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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-29 - Method of paying salaries

Except as otherwise therein provided, the salaries mentioned in the foregoing sections shall be paid monthly out of the general county fund, and the salaries and allowances shall be included in the budget of each county; however, the board of supervisors, by resolution duly adopted and entered on its minutes, may provide that such salaries shall be paid semimonthly on the first and fifteenth day of each month or every two (2) weeks. If a pay date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, salary payments shall be made on the workday immediately preceding the weekend or legal holiday.
Codes, 1930, § 6510; 1942, § 4174; Laws, 1924, ch. 208; Laws, 1926, ch. 296; Laws, 1997, ch. 572, § 1, eff. 4/23/1997.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 435, HB 415,§ 4, eff. 7/2/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-31 - Salaries of elective state and district officers; employment of assistant

(1)
The annual salaries of the following elected state and district officers are fixed as follows:
Governor .................... $160,000.00
Attorney General .................... 150,000.00
Secretary of State .................... 120,000.00
Commissioner of Insurance .................... 150,000.00
State Treasurer .................... 120,000.00
State Auditor of Public Accounts .................... 150,000.00
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce .................... 120,000.00
Transportation Commissioners .................... 95,000.00
Public Service Commissioners .................... 95,000.00
(2)
To assist the elected state and district officers in subsection (1) of this section in efficiently performing the official duties imposed upon him or her by law, the officer may employ suitable and competent persons who possess the professional skill and expert knowledge needed to fulfill those duties. The State Personnel Board, based upon its findings of fact, shall exempt those persons from the provisions of Section
25-3-39
when the acquisition of such professional services is precluded based upon the prevailing wage in the relevant labor market. This subsection (2) shall stand repealed on July 1, 2024.
Codes, 1930, § 6511; 1942, § 4175; Laws, 1922, ch. 159; Laws, 1932, ch. 132; Laws, 1938, chs. 152, 153, 154, 156; Laws, 1942, chs. 275, 321; Laws, 1944, chs. 265, 317-319; Laws, 1946, chs. 275, 278, 293, 458; Laws, 1948, chs. 188, 201, 221, 223; Laws, 1950, chs. 199, 343, 443, 466; Laws, 1952, chs. 178, 229, 245, 315, 325, 335; Laws, 1954, chs. 212, 253; Laws, 1954, Ex ch. 16, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1956, ch. 358, § 2; Laws, 1958 chs. 325, 328, 334, 337, 338, 344, 345, 354; Laws, 1960, chs. 324, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336; Laws, 1962, ch. 388, § 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 1, 1970, ch. 402, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 545, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 453, § 6; Laws, 1978, ch. 520, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 536, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 528, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 481, § 4; Laws, 1997, ch. 577, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 563, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 548, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 359, § 11, eff. 7/1/2008.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 508, HB 1426,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-32 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1997, ch. 577, § 4, eff. 7/1/1997.
Laws, 1978, ch. 520, § 2, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-33 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2003, ch. 563, § 5, eff. 7/1/2003.
Codes, 1942, § 4175.1; Laws, 1970, ch. 402, § 2; Laws, 1974, ch. 545, § 2; Laws, 1978, ch. 520, § 3; Laws, 1979, ch. 512, § 4; Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 12, ch. 475, § 4; Laws, 1983, ch. 536, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 514; Laws, 1988, ch. 528, § 3; Laws, 1989, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 3, § 8; Laws, 1993, ch. 587, § 3; Laws, 1997, ch. 577, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 307, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 581, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 550, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-34 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2000, ch. 478, § 1, eff. 7/1/2000.
Repealed by Laws, 2022, ch. 508, HB 1426,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-37 - Salaries to be full compensation

(1)
It is expressly provided that the salaries fixed in Sections
25-3-31
through
25-3-35
shall be the full and complete compensation for all public duties rendered by all public officers and public employees designated therein whatever the source of funds, whether appropriated from the State General Fund or allotted from federal funds received by the respective state agencies where such officers and employees are employed. All laws, parts of laws, regulations, or other authority which may have heretofore provided supplemental compensation or expenses of which no itemization therefor was made to the State Auditor of Public Accounts are hereby invalidated and held for naught.
(2)
In the event the Commissioner of Public Safety and the highway patrol chief are entitled to longevity pay as provided by law, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the payment thereof.
(3)
This section shall not be construed to affect employees of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, the Department of Mental Health and the Governor as pertains to housing, medical care, wholesale food purchases, and other financial benefits or emoluments as pertains to their state employment.
Codes, 1930, § 6513; 1942, §§ 4175.8, 4176, 4178; Laws, 1932, ch. 333; Laws, 1970, ch. 402, § 5; Laws, 1989, ch. 328, § 1, eff. 3/7/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-38 - Payment of additional funds to appointive officials unlawful; penalty

The salary for appointive and/or employed officials established herein shall be the total and complete salary, and it shall be unlawful for any additional funds to be paid from any source, including federal or private funds, to supplement salaries to a level in excess of that established herein. If any public officer or employee shall knowingly and wilfully violate the provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), and in addition, shall vacate the office or position which he holds.
Laws, 1978, ch. 520, § 6, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-39.1 - Compensation of Deputy Commissioner of Insurance

The compensation of the Deputy Commissioner of Insurance shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Insurance, subject to approval by the State Personnel Board, and shall be exempt from the provisions of Section
25-3-39
.
Laws, 2009, ch. 448, § 21, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-40 - Annual salary increases; intent to implement minimum wage and maximize salary increases

On July 1, 1978, and each year thereafter, the Mississippi Compensation Plan shall be amended to provide salary increases in such amounts and percentages as might be recommended by the legislative budget office and as may be authorized by funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of granting incentive salary increases as deemed possible dependent upon the availability of general and special funds.
It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Mississippi Legislature to implement the minimum wage as enacted by statutory law of the United States Congress subject to funds being available for that purpose. It is the intent and purpose of this section to maximize annual salary increases consistent with the availability of funds as might be determined by the Mississippi Legislature at its regular annual session and that all salary increases hereafter be made consistent with the provisions of this section.
Laws, 1978, ch. 520, § 8; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 168, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-43 - Travel expenses of judiciary

(1)
When any chancery judge, county judge or circuit judge shall be required to travel in the performance of his official duties, such judge shall receive as expenses of such travel the mileage allowance and a reimbursement for other actual and necessary expenses incurred in such travel as provided for public officers and employees in Section
25-3-41
, Mississippi Code of 1972. This shall be the entire travel allowances or travel expenses received by such judges.
(2)
Chancery judges and circuit judges shall direct requests for reimbursement for the travel expenses authorized pursuant to this section to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court shall submit such requests to the Department of Finance and Administration.
(3)
The Supreme Court shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations regarding the administration of travel expenses authorized pursuant to this section.
(4)
In any county in which is located a State Penitentiary, the board of supervisors, in order to compensate the justice court judges who are required to travel to the State Penitentiary, is authorized to reimburse justice court judges' mileage in the amount authorized by Section
25-3-41
, but not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month, such monies to be paid from the general county fund of such county.
(5)
In addition to the regular salary provided by Section
25-3-35
and the mileage reimbursement provided by Section
25-3-41
, each Supreme Court Justice and each judge of the Court of Appeals shall receive an expense allowance as specified in this subsection. The expense allowance shall be equal to the maximum daily expense rate allowable to employees of the federal government for travel in the high rate geographical area of Jackson, Mississippi, as may be established by federal regulations, per day, for each day while actually attending to judicial duties in Jackson, Mississippi, not to exceed twenty (20) days per month.
Codes, 1942, §§ 1653.9, 4175.5; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 334, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 402, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 373, § 4; Laws, 1992, ch. 360, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 532, § 1, eff. 76/1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-45 - Penalty for excessive travel expenses

It shall be unlawful for any person to claim, receive, approve, or allow any item of expense for official travel in excess of that authorized by Section
25-3-41
.
If any person shall knowingly and wilfully violate any of the provisions of said section, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and, in addition, shall be removed from the office or position which he holds. Such person shall also be civilly liable for the full amount of the expense account illegally received, allowed, or approved by him, and the person receiving same shall be so liable whether the violation be wilful or not.
Codes, 1942, §§ 4061-05, 4061-10; Laws, 1950, ch. 448, §§ 5, 10.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-47 - Department subordinates

Unless otherwise expressly fixed or provided by law, the heads of the departments hereinabove enumerated shall each select and appoint his or their respective subordinates, and may at any time remove a subordinate and appoint his successor; and the subordinate shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by the said head or heads of his department. Unless as to a particular subordinate, some other form of oath is prescribed by law, every subordinate shall take and subscribe an oath well and faithfully to perform all the duties incumbent upon him, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
Codes, 1930, § 6514; 1942, § 4179.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-49 - Salaries in special appointments

In case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of any of the officers mentioned in Section
25-3-47
, the person elected or appointed, temporarily or permanently, to fill such vacancy shall, from the time he shall enter upon the discharge of his official duties, receive the compensation authorized by this chapter, and at the same rate for any period of time less than one (1) year, and for so long as the person shall serve as such officer.
Codes, 1892, § 3953; 1906, § 4477; Hemingway's 1917, § 7270; 1930, § 6515; 1942, § 4180.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-51 - Deduction for absence from the state

Any officer of this state who receives a salary may, when the duties of his office will best permit, be absent from the state not more than one (1) month in any one (1) year without any deduction from his salary; but the state treasurer, the secretary of state, and auditor of public accounts shall, while absent, leave their offices so attended as to produce no injury to persons having business in said offices. If any officer who receives a salary shall be absent from the state without the consent of the governor for a longer time than one (1) month in any one (1) year, he shall be subject to a pro rata deduction from his salary for the length of time he shall be absent more than one (1) month; and, on his return, before he shall be entitled to any warrant on the treasury for his salary or any part thereof thereafter accruing, he shall make oath to the number of days he shall have been absent beyond one month and file the same in the office of the auditor of public accounts; and it shall be the duty of the auditor to deduct twice the number of days so sworn to from the time for which the salary of such officer may be estimated.
Codes, 1892, § 3956; 1906, § 4480; Hemingway's 1917, § 7273; 1930, § 6518; 1942, § 4183.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-53 - Compensation of special judges of circuit, county, or chancery courts

When a special commission shall issue for the holding of a term of any circuit, county or chancery court by a special judge, or for the trial or hearing by such officer of any case in any such court because of the disqualification or disability of the judge or chancellor thereof (or where, because of the disqualification of the judge or chancellor, the attorneys involved have agreed upon a member of the bar to preside as special judge), the special judge shall receive compensation as provided in Section
9-1-105
, for the time he shall serve as such, and the Fiscal Management Board shall issue its warrant therefor on the certificate of the clerk of the court in which the services were rendered for the time served.
Codes, 1892, § 3954; 1906, § 4478; Hemingway's 1917, § 7271; 1930, § 6516; 1942, § 4181; Laws, 1948, ch. 222; Laws, 1952, ch. 236; Laws, 1971, ch. 348, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 587, § 5, eff. 4/25/1989 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-55 - Compensation of special judge of Supreme Court

When a special judge or special judges shall be commissioned to preside in any cause in the Supreme Court, or during any term thereof or during the disability or disqualification of any of the judges of said court, such special judge or judges shall each be entitled to the compensation provided for in Section
9-1-105
. Each judge so serving shall make out an itemized account of the number of days he in good faith served, and make affidavit to same and file it with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The said clerk shall issue a certificate showing the length of time such special judge or judges served, and the Fiscal Management Board shall issue its warrant therefor.
Codes, 1892, § 3955; 1906, § 4479; Hemingway's 1917, § 7272; 1930, § 6517; 1942, § 4182; Laws, 1964, ch. 424; Laws, 1989, ch. 587, § 6, eff. 4/25/1989 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-57 - Deduction for absence from court

In case any judge of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals or of a circuit court or chancery court shall fail to attend at any term of court which either of them is required by law to hold, or in case the Attorney General or any district attorney shall fail to attend at any court which he is required to attend officially, it shall be the duty of the clerk of such court to certify the number of days such judge, chancellor, Attorney General, or district attorney was absent at each term of the court to the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall deduct twice the number of days so certified from the time for which the salary of such officer may be estimated, unless such officer shall make oath, and file the same in the Auditor's office, that his absence was occasioned by sickness of himself or his family, or that his attendance was prevented by high water, the prevalence of an epidemic or contagious disease, or by accident not within his control.
Codes, 1892, § 3957; 1906, § 4481; Hemingway's 1917, § 7274; 1930, § 6519; 1942, § 4184; Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 34, eff. 713/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-59 - Deduction for absence from meeting of public service commission

In case a public service commissioner shall fail to attend at any meeting or session of the public service commission appointed for the transaction of business, he shall be subject to a pro rata deduction from his salary; and the executive secretary of said commission or, in his absence, the commissioner or commissioners present shall certify to the auditor of public accounts the number of days such commissioner was absent at each meeting or session. The auditor shall deduct twice the number of days so certified from the time for which the salary of such commissioner may be estimated, unless such commissioner shall make and file an affidavit in the auditor's office that his absence was occasioned by sickness of himself or a member of his family, or by the prevalence of an epidemic or a contagious disease, or by means not within his control.
Codes, 1892, § 3959; 1906, § 4483; Hemingway's 1917, § 7276; 1930, § 6521; 1942, § 4186.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-61 - Governor may grant leave of absence

The Governor may grant leave of absence for a time not to exceed three (3) months in the year to any officer at a time when the duties of his office will admit of the absence without injury to the public service; but a judge, district attorney, and the attorney general shall not have a leave of absence which will interfere with his presence at any term of court at which he should be present. Nor shall a public service commissioner have a leave of absence which will interfere with his presence at any session or meeting of the public service commission.
Codes, 1892, § 3960; 1906, § 4484; Hemingway's 1917, § 7277; 1930, § 6522; 1942, § 4187.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-63 - Local governmental entities and local school districts authorized to grant administrative leave with pay to their employees in the event of extreme weather conditions or man-made or natural disasters or emergencies

From and after March 14, 2020, the board of supervisors of any county, the governing authority of any municipality and the local school board of any public school district may grant administrative leave with pay during the affected period within the affected county, municipality or school district to the employees of such governmental entities on a local or statewide basis in the event of extreme weather conditions or in the event of a man-made, technological or natural disaster or emergency, if such event has resulted in an emergency declaration by the Governor. Any employee on a previously approved leave during the affected period shall be eligible for such administrative leave granted by the governing authority, and shall not be charged for his or her previously approved leave during the affected period.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 302, HB 1647,§ 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-65 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1976, ch. 490. § 6, eff. 7/1/1976.
§ 25-3-63. [Codes, 1982, § 3958; 1906, § 4482; Hemingway's 1917, § 7275; 1930 § 6520; 1942, § 4185; 1968, ch. 435, § 1; 1970, ch. 403, § 1] § 25-3-65. [Codes, 1942, § 4187-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 223; 1975, ch. 486, § 1]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-67 - Deductions from municipal employees' salaries for contributions for United Way, insurance, and United States Savings Bonds

The governing authorities of any municipality may, within their discretion, deduct from the salary of any individual municipal employee an amount to be deposited with the municipal credit union, contributions for the United Way, life, health-and-accident insurance and United States Savings Bonds, if a request for such deductions is made in writing by the employee.
Laws, 1976, ch. 480, eff. 5/25/1976.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-69 - Uniform per diem compensation for officers and employees of state boards, commissions and agencies

Unless otherwise provided by law, all officers and employees of state agencies, boards, commissions, departments and institutions authorized by law to receive per diem compensation for each day or fraction thereof occupied with the discharge of official duties shall be entitled to Forty Dollars ($40.00) per diem compensation. When the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints a person to a board, commission or other position that requires confirmation by the Senate, the person may receive per diem compensation for the performance of official duties before such appointment is confirmed by the Senate, as such per diem compensation is authorized under this section.
Laws, 1980, ch. 560, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 440, § 2; Laws, 2005, ch. 310, § 2, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-71 - Annual report of recommendations of salary increases and amounts

The State Personnel Board shall prepare a written legislative report to be submitted to the members of the Mississippi Legislature on December 1, 1988, and on December 1 of every year thereafter, making recommendations on any salary increases and the amounts deemed necessary for all state elected officials and state appointed officials whose salaries are established by statute.
Laws, 1988, ch. 528, § 5, eff. 7/1/1988.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 508, HB 1426,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-73) › Section 25-3-73 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2000, ch. 581, § 1, eff from and after passage May 20, 2000.Laws, 1997, ch. 572, § 4; Laws, 1998, ch. 591, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved April 17, 1998).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › VACATION TIME AND SICK LEAVE (§§ 25-3-91 — 25-3-103) › Section 25-3-91 - Definitions

For purposes of Sections
25-3-91
through
25-3-99
, the following words and terms shall have the meaning described herein, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
"Appointing authority" shall mean such person, agency or authority authorized by law to employ individuals in state government, but shall not include the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Industries for the Blind.
(b)
"Catastrophic injury or illness" means a life-threatening injury or illness of an employee or a member of an employee's immediate family which totally incapacitates the employee from work, as verified by a licensed physician, and forces the employee to exhaust all leave time earned by that employee, resulting in the loss of compensation from the state for the employee. Conditions that are short-term in nature, including, but not limited to, common illnesses such as influenza and the measles, and common injuries, are not catastrophic. Chronic illnesses or injuries, such as cancer or major surgery, which result in intermittent absences from work and which are long-term in nature and require long recuperation periods may be considered catastrophic.
(c)
"Employee" means a person appointed to a position in the state service or nonstate service as defined in Section
25-9-107
, for which he is compensated on a full-time permanent or provisional basis, a temporary basis, or a part-time basis. However, in order for an employee to be eligible to receive donated leave, the employee must meet the requirements provided in Section
25-3-95(8)
.
(d)
"Workday" shall mean a day as defined in Section
25-1-98
.
(e)
"Temporary employment" means the employment of a person in a temporary or time-limited position not to exceed twelve (12) months.
(f)
"Part-time employment" means the employment of a person in a part-time position.
Laws, 1976, ch. 490, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 473, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 504, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 519, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 574, § 4; Laws, 2003, ch. 472, § 3, eff. 3/25/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › VACATION TIME AND SICK LEAVE (§§ 25-3-91 — 25-3-103) › Section 25-3-92 - Compensatory leave; administrative leave

(1)
When, in the opinion of the appointing authority, it is essential that a state employee work after normal working hours, the employee may receive credit for compensatory leave. Except as otherwise provided in Section
37-13-89
, when, in the opinion of the appointing authority, it is essential that a state employee work during an official state holiday, the employee shall receive credit for compensatory leave.
(2)
State employees may be granted administrative leave with pay. For the purposes of this section, "administrative leave" means discretionary leave with pay, other than personal leave or major medical leave.
(a)
The appointing authority may grant administrative leave to any employee serving as a witness or juror or party litigant, as verified by the clerk of the court, in addition to any fees paid for such services, and such services or necessary appearance in any court shall not be counted as personal leave.
(b)
The Governor or the appointing authority may grant administrative leave with pay to state employees on a local or statewide basis in the event of extreme weather conditions or in the event of a man-made, technological or natural disaster or emergency. Any employee on a previously approved leave during the affected period shall be eligible for such administrative leave granted by the Governor or appointing authority, and shall not be charged for his previously approved leave during the affected period.
(c)
The appointing authority may grant administrative leave with pay to any employee who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross who participates in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross in this state and in states contiguous to this state when the American Red Cross requests the employee's participation. Administrative leave granted under this paragraph shall not exceed twenty (20) days in any twelve-month period. An employee on leave under this paragraph shall not be deemed to be an employee of the state for purposes of workers' compensation or for purposes of claims against the state allowed under Chapter 46, Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972. As used in this paragraph, the term "disaster" includes disasters designated at level II and above in American Red Cross national regulations and procedures.
Laws, 1981, ch. 504, § 3; Laws, 1982, ch. 390, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 343, § 1, ch. 500, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 307, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 314; Laws, 1994, ch. 397, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 529, § 2, eff. 4/16/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 368, SB 2282, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › VACATION TIME AND SICK LEAVE (§§ 25-3-91 — 25-3-103) › Section 25-3-99 - Prior payment of leave earned unaffected

Nothing in Sections
25-3-91
through
25-3-99
shall be construed to deny the payment of leave earned prior to July 1, 1976.
Laws, 1976, ch. 490, § 5, eff. 7/1/1976.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › VACATION TIME AND SICK LEAVE (§§ 25-3-91 — 25-3-103) › Section 25-3-101 - Promulgation of rules

The state personnel board shall promulgate rules for the administration of Sections
25-3-91
through
25-3-99
, which shall be binding upon state service agencies within the meaning of Section
25-9-107
.
Laws, 1981, ch. 504, § 7, eff. 7/1/1981.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION (§§ 25-3-1 — 25-3-103) › VACATION TIME AND SICK LEAVE (§§ 25-3-91 — 25-3-103) › Section 25-3-103 - Mississippi Organ Donor Leave Law; legislative intent; definitions; paid leave; number of days of leave allowed; approval required; adoption of rules governing organ donation leave

(1)
This section may be cited as the "Mississippi Organ Donor Leave Act."
(2)
This section is intended to provide time off with pay for state employees who donate an organ, bone marrow, blood or blood platelets.
(3)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Agency" means any branch, department, board, committee or commission of state government, but does not include units of local government or school districts.
(b)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration.
(c)
"Participating employee" means a permanent full-time or part-time employee who has been employed by an agency for a period of six (6) months or more and who donates an organ, bone marrow, blood or blood platelets.
(4)
(a)
On request, a participating employee subject to this section may be entitled to organ donation leave with pay.
(b)
An employee may use (i) up to thirty (30) days of organ donation leave in any twelve-month period to serve as a bone marrow donor, (ii) up to thirty (30) days of organ donation leave in any twelve-month period to serve as an organ donor, (iii) up to one (1) hour to donate blood every fifty-six (56) days, and (iv) up to two (2) hours to donate blood platelets in accordance with appropriate medical standards established by the American Red Cross or other nationally recognized standards. Leave under subparagraph (iv) may not be granted more than twenty-four (24) times in a twelve-month period.
(c)
An employee may use organ donation leave or other leave authorized in paragraph (b) of this section only after obtaining approval from the employee's agency.
(d)
An employee shall not be required to use accumulated sick or vacation leave time before being eligible for organ donor leave.
(e)
The department must adopt rules governing organ donation leave, including rules that (i) establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving leave, and (ii) require medical documentation of the proposed organ or bone marrow donation before leave is approved by the employing agency.
Laws, 2004, ch. 336, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-1 - Legislative purpose

The Legislature hereby declares it essential to the proper operation of democratic government that public officials and employees be independent and impartial; that governmental decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for private gain other than the remuneration provided by law; that there be public confidence in the integrity of government; and that public officials be assisted in determinations of conflicts of interest.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 1, reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 1, eff. 6/8/1998 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-7 - Organizational meeting of commission

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.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 3(6); reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491, § 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 4, eff. 6/8/1998 (date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-9 - Chairman and vice-chairman of commission

The commission shall annually elect one (1) member to serve as chairman of the commission and one (1) member to serve as vice chairman. The vice chairman shall act as chairman in the absence or upon the disability of the chairman or in the event of a vacancy of the office of the chairman.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 3(7); reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 5, eff. 6/8/1998 (date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-11 - Quorum; vacancy in commission

(1)
Five (5) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Five (5) members of the commission shall vote in the affirmative before any official action can be taken by the commission. Execution of such official action may be delegated to the chairman or executive director of the commission.
(2)
A vacancy in the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the commission subject to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 3(8)(9); reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 6; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 6, eff. 6/8/1998 (date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-13 - Compensation

Members of the Mississippi Ethics Commission shall, while serving on business of the commission, be entitled to receive as compensation a per diem, as is provided by law, not to exceed Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($3,125.00) annually, in addition to any actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the official duties of the commission.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 3(10); Laws, 1980, ch. 560, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 7, eff. 6/8/1998 (date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-15 - Executive director; employees

(1)
The commission shall appoint an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director shall possess a high degree of professional competence and integrity. The executive director shall be responsible for the administrative operations of the commission and shall perform other such duties within its powers as may be delegated or assigned from time to time by regulations or orders of the commission. The commission, by and through its executive director, may employ the personnel necessary to properly discharge the duties and responsibilities of the commission, subject to budgetary limitations. Such personnel shall possess a high degree of professional competence and integrity in the area in which employed.
(2)
All employees of the commission shall be excluded from the provisions of Section
25-9-101
et seq., relating to the State Personnel System.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 3(11)(12); reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 8; Laws, 2008, ch. 562, § 3, eff. 8/5/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-18 - Opinions of Attorney General as to ethical situations concerning individual legislators

(1)
The appropriate committee designated by the Senate or the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi to deal with ethical matters of their respective body may request, in writing, an opinion from the Attorney General as to real or hypothetical situations concerning a member of their respective body, but only upon request of such member. The Attorney General shall issue his opinion, in writing, in response to such request.
(2)
When a request pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall have stated all the facts to govern such opinion and an opinion shall have been prepared and delivered with reference thereto, there shall be no liability, civil or criminal, accruing to or against the member requesting the opinion who, in good faith, follows the direction of the opinion and acts in accordance therewith unless a court of competent jurisdiction, after a full hearing, shall judicially declare that such opinion is manifestly wrong and without substantial support. No opinion shall be given or considered if such opinion is requested after suit is filed or prosecution begun.
(3)
All requests for opinions and all opinions issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be confidential and neither the Attorney General nor the committee shall publicly disclose any opinion issued or the fact that an opinion has been requested or issued unless the member requesting the opinion gives his permission, in writing, to the appropriate committee of his respective house.
(4)
The provisions of this section shall be supplemental and in addition to any other statute.
Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 10; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 10; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 10, eff. 6/8/1998 (date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-19 - Powers of commission

The commission shall have the authority to do the following:
(a)
(i)
Make investigations, as provided in Section
25-4-21
, with respect to statements of economic interest filed pursuant to this chapter and with respect to alleged failures to file any statement of economic interest as required pursuant to this chapter;
(ii)
Administratively impose a civil penalty as provided in Sections
25-4-29
and
25-4-109
;
(b)
Request the assistance of the Attorney General, the Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee, the Department of Audit and any other governmental agency or political subdivision in the conduct of any investigation in which a particular resource of an agency may be needed;
(c)
Administer oaths and issue and serve subpoenas upon any witness or for the production of documents before the commission, and such subpoenas may include a protective order requiring confidentiality of the subpoena, the subject matter, and any documents subpoenaed, and such subpoenas shall be enforced by the courts of this state;
(d)
Report when necessary, as provided in Section
25-4-21(e)
, to the Attorney General and appropriate district attorney;
(e)
Upon a complaint signed under oath by any person, including any member of the commission or its staff or referred to the commission by the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, investigate, as provided in Section
25-4-21
, any alleged violation of law by public officials or public employees;
(f)
Seek, in the name of and for the use and benefit of the State of Mississippi, or a political subdivision thereof, restitution or other equitable or legal remedies in civil law to recover public funds or property unlawfully taken, as well as any unjust enrichment, although not public funds, and to recover on bonds where the state or a political subdivision thereof is the beneficiary;
(g)
Employ an attorney or attorneys to:
(i)
Serve as a special prosecutor to assist the Attorney General or a district attorney; and
(ii)
File actions to seek restitution or other remedies to recover funds as provided in paragraph (f) of this section;
(h)
Publish notices for posting in governmental offices that outline the jurisdiction and authority of the commission and the procedure for filing complaints and requesting opinions.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 5; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 11; Laws, 1988, ch. 546, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491, § 11; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 11; Laws, 2008, ch. 562, § 5, eff. 8/5/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 25 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC RECORDS (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-65-33) › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-31) › Section 25-4-23 - Confidentiality of proceedings and records

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
.
Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 488, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 348, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 491; Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 13; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1998, ch. 350, § 13, eff. 6/8/1998 (date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).