agency internal audit directors. The annual report may include a comparison of the annual audit plan for the year with the actual audit report issued and an explanation for any differences. The purpose of the forum will be to promote the exchange of communication, to identify professional development needs and/or conduct or coordinate training programs, to share audit techniques and approaches, and to address ways to improve agency operations and systems of internal control. The forum will elect officers from its membership and may meet periodically throughout the year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-301 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-301
Status: in_force

(1) The board may contract the administration and service of the self-insured program to a third party. Whenever the board chooses to contract with an administrator for the insurance plan established by Section 25-15-3 et seq. , it shall comply with the procedures set forth in this section:

(a) If the board determines that it should contract out the administration of the plan to an administrator, it shall cause to be prepared a request for proposals. This request for proposals shall be prepared for distribution to any interested party. Notice of the board's intention to seek proposals shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least one (1) time per week for three (3) weeks before closing the period for interested parties to respond. Additional forms of notice may also be used. The newspaper notice shall inform the interested parties of the service to be contracted, existence of a request for proposals, how it can be obtained, when a proposal must be submitted, and to whom the proposal must be submitted. All requests for proposals shall describe clearly what service is to be contracted, and shall fully explain the criteria upon which an evaluation of proposals shall be based. The criteria to be used for evaluations shall, at minimum, include:

(i) The administrator's proven ability to handle large group accident and health insurance plans;

(ii) The efficiency of the claims-paying procedures;

(iii) An estimate of the total charges for administering the plan.

(b) All proposals submitted by interested parties shall be evaluated by an internal review committee which shall apply the same criteria to all proposals when conducting an evaluation. The committee shall consist of at least three (3) members of the board. The results and recommendations of the evaluation shall be presented to the board for review. All evaluations presented to the board shall be retained by the board for at least three (3) years. The board may accept or reject any recommendation of the review committee, or it may conduct further inquiry into the proposals. Any further inquiry shall be clearly documented and all methods and recommendations shall be retained by the board and shall spread upon its minutes its choice of administrator and its reasons for making the choice.

(c)(i) The board shall be responsible for preparing a contract that shall be in accordance with all provisions of this section and all other provisions of law. The contract shall also include a requirement that the contractor shall consent to an evaluation of his performance. Such evaluation shall occur after the first six (6) months of the contract, and shall be reviewed at times the board determines to be necessary. The contract shall clearly describe the standards upon which the contractor shall be evaluated. Evaluations shall include, but not be limited to, efficiency in claims processing, including the processing pending claims.

(ii) The PEER Committee, at the request of the House or Senate Appropriations Committee or the House or Senate Insurance Committee and with funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose, shall contract with an accounting firm or with other professionals to conduct a compliance audit of any administrator responsible for administering the insurance plan established by Section 25-15-3 et seq. Such audit shall review the administrator's compliance with the performance standards required for inclusion in the administrator's contract. Such audit shall be delivered to the Legislature no later than January 1.

(2) Contracts for the administration of the insurance plan established in Section 25-15-3 et seq. shall commence at the beginning of the calendar year and shall end on the last day of a calendar year. This shall not apply to contracts provided for in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) If the board determines that it is necessary to not renew the contract of an administrator, or finds it necessary to terminate a contract with or without cause as provided for in the contract of the administrator, the board is authorized to select an administrator without complying with the bid requirements in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. Such contracts shall be for the balance of the calendar year in which the nonrenewal or termination occurred, and may be for an additional calendar year if the board determines that the best interests of the plan members are served by such. Any contract negotiated on an interim basis shall include a detailed transition plan which shall ensure the orderly transfer of responsibilities between administrators and shall include, but not be limited to, provisions regarding the transfer of records, files and tapes.

(4) Except for contracts executed under the authority of subsection (3) of this section, the board shall select administrators at least six (6) months before the expiration of the current administrator's contract. The period between the selection of the new administrator and the effective date of the new contract shall be known as the transition period. Whenever the newly selected administrator is an entity different from the entity performing the administrator's function, it shall be the duty of the board to prepare a detailed transition plan which shall insure the orderly transfer of responsibilities between administrators. This plan shall be effective during the transition period, and shall include, but not be limited to, provisions regarding the transfer of records, files and tapes. Further, the plan shall detail the steps necessary to transfer records and responsibilities and set deadlines for when such steps should be completed. The board shall include in all requests for proposals, contracts with administrators, and all other contracts, provisions requiring the cooperation of administrators and contractors in any future transition of responsibilities, and their cooperation with the board and other contractors with respect to ongoing coordination and delivery of health plan services. The board shall furnish the Legislature, Governor and advisory council with copies of all transition plans and keep them informed of progress on such plans.

(5) No brokerage fees shall be paid for the securing or executing of any contracts pertaining to the insurance plan established by Section 25-15-3 et seq. , whether fully insured or self-insured.

(6) Any corporation, association, company or individual that contracts with the board for the administration or service of the self-insured plan shall remit one hundred percent (100%) of all savings or discounts resulting from any contract to the board or participant, or both. Any corporation, association, company or individual that contracts with the board for the administration or service of the self-insured plan shall allow, upon notice by the board, the board or its designee to audit records of the corporation, association, company or individual relative to the corporation, association, company or individual's performance under any contract with the board. The information maintained by any corporation, association, company or individual, relating to such contracts, shall be available for inspection upon request by the board and such information shall be compiled in a manner that will provide a clear audit trail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-23 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-23
Status: in_force

All commission proceedings and records relating to any investigation shall be kept confidential, except this requirement shall not be construed to interfere with the commission's authority, pursuant to paragraph (g) of Section 25-4-17 , paragraphs (d) and (f) of Section 25-4-19 , and pursuant to Section 25-4-21 , or when necessary for prosecutions of violations under Section 25-4-31 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-7 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 62-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-7
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days or a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-29 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 53-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-29
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section the term “ bureau ” shall mean the “Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.” The authority shall have the following powers and responsibilities to carry out the establishment of policy and provide for long-range planning and consulting:

(a) Provide a high level of technical expertise for agencies, institutions, political subdivisions and other governmental entities as follows: planning; consulting; project management; systems and performance review; system definition; design; application programming; training; development and documentation; implementation; maintenance; and other tasks as may be required, within the resources available to the bureau.

(b) Publish written planning guides, policies and procedures for use by agencies and institutions in planning future electronic information service systems. The bureau may require agencies and institutions to submit data, including periodic electronic equipment inventory listings, information on agency staffing, systems under study, planned applications for the future, and other information needed for the purposes of preparing the state master plan. The bureau may require agencies and institutions to submit any additional data required for purposes of preparing the state master plan.

(c) Inspect agency facilities and equipment, interview agency employees and review records at any time deemed necessary by the bureau for the purpose of identifying cost-effective applications of electronic information technology. Upon conclusion of any inspection, the bureau shall issue a management letter containing cost estimates and recommendations to the agency head and governing board concerning applications identified that would result in staff reductions, other monetary savings and improved delivery of public services.

(d) Conduct classroom and on-site training for end users for applications and systems developed by the bureau.

(e) Provide consulting services to agencies and institutions or Mississippi governmental subdivisions requesting technical assistance in electronic information services technology applications and systems. The bureau may submit proposals and enter into contracts to provide services to agencies and institutions or governmental subdivisions for such purposes.

(2) The bureau shall annually issue a three-year master plan in writing to the Governor, available on request to any member of the Legislature, including recommended statewide strategies and goals for the effective and efficient use of information technology and services in state government. The report shall also include recommended information policy actions and other recommendations for consideration by the Governor and members of the Legislature.

(3) The bureau shall make an annual report in writing to the Governor, available on request to any member of the Legislature, to include a full and detailed account of the work of the authority for the preceding year. The report shall contain recommendations to agencies and institutions resulting from inspections or consulting contracts. The report shall also contain a summary of the master plan, progress made, and legislative and policy recommendations for consideration by the Governor and members of the Legislature.

(4) The bureau may charge fees to agencies and institutions for services rendered to them. The bureau may charge fees to vendors to recover the cost of providing procurement services and the delivery of procurement awards to public bodies. The amounts of such fees shall be set by the authority upon recommendation of the Executive Director of the MDITS, and all such fees collected shall be paid into the fund established for carrying out the purposes of this section.

(5) It is the intention of the Legislature that the employees of the bureau performing services defined by this section be staffed by highly qualified persons possessing technical, consulting and programming expertise. Such employees shall be considered nonstate service employees as defined in Section 25-9-107(c)(x) and may be compensated at a rate comparable to the prevailing rate of individuals in qualified professional consulting firms in the private sector. Such compensation rates shall be determined by the State Personnel Director. The number of such positions shall be set by annual appropriation of the Legislature. Qualifications and compensation of the bureau employees shall be set by the State Personnel Board upon recommendation of the Executive Director of the MDITS. The total number of positions and classification of positions may be increased or decreased during a fiscal year depending upon work load and availability of funds.

(6) The bureau may, from time to time, at the discretion of the Executive Director of the MDITS, contract with firms or qualified individuals to be used to augment the bureau's professional staff in order to assure timely completion and implementation of assigned tasks, provided that funds are available in the fund established for carrying out the purposes of this section. Such individuals may be employees of any agency, bureau or institution provided that these individuals or firms meet the requirements of other individuals or firms doing business with the state through the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services. Individuals who are employees of an agency or institution may contract with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services only with the concurrence of the agency or institution for whom they are employed.

From and after July 1, 2018, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund. In addition, in order to receive the maximum use and benefit from information technology and services, expenses for the provision of statewide shared services that facilitate cost-effective information processing and telecommunication solutions shall be defrayed by pass-through funding and shall be deposited into the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services Revolving Fund unless otherwise specified by the Legislature. These funds shall only be utilized to pay the actual costs incurred by the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services for providing these shared services to state agencies. Furthermore, state agencies shall work in full cooperation with the Board of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS) to identify computer equipment or services to minimize duplication, reduce costs, and improve the efficiency of providing common technology services across agency boundaries.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.102 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 43-3.102
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.102
Status: in_force

(1) Each agency shall maintain a current, public rule-making docket.

(2) The rule-making docket may, but need not, contain a listing of the subject matter of possible rules currently under active consideration within the agency for proposal under Section 25-43-3.103 and the name and address of agency personnel with whom persons may communicate with respect to the matter.

(3) The rule-making docket must list each pending rule-making proceeding. A rule-making proceeding is pending from the time it is commenced, by proper filing with the Secretary of State of a notice of proposed rule adoption, to the time it is terminated by the filing with the Secretary of State of a notice of termination or the rule becoming effective. For each pending rule-making proceeding, the docket must indicate:

(a) The subject matter of the proposed rule;

(b) A citation to all published notices relating to the proceeding;

(c) Where written submissions or written requests for an opportunity to make oral presentations on the proposed rule may be inspected;

(d) The time during which written submissions may be made;

(e) If applicable, where and when oral presentations may be made;

(f) Where any economic impact statement and written requests for the issuance of and other information concerning an economic impact statement of the proposed rule may be inspected;

(g) The current status of the proposed rule;

(h) The date of the rule's adoption; and

(i) When the rule will become effective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-13 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 65-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-13
Status: in_force

The university, community/junior college or agency internal audit director shall:

(a) Report directly to the university president or chancellor, community/junior college president or agency head or deputy university official, community/junior college official or agency head.

(b) Conduct financial, compliance, electronic data processing and operational and efficiency audits of university, community/junior college or agency programs, activities and functions and prepare audit reports of findings.

(c) Review and evaluate internal controls over university, community/junior college or agency programs, accounting systems, administrative systems, electronic data processing systems and all other major systems necessary to ensure accountability of the university, community/junior college or state agency.

(d) Develop long-term and annual audit plans to be based on the findings of periodic documented risk assessments. The plan shall show the individual audits to be conducted during each year and the related resources to be devoted to each of the respective audits. The audit plan shall ensure that internal controls are reviewed on a periodic basis. The plan shall be submitted to the university, community/junior college or agency head for approval and the audit committee for comment. A copy of the approved plan shall be available upon request to the State Auditor or other appropriate external auditor to assist in planning and coordination of any external financial, compliance, electronic data processing or performance audit.

(e) The scope and assignment of the audits shall be determined by the university, community/junior college or internal audit director; however, the university president or chancellor, community/junior college president or head of the agency may at any time direct the internal audit director to perform an audit of a special program, activity, function or organizational unit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-125 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 31 / Section 53-125
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-125
Status: in_force

The following general provisions shall apply to all procurements under Sections 25-53-101 through 25-53-125 :

(a) No contracts entered into hereunder shall have an initial effective date earlier than the date on which such contract receives approval as required herein.

(b) All changes, modifications and amendments to any contract hereunder shall be approved in advance by the bureau, in addition to any other approvals required by law.

(c) The bureau shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law, Section 25-43-1.101, et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 , for the establishment of contract format.

(d) Where written proposals or bids are submitted by vendors, the proposal or bid of the successful vendor shall be incorporated into the final contract consummated with that vendor.

(e) The provisions of Sections 25-53-101 through 25-53-125 shall, with respect to the procurement of telecommunications equipment, systems or related services, supersede specifications of any contradictory or conflicting provisions of Chapter 7, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and other laws with respect to awarding public contracts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-58-1 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 41 / Section 58-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-58-1
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Geographic information system ” means a computerized, spatial coordinate mapping and relational data base technology which (i) captures, assembles, stores, converts, manages, analyzes, amalgamates and records, in the digital mode, all kinds and types of information and data; (ii) transforms such information and data into intelligence; and subsequently (iii) retrieves, presents and distributes that intelligence to a user for use in making the intelligent decisions necessary for sound management of private or political affairs.

(b) “ Data base ” means a collection of available information and data assembled into electronic files for efficient and timely management of county and municipal affairs and functions and the exercise of the powers, duties and responsibilities placed upon the governing authorities of a county or municipality by Mississippi law and the Mississippi Constitution.

(c) “ Multipurpose cadastre ” means a uniformly accepted base map registered to the Mississippi State Plane Coordinate System and depicting boundaries of all public properties.

(d) “ Mississippi State Plane Coordinate System ” means the system of plane rectangular coordinates established by the National Geodetic Survey which system is further identified as North American Datum (NAD) 1983.

(2) The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to do all things necessary and desirable to create a geographic information system for the county or municipality, as appropriate. Data bases for such a system shall be created under the direct supervision of persons who are experienced in and possess a demonstrated knowledge of the preparation of geographic information systems and of the data bases and the other requirements and activities related thereto.

(3) The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality are further authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to prepare, or have prepared, a multipurpose cadastre registered to the accuracy standards promulgated by the Federal Geodetic Control Committee established under the provisions of the United States Office of Management and Budget Memoranda A-16.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-193 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 53-193
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-193
Status: in_force

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “National Security on State Devices and Networks Act.”

(2) For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Prohibited technology ” means any information technology deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the security of the United States and/or the State of Mississippi by Mississippi and/or federal law, regulation, or guidance.

(b) “ State-issued devices ” means any desktop computer, laptop computer, cell phone, tablet or any other device capable of internet connectivity that is issued to a state employee pursuant to his or her employment and for use in carrying out his or her professional duties.

(c) “ State-operated networks ” means any telecommunications network, including, but not limited to, wireless local area networks, wireless guest networks, virtual private networks, or other information technology network systems owned or operated by the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services or any other state agency.

(d) “ State agency ” means any agency, department, commission, board, bureau, institution or other instrumentality of the state.

(e) “ State employee ” means an employee or agent complying with and performing duties on behalf of the state.

(3) No state employee shall download, access, or use a prohibited technology on a state-issued device or a state-operated network.

(4) The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, or any other appropriate state agency, shall restrict the download, access or use of prohibited technologies on state-operated networks. The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services shall maintain and timely update a publicly available list of such prohibited technologies on its website.

(5) The provisions of this section shall not apply to law enforcement agencies of the state or its political subdivisions when downloading, accessing, or using a prohibited technology is necessary to carry out their official duties for bona fide law enforcement, investigative or public safety purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-117 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 53-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-117
Status: in_force

No agency shall be permitted to obligate the state to any vendor source for a telecommunications system of any kind. All transactions dealing with a telecommunications system shall be conducted through the bureau, and any vendor found in violation of this policy may be prohibited from bidding on such systems for a period of time commensurate with the severity of the violation. Provided, however, that this period shall not exceed twenty-four (24) months.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-35 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-35
Status: in_force

The court in which the cause is pending, or the chancellor or judge thereof in vacation, shall fix and allow reasonable compensation for commissioners, referees, auditors, and arbitrators; and such compensation shall be taxed and collected as costs in the suit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-31 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 31-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-31
Status: in_force

(1) In any circuit court district bordering on the Gulf Coast wherein U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 49 intersect, there is hereby created and established the Office of Criminal Records of such district or districts, the affairs of which office shall be managed and controlled by a custodian to be appointed by the senior circuit judge of the district or districts, said appointment to be approved by the district attorney of said district or districts. Said custodian shall be directly responsible to the district attorney and may be removed only by the unanimous consent of the senior circuit judge and the district attorney, and in case of a controversy between said senior circuit judge and district attorney as to the removal of said custodian, then the circuit clerk of said district or districts shall decide the issue.

(2) It shall be the duty of said custodian to perform the duties of maintaining all records of outstanding capiases issued on indictments returned in the circuit court of said district or districts, and to assist the district attorney in the collections of all fines and forfeitures due, in accordance with the duties imposed upon the district attorney's office in Section 25-31-23 . The custodian shall be an adult resident citizen of said district or districts, and shall in addition to other duties imposed herein be required to assist in the preparation of the grand jury dockets, the record for extradition of criminals throughout the State of Mississippi, the coordination of law enforcement problems by and between the sheriffs' offices and the various municipalities, constables, military police, and other peace officers of said district or districts, and to assist all said peace officers, under the direction of the duly elected district attorney of said district or districts, and the county attorneys thereof in investigation of criminal cases and the coordination of the work of investigation between local, state, and federal officers.

(3) It shall be the duty of the person so appointed to assist in the orderly transfer under the direction of the district attorney's office of all criminal records whenever there shall be a change in administration in the sheriffs' offices so as to effect the continuity of the prosecution on the part of the State of Mississippi, and to continue the pursuit of those persons charged with crimes within the said district or districts who have not been apprehended and returned for prosecution and punishment.

(4) The annual salary of such custodian shall be fixed by a majority of the boards of supervisors of the counties composing such district or districts and shall not exceed the annual salary allowed to criminal investigators in the county, payable monthly from the general fund of each county composing such district or districts in proportion to the amount of criminal business and uniform reciprocal support cases originating in each county. The boards of supervisors may pay such other expenses to effectuate the purposes of this section as they may deem necessary to public justice. Said expenses shall be upon requisition of the district attorney, payable in the discretion of the boards.

(5) It is the purpose and intent of this section to enable the collection of fines and forfeitures, as well as to coordinate the orderly investigation, apprehension, prosecution, sentence, and punishment of those persons charged with crimes within such district or districts.

(6) The records compiled by the office created hereunder shall be the property of the district and shall be transferred by the district attorney to his successor in office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 61-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-3
Status: in_force

The following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Public body ” shall mean any department, bureau, division, council, commission, committee, subcommittee, board, agency and any other entity of the state or a political subdivision thereof, and any municipal corporation and any other entity created by the Constitution or by law, executive order, ordinance or resolution. The term “ public body ” includes the governing board of a charter school authorized by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. Within the meaning of this chapter, the term “ entity ” shall not be construed to include individuals employed by a public body or any appointed or elected public official.

(b) “ Public records ” shall mean all books, records, papers, accounts, letters, maps, photographs, films, cards, tapes, recordings or reproductions thereof, and any other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, having been used, being in use, or prepared, possessed or retained for use in the conduct, transaction or performance of any business, transaction, work, duty or function of any public body, or required to be maintained by any public body. “Public records” shall not mean “personal information” as defined in Section 25-62-1 .

(c) “ Data processing software ” means the programs and routines used to employ and control the capabilities of data processing hardware, including, but not limited to, operating systems, compilers, assemblers, utilities, library routines, maintenance routines, applications and computer networking programs.

(d) “ Proprietary software ” means data processing software that is obtained under a licensing agreement and is protected by copyright or trade secret laws.

(e) “ Incident report ” means a narrative description, if such narrative description exists and if such narrative description does not contain investigative information, of an alleged offense, and at a minimum shall include the name and identification of each person charged with and arrested for the alleged offense, the time, date and location of the alleged offense, and the property involved, to the extent this information is known.

(f) “ Investigative report ” means records of a law enforcement agency containing information beyond the scope of the matters contained in an incident report, and generally will include, but not be limited to, the following matters if beyond the scope of the matters contained in an incident report:

(i) Records that are compiled in the process of detecting and investigating any unlawful activity or alleged unlawful activity, the disclosure of which would harm the investigation which may include crime scene reports and demonstrative evidence;

(ii) Records that would reveal the identity of informants and/or witnesses;

(iii) Records that would prematurely release information that would impede the public body's enforcement, investigative or detection efforts;

(iv) Records that would disclose investigatory techniques and/or results of investigative techniques;

(v) Records that would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;

(vi) Records that would endanger the life or safety of a public official or law enforcement personnel, or confidential informants or witnesses;

(vii) Records pertaining to quality control or PEER review activities; or

(viii) Records that would impede or jeopardize a prosecutor's ability to prosecute the alleged offense.

(g) “ Law enforcement agency ” means a public body that performs as one (1) of its principal functions activities pertaining to the enforcement of criminal laws, the apprehension and investigation of criminal offenders, or the investigation of criminal activities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-51-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 31 / Section 51-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-51-3
Status: in_force

Each agency of state government shall furnish to the director of the commission the necessary information to provide its publications and public records in an electronic form for placement on the official website of the commission. The director of the commission shall transmit this information to each depository. These records shall be made accessible by the depository receiving them to any person desiring to examine the same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-37 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-37
Status: in_force

The fees charged by a county surveyor shall be those fees agreed to between the county surveyor and the party engaging his or her services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-2 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 58 / Section 61-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-2
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state that public records shall be available for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided by this chapter; furthermore, providing access to public records is a duty of each public body and automation of public records must not erode the right of access to those records. As each public body increases its use of, and dependence on, electronic record keeping, each public body must ensure reasonable access to records electronically maintained, subject to records retention.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-51 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 53-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-51
Status: in_force

(1) To qualify for the position of information confidentiality officer a person must:

(a) Be an employee of a state agency or institution in a position such that his duties require him to handle or process or supervise the handling or processing of data in conjunction with the use of automated information technology equipment for an agency or institution other than that for whom he is regularly employed.

(b) Have been continuously employed for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days by such agency or institution or have successfully been cleared for employment through an investigation that shall consist of a determination as to good moral character and that the prospective employee has not been convicted of a felony. In order to determine the applicant's suitability for employment at the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, the applicant shall be fingerprinted. If no disqualifying record is identified at the state level, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. A prospective employee may be provisionally employed based on a reference check by the employing agency pending final receipt of the results of a national criminal history record check for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days.

(c) Successfully complete a suitable instructional course on the subjects of information security, privacy and confidentiality and protection, to be developed and taught under the supervision of the executive director. An employee may work in a provisional capacity under the direct supervision of an information confidentiality officer as part of an on-the-job training program while completing instructional requirements, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days.

(d) Be duly sworn to the following oath: “I, ______, do solemnly swear to protect and uphold the confidentiality of all information that may come to my knowledge that is designated as ‘confidential information’ by another state agency or institution for which I may handle or process in the normal course of my duties. I swear to exercise reasonable care in the handling and processing of all such designated data and further that I will not reveal or otherwise divulge information from such data obtained. I understand that proven violation of this oath will subject me to forfeiture of my bond and dismissal from employment.”

(2) In order to maintain appropriate liability insurance necessary to cover damages for any nonmalicious act, the Department of Information Technology Services will work in conjunction with the Tort Claims Board.

(3) In order to clear vendors, such as maintenance personnel, security personnel, cleaning personnel, contractors and other vendors with a valid need to gain access into the State Data Centers and campus, the department shall determine these individuals have not been convicted of a felony through a fingerprint-based criminal history background check. If no disqualifying record is identified at the state level, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Department of Public Safety to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.101 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 43-1.101
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.101
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter may be cited as the “Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law.”

(2) This chapter is intended to provide a minimum procedural code for the operation of all state agencies when they take action affecting the rights and duties of the public. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as invalidating any rule or regulation adopted before July 1, 2005, if such rule or regulation was properly adopted in accordance with the law as it existed at the time of adoption. Nothing in this chapter is meant to discourage agencies from adopting procedures providing greater protections to the public or conferring additional rights upon the public; and save for express provisions of this chapter to the contrary, nothing in this chapter is meant to abrogate in whole or in part any statute prescribing procedural duties for an agency which are greater than or in addition to those provided here. This chapter is meant to apply to all rule-making that is not specifically excluded from this chapter or some portion thereof by its express terms or by the express terms of another chapter.

The purposes of the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law are: to provide legislative oversight of powers and duties delegated to administrative agencies; to increase public accountability of administrative agencies; to simplify government by assuring a uniform minimum procedure to which all agencies will be held in the conduct of their most important functions; to increase public access to governmental information; and to increase public participation in the formulation of administrative rules. In accomplishing its objectives, the intention of this chapter is to strike a fair balance between these purposes and the need for efficient, economical and effective government administration. This chapter is not meant to alter the substantive rights of any person or agency. Its impact is limited to procedural rights with the expectation that better substantive results will be achieved in the everyday conduct of state government by improving the process by which those results are attained.

(3) From and after July 1, 2005, any reference to the Mississippi Administrative Procedure Act, the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act, the Mississippi Administrative Procedure Law, or the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, being Section 25-43-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be deemed to mean and refer to this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-9 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 53-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-9
Status: in_force

The members of the authority shall be compensated by a per diem as is authorized by Section 25-3-69 for each day spent in actual discharge of their duties, and shall be reimbursed for mileage and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in Section 25-3-41 . No authority member may incur per diem, travel, or other expenses unless previously authorized by vote at a meeting of the authority, which action shall be recorded in the official minutes of said meeting.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-12 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 60 / Section 61-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-12
Status: in_force

(1) The home address, any telephone number of a privately paid account or other private information of any law enforcement officer, criminal investigator, judge or district attorney or the spouse or child of the law enforcement officer, criminal investigator, judge or district attorney shall be exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. This exemption does not apply to any court transcript or recording if given under oath and not otherwise excluded by law.

(2)(a) When in the possession of a law enforcement agency, investigative reports shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; however, a law enforcement agency, in its discretion, may choose to make public all or any part of any investigative report.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any and all public bodies from having among themselves a free flow of information for the purpose of achieving a coordinated and effective detection and investigation of unlawful activity. Where the confidentiality of records covered by this section is being determined in a private hearing before a judge under Section 25-61-13 , the public body may redact or separate from the records the identity of confidential informants or the identity of the person or persons under investigation or other information other than the nature of the incident, time, date and location.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to exempt from public disclosure a law enforcement incident report. An incident report shall be a public record. A law enforcement agency may release information in addition to the information contained in the incident report.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of information that would reveal the identity of the victim.

(3) Personal information of victims, including victim impact statements and letters of support on behalf of victims that are contained in records on file with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and State Parole Board, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(4) Records of a public hospital board relating to the purchase or sale of medical or other practices or other business operations, and the recruitment of physicians and other health care professionals, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-55 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-55
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the validity or effect of a notarial act performed before July 1, 2021.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.105 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 43-1.105
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.105
Status: in_force

Except to the extent precluded by another provision of law, a person may waive any right conferred upon that person by this chapter, or by any rule made pursuant to this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-5 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 59-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-5
Status: in_force

The archival and records management agency of the state of Mississippi shall be the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-23 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 53-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-23
Status: in_force

The authority shall act upon all appeals of decisions made by the executive director thereof and shall, upon such appeals, approve or disapprove such administrative actions as may be taken by him. The form of an appeal to the full authority from an action or recommendation of the executive director thereof shall be a written communication from the executive head of the agency or agencies involved to the chairman of the authority, stating the objection and a request to appear before the full authority to present the case in point, on which appeal the authority shall take such action as is indicated by the facts presented to or made available to the authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-9 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 53 / Section 59-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-9
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, with respect to the Mississippi Archives and Records Management Law, shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) The department may make and enter into contracts and agreements with other agencies, organizations, associations, corporations and individuals or federal agencies as it may determine are necessary, expedient or incidental to the performance of its duties or the execution of its powers under this chapter.

(b) The department shall adopt such rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter, which rules shall be binding on all agencies and the persons affected thereby. The department shall publish said rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Law, Section 25-43-1.101 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(c) Conduct a records management program including a records center and subject to the availability of staff and funds, conduct a centralized microfilming program for the benefit of all state agencies; and provide advice, assistance and training to all state agencies in matters pertaining to the economical and efficient management of public records.

(d) Cooperate with and assist, insofar as possible, state institutions, departments, agencies, counties, municipalities and individuals engaged in the field of state archives, manuscripts and history.

(e) Establish safeguards against unauthorized or unlawful removal or loss of records.

(f) Initiate appropriate action to recover records removed unlawfully or without authorization.

(g) Establish and maintain a program in cooperation with each agency for the selection and preservation of vital records considered essential to the operation of government and to the protection of the rights and privileges of citizens; make or have made preservation duplicates, or designate existing copies as preservation duplicates to be preserved in a place of safekeeping as prescribed by the department.

(h) Promulgate rules and regulations permitting the storage, use and dissemination of records which are transferred by any local governmental body in this state to a local historical or archival group which has been incorporated and operates as a private, nonprofit corporation. Such rules and regulations shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-59-25 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-47 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-47
Status: in_force

Witnesses in the county, circuit, chancery and justice courts shall receive the same pay per day as is set by the board of supervisors under Section 25-7-61 for service as a juror plus mileage as authorized under Section 25-3-41 for each mile going to and returning from the courthouse to their homes by the nearest route, and such tolls and ferriages as they may actually be obliged to pay; but a charge shall not be made for mileage except that traveled in this state. Witnesses in all other cases shall receive the same compensation as they receive before the circuit court. It shall not be necessary to issue subpoenas for police officers as witnesses in city cases of cities having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) according to the federal census of 1930; and officers, when used as witnesses in cases, are not to be allowed witness fees. A law enforcement officer who has retired or otherwise ceased employment as a law enforcement officer but who is required to testify in any case based on matters that arose during the course of the officer's employment shall be entitled to the same compensation and expenses from the former employing law enforcement agency as an officer on active duty under the same circumstances.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-35 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-5-35
Status: in_force

A person desiring to contest the proclaimed results of a special removal election may, within twenty (20) days after said proclamation, file a petition in the office of the clerk of the chancery court of the county, setting forth the grounds upon which the election is contested. The chancellor shall forthwith be notified in writing of the filing of such petition and shall forthwith fix a day, not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) days distant, for hearing the contest. If the contest shall be filed by a citizen who voted in the removal election, process according to law for hearings in vacation shall be served on the officer sought to be removed. If the petition be filed by the officer sought to be removed, process in like manner and form shall be had on any one of the citizens shown to have circulated the removal petition or any section thereof. On the day fixed, at the county courthouse, beginning at 9:00 A. M. central standard time, some chancellor of a district other than that of the county of the contest, to be designated in writing by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, shall proceed to hear and determine the contest under the laws applicable to general elections. No question shall be considered or adjudicated by the chancellor on such appeal except that of whether the election was lawfully held in compliance with the general election laws of the State of Mississippi, and mere irregularities not affecting the final result shall not serve to invalidate the election. In those cases where the chancellor adjudicates that the election was not lawfully held within the requirements of the general election laws of the state, then, subject to the right of appeal herein prescribed, he shall fix the date of another election on the same question and shall direct the county election commissioners to proceed accordingly. Appeals from the decree of the chancery court may be taken to the Supreme Court, but such appeal shall be perfected within fifteen (15) days from the date of the decree sought to be appealed. The Supreme Court shall treat the same as a preference case to be determined with all reasonable expedition. Upon order of the chief justice, such appeals may be heard and determined at a time when the court otherwise would be in recess. Pending final determination of the contest, no appeal to the chancery court or to the Supreme Court shall supersede the proclaimed results of a special removal election.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-55 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-55
Status: in_force

A witness shall not be allowed compensation for his attendance in more than one case or on more than one side of the same case at the same time, but he may elect in which of several cases and on which side of a case in which he is summoned for both sides, to claim his attendance. The party who pays a witness shall be entitled to recover of the parties in other cases who were liable to such witness a just proportion of the amount to which the witness was entitled for his attendance as the witness of such parties during the same time; and a person who is compelled to attend court on other business shall not be paid as a witness.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-23 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-23
Status: in_force

The district attorney, at each term of the circuit court, shall carefully examine the minutes of the preceding terms and the execution docket, to see that executions have been issued for all fines, penalties, and forfeitures adjudged at such terms, and that the same have been properly proceeded on and returned, and what fines, penalties, and forfeitures have been collected; and he shall, at the close of every term, make out a statement of all fines, forfeitures, and penalties adjudged and made final at such term; and also of all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected or received by the sheriff or other officer, stating each case and the amount, and shall deliver the same to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county. He shall proceed against the officers and their sureties for any neglect of duty of which they may be guilty.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-9 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 60 / Section 65-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-9
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (2) of this section, each university, community/junior college and state agency shall, subject to specific appropriation of available funding, employ an agency internal audit director who shall be appointed by the university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president, elected official or executive director or his counterpart of a state agency without a governing board or commission. The university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president of the agency head shall ensure that the university, community/junior college or agency shall employ, subject to specific funding being appropriated, a sufficient number of professional and support staff to implement an effective program of internal auditing. Compensation, training, job tenure and advancement of internal auditing staff shall be based upon the rules of the State Personnel Board for other business employees in the system. The internal audit organization shall have organizational status outside the agency's staff or line management functions or units subject to audit, and shall be free of operational and management responsibilities that would impair the ability to make independent audits of any aspects of the agency's operations. An agency, university or community/junior college internal audit director may be terminated by the appointing authority in accordance with State Personnel Board rules and regulations for any state employee after a seven (7) day notification period to the State Auditor.

(2) The university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president or agency head of a university, community/junior college or state agency, respectively, may outsource the internal audit function if he determines that it is more cost efficient than establishing the audit personnel and procedures provided in subsection (1) of this section. Internal audit services may not be outsourced to the same firm or individual who performs independent audit or other consulting services to the university, community/junior college or agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-23 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 45 / Section 53-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-23
Status: in_force

The authority shall act upon all appeals of decisions made by the executive director thereof and shall, upon such appeals, approve or disapprove such administrative actions as may be taken by him. The form of an appeal to the full authority from an action or recommendation of the executive director thereof shall be a written communication from the executive head of the agency or agencies involved to the chairman of the authority, stating the objection and a request to appear before the full authority to present the case in point, on which appeal the authority shall take such action as is indicated by the facts presented to or made available to the authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-12 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 55 / Section 61-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-12
Status: in_force

(1) The home address, any telephone number of a privately paid account or other private information of any law enforcement officer, criminal investigator, judge or district attorney or the spouse or child of the law enforcement officer, criminal investigator, judge or district attorney shall be exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. This exemption does not apply to any court transcript or recording if given under oath and not otherwise excluded by law.

(2)(a) When in the possession of a law enforcement agency, investigative reports shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; however, a law enforcement agency, in its discretion, may choose to make public all or any part of any investigative report.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any and all public bodies from having among themselves a free flow of information for the purpose of achieving a coordinated and effective detection and investigation of unlawful activity. Where the confidentiality of records covered by this section is being determined in a private hearing before a judge under Section 25-61-13 , the public body may redact or separate from the records the identity of confidential informants or the identity of the person or persons under investigation or other information other than the nature of the incident, time, date and location.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to exempt from public disclosure a law enforcement incident report. An incident report shall be a public record. A law enforcement agency may release information in addition to the information contained in the incident report.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of information that would reveal the identity of the victim.

(3) Personal information of victims, including victim impact statements and letters of support on behalf of victims that are contained in records on file with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and State Parole Board, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(4) Records of a public hospital board relating to the purchase or sale of medical or other practices or other business operations, and the recruitment of physicians and other health care professionals, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-7 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-4-7
Status: in_force

As soon as all of the initial members of the commission have been appointed, the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court shall call and provide for the holding of an organizational meeting of the commission; provided, however, in no instance shall such meeting be set for less than forty-five (45) days nor more than sixty (60) days after November 15, 1979.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-5 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 55-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-5
Status: in_force

In any county in which the record of deeds, or any material part thereof, may be destroyed, the chancellor may examine into the matter; and if he find any abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts from said records existing after such destruction, he shall appoint two (2) persons learned in such matters to act with him, and the three (3) shall investigate the same. If they find that the abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts were fairly made before such destruction of the records, and that they contain material and substantial parts of the destroyed records, they shall so certify to the board of supervisors; and thereupon the board of supervisors shall have power to purchase such abstracts, minutes, copies, or extracts, or any part thereof, or to procure copies thereof and to pay therefor, out of the county treasury, a reasonable compensation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-13-27 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-13-27
Status: in_force

The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi is hereby authorized to deduct two percent (2%) of all employers’ contributions paid into the “disability and relief fund for members of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol” to be transferred to the expense fund of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi to defray the cost of administering this fund. All books, accounts, and records shall be kept in the general office of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi and shall be public records except for individual member records. The system shall not disclose the name, address or contents of any individual member records without the prior written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-19 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 53-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-19
Status: in_force

The authority shall select an executive director, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be the administrative officer of the authority and shall perform such duties as are required of him by law and such other duties as may be assigned him by the authority, and who shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the authority, subject to the approval of the state personnel board. In addition, he shall be entitled to remuneration for his necessary traveling expenses consistent with general law.

The executive director shall be a graduate of an accredited university with a degree in engineering, business administration, electronic communications, information technology or a related field, with at least ten (10) years' experience in information technology, electronic communications, or a related field, of which at least five (5) years shall be in a responsible high level management position with a demonstrated record of management expertise demonstrated through knowledge in the application of information technology and electronic communications. The qualifications for the executive director prescribed herein shall not apply to the executive director serving on June 30, 1984.

The executive director shall have no vote in the decisions of said authority, but shall offer such professional or technical advice and assistance to the authority as may be required of him. Said executive director, in order to qualify for his position, shall be required to make a good and sufficient bond in some surety company qualified and doing business in the State of Mississippi, in the minimum penal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties as required by law and the directives of the authority. The premium on said bond shall be paid from any funds available to the authority for such purpose. Said executive director may be removed at any time upon a majority vote of the membership of said authority.

The executive director, with the approval of the authority, shall employ such technical, professional, and clerical help as may be authorized by the authority; and the authority, upon the recommendation of the executive director, shall define the duties and fix the compensation of such employees.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-239 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 53-239
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-239
Status: in_force

The board shall produce a statewide cybersecurity report, which shall be presented to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and the Chairmen of the Technology Committees of the Mississippi Senate and Mississippi House of Representatives by December 15 each year. The board shall also develop a list of best practices in cybersecurity to disburse throughout the state to various parties as deemed necessary by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-45 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-45
Status: in_force

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Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 55 / Section 55-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-3
Status: in_force

Whenever the record of deeds of any county, or any book or part of a book thereof shall be destroyed, stolen, or lost, the same may be remedied--

(a) By the re-record of the original of whatever may have been therein recorded; or

(b) By the recording of decrees adjudicating the execution of lost or destroyed or stolen instruments of all kinds, and perpetuating testimony, and of decrees confirming titles to land or cancelling titles thereto; or

(c) By the recording of certified copies of whatever may have been recorded in the lost, destroyed, or stolen record, which may have been taken from the said record, or which may be taken from the records of any other county in which the original may have been recorded, or from the files of any court of record in this state or any other state, or of the United States, or of any public office of this state or of the United States, in which the original or authenticated copies may be found.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.103 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 34 / Section 43-3.103
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.103
Status: repealed

(1) At least twenty-five (25) days before the adoption of a rule an agency shall cause notice of its contemplated action to be properly filed with the Secretary of State for publication in the administrative bulletin. The notice of proposed rule adoption must include:

(a) A short explanation of the purpose of the proposed rule and the agency's reasons for proposing the rule;

(b) The specific legal authority authorizing the promulgation of rules;

(c) A reference to all rules repealed, amended or suspended by the proposed rule;

(d) Subject to Section 25-43-2.101(5) , the text of the proposed rule;

(e) Where, when and how persons may present their views on the proposed rule; and

(f) Where, when and how persons may demand an oral proceeding on the proposed rule if the notice does not already provide for one.

(2) Within three (3) days after its proper filing with the Secretary of State for publication in the administrative bulletin, the agency shall cause a copy of the notice of proposed rule adoption to be provided to each person who has made a timely request to the agency to be placed on the mailing list maintained by the agency of persons who have requested notices of proposed rule adoptions. An agency may mail the copy to the person and may charge the person a reasonable fee for such service, which fee may be in excess of the actual cost of providing the person with a mailed copy. Alternatively, the agency may provide the copy via the Internet or by transmitting it to the person by electronic means, including, but not limited to, facsimile transfer or e-mail at no charge to the person, if the person consents to this form of delivery.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-19 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 61-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-19
Status: in_force

Within sixty (60) days after the end of each regular session of the Legislature, each agency or department of the State of Mississippi shall include on the Internet website of the agency or department a separate section that provides a legislative update on any legislation enacted at the legislative session that revises the powers and duties of the agency or department. The agency or department shall include a link to the legislative update section on the home page of the website. The legislative update section shall contain a summary of the revisions made to the powers and duties of the agency or department by the legislation, and a contact section or link so that members of the public may comment on or ask questions about the revisions or the effect of the revisions in the legislation. The legislative update section shall remain on the website of the agency or department until January 1st of the following year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-58-21 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 58-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-58-21
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Mississippi Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, hereinafter referred to as the “council.” The council shall set and assure enforcement of policies and standards to make it easier for remote sensing and geographic information system users around the state to share information and to facilitate cost-sharing arrangements to reduce the costs of acquiring remote sensing and geographic information system data. The council shall not oversee or regulate the activities of higher education entities where it relates to the fields of teaching or research; however, the council shall be informed of these activities for the purpose of coordinating these higher education activities with other public remote sensing and GIS initiatives to achieve the maximum benefit for the State of Mississippi and its taxpayers. The council's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

(a) Coordination of remote sensing and geographic information system activities within Mississippi;

(b) Establishing policies and standards to guide Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS) in the review and approval of state and local government procurement of both hardware and software development relating to remote sensing and geographic information systems;

(c) Oversight of MDITS' implementation of these responsibilities;

(d) Preparing a plan, with proposed state funding priorities, for Mississippi's remote sensing and geographic information system activities, including development, operation and maintenance of the Mississippi Digital Earth Model;

(e) Oversight of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's development and maintenance of the Mississippi Digital Earth Model, including establishing policies and standards for the procurement of remote sensing and geographic information system data by state and local governmental entities and establishing the order in which the seven (7) core data layers shall be developed;

(f) Designating Mississippi's official representative to the National States Geographic Information Council and to any other national or regional remote sensing or geographical information system organizations on which Mississippi has an official seat;

(g) Establishing and designating the members of an advisory committee made up of policy level officials from major state, local, regional and federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the National Association of Space Administration, the Mississippi Institute for Forestry Inventory, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff, the Department of Marine Resources, the county E911 coordinator, the State Health Officer, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the State Tax Commission, the Council of Consulting Engineers and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, as well as members of the private sector;

(h) Creating a staff level technical users committee, in which any public or private sector entity in Mississippi interested in remote sensing and geographic information may be allowed to participate;

(i) Coordinating with the State Tax Commission to assure that state and local governmental entities do not have to comply with two (2) sets of requirements imposed by different organizations.

(2) The Mississippi Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems will be composed of the following members:

(a) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality;

(b) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services;

(c) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation;

(d) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency;

(e) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority;

(f) The Secretary of State;

(g) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Forestry Commission;

(h) The Director of the Mississippi State Board of Registered Professional Geologists;

(i) A representative from the Institutions of Higher Learning, appointed by the Commissioner of the Institutions of Higher Learning;

(j) One (1) mayor, serving a municipality, appointed by the Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal League;

(k) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal League or his designee who will serve as the member;

(l) One (1) county supervisor appointed by the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors;

(m) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors or his designee who will serve as the member;

(n) A member of the Tax Assessors/Collectors Association or the executive director of the association, to be appointed by the president of that association;

(o) A representative of the Planning and Development Districts, appointed by the Governor;

(p) A Senator, as a nonvoting member, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;

(q) A Representative, as a nonvoting member, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

(r) A county surveyor who is a member of the Mississippi Association of Professional Surveyors, appointed by the president of the association; and

The members listed in paragraphs (a) through (g) may appoint a designee, but the designee must be the head of an office, bureau, division or branch within the member's agency.

The members of the council shall serve for a term concurrent with their service as an elected or appointed official or concurrent with the term of the appointing official.

The Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall serve as council chair and the Executive Director of Information Technology Services as vice chair for the first two (2) years. After the first two (2) years, the council shall elect from its members a chair and vice chair, for terms to be specified by the council.

With regard to the designee chosen by the Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal League or the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors, the designee shall become a permanent member of the council for a term concurrent with the term of the appointing executive director.

(3) At the direction of the chairman of the council and contingent upon the availability of sufficient funds, each member may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses in accordance with rates established pursuant to Section 25-3-41 , incurred in attending meetings of the council. Any member of the council who is also a state employee may not receive per diem compensation for attending meetings of the study committee, but may be reimbursed in accordance with Section 25-3-41 for mileage and actual expenses incurred in the performance of the duties, if authorized by vote, at a meeting of the council, which action must be recorded in the official minutes of the meeting. Legislative members of the council will be paid from the contingent expense funds of their respective houses in the same amounts as provided for committee meetings when the Legislature is not in session.

(4) The council may accept money from any source, public or private, to be expended in implementing the duties under this section.

(5) The council may utilize staff employed by the agencies affected by this section and any other assistance made available to it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-119 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-119
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall keep such data as shall be necessary for actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the system and for checking its operating experience.

(2) The board shall keep minutes which shall be open to public inspection. It shall have the accounts of the system audited annually by the State Audit Department and shall publish as of the end of each fiscal year a report showing the fiscal transactions of the system for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of the accumulated cash and securities of the system, a statement of income and expenditures, a statement of investments acquired and disposed of, and a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the system by means of an actuarial valuation of its assets and liabilities. It shall also publish a synopsis of the report.

(3) The board shall establish a general office for the meeting of the board and for the administrative personnel; provide for the installation of an adequate system of books, accounts, and records which will give effect to all requirements of Articles 1 and 3; and credit all assets received by the funds according to the purposes for which they are held. All books, accounts and records shall be kept in the general office of the board and shall be public records except for individual member records. The system shall not disclose the name, address or contents of any individual member records without the prior written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains, except as authorized by regulations of the board.

(4) The board shall hold regular meetings at least quarterly in each year and such special meetings as may be deemed necessary. All meetings shall be open to the public.

(5) The board shall have power to make contracts, and to sue and be sued, under the name of the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi.

(6) Legal advisor. The Attorney General shall be the legal advisor of the board; and the board may employ counsel when needed.

(7) Medical board. The board may designate a medical board to be composed of three (3) physicians or may contract with another governmental agency or nongovernmental disability determination service that is qualified to make disability determinations. If required, other physicians may be engaged to report on special cases. The medical board or other governmental or nongovernmental disability determination service agency so designated shall arrange for, and pass upon, all medical examinations required under the provisions of this article; shall investigate all essential statements and certificates by or on behalf of a member in connection with an application for disability retirement; and shall report in writing to the board of trustees its conclusions and recommendations upon all the matters referred to it.

(8) Duties of actuary. The board of trustees shall designate an actuary who shall be the technical advisor of the board on matters regarding the operation of the system, and shall perform such other duties as are required in connection therewith.

(9) At least once in each two-year period, the actuary shall make an actuarial survey of the mortality, service, withdrawal and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system, and shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the system. Taking into account the result of such investigation and valuation, the board of trustees shall adopt for the retirement system such mortality, service, and other tables as shall be deemed necessary. On the basis of such tables as the board of trustees shall adopt, the actuary shall make valuations of the assets and liabilities of the funds of the system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 45 / Section 55-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-3
Status: in_force

Whenever the record of deeds of any county, or any book or part of a book thereof shall be destroyed, stolen, or lost, the same may be remedied--

(a) By the re-record of the original of whatever may have been therein recorded; or

(b) By the recording of decrees adjudicating the execution of lost or destroyed or stolen instruments of all kinds, and perpetuating testimony, and of decrees confirming titles to land or cancelling titles thereto; or

(c) By the recording of certified copies of whatever may have been recorded in the lost, destroyed, or stolen record, which may have been taken from the said record, or which may be taken from the records of any other county in which the original may have been recorded, or from the files of any court of record in this state or any other state, or of the United States, or of any public office of this state or of the United States, in which the original or authenticated copies may be found.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-15 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 34-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-15
Status: in_force

If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature must appear physically in person before the notarial officer at the time of the notarial act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-21 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 53-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-21
Status: in_force

The executive director shall have the following duties, responsibilities and authority:

(a) He shall conduct continuing studies of all information technology activities carried out by all agencies of the state and shall develop a long-range plan for the efficient and economical performance of such activities in state government. Such plan shall be submitted to the authority for its approval and, having been approved by the authority, shall be implemented by the executive director and all state agencies. Such plan shall be continuously reviewed and modifications thereof shall be proposed to the authority by the executive director as developments in information technology techniques and changes in the structure, activities, and functions of state government may require.

(b) He shall review the purchasing practices of all state agencies in the area of the purchasing of supplies for information technology and make recommendations to the authority and to the Public Procurement Review Board for the institution of purchasing procedures which will ensure the most economical procurement of such supplies commensurate with the efficient operation of all departments and agencies of state government.

(c) He shall see that all reports required of all agencies are promptly and accurately made in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the authority. Either in person or through his authorized agents, he shall make such inspections of information technology operations being conducted by any of the agencies of the state as may be necessary for the performance of his duties.

(d) He shall suggest and cause to be brought about cooperation between the several state agencies in order to provide efficiency in information technology operation. He shall, together with the heads of the agencies involved, reduce to writing and execute cooperative plans for the acquisition and operation of information technology equipment, and any such plan so adopted shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of such plan unless the same shall be amended by the joint action of the executive director and the heads of agencies involved. The executive director shall report to the authority the details of any plan so adopted and all amendments or modifications thereof, and shall otherwise report to the authority and to the Public Procurement Review Board any failure on the part of any agency to carry out the provisions of such plan. In the event the head of any agency involved or the executive director shall propose amendments to a plan so adopted and such amendment is disapproved by the head of another agency involved or the executive director, an appeal may be taken to the authority which may, after full consideration thereof, order the adoption of the proposed amendment or any modification thereof. The executive director shall make decisions on all questions of the division of the cost of information technology operations among the several agencies, but his findings shall be subject to the approval or modification by the authority on appeal to it.

(e) He shall review all contracts for acquisition of computer and/or telecommunications equipment or services now or hereafter in force and may require the renegotiation, termination, amendment or execution of any such contracts in proper form and in accordance with the policies and rules and regulations and subject to the direction of the authority. In the negotiation and execution of such contracts, the executive director may negotiate a limitation on the liability to the state of prospective contractors provided such limitation affords the state reasonable protection and the limitation is approved by the state entity for whom the acquisition is being made.

(f) He shall act as the purchasing and contracting agent for the State of Mississippi in the negotiation and execution of all contracts for the acquisition of computer equipment or services. He shall receive, review, and promptly approve or disapprove all requests of agencies of the state for the acquisition of computer equipment or services, which are submitted in accordance with rules and regulations of the authority. In the event that any such request is disapproved, he shall immediately notify the requesting agency and the members of the authority in writing of such disapproval, stating his reasons therefor. The disapproval of any request by the executive director of the authority may be appealed to the authority or to the Public Procurement Review Board, respectively, in such manner as may be authorized by such reasonable rules and regulations hereby authorized to be adopted by the authority and by the Public Procurement Review Board to govern the same. The executive director shall report the approval of all such requests to the authority in such manner as may be directed by the authority, and shall execute any such contracts only after complying with rules and regulations which may be adopted by the authority in relation thereto. Any contracts for personal or professional services entered into by the executive director shall be exempted from the requirements of Section 25-9-120(3) relating to submission of such contract to the State Personal Service Contract Review Board.

(g) He shall suggest and cause to be brought about cooperation between the several state agencies, departments and institutions in order that work may be done by one agency for another agency, and equipment in one agency may be made available to another agency, and suggest and cause to be brought about such improvements as may be necessary in joint or cooperative information technology operations.

(h) He shall be designated as the “Chief Information Confidentiality Officer” after being duly sworn to the oath of this office by the chairman of the authority and shall be responsible for administering the oath to other qualified officers he may designate.

(i) He shall appoint employees of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, or at his discretion, employees of other state agencies and institutions that are responsible for handling or processing data for any agency or institution other than that for which they are employed, to a position of information custodial care that shall be known as “Information Confidentiality Officer.” The selection and swearing of all officers shall be reported to the authority at the next regular meeting and names, affirmation dates and employment dates shall be recorded in the permanent minutes of the authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-13 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 58 / Section 61-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-13
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Ethics Commission shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter upon a complaint filed by any person denied the right granted under Section 25-61-5 to inspect or copy public records. Upon receiving a complaint, the commission shall forward a copy of the complaint to the head of the public body involved. The public body shall have fourteen (14) days from receipt of the complaint to file a response with the commission. After receiving the response to the complaint or, if no response is received after fourteen (14) days, the commission, in its discretion, may dismiss the complaint or proceed by setting a hearing in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission may order the public body and any individual employees or officials of the public body to produce records or take other reasonable measures necessary, if any, to comply with this chapter. The Ethics Commission may also impose penalties as authorized in this chapter. The Ethics Commission may order a public body to produce records for private review by the commission, its staff or designee. The Ethics Commission shall complete its private review of the records within thirty (30) days after receipt of the records from the public body. Records produced to the commission for private review shall remain exempt from disclosure under this chapter while in the custody of the commission.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the Ethics Commission from mediating or otherwise resolving disputes arising under this chapter, from issuing an order based on a complaint and response where no facts are in dispute, or from entering orders agreed to by the parties. In carrying out its responsibilities under this section, the Ethics Commission shall have all the powers and authority granted to it in Title 25, Chapter 4, Mississippi Code of 1972 , including the authority to promulgate rules and regulations in furtherance of this chapter.

Any party may petition the chancery court of the county in which the public body is located to enforce or appeal any order of the Ethics Commission issued pursuant to this chapter. In any such appeal the chancery court shall conduct a de novo review. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any party from filing a complaint in any chancery court having jurisdiction, nor shall a party be obligated to exhaust administrative remedies before filing a complaint. However, any party filing such a complaint in chancery court shall serve written notice upon the Ethics Commission at the time of filing the complaint. The written notice is for information only and does not make the Ethics Commission a party to the case.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-10 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 61-10
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-10
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 25-61-11.2 , any public body that uses sensitive software, as defined in Section 25-61-9 , or proprietary software must not thereby diminish the right of the public to inspect and copy a public record. A public body that uses sensitive software, as defined in Section 25-61-9 , or proprietary software to store, manipulate, or retrieve a public record will not be deemed to have diminished the right of the public if it either: (a) if legally obtainable, makes a copy of the software available to the public for application to the public records stored, manipulated, or retrieved by the software; or (b) ensures that the software has the capacity to create an electronic copy of each public record stored, manipulated, or retrieved by the software in some common format such as, but not limited to, the American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

(2) A public body shall provide a copy of the record in the format requested if the public body maintains the record in that format, and the public body may charge a fee which must be in accordance with Section 25-61-7 .

(3) Before a public body acquires or makes a major modification to any information technology system, equipment, or software used to store, retrieve, or manipulate a public record, the public body shall adequately plan for the provision of public access and redaction of exempt or confidential information by the proposed system, equipment or software.

(4) A public body may not enter into a contract for the creation or maintenance of a public records data base if that contract impairs the ability of the public to inspect or copy the public records of that agency, including public records that are online or stored in an information technology system used by the public body.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-105 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-105
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 25-15-101 and 25-15-103, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to the contrary, the board of trustees of municipal separate school districts serving students of regular armed forces parents and other federally employed parents in federally impacted communities, by virtue of contiguous or nearly contiguous regular armed forces bases, may secure any policy or policies of group insurance or other insurance authorized by said sections when at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the employees of the school district (excluding those employees eligible for medical and hospital care from hospitals operated by the United States government) shall agree in writing to participate in such group insurance coverage.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-421 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-421
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-421
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall determine whether the optional retirement program shall be operated in conformity with Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor section). If the optional retirement program is to be qualified, the board of trustees shall file for a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service as soon as practicable, and not later than ninety (90) days, after this article has been approved by the Governor or has been approved by the Legislature subsequent to veto, and the continuance of the optional retirement program shall be subject to a favorable determination letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-3 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 53-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-3
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the term “ Central Data Processing Authority ” or the term “ authority ,” when referring to the Central Data Processing Authority, is used in any law, rule, regulation, document or elsewhere, it shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.

(2) For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “Central Data Processing Authority” and “CDPA” mean “Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS)” and the term “authority” means “board of the MDITS.”

(b) “Bureau of Systems Policy and Planning,” “Bureau of Telecommunications,” “Bureau of Central Data Processing” and “bureau” mean “Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.”

(c) “ Computer equipment or services ” means any information technology, computer or computer related telecommunications equipment, electronic word processing and office systems, or services utilized in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, all phases of computer software and consulting services, and insurance on all state-owned computer equipment.

(d) “ Acquisition ” of computer or telecommunications equipment or services means the purchase, lease, rental, or acquisition in any other manner of any such computer or telecommunications equipment or services.

(e) “ Agency ” means and includes all the various state agencies, officers, departments, boards, commissions, offices and institutions of the state.

(f) “ Governing authority ” means boards of supervisors, governing boards of all school districts, all boards of directors of public water supply districts, boards of directors of master public water supply districts, municipal public utility commissions, governing authorities of all municipalities, port authorities, commissioners and boards of trustees of any public hospitals and any political subdivision of the state supported wholly or in part by public funds of the state or political subdivisions thereof.

(g) “ Bid ” means any of the valid source selection techniques and competitive procurement methods appropriate to information technology procurement in the public sector, including, but not limited to, competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, simplified small purchase procedures, sole source procurements, and emergency procurements.

(h) “ Telecommunications transmission facility ” means any transmission medium, switch, instrument, inside wiring system or other facility which is used, in whole or part, to provide any transmission.

(i) “ Equipment support contract ” means a contract which covers a single, specific class or classes of telecommunications equipment or service and all features associated with that class, through which state agencies may purchase or lease the item of equipment or service specified by issuing a purchase order under the terms of the contract without the necessity of further competitive bidding.

(j) “ Inside wiring system ” means any wiring which:

(i) Directly or indirectly, interconnects any terminal equipment with any other terminal equipment or with any regulated facility or common carrier services; and

(ii) Is located at the premises of the customer and is not inside any terminal equipment.

(k) “ Procurement ” means the selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise obtaining telecommunications equipment, system or related services, as well as activities engaged in, resulting in or expected to result in selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise obtaining telecommunications equipment.

(l) “ Telecommunications equipment, systems, related services ” are limited to the equipment and means to provide:

(i) Telecommunications transmission facilities.

(ii) Telephone systems, including voice processing systems.

(iii) Facsimile systems.

(iv) Radio paging services.

(v) Mobile telephone services, including cellular mobile telephone service.

(vi) Intercom and paging systems.

(vii) Video teleconferencing systems.

(viii) Personal communications networks and services.

(ix) Any and all systems based on emerging and future telecommunications technologies relative to (i) through (viii) above.

(m) “ Telecommunications system lease contract ” means a contract between a supplier of telecommunications systems, including equipment and related services, and the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services through which telecommunications systems, including equipment and related services, may be leased for a term which shall not exceed sixty (60) months for a system lease valued less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) and shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) months for a system lease valued One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more.

(n) “ Tariffed or regulated service ” means telecommunications service offered by common carriers and subject to control by the Mississippi Public Service Commission or the Federal Communications Commission.

(o) “ State Data Center ” means one or more facilities operated by the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services to provide information technology resources requiring enterprise computing resources or any other centrally managed information resources.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.112 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 43-3.112
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.112
Status: in_force

An agency shall file in the Office of the Secretary of State each rule it adopts and all rules existing on July 1, 2005, that have not previously been filed. The filing must be done as soon after adoption of the rule as is practicable. At the time of filing, each rule adopted after July 1, 2005, must have included in or attached to it the material set out in Section 25-43-3.109 . The Secretary of State shall affix to each rule and statement a certification of the date of filing and keep a permanent register open to public inspection of all filed rules and attached material. In filing a rule, each agency shall use a standard format prescribed by the Secretary of State.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-23 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 65-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-65-23
Status: in_force

(1) The state or other external auditor, in connection with planning independent postaudits of the same agency, shall give appropriate consideration to internal audit reports and the resolution of findings therein.

(2) Appropriate legislative committees may inquire into the reasons or justifications for failure of the university, community/junior college or agency to correct the deficiencies reported in internal audits.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-23 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-23
Status: in_force

No agency, board, school district, community/junior college, public library, university, institution or authority of the state shall withdraw, or authorize any agency or institution under its management and control to withdraw, from the State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan established under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-19 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 59 / Section 61-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-19
Status: in_force

Within sixty (60) days after the end of each regular session of the Legislature, each agency or department of the State of Mississippi shall include on the Internet website of the agency or department a separate section that provides a legislative update on any legislation enacted at the legislative session that revises the powers and duties of the agency or department. The agency or department shall include a link to the legislative update section on the home page of the website. The legislative update section shall contain a summary of the revisions made to the powers and duties of the agency or department by the legislation, and a contact section or link so that members of the public may comment on or ask questions about the revisions or the effect of the revisions in the legislation. The legislative update section shall remain on the website of the agency or department until January 1st of the following year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-53 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 34-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-53
Status: in_force

A commission as a notary public in effect on July 1, 2021, continues until its date of expiration. A notary public who applies to renew a commission as a notary public on or after July 1, 2021, is subject to and must comply with this chapter. A notary public, in performing notarial acts after July 1, 2021, must comply with this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.113 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 43-3.113
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.113
Status: in_force

(1) Except to the extent subsection (2) or (3) of this section provides otherwise, each rule adopted after July 1, 2005, becomes effective thirty (30) days after its proper filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.

(2)(a) A rule becomes effective on a date later than that established by subsection (1) of this section if a later date is required by another statute or specified in the rule.

(b) A rule may become effective immediately upon its filing or on any subsequent date earlier than that established by subsection (1) of this section if the agency establishes such an effective date and finds that:

(i) It is required by Constitution, statute or court order;

(ii) The rule only confers a benefit or removes a restriction on the public or some segment thereof;

(iii) The rule only delays the effective date of another rule that is not yet effective; or

(iv) The earlier effective date is necessary because of imminent peril to the public health, safety or welfare.

(c) The finding and a brief statement of the reasons therefor required by paragraph (b) of this subsection must be made a part of the rule. In any action contesting the effective date of a rule made effective under paragraph (b) of this subsection, the burden is on the agency to justify its finding.

(d) A temporary rule may become effective immediately upon its filing or on any subsequent date earlier than that established by subsection (1) of this section.

(e) Each agency shall make a reasonable effort to make known to persons who may be affected by it a rule made effective before any date established by subsection (1) of this section.

(3) This section does not relieve an agency from compliance with any provision of law requiring that some or all of its rules be approved by other designated officials or bodies before they become effective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-23 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 31 / Section 53-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-23
Status: in_force

The authority shall act upon all appeals of decisions made by the executive director thereof and shall, upon such appeals, approve or disapprove such administrative actions as may be taken by him. The form of an appeal to the full authority from an action or recommendation of the executive director thereof shall be a written communication from the executive head of the agency or agencies involved to the chairman of the authority, stating the objection and a request to appear before the full authority to present the case in point, on which appeal the authority shall take such action as is indicated by the facts presented to or made available to the authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-47 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 34-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-34-47
Status: in_force

(1) A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to:

(a) Assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice or otherwise practice law;

(b) Act as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters;

(c) Represent a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship or related matters; or

(d) Receive compensation for performing any of the activities listed in this subsection.

(2) A notary public may not engage in false or deceptive advertising.

(3) A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state may not use the term “ notario ” or “ notario publico .”

(4) A notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state may not advertise or represent that the notary public may assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice or otherwise practice law. If a notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state in any manner advertises or represents that the notary public offers notarial services, whether orally or in a record, including broadcast media, print media and the Internet, the notary public must include the following statement, or an alternate statement authorized or required by the Secretary of State, in the advertisement or representation, prominently and in each language used in the advertisement or representation: “I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.” If the form of advertisement or representation is not broadcast media, print media or the Internet and does not permit inclusion of the statement required by this subsection because of size, it must be displayed prominently or provided at the place of performance of the notarial act before the notarial act is performed.

(5) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a notary public may not withhold access to or possession of an original record provided by a person that seeks performance of a notarial act by the notary public.

(6) Failure to comply with subsections (1) through (5) constitutes an unfair or deceptive act under Section 75-24-5 .

(7) A person who knowingly and willfully violates subsections (1) through (5) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

(8) Upon a second conviction of any person under subsections (1) through (5), the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year or a fine in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

(9) Upon a third or subsequent conviction of any person for violation of subsections (1) through (5), the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years or a fine in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(10) Criminal convictions in other jurisdictions for violations of substantially similar provisions to those contained in subsections (1) through (5) are counted in computing whether a violation under subsections (1) through (5) is a first, second, third or subsequent offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-27 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 55-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-55-27
Status: in_force

(1) Any officer issuing duplicates of bonds shall keep a record showing:

(a) The numbers, dates and amounts of such mutilated, lost or destroyed bonds and of the coupons thereto attached;

(b) The date of the issuance of the duplicate;

(c) The name of the person to whom the duplicate was issued; and

(d) The name of the sureties and penalty of the indemnity bond, if a bond is required.

The officer issuing duplicates of bonds shall preserve the bond and affidavit taken in each case.

(2) Any officer issuing duplicates of warrants shall keep a record showing:

(a) The numbers, dates and amounts of such mutilated, lost, or destroyed warrants;

(b) The date of issuance of the duplicate; and

(c) The name of the person to whom issued.

The officer issuing duplicates of warrants shall preserve the affidavit taken in each case.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-4 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-4
Status: in_force

The public defender of the Seventh Circuit Court District may appoint three (3) full-time assistant public defenders who shall perform duties in the Seventh Circuit Court District and the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) Inferior Court. Such appointments shall be made in addition to those authorized as of July 1, 2023 in Section 25-32-3 . The full-time assistant public defenders shall receive compensation in an amount equal to the compensation paid to full-time assistant public defenders in the Seventh Circuit Court District subject to available funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-21 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 31-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-21
Status: in_force

(1) If, at the time of impaneling the grand jury in any circuit court, the district attorney be absent or unable to perform his duties or, if after impaneling of the grand jury, the district attorney be absent or unable to perform his duties or be disqualified, the court shall forthwith appoint some attorney at law to act for the state in the place of the district attorney during his absence or inability or disqualification, and the person appointed shall have the power to discharge all the duties of the office during the absence or inability or disqualification of the district attorney, and shall receive a reasonable compensation for his services, to be allowed by the court and certified to the auditor, who shall issue his warrant therefor. Such allowance shall be deducted from the salary of the district attorney, and shall not exceed the amount of the salary of the district attorney for the number of days allotted by law for the term of the court at which such appointees shall act.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to include and shall not be applicable if a district attorney recuses himself from a case or has a conflict of interest with a case, without regard to whether the case has been presented to the grand jury before such recusal or whether the case had not yet been presented to the grand jury.

(3) When the appointed attorney is required to travel beyond the limits of the judicial district in which he or she is normally employed, all reasonable expenses incurred in prosecuting the case shall be borne by the judicial district of the district attorney being assisted in the discharge of his or her duties, if not already compensated by the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-9 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 58 / Section 59-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-9
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, with respect to the Mississippi Archives and Records Management Law, shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) The department may make and enter into contracts and agreements with other agencies, organizations, associations, corporations and individuals or federal agencies as it may determine are necessary, expedient or incidental to the performance of its duties or the execution of its powers under this chapter.

(b) The department shall adopt such rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter, which rules shall be binding on all agencies and the persons affected thereby. The department shall publish said rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Law, Section 25-43-1.101 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(c) Conduct a records management program including a records center and subject to the availability of staff and funds, conduct a centralized microfilming program for the benefit of all state agencies; and provide advice, assistance and training to all state agencies in matters pertaining to the economical and efficient management of public records.

(d) Cooperate with and assist, insofar as possible, state institutions, departments, agencies, counties, municipalities and individuals engaged in the field of state archives, manuscripts and history.

(e) Establish safeguards against unauthorized or unlawful removal or loss of records.

(f) Initiate appropriate action to recover records removed unlawfully or without authorization.

(g) Establish and maintain a program in cooperation with each agency for the selection and preservation of vital records considered essential to the operation of government and to the protection of the rights and privileges of citizens; make or have made preservation duplicates, or designate existing copies as preservation duplicates to be preserved in a place of safekeeping as prescribed by the department.

(h) Promulgate rules and regulations permitting the storage, use and dissemination of records which are transferred by any local governmental body in this state to a local historical or archival group which has been incorporated and operates as a private, nonprofit corporation. Such rules and regulations shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-59-25 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-9 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 51 / Section 62-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-62-9
Status: in_force

The requirements of this chapter shall not affect any provisions of the Mississippi Campaign Finance statutes provided in Section 23-15-801 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-21 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-21
Status: in_force

(1) From and after October 1, 1985, there will be no fees for the services of the tax collector, with the exception of taxes collected for taxing authorities other than the board of supervisors. For collecting taxes for authorities other than the board of supervisors, the fee shall be five percent (5%) of the taxes collected or an amount authorized by contract between the county and the outside taxing authority. A tax collector shall keep a complete account of every such fee collected and shall file an itemized statement thereof monthly, under oath, with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county who shall preserve same as a part of the records of the office. The tax collector shall make a remittance to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county on or before the twentieth of each month for deposit into the general fund of the county of all said fees collected during the preceding month.

(2) For the purpose of the limitations set forth in Section 27-39-321 , commissions for levies set by the board of supervisors shall be added to base collections of the general county fund for the 1984-1985 year only.

(3) Fees of publisher for publication--to the publishers, payable by the delinquent taxpayer, and to be collected and paid over by the tax collectors; or if the land be sold to the state to be paid by the state:

For each separate publication advertising lands for sale for taxes, for each separately described subdivision, as described and set out in the assessment rolls for the county․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․ $ 1.50

(4) Fees of chancery clerk for collection of delinquent taxes:

(a) For abstracting the list of lands sold for taxes, for each separately described section or subdivision lot․․․․․․․․․․․․ $ 1.00

(b) For filing and recording deed to land sold for taxes the fee provided in Section 25-7-9(1)(b) .

(c) For abstracting each deed in the sectional index, per section or subdivision lot․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․.. $ 1.00

(d) For each recording redemption the fee provided in Section 25-7-9(1)(b) .

(e) For abstracting each redemption in the sectional index, per section or subdivision lot․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․ $ 1.00

(f) And, in addition, three percent (3%) on the amount necessary to redeem.

The several officers' fees shall be collected by the tax collector or chancery clerk and paid over to those entitled to same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-25 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 13 / Section 53-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-25
Status: repealed

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to imply exemption from the public purchases law, being Section 31-7-1 et seq.

(2) The authority may establish policies and procedures for the purpose of delegating the bidding and contracting responsibilities related to the procurement of computer equipment or services to the purchasing agency. Such policies and procedures must address the following issues:

(a) Establish categories of equipment or services affected;

(b) Establish maximum unit and/or ceiling prices of such procurements;

(c) Establish reporting, monitoring and control of such procurements; and

(d) Establish other such rules and regulations as necessary to fully implement the purposes of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to imply exemption from the public purchases law, being Section 31-7-1 et seq.

(3) Acquisitions of computer equipment and services by institutions of higher learning or junior colleges wholly with federal funds and not with state general funds shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; however, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to imply an exemption of such acquisitions from the public purchases law, being Section 31-7-1 et seq.

(4) [Repealed]
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-401 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 15-401
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-15-401
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act” and may also be referred to as the “Arson Investigator Danny Benton and Police Chief Henry Manuel, Sr., Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-15 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 32-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-15
Status: in_force

The office of public defender may be terminated, in the discretion of the board of supervisors, by entering an order upon the minutes of the board of supervisors six (6) months prior to the expiration of the term of the public defender. Such termination shall be effective at the end of the term of the public defender.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-115 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 53-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-115
Status: in_force

No agency shall rent, lease, lease/purchase, purchase or in any way own or pay for the operation of any telecommunications system out of any funds available for the use by that agency without the written approval of the bureau.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-115.2 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-115.2
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-115.2
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Public Employees' Retirement System to provide benefit payments in an efficient manner consistent with the member's best interest. The system shall not knowingly allow payments to be made directly to persons who are determined legally incompetent or incapable of managing or directing the management of benefits. Any person applying for or receiving benefits who comes to be known as incapable of applying for, managing or directing the management of benefits by reason of mental or physical impairment, as certified by a medical doctor, shall be directed to obtain a conservator or legal guardian for purposes of applying for, receiving, managing and/or directing benefit payments. In the absence of a conservator or legal guardian or valid durable power of attorney, the Public Employees' Retirement System may designate a representative payee for such purposes. The benefit recipient may nominate a representative payee for consideration by the system in selecting a payee, and the system is responsible for selecting a payee, including an agency, organization, or institution, that will serve the interest of the benefit recipient. The system may also accept the Social Security Administration's designation of a representative payee to manage and direct funds paid by the system. The system shall have the authority to establish rules for the administration of this section.

(2) A representative payee shall be directed to apply benefits paid from the system only for the use and benefit of the benefit recipient. The system's obligations to a benefit recipient shall be discharged when it makes a correct payment to a representative payee on the benefit recipient's behalf. The system is without liability for the theft or misuse of benefits if the benefits were properly paid based upon the information available to the system at the time the payments were made.

(3) In the absence of a conservator, legal guardian or valid durable power of attorney, an unmarried benefit applicant who is deemed to be incapable of applying for, managing or directing his or her benefits, shall be entitled to receive annuity payments in an amount equal to a retirement allowance based on the maximum benefit payable to the member for life and with any remaining benefit at the death of the member payable pursuant to Section 25-11-117.1(1) . Such payments shall be paid to the representative payee, designated by the system in accordance with the provisions of this section during the period of the benefit recipient's incapacity.

(4) In the absence of a conservator, legal guardian or valid durable power of attorney, any married benefit applicant who is deemed to be incapable of applying for, managing or directing his or her benefits, shall be paid a reduced retirement allowance under Option 2 as provided in Section 25-11-115 , with the lawful spouse as the beneficiary. Such payments shall be paid to a representative payee as designated by the system in accordance with the provisions of this section during the period of the benefit recipient's incapacity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-1 — MS Code / Title 25 / Chapter 19 / Section 59-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-59-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Archives and Records Management Law of 1981.”