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MS Code § 27-115-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-71. Criminal background investigation of potential vendors; criminal background and credit investigations of potential employees

  The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall perform full criminal background investigations on all potential vendors, including potential lottery retailers, and potential employees of the corporation at the level of division head and above, and at any level within a division handling security, and, as determined by the board, on any other employee of the corporation. The corporation shall reimburse the Department of Public Safety for the actual costs of such investigations.   The corporation or its division handling security shall:   Conduct criminal background investigations and credit investigations on all potential employees of the corporation not referred to in subsection (1) of this section or not investigated by the Department of Public Safety.   Supervise ticket validation and lottery drawings.   For just cause and subject to the terms of the vendor contract, inspect the facilities of any vendor in order to determine the integrity of the vendor's product and in order to determine whether the vendor is in compliance with its contract.   Report any suspected violations of this chapter to the appropriate district attorney, or the Attorney General, and law enforcement agencies.   Upon request, provide assistance to any district attorney, the Attorney General, or law enforcement agency investigating a violation of this chapter.
MS Code § 27-115-75 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-75. Prohibited acts; penalties

  Any person, with intent to defraud, who falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year and not more than twenty (20) years, by a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.   Any person who influences or attempts to influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year and not more than twenty (20) years, by a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 27-115-77 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-77. Employment of former board members or corporation officers by vendors of the corporation within one year after termination of service with corporation prohibited; exceptions; administration of provisions of section by State Ethics Commission

  No former board member or officer of the corporation, or a corporation or other entity owned, in whole or in part, by a former board member or officer of the corporation, shall solicit or accept employment or enter into a contract for compensation of any kind with a vendor of the corporation within one (1) year after termination of service with the corporation.   The name of any individual who is a board member or an officer or employee of the corporation shall not appear upon any lottery ticket, lottery game, lottery form or paper used in playing any lottery game.   Violation of any provision of this section by a board member, officer or employee of the corporation shall constitute cause for removal from office or dismissal from employment.   The provisions of subsections (1) and (3) of this section shall not apply to ex officio members of the board.   The State Ethics Commission shall administer and enforce the provisions of this section. The procedures and penalties provided for in Section 25-4-101 et seq. shall apply to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this section.
MS Code § 27-115-79 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-79. Skimming of lottery proceeds; penalties

  Skimming of lottery proceeds is the intentional excluding, or the taking of any action in an attempt to exclude, of anything or its value from the deposit, counting, collection or computation of gross revenues or net proceeds from lottery activities.   Whoever commits the crime of skimming of lottery proceeds when the amount skimmed or to be skimmed is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) may be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years, or may be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.   Whoever commits the crime of skimming of lottery proceeds when the amount skimmed or to be skimmed is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), shall be imprisoned for not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, and may be fined not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or both.   Whoever commits the crime of skimming of lottery proceeds when the amount skimmed or to be skimmed is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more shall be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty-five (25) years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, and may be fined not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine.
MS Code § 27-115-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-81. Possession of illegal lottery devices prohibited; material false statement; material false entry in record submitted to corporation; penalties for violation

 No person shall knowingly or intentionally use or possess an illegal lottery device or make a material false statement in any application for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities or make a material false entry in any book or record which is compiled or maintained or submitted to the corporation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years nor more than ten (10) years without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence, and may be fined an amount not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or the dollar amount of the false entry or statement, whichever is greater, or both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 27-115-83 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-83. Illegal lottery devices; definitions; confiscation

  Illegal lottery devices as described in this section are considered gambling devices and contraband.   As used in this section, the term "illegal lottery device" means:   Forged, counterfeit, or stolen, or improperly issued or illegally possessed lottery tickets.   Any device or equipment that is in itself or is being used as part of any sort of a video lottery terminal.   Any tickets, payouts, receipts or the like which are generated by, taken from or are related to any sort of a video lottery terminal.     All law enforcement officers of municipal police forces, sheriff's departments, and the state shall confiscate and preserve all illegal lottery devices that come to their attention for evidence in the prosecution of those individuals in possession of same. Any such illegal lottery device will be subject to confiscation and destruction.   Neither the state nor any political subdivision, agency, agent, or enforcement officer thereof shall be liable civilly or criminally for the destruction of any illegal lottery device.
MS Code § 27-115-85 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-85. Allocation of revenues

 Until June 30, 2028, net proceeds generated by the Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law, created pursuant to Sections this chapter and deposited into the Lottery Proceeds Fund under Section 27-115-51(2), except as otherwise provided in this section, shall be paid into the State Highway Fund by warrant issued by the State Fiscal Officer upon requisition of the State Transportation Commission as needed to provide funds to repair, renovate and maintain highways and bridges of the state; however, funds paid into the State Highway Fund under this section shall be first used for matching federal funds authorized to the state pursuant to any federal highway infrastructure program implemented after September 1, 2018. However, all such monies deposited into the Lottery Proceeds Fund over Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) in a fiscal year shall be transferred into the Education Enhancement Fund for the purposes of funding the Early Childhood Learning Collaborative, the Classroom Supply Fund and/or other educational purposes. From and after July 1, 2028, the net proceeds shall be deposited into the Lottery Proceeds Fund and shall be transferred to the State General Fund, except for the amounts over Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) which shall continue to be deposited in the Education Enhancement Fund as provided above.
MS Code § 27-115-87 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-87. Corporation division heads, employees are public servants

 All division heads, officers and employees of the corporation shall be considered public servants as defined in Section 25-4-103. All division heads and officers of the corporation are subject to Section 25-4-25 and shall be required to file a Statement of Economic Interest with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.
MS Code § 27-115-89 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-89. Reports; annual audit by independent auditor

 To ensure the financial integrity of the lottery, the corporation through its board shall:   Compile and submit quarterly and annual reports and financial statements, in compliance with Sections 27-115-19(3)(b) and 27-115-41;   Contract with an independent auditor who is a certified public accountant or firm to conduct an annual financial audit of the books and records of the corporation. The cost of this annual financial audit shall be an operating expense of the corporation:   Such independent auditor shall have no financial interest in any vendor with whom the corporation is under contract;   All contracts for independent auditors shall be reviewed by and subject to the approval of the State Auditor to ensure that the independent auditor is qualified to perform the audit;   The audit shall be completed within ninety (90) days after the close of the corporation's fiscal year; and   Contracts may be entered into for audit services for a period not to exceed five (5) years and the same firm shall not receive two (2) consecutive audit contracts.
MS Code § 27-115-91 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-91. Informational submission of annual operating budget to Joint Legislative Budget Commission

 For informational purposes only, the corporation shall submit to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a copy of the corporation's annual operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget shall include an estimate of net proceeds to be deposited into the State Highway Fund during the succeeding fiscal year.
MS Code § 27-117-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-1. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Israel Support Act of 2019."
MS Code § 27-117-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-3. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "Boycott Israel" or "boycott of Israel" means refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or taking other actions to limit commercial relations with Israel, or persons or entities doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories, in a discriminatory manner. A statement by a company that it is participating in a boycott of Israel, or that it has initiated a boycott in response to a request for a boycott of Israel or in compliance with, or in furtherance of, calls for a boycott of Israel, may be considered by the public fund to be evidence that a company is participating in a boycott of Israel. The term does not include restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by foreign countries against Israel.   "Company" means an organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, and parent companies, that exists for the purpose of making profit.   "Expense" means all explicit costs associated with divesting of investments, including, but not limited to, trading costs, brokerage commissions, and any realized losses, and all implicit costs, including, but not limited to, lost opportunity costs resulting from the prohibition from making certain investments.   "Investment" means a commitment or contribution of funds or property, whatever the source, a loan or other extension of credit, and the entry into or renewal of a contract for goods or services. The term "investment" does not include indirect beneficial ownership through index funds, commingled funds, limited partnerships, derivative instruments or the like.   "Public fund" means the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Treasurer's office.   "Scrutinized companies" means companies that boycott Israel or engage in a boycott of Israel.
MS Code § 27-117-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-5. Duties of the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration

    Before December 31, 2019, the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall develop or contract to develop, using credible information available to the public, a list of companies determined to engage in a boycott of Israel, as described in this section. When completed, the list must be posted on the website of the Department of Finance and Administration.   The executive director shall update the list by July 1 of every year.   Before a company is included on the finalized initial list or updated list, the executive director must do all of the following:   Provide ninety (90) days written notice of the executive director's intent to include the company on the list. The notice must inform the company that inclusion on the list will make the company ineligible for investment by the State or Public Employees Retirement System. The notice also must specify that the company, if it ceases its boycott of Israel, may be removed from the list.   The executive director shall provide a company with an opportunity to comment in writing that it is not engaged in a boycott of Israel. If the company demonstrates to the executive director that the company is not engaged in a boycott of Israel, the company shall not be included on the list.     The executive director shall make every effort to avoid including a company on the list erroneously.
MS Code § 27-117-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-7. Limitation on the Public Employees' Retirement System and State Treasury Investments

  The Public Employees' Retirement System and the State Treasurer may not invest funds with a company that is identified on a list created pursuant to Section 27-117-5 as a company engaging in a boycott of Israel.   Any existing investments in violation of this chapter as of July 1, 2020, must be divested when prudent to do so but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the posting is made on the website of the Department of Finance and Administration.
MS Code § 27-117-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-9. Exception to investment prohibition

 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 27-117-7, an investment may be made in a company engaged in a boycott of Israel, on a case by case basis, if:   The investment was made before December 31, 2019, and the company has adopted, publicized and is implementing a formal plan to cease the boycott of Israel and to refrain from engaging in any new boycott of Israel; or   The investor makes a determination that the investments are necessary in order to perform its functions.
MS Code § 27-117-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-11. Limitation of chapter due to fiduciary obligations

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi or the State Treasurer or their agents to take any action as described in this chapter unless it is determined, in good faith, that: the action described in this chapter is consistent with the fiduciary responsibilities of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi or the State Treasurer or their agents; and there are appropriated funds of the state to absorb the expenses necessary to implement this chapter.
MS Code § 27-117-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-13. Indemnification of employees and officials for compliance with this chapter

 Present, future and former board members, officers, employees and agents of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Department of Finance and Administration, as well as present, future and former State Treasurers, officers and employees of the State Treasurer and agents retained by the State Treasurer, must be indemnified from the State General Fund and held harmless by the state from all claims, demands, suits, actions, damages, judgments, costs, charges and expenses, including court costs and attorney's fees, and against all liability, losses and damages of any nature whatsoever that these present, future or former board members, officers, employees, agents or contract investment managers shall or may at any time sustain by reason of any decision to restrict, reduce or eliminate investments pursuant to this chapter.
MS Code § 27-117-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 117 - Israel Support Act of 2019|§ 27-117-15. Repeal of this chapter

 This chapter shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 2024.
MS Code § 29-7-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 29 - Public Lands, Buildings and Property|Chapter 7 - Mineral Leases of State Lands|§ 29-7-1. Transfer of duties and responsibilities of mineral lease commission to Major Economic Impact Authority

  The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority shall be the mineral lease commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the mineral lease commission under the provisions of Section 29-7-1 et seq.   The words "mineral lease commission," whenever they may appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.   The term "commission" means the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.
MS Code § 29-7-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 29 - Public Lands, Buildings and Property|Chapter 7 - Mineral Leases of State Lands|§ 29-7-5. Drilling contracts

 When any state land mentioned in this chapter is known to be within a well defined proven oil and/or gas field, is subject to waste or dissipation, has not been heretofore leased or under contract, is so situated that the production of such oil and/or gas is needed and useful to the state for any of its buildings and/or institutions and can be profitably used because any such state-owned building or institution is situated thereon or in the immediate vicinity thereof, or when the state needs to drill any well or wells to protect its mineral resources, the said commission is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to make contracts within the limit of appropriations made for such purposes; said contracts to be let, in the manner now provided by law for letting public contracts, for drilling a well or wells on such land or lands mentioned in this section for oil and/or gas, completing the said well or wells as a producer of oil and/or gas, and connecting any such well or wells to any such state-owned property or institution for use of the production therefrom for fuel or other purposes.   The commission is hereby further authorized and empowered in its discretion to proceed to drill under its own direction such well or wells on such state land as it may deem advisable, and to employ such drillers and employees as will be necessary in carrying on such operations; and said commission is further authorized in its discretion to purchase, lease, or hire any machinery, tools, and other equipment necessary for drilling such well or wells, to be paid for by the commission out of any funds appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The said commission may, in its discretion, sell or contract the sale of any surplus oil and/or gas not needed by any state building or institution produced from any such well or wells, or may exchange or dispose of any of same by reciprocal agreement in order to serve any distant state-owned institution, but any oil, gas and/or other mineral so disposed of shall not be so disposed of at any amount or value less than the market price thereof.   Said commission shall determine in all cases whether it would be to the best interest of the state to dispose of said resources by lease or proceed by contract to drill to the actual exploration and exploitation of said resources by the state itself, and shall be governed entirely by a consideration of the best interest of the state.
MS Code § 29-7-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 29 - Public Lands, Buildings and Property|Chapter 7 - Mineral Leases of State Lands|§ 29-7-7. Pipe lines

 The state mineral lease commission is authorized and empowered to contract for the construction and/or laying and operation of a suitable state-owned pipe line or lines for the transportation of any state-owned natural gas and/or oil for use by the state-owned buildings and/or institutions as fuel or other purposes, whenever said commission shall determine that the same will be for the best interest of the state and/or any of its buildings or institutions. Said commission shall construct and lay any such state-owned pipe line mentioned in this section where practicable in, under, and along any street, alley, sidewalk, road, or other public property, and where necessary may exercise the right of eminent domain for sufficient right of way and/or easement in, under, and along private property in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the right of eminent domain by the state in other cases.
MS Code § 29-7-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 29 - Public Lands, Buildings and Property|Chapter 7 - Mineral Leases of State Lands|§ 29-7-9. Record

 The state mineral lease commission shall keep a well-bound book for the purpose of keeping the minutes of all its proceedings, contracts, papers, and records, all of which shall be printed or written therein in full, and shall keep a permanent file in such place and manner containing all original contracts and/or leases as shall be designated by the commission.