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MS Code § 21-19-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 19 - Health, Safety, and Welfare|§ 21-19-67. Annual donations to chartered chapters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), or to certain certified farmers' markets located within the municipality

 The governing authority of any municipality in the state, in its discretion, is authorized to donate annually, out of any funds in the municipal treasury, to:   Boys and Girls Club.- Any chartered chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America located within the municipality, provided that the cumulative sum of donations to all chapters within the municipality does not exceed the amount generated in the municipality by one-fourth (1/4) mill on all of the taxable property within the municipality, during the fiscal year in which the donations are made. Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the imposition of additional tax.   Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).- Any chartered chapter of the YMCA located within the municipality, out of any funds in the treasury of the municipality, provided that the cumulative sum of donations to all chapters within the municipality does not exceed the amount generated in the municipality by one-fourth (1/4) mill on all of the taxable property within the municipality, during the fiscal year in which the donations are made. Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the imposition of additional tax.   Farmers' markets.- Any farmers' market that is certified by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and operating within the municipality, not to exceed the amount that would be generated from the levy of a one-fourth (1/4) mill ad valorem tax upon all taxable property in the municipality.
MS Code § 21-19-69 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 19 - Health, Safety, and Welfare|§ 21-19-69. Donating to support certified farmers' market

 The governing authorities of any municipality of this state, in their discretion, may donate annually out of any money in the municipal treasury, such sums as deemed advisable to support any farmers' market that is certified by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and operating within the municipality, not to exceed the amount that would be generated from the levy of a one-fourth (1/4) mill ad valorem tax upon all taxable property in the municipality.
MS Code § 21-23-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-1. Municipal courts established

 There shall be a municipal court in all municipalities of this state. Wherever the words "police court" or "police justice" appear in the laws of this state, they shall mean municipal court or municipal judge, respectively.
MS Code § 21-23-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-3. Appointment of municipal judge and prosecuting attorney in certain municipalities

 In all municipalities having a population of ten thousand (10,000) or more, according to the latest available federal census, there shall be a municipal judge and a prosecuting attorney, who shall be appointed by the governing authorities of the municipality at the time provided for the appointment of other officers. The municipal governing authorities may appoint one (1) additional municipal judge, who shall exercise the same authority and prerogatives of the office, regardless of the presence or absence of the other municipal judge. Except as otherwise provided in Section 21-23-5, a municipal judge shall be a qualified elector of the county in which the municipality is located and shall be an attorney at law. Such municipal judges and prosecuting attorney shall receive a salary, to be paid by the municipality, and to be fixed by the governing authorities of the municipality.   In any proceeding in which a conflict of interest arises for the prosecuting attorney, or any other reason dictates that he recuse himself, the mayor of the municipality may appoint a special prosecuting attorney for that particular proceeding. Such special prosecuting attorney shall be compensated for his services in the same manner and amount as allowed under Section 21-23-7 for appointed counsel for indigent persons.   Provided, however, the governing authorities of any municipality having a population in excess of ten thousand (10,000) persons according to the latest available federal census and situated in a county having an area in excess of nine hundred thirty-five (935) square miles and having a county court may, in their discretion, follow the provisions as set out in Section 21-23-5 for municipalities having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000).   Provided, further, the governing authorities of any municipality having a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000) according to the latest federal decennial census may, in their discretion, provide for the appointment of not more than ten (10) municipal judges for said municipality, each of whom shall exercise the same authority and prerogatives of their office, regardless of the presence or absence of the other municipal judges.
MS Code § 21-23-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-5. Appointment of municipal judge in certain municipalities; qualifications

 In any municipality having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) according to the latest available federal census, it shall be discretionary with the governing authorities of the municipality as to whether or not a municipal judge or a prosecuting attorney, or both, shall be appointed. If the authorities of any municipality having a population of less than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the latest available federal census appoint a municipal judge, he shall be an attorney licensed in the State of Mississippi or a justice court judge of the county in which the municipality is located. The mayor or mayor pro tempore shall not serve as a municipal judge.
MS Code § 21-23-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-9. Municipal judge pro tempore

 In any municipality where a municipal judge is appointed or elected, the governing authorities shall have the power and authority to appoint a municipal judge pro tempore who shall have the same powers and qualifications for office as the municipal judge and shall perform all duties of the municipal judge in the absence of such municipal judge or if such municipal judge is unable to serve for any reason. In the event a municipal judge pro tempore is not appointed or is absent or unable for any reason to serve, any justice court judge of the county or municipal judge of another municipality may serve in his place with the same power and authority upon designation by the municipal judge. Any municipality that appoints a municipal judge pro tempore in the absence of a municipal judge or has a justice court judge serve in the absence of a municipal court judge, as provided in this section, is authorized to compensate that municipal judge pro tempore or justice court judge in the same manner and amount as the municipality provides for the appointed or elected municipal judge who is absent.
MS Code § 21-23-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-11. Clerk of the court

 The clerk of the municipality shall be the clerk of the municipal court, unless the governing authorities shall otherwise elect. The clerk of the court shall attend the sittings of the court in person or by duly appointed deputies, and he shall be under the direction of the municipal judge. The governing authorities may authorize the municipal judge to appoint other municipal employees as deputy clerks of the court to assist the clerk of the court in the conduct of the court's responsibilities or the governing authorities may appoint deputy clerks of the court. The authorization to appoint and/or appointment of deputy clerks of the court shall be entered in the minutes of the municipality. A police officer of the municipality may be the clerk of the court or a deputy clerk of the court. The governing authorities shall provide for the training of court personnel.   The clerk of the court shall keep permanent dockets, upon which all cases shall be entered; said docket shall contain the style of the case and the nature of the charge against an accused, and the names of witnesses for the prosecution and defendant. The clerk of the court shall also keep a minute record in which all orders and judgments shall be entered. One (1) record may serve as both the docket record and minute record. The clerk of the court or deputy clerk of the court shall issue all process from the court, except arrest warrants or process for the seizure of persons and property, and shall administer the collection of all fines, penalties, fees and costs imposed by the court and deposit all collections with the municipal treasurer or equivalent officer. The clerk of the court shall purchase all dockets, minute record, stationery and other supplies for the municipal court, and have the account allowed by the municipal judge; the order allowing the same shall be entered upon the minutes, and the municipal authorities shall pay the same. The clerk of the court and deputy clerks of the court shall have power to take acknowledgments, administer any oaths required by law to be taken by any person, and take affidavits charging any crime against the municipality or state.   When the municipal judge is unavailable, persons charged with the commission of misdemeanor violations within the municipality may be brought before the clerk of the court for initial appearances required by the Mississippi Uniform Criminal Rules of Circuit Court Practice where the clerk of the court has satisfactorily completed a course of training and education on this subject conducted by the Mississippi Judicial College of the University of Mississippi Law Center and the municipal judge has established written guidelines and procedures for the clerk of the court to discharge this function. Such guidelines shall be entered in the minutes of the court and be deemed a public record and made available to defendant or counsel.
MS Code § 21-23-12 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-12. Training and education program for municipal court clerks; instruction by Mississippi Judicial College; certificate of completion; compliance with Section 9-1-46

  Every person appointed as clerk of the municipal court shall be required annually to attend and complete a comprehensive course of training and education conducted or approved by the Mississippi Judicial College of the University of Mississippi Law Center. Attendance shall be required beginning with the first training seminar conducted after said clerk is appointed.   The Mississippi Judicial College of the University of Mississippi Law Center shall prepare and conduct a course of training and education for municipal court clerks of the state. The course shall consist of at least twelve (12) hours of training per year. After completion of the first year's requirement, a maximum of six (6) hours training, over and above the required twelve (12) hours, may be carried forward from the previous year. The content of the course of training and when and where it is to be conducted shall be determined by the judicial college. A certificate of completion shall be furnished to those municipal court clerks who complete such course, and each certificate shall be made a permanent record of the minutes of the board of aldermen or city council in the municipality from which the municipal clerk is appointed.   Upon the failure of any person appointed as clerk of the municipal court to file the certificate of completion as provided in subsection (2) of this section, within the first year of appointment, such person shall then not be allowed to carry out any of the duties of the office of clerk of the municipal court and shall not be entitled to compensation for the period of time during which such certificate remains unfiled.   After August 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, the Administrative Office of Courts shall notify the judicial college of the name of any municipal court clerk who has not complied with the requirements of Section 9-1-46. The Mississippi Judicial College shall not provide such clerk with a certificate of completion of course work until such time that the Administrative Office of Courts has reported that the clerk is in compliance with the requirements of Section 9-1-46. Further, the Administrative Office of Courts shall report the names of all noncompliant clerks to the State Auditor and to the mayor of the municipality that employs the clerk.
MS Code § 21-23-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-13. Executive officer of the court

 The marshal or chief of police of the municipality shall be the executive officer of the municipal court. He shall attend the sittings of the court in person or by duly appointed deputies, and he shall be under the direction of the municipal judge. Any police officer of the municipality may be an ex officio deputy marshal. The marshal or chief of police shall execute all process by himself or deputy and do whatever else may be required of him by the court in the line of his duty.
MS Code § 21-23-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-15. Court officers shall not receive fees or costs

 Neither the municipal judge, the marshal or chief of police, any police officer, or any other officer, shall receive any fees or costs in any case in the municipal court.
MS Code § 21-23-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-19. Disposition of parking violations

 In enforcing the penalty prescribed for violation of all laws and ordinances in regard to parking of vehicles, it shall not be necessary to name any person in a traffic ticket issued for such violation. A traffic ticket attached to the unlawfully parked vehicle shall be sufficient to require the appearance of the operator unlawfully parking such vehicle in the municipal court at the time stated in such traffic ticket. In cases where the name of the operator of an unlawfully parked vehicle is unknown, the owner of record of the unlawfully parked vehicle shall, as a matter of law, be presumed to be the operator of such vehicle and may be charged with such violation. No arrest shall be made for failure of the operator or owner to appear in response to said traffic ticket, except on affidavit and issuance of an arrest warrant. Except in cases where an arrest warrant is issued, it shall not be necessary to enter such cases on the municipal court docket nor to enter final judgment thereon in the minute book of said court. Except as otherwise provided in Section 27-19-56, Mississippi Code of 1972, in enforcing the penalty prescribed for violation of all laws and ordinances in regard to parking of vehicles, no person's driver's license shall be suspended or revoked.
MS Code § 21-23-20 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-20. Intermittent sentences for misdemeanor convictions

 Upon conviction of any person of a misdemeanor in a municipal court of this state, the municipal court judge shall be authorized, in his discretion, to sentence such person to:   A period of time in jail to be served either on weekends only;   Other periods of time during the week wherein such offender may not be engaged in gainful employment; or   A specified number of days in jail with a provision for the release of such offender for the purpose of engaging in gainful employment at such times as the offender is actually gainfully employed, whether self-employed or otherwise.   In addition, the court may, in its discretion, sentence any convicted person to split periods of incarceration; and the court shall not be required to order such offender to serve a sentence of imprisonment all in one period but may suspend the sentence from time to time.
MS Code § 21-23-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-21. Applicability of chapter

 The provisions of Sections 21-23-1 through 21-23-19 shall be applicable to all municipalities of this state whether operating under a code charter, special charter, or the commission form of government, except in cases of conflict between the provisions of said sections and the provisions of the special charter of a municipality, or the law governing the commission form of government, in which cases of conflict the provisions of the special charter or the statutes relative to the commission form of government shall control. The provisions of this chapter are cumulative to other applicable laws of this state.
MS Code § 21-23-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 23 - Municipal Courts|§ 21-23-23. Municipal Court Collections Payment Program; purpose; funding of program

  The Department of Revenue shall administer the Municipal Court Collections Payment Program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide support for salaries of municipal court personnel, for the purchase, operation and maintenance of software and equipment, for facility planning and improvement, and for other expenses incurred for the purpose of collecting fines and assessments within the municipal court system. Monies appropriated by the Legislature to the Department of Revenue for the purposes of funding the Municipal Court Collections Payment Program shall be expended by the department to each participating municipality based upon that municipality's deposits in the Treasury of the monies received under the provisions of Section 99-19-73.   The Department of Revenue shall promulgate rules and procedures relating to the disbursement of monies to participating municipalities. The department shall promulgate rules and procedures to ensure that the municipal court system of a participating municipality practices proper and effective collection procedures for the collection of fines and other assessments. If a municipality uses its own employees to collect delinquent fines and other assessments owed to the municipality, then it may use monies from the fund to defray the costs associated with these collection actions. In addition, the governing authority of a participating municipality shall contract with a private attorney or private collection agent or agency to collect delinquent criminal fines and other assessments as provided in Section 21-17-1(6) in order to qualify.
MS Code § 21-35-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 35 - Municipal Budget|§ 21-35-1. Citation of chapter

 This chapter may be cited as the "Municipal Budget Law."
MS Code § 21-35-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 35 - Municipal Budget|§ 21-35-3. Fiscal year

 Each municipality of the State of Mississippi shall operate on a fiscal year basis, beginning October first and ending September thirtieth of each year.
MS Code § 21-35-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 35 - Municipal Budget|§ 21-35-5. Preparation and publication of annual budget; public hearing

 The governing authorities of each municipality of the State of Mississippi shall, not later than September 15 each year, prepare a complete budget of the municipal revenues, expenses and working cash balances estimated for the next fiscal year, and shall prepare a statement showing the aggregate revenues collected during the current year in said municipality for municipal purposes. Such statement shall show every source of revenue along with the amount derived from each source. Said budget of any municipality of one thousand five hundred (1,500) inhabitants or more, according to the last preceding federal census, with said statement of revenue and expenses, shall be published at least one (1) time during September of said year in a newspaper published in such municipality or, if no newspaper be published in such municipality, in any newspaper published in the county wherein the municipality is located. In municipalities of less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) inhabitants, according to the last preceding federal census, as many as three (3) prepared statements of said budget shall be posted in three (3) public places in said municipalities.   Prior to the adoption of a budget pursuant to this section, the governing authority of each municipality shall hold at least one (1) public hearing to provide the general public with an opportunity to comment on the taxing and spending plan incorporated in the proposed budget. The public hearing shall be held at least one (1) week prior to the adoption of the budget with advance notice and held outside normal working hours. The advance notice shall include an announcement published or posted in the same manner as required for the final adopted budget.
MS Code § 21-35-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 35 - Municipal Budget|§ 21-35-7. Form of budget

 Said budget of expenses and revenue shall be prepared in such form as may be necessary, upon forms to be prescribed by the state auditor, as the head of the state department of audit, or the director thereof, appointed by him, as designated and defined in Title 7, Chapter 7, of the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any office or officers hereafter designated to replace or perform the duties imposed by said chapter, to show all estimates for the different municipal purposes of expenditure and source of revenue, respectively.
MS Code § 21-35-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 35 - Municipal Budget|§ 21-35-9. Contents of final budget; approval thereof

 The budget as finally determined, in addition to setting out separately each item for which any appropriation of expenditures is authorized to be expended and the fund out of which the same is to be paid, shall set out the total amount appropriated and authorized to be expended from each fund, the cash balance in the fund at the close of the present preceding fiscal year, the working cash balance necessary for the next fiscal year, the estimated amount, if any, which will accrue to the fund from sources other than taxation for the current fiscal year, and the amount necessary to be raised for each fund by tax levy during the current fiscal year. The governing authorities of the municipality shall then, by resolution, approve and adopt the budget as finally determined, and enter the same at length and in detail in their official minutes.   The board of governing authorities shall not authorize any expenditure of money, and the city clerk shall not issue any warrant for same, except for bonds, notes, debts and interest, after October 1 in each year, unless and until the budget be finally approved, and such approval entered upon their minutes.