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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-19 - Office space, supplies, and equipment

In the event adequate office space for the use of the attorney general cannot be provided either in the state capitol building or the state office building to accommodate the additional authorized staff, the attorney general is hereby authorized to rent, on an annual or month-to-month basis on such terms as he may think proper, such office space as may be necessary in the city of Jackson to accommodate the additional enlarged staff, and to purchase such necessary office supplies and equipment as may be needed for the proper administration of said offices.
Codes, 1942, § 3827-03; Laws, 1962, ch. 487, § 3, eff. 6/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-21 - To keep a docket

The Attorney General shall keep a docket of all causes in which he is required to appear, whether through his office or through outside counsel, which is a public record and must show the full style of the case, the cause number of the action, the county, district and court in which the causes have been instituted and tried, and whether the case is civil or criminal. If civil, the docket must show the nature of the demand, the stage of the proceedings, the name and address of any outside counsel, a description of the fee arrangement with any outside counsel, a memorandum of the judgment when prosecuted to judgment, any process issued thereon, whether satisfied or not, and if not satisfied, the return of the sheriff. If criminal, the docket must show the nature of the crime, the mode of prosecution, the stage of the proceedings, a memorandum of the sentence when prosecuted to a sentence, the execution thereof, if executed, and, if not executed, the reasons of delay or prevention.
Codes, 1892, § 181; 1906, § 187; Hemingway's 1917, § 3475; 1930, § 3661; 1942, § 3832; Laws, 2012, ch. 546, § 5, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-23 - To keep an opinion-book

The attorney general shall keep an "opinion-book", in which he shall record or cause to be recorded each and every opinion given by him, or by his assistants, in pursuance of law. Each of his opinions shall be prefaced with a clear and concise statement of the facts upon which it is predicated. The "opinion-book" shall be kept well indexed, both as to subject matters and parties.
Codes, 1892, § 182; 1906, § 188; Hemingway's 1917, § 3476; 1930, § 3662; 1942, § 3833; Laws, 1886, p. 46.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-25 - To give opinions in writing

The Attorney General shall give his opinion in writing, without fee, to the Legislature, or either house or any committee thereof, and to the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the State Treasurer, the Superintendent of Public Education, the Insurance Commissioner, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the State Geologist, the State Librarian, the Director of Archives and History, the Adjutant General, the State Board of Health, the Commissioner of Corrections, the Public Service Commission, Chairman of the State Tax Commission, the State Forestry Commission, the Transportation Commission, and any other state officer, department or commission operating under the law, or which may be hereafter created; the trustees and heads of any state institution, the trustees and heads of the universities and the state colleges, the district attorneys, the boards of supervisors of the several counties, the sheriffs, the chancery clerks, the circuit clerks, the superintendents of education, the tax assessors, county surveyors, the county attorneys, the attorneys for the boards of supervisors, mayor or council or board of aldermen of any municipality of this state, and all other county officers (and no others), when requested in writing, upon any question of law relating to their respective offices.
When any officer, board, commission, department or person authorized by this section to require such written opinion of the Attorney General shall have done so and shall have stated all the facts to govern such opinion, and the Attorney General has prepared and delivered a legal opinion with reference thereto, there shall be no liability, civil or criminal, accruing to or against any such officer, board, commission, department or person who, in good faith, follows the direction of such opinion and acts in accordance therewith unless a court of competent jurisdiction, after a full hearing, shall judicially declare that such opinion is manifestly wrong and without any substantial support. However, if a court of competent jurisdiction makes such a judicial declaration about a written opinion of the Attorney General that applies to acts or omissions of any licensee to which Section
63-19-57
,
75-67-137
or
75-67-245
applies, and the licensee has acted in conformity with that written opinion, the liability of the licensee shall be governed by Section
63-19-57
,
75-67-137
or
75-67-245
, as the case may be. No opinion shall be given or considered if the opinion is given after suit is filed or prosecution begun.
Codes, 1892, § 183; 1906, § 189; Hemingway's, 1917, § 3477; 1930, § 3663; 1942, § 3834; Laws, 1930, ch. 154; Laws, 1940, ch. 249; Laws, 1978, ch. 458, § 7; Laws, 1997, ch. 332, § 14, eff. 3/17/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-27 - To approve accounts against the state

All accounts against the state subject to allowance by the supreme court shall be presented to the attorney general for approval. His opinion, or that of his assistant, concerning the validity of the same and whether it should be allowed or disallowed, shall be obtained in writing and presented to the court before the same shall be allowed by said court.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 21, art. 3 (2); 1857, ch. 6, art. 69; 1871, § 165; 1880, § 254; 1892, § 191; 1906, § 197; Hemingway's 1917, § 3485; 1930, § 3664; 1942, § 3835.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-29 - To attend the Supreme Court

The attorney general shall attend the supreme court, in person or by his assistant, and prosecute and defend therein all causes to which the state or any officer thereof in his official capacity is a party, and all causes to which any county may be a party unless the interest of the county be adverse to the state, to some officer thereof acting in his official capacity, or to some other county.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 21, art. 3 (1); 1857, ch. 6, art. 67; 1871, § 163; 1880, § 251; 1892, § 178; 1906, § 184; Hemingway's 1917, § 3472; 1930, § 3665; 1942, § 3836.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-31 - Failure to attend Supreme Court

Should the attorney general fail to attend, in person or by his assistant, any term of the supreme court, the court shall appoint some attorney to act for the state in place of the attorney general. The person so appointed shall receive such compensation as the court may allow, not exceeding one fourth of the annual salary of the attorney general, payable out of his salary; and, on production of the order of the court making said allowance, the auditor shall issue his warrant on the treasurer for the amount and shall charge the same to the account of the attorney general.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 21, art. 3(1); 1857, ch. 6, art. 67; 1871, § 163; 1880, § 251; 1892, § 189; 1906, § 195; Hemingway's 1917, § 3483; 1930, § 3666; 1942, § 3837.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-33 - To enforce judgments and pay over collections

After judgment in any cause represented by him, the attorney general shall direct the issuing of such process as may be necessary to carry the same into execution. He shall account for and pay over to the proper officer all moneys which may come into his possession belonging to the state or any subdivision thereof.
Codes, 1892, § 179; 1906, § 185; Hemingway's 1917, § 3473; 1930, § 3667; 1942, § 3838.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-35 - May institute and prosecute suits to vacate fraudulent conveyances

When it may be necessary or proper for the enforcement or collection of any judgment or debt in favor of the state, or any officer thereof in his official capacity, or of any county, the attorney general shall institute and prosecute in behalf of the creditor a suit or suits to set aside and annul any conveyance or other device fraudulently made by the debtor, or anyone for him, to hinder, delay, or defraud the creditor.
Codes, 1892, § 180; 1906, § 186; Hemingway's 1917, § 3474; 1930, § 3668; 1942, § 3839.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-37 - To prosecute suits

The attorney general shall, at the request of the governor or other state officer, in person or by his assistant, prosecute suit on any official bond, or any contract in which the state is interested, upon a breach thereof, and prosecute or defend for the state all actions, civil or criminal, relating to any matter connected with either of the state offices. He may require the service or assistance of any district attorney in and about such matters or suits.
Codes, 1892, § 185; 1906, § 191; Hemingway's 1917, § 3479; 1930, § 3669; 1942, § 3840.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-39 - To represent the state and state officers in suits; notice of civil legal action; retention of outside counsel under certain circumstances

(1)
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Attorney General shall represent the state, in person or by his assistant, as counsel in all suits against the state in other courts or the Supreme Court at the seat of government, and he shall, in like manner, act as counsel for any of the state officers in suits brought by or against them in their official capacity, touching any official duty or trust.
(2)
No civil legal action on behalf of the state, any arm or agency of the state, or any statewide elected officer acting in his official capacity may be taken until seven (7) working days' written notice of the proposed legal action is given to the statewide elected officer or proper person in charge of the arm or agency unless irreparable injury to the state would result by waiting for the expiration of the seven-day period.
(3)
(a)
The Attorney General shall authorize retention of independent counsel from outside his office by an arm or agency of the state or a statewide elected officer acting in his official capacity if the Attorney General declines representation when requested.
(b)
(i)
The Attorney General shall authorize retention of independent counsel from outside his office by an arm or agency of the state or a statewide elected officer acting in his official capacity and shall withdraw from representation of the arm or agency of the state or the statewide elected officer if there is a significant disagreement with the Attorney General as to the legal strategy to be used in the matter, and the Outside Counsel Oversight Commission has first approved the retention of outside counsel.
(ii)
If an arm or agency of the state or statewide elected officer acting in his official capacity retains outside counsel under this subsection (3), the counsel shall be selected by the arm or agency of the state or the statewide elected officer. Fees of counsel employed on a fee basis shall not exceed recognized bar rates for similar services; any contract for outside counsel employed on a contingency fee basis shall conform to the provisions of Section
7-5-8
.
(4)
The Attorney General may pursue the collection of any claim or judgment in favor of the state outside of the state.
Codes, 1880, § 252; 1892, § 190; 1906, § 196; Hemingway's 1917, § 3484; 1930, § 3670; 1942, § 3841; Laws, 2012, ch. 546, § 6, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-41 - To receive certified copies of pleadings

In all suits against the state of Mississippi, any board, bureau, commission, or department thereof required to be defended by the attorney general, a completed copy of the bill of complaint, declaration, or other original pleading shall be mailed by the plaintiff or complainant to the attorney general, postage prepaid, properly addressed to him; and such original pleading shall bear a proper certificate to such effect when it is filed. No decree pro-confesso or default judgment shall be taken against such defendant.
Codes, 1942, § 3841.5; Laws, 1950, ch. 313.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-43 - May advise public officials and employees investigated or sued as result of discharging duties

(1)
In addition to all power and authority vested in the attorney general of the state of Mississippi by its constitution and statutes and all common law power and authority which may be invested in or exercised by such attorney general as such, the attorney general of the state of Mississippi and his assistants and representatives are hereby authorized upon request made of him to, in his discretion, render such services as the attorney general may deem necessary to assist in advising and in representing, either or both, all officers or employees of any county district, county, or municipality of the state of Mississippi, or of the state of Mississippi, or of any board, agency, or commission thereof, as the case may be, or any circuit clerk or county registrar, should they or any of them be investigated or called as a witness by the federal civil rights commission, be sued in an action at law or in equity, be prosecuted or cited to show cause or charged with contempt, civil or criminal, or proceeded against in any manner, either or all, in any state or federal court by the United States government, by any agency, officer, department, or representative of the United States government, or by any other person, either or all, as a result of the discharge by any of said Mississippi county district, county, municipal, or state of Mississippi officers or employees, boards, agencies, or commissions and the members thereof, or by the said circuit clerk or county registrar of their official duties under the constitution and other laws of the state of Mississippi, or growing out of such official action or nonaction, as the case may be.
The foregoing authority vested in the attorney general as above set out shall not apply to or with respect to any suit, action, hearing, or controversy which may arise between two (2) or more of the aforesaid officers or employees, circuit clerks or county registrars, such commissions, boards, or agencies or members thereof, or said county districts, counties, or municipalities of the state of Mississippi, or between them or by any of them and an agency or officer of the state of Mississippi which, under existing laws of the state of Mississippi, the attorney general is otherwise authorized or required to represent.
(2)
Any request made of the attorney general for the assistance above referred to shall be made in writing and, if by an individual, shall be signed by him or her. If by a board or commission or agency as such, there shall be entered upon its minutes an order making such request, and the request from and on behalf of said board, commission, or agency to the attorney general for said assistance shall be accompanied by a certified copy of said order.
Codes, 1942, § 3841.2; Laws, 1958, ch. 257, §§ 1-3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-45 - May advise school officials and employees in proceedings challenging validity of statute

(1)
In addition to all power and authority vested in the attorney general of the state of Mississippi by its constitution and statutes and all common law power and authority which may be vested in or exercised by such attorney general as such, the attorney general of the state of Mississippi and his assistants and representatives are hereby authorized upon request made of him to, in his discretion, render such services as the attorney general may deem necessary to assist in advising and in representing, either or both, any officer or employee of any school district, any agricultural high school and junior college, or any institution of higher learning, the respective boards of trustees thereof, the members of said boards of trustees, any school district, junior college district, institution of higher learning, and any state officer, should they or any of them be sued, prosecuted, or proceeded against in any manner in any action in any state or federal court which, or the ultimate purpose of which, challenges or seeks to invalidate any statute or provision of the constitution of the state of Mississippi dealing with the establishment, maintenance, operation, control, financing, or determining what persons or pupils shall attend or be enrolled in any or all of said schools or colleges or institutions of higher learning, as violative of the constitution and laws of the United States of America or the state of Mississippi, or should such officers, employees, and members of such boards of trustees be investigated or called as a witness by the federal civil rights commission, cited to show cause, or charged with contempt, civil or criminal, by any officer, agent, department, or court of the United States government.
The foregoing authority vested in the attorney general as above set out shall not apply to or with respect to any suit, action, hearing, or controversy which may arise between two (2) or more of the aforesaid officers or employees, boards or members thereof, school districts, colleges or institutions of higher learning, or between them or any of them and an agency or officer of the state of Mississippi which, under existing laws of the state of Mississippi, the attorney general is otherwise authorized or required to represent.
(2)
Any request made of the attorney general for the assistance above referred to shall be made in writing and, if by an individual, shall be signed by him or her. If by a board as such, there shall be entered upon the minutes of such board an order making such request, and the request from or on behalf of said board to the attorney general for said assistance shall be accompanied by a certified copy of said order.
Codes, 1942, § 3841.3; Laws, 1958, ch. 261, §§ 1-3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-47 - Suits on bonds of state officers

The attorney general or his assistant, when required by the governor, shall institute suits for the benefit of the state on the bond of any state officer in any case in which said officer has been guilty of any neglect or violation of his official duties.
Codes, 1880, § 255; 1892, § 192; 1906, § 198; Hemingway's 1917, § 3486; 1930, § 3671; 1942, § 3842.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-49 - To advise public service commission

It shall be the duty of the attorney general to appear in person, or to designate one of his assistants to appear at each meeting of the public service commission and to assist and advise the said public service commission in all matters affecting its power and duties relative to the supervision of common carriers in this state.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 3487; 1930, § 3672; 1942, § 3843; Laws, 1910, ch. 172.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-51 - To represent state tax and public service commissions

The attorney general, as well as the several district attorneys, is hereby authorized to institute or defend any suits arising out of any act or order of the tax commission or the public service commission affecting the laws and revenues of the state.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921, Supp. § 3488a; 1930, § 3673; 1942, § 3844; Laws, 1918, ch. 238.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-53 - To assist district attorneys

The Attorney General shall, when required by the public service or when directed by the Governor, in writing, repair in person, or by any regular or specially designated assistant, to any county or district in the state and assist the district attorney there in the discharge of his duties and in any prosecution against a state officer, and shall have the same right as the district attorney to enter the grand jury room while the grand jury is in session and to perform such services with reference to the work of the grand jury as the district attorney is authorized by law to perform.
Codes, 1892, § 184; 1906, § 190; Hemingway's 1917, § 3478; 1930, § 3674; 1942, § 3845; Laws, 1988, ch. 511, § 5, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-54 - Prosecution of official corruption and other white collar crimes

(1)
In addition to the authority granted in Section
7-5-53
, Mississippi Code of 1972, the Attorney General shall prosecute, in person or by his designated staff attorney, criminal matters and cases investigated by him pursuant to the provisions of Section
7-5-59
and he may request the services or assistance of any district attorney in and about such matters or suits. When requested by a district attorney and in the public interest, the Attorney General may, in person or by his designated staff attorney, assist the district attorney in the discharge of his duties. The Attorney General or his designated staff attorney shall have the same right as the district attorney to enter the grand jury room while the grand jury is in session and to perform such services with reference to the work of the grand jury as the district attorney is authorized by law to perform.
(2)
The powers of the Attorney General under this section shall not diminish the powers of local authorities to investigate or prosecute any type of white-collar crime violation or any other criminal conduct within their respective jurisdictions, and the provisions of this section shall be in addition to the powers and authority previously granted the Attorney General by common, constitutional, statutory or case law.
Laws, 1988, ch. 511, § 4, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-55 - To recover taxes

The attorney general, or any district attorney or county attorney at his request, may bring and prosecute any action in the name of the state to recover the amount of any past due income, inheritance, and privilege taxes and penalties thereon, but any such action shall be brought in the county or district where the taxpayer resides. In case of a nonresident or foreign corporation, the action may be brought in any county where said nonresident or foreign corporation may now be sued in other cases.
Codes, 1930, § 3675; 1942, § 3846; Laws, 1924, chs. 132, 133.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-57 - To draw papers

Whenever requested by the governor or other state officer, the attorney general shall prepare proper drafts for contracts, forms, or other writings which may be wanted for the use of the state.
Codes, 1892, § 186, 1906, § 192; Hemingway's 1917, § 3480; 1930, § 3676; 1942, § 3847.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-61 - Books of account and deposit of funds; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

(1)
In addition to the keeping of the general docket as hereinabove required, the Attorney General shall keep in his office a comprehensive set of books showing all receipts and disbursement of funds received by the office from whatever source, including appropriations by the Legislature, the contingent fund, and other funds. He shall deposit all funds received by his office in a state depository in his name as Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, shall not commingle or mix any funds received by him in his official capacity with his personal funds or other funds, and shall make disbursement and distribution thereof within the time and in the manner required by law of state officers. The receipt of funds by the Attorney General pending litigation or final determination as to the proper distribution thereof may be held until such adjudication or determination.
(2)
From and after July 1, 2016, the Office of the Attorney General shall not charge another state agency a fee, assessment, or other charge for services or resources received by that agency from the Attorney General.
(3)
From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the Office of the Attorney General shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.
Codes, 1930, § 3678; 1942, § 3849; Laws, 1929, ch. 15; Laws, 1970, ch. 516, § 1, eff. 7/1/1970.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 459, SB 2362, 68, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-63 - Reports to the legislature

The attorney general shall make reports at the beginning of each regular session of the legislature, of the condition of the public service as administered in his office and under his supervision; and he shall, as a part of his reports, make any recommendation that he may deem proper for the improvement of the service. Not later than the first week of each regular session, he shall file a complete report with the legislature of all moneys received and disbursed by him during the year.
Codes, 1892, § 187; Laws, 1906, § 193; Hemingway's 1917, § 3481; 1930, §§ 3678, 3679; 1942, §§ 3849, 3850; Laws, 1929, ch. 15; Laws, 1970, ch. 516, § 1, eff. 7/1/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-65 - Saving statute

Nothing in this chapter contained shall repeal any of the provisions of chapter 235, laws 1920, in reference to making claim for and recovery of taxes illegally collected by the U.S. government on property in this state.
Codes, 1930, § 3680; 1942, § 3851.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-66 - Prepayment of costs in civil actions for recovery of delinquent sums owed to Mississippi Guaranteed Student Loan Program

The Attorney General is hereby authorized, in his discretion, and on a case by case basis, to prepay all such court costs and filing fees, as are otherwise required of private litigants, when commencing and prosecuting civil actions for the collection and recovery of delinquent sums owed to the Mississippi Guarantee Student Loan Program.
Laws, 1986, ch. 324, eff. 3/14/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › IN GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-67) › Section 7-5-67 - Investigators of Public Integrity Division empowered to make arrests, serve and execute search warrants, and serve process

Persons employed by the Attorney General as investigators in the Public Integrity Division whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime, the apprehension of criminals and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state shall be empowered to make arrests and to serve and execute search warrants and other valid legal process anywhere within the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1994, ch. 584, § 1, eff. 4/8/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › INSURANCE INTEGRITY ENFORCEMENT BUREAU (§§ 7-5-301 — 7-5-311) › Section 7-5-301 - Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; creation; purpose

There is created within the Office of the Attorney General an Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau. The duty of the bureau is to investigate and prosecute claims of insurance abuses and crimes involving insurance. The Attorney General may employ the necessary personnel to carry out the provisions of Sections
7-5-301
through
7-5-311
.
Laws, 1998, ch. 561, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2000, ch. 424, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 439, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › INSURANCE INTEGRITY ENFORCEMENT BUREAU (§§ 7-5-301 — 7-5-311) › Section 7-5-309 - Violations; offenses; penalties; assessment of costs

(1)
A person who violates any provision of Section
7-5-303
shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or both. Sentences imposed for convictions of separate offenses under this section may run consecutively.
(2)
If the defendant found to have violated any provisions of Section
7-5-303
is an organization, then it shall be subject to a fine of not more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for each violation. "Organization" for purposes of this subsection means a person other than an individual. The term includes corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, unions, trusts, pension funds, unincorporated organizations, governments and political subdivisions thereof and nonprofit organizations.
(3)
In a proceeding for violations under Section
7-5-303
, the court, in addition to the criminal penalties imposed under this section, shall assess against the defendant convicted of such violation double those reasonable costs that are expended by the Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau of the Office of Attorney General or the district attorney's office in the investigation of such case, including, but not limited to, the cost of investigators, process service, court reporters, expert witnesses and attorney's fees. A monetary penalty assessed and levied under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State General Fund, and the Attorney General may institute and maintain proceedings in his name for enforcement of payment in the circuit court of the county of residence of the defendant and, if the defendant is a nonresident, such proceedings shall be in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.
Laws, 1998, ch. 561, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2000, ch. 424, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 439, § 5, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 5 - ATTORNEY GENERAL (§§ 7-5-1 — 7-5-311) › INSURANCE INTEGRITY ENFORCEMENT BUREAU (§§ 7-5-301 — 7-5-311) › Section 7-5-311 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2003, ch. 439, § 6, eff. 7/1/2003.
Laws, 1998, ch. 561, § 6; Laws, 2000, ch. 424, § 6, eff. 7/1/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-1 - Definitions

(1)
As used in this chapter, the terms "State Auditor" and "Auditor" mean the Auditor of Public Accounts.
(2)
As used in this chapter, the term "State Fiscal Officer" means the official created in Section
27-104-5
, acting through the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management.
(3)
"Agency" means any state board, commission, committee, council, department or unit thereof created by the Constitution or statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit or the head thereof is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the Constitution or statute, except a legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department or unit thereof.
(4)
For the purposes of Sections
7-7-1
through
7-7-65
, the term "public funds" shall mean all funds which are received, collected by, or available for the support of or expenditure by any state department, institution or agency, whether such funds be derived from taxes or from fees collected by such state department, institution or agency or from some other source, and which should be included in the entity of the state under generally accepted accounting principles, although such funds may not be required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury.
Funds such as endowment funds and research funds, special building and plant funds, funds of a proprietary function, and the like shall be excluded from the meaning of the term, unless specifically required by law to be handled through the State Treasury or unless deemed necessary by the State Fiscal Officer to be included.
All funds of state departments, institutions and agencies within the contemplation of this section that are not required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury, or are not declared to be exempt from the provisions of Sections
7-7-1
through
7-7-65
by the State Fiscal Officer shall be reported to the State Fiscal Officer in reports of revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, encumbrances, fund balances and other financial statements, at such times and in the form required by the State Fiscal Officer.
It is hereby declared to be the intent of this section to provide that all "public funds" necessary to present a complete and comprehensive statement of the fiscal operations of the state government shall be handled through the State Fiscal Officer, whether through State Fiscal Officer receipt warrants and disbursement warrants, as is generally provided, or through the method of reporting, as required herein.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-03; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 3; Laws, 1983, ch. 422, § 8; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 91; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 1, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-5 - Location and hours of office

The Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management of the General Accounting Office shall be located at the seat of government, and the bureau shall be open Monday through Friday of each week for eight (8) hours each day.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 20, art. 3 (1); 1857, ch. 6, art. 28; 1871, § 129; 1880, § 215; 1892, § 225; 1906, § 235; Hemingway's 1917, § 3494; 1930, § 3722; 1942, §§ 3852, 3852-02; Laws, 1904, ch. 139; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 2; Laws, 1964, ch. 542, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 93; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 4, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-7 - State fiscal officer to appoint necessary employees; bonds

The State Fiscal Officer shall appoint such bureau and division heads, contractors and other employees as are necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of the General Accounting Office subject to the provisions of the State Personnel Law. The State Fiscal Officer shall be officially responsible for the acts of all other employees of his office in the same manner as if done by himself.
The State Fiscal Officer shall require bonds of his assistant and other employees at his pleasure. The premiums on said bonds shall be paid for as prescribed elsewhere in the laws of the state.
Codes, 1942, §§ 3852-04, 3867-08; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 4; Laws, 1970, ch. 542, § 8; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 94; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 5, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-9 - General accounting system

The Mississippi General Accounting Office shall maintain a complete system of general accounting to comprehend the financial transactions of every state department, division, officer, board, commission, institution or other agency owned or controlled by the state, except those agencies specifically exempted in Section
7-7-1
, whether at the seat of government or not and whether the funds upon which they operate are channeled through the State Treasury or not, either through regular procedures having to do with the issuance of the State Fiscal Officer receipt warrants and disbursement warrants or through controls maintained through reports filed periodically as required by the State Fiscal Officer in accordance with the reporting provisions contained in said Section
7-7-1
.
All transactions in public funds, as defined in Section
7-7-1
, shall either be handled directly through the State Fiscal Officer and the State Treasury, or shall be reported to the State Fiscal Officer at the times and in the form prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer and the Legislative Budget Office, so that a complete and comprehensive system of accounts of the fiscal activities of all state governmental agencies shall be made available at all times in the General Accounting Office.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-05; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 5; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 95; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 6, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-11 - Penalty for failure to make required reports

If any officer or employee of any state agency shall refuse or fail to make any report to the State Fiscal Officer or the Legislative Budget Office as required herein or in the manner prescribed by the said State Fiscal Officer, the State Fiscal Officer shall proceed to make, or cause to be made, the said report. The expense thereof shall be personally borne by said officer or employee, and he or she shall be responsible on his or her official bond for the expense so incurred.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-06; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 6; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 96; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 7, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-13 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 124, eff. 10/1/1986.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-07; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-15 - State Fiscal Officer to receive all moneys for deposit in state treasury

Every state department, division, officer, board, commission, institution or other agency owned or controlled by the state, collecting or receiving public funds or monies from any source whatever to be deposited in the State Treasury for the use of the state or any state agency, shall pay such monies to the State Fiscal Officer, who shall issue his warrant or certificate of receipt therefor, specifying the amount and the particular account on which such payment is to be made.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-08; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 8; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 97; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 8; Laws, 1994, ch. 391, § 1, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-17 - State Fiscal Officer to receive reports of receipts of public funds not to be deposited into state treasury

Reports shall be filed with the State Fiscal Officer at the time and in the manner prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer by all state departments, institutions and agencies of all receipts of public funds, as defined in Section
7-7-1
, which are not required by law to be deposited into the State Treasury but into banks bonded to be depositories of such funds, so that the State Fiscal Officer may keep comprehensive records and may make complete periodic reports concerning all public funds belonging to or for the use of the state and those agencies owned or controlled by the state.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-09; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 9; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 98; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 9, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-19 - and 7-7-21 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 67, eff. 7/1/1989.
§ 7-7-19. [Codes, 1942, § 3852-10; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 10; Am 1984, ch. 488, § 99] § 7-7-21. [Codes, 1942, § 3852-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 11; Am 1984, ch. 488, § 100]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-23 - Purchase orders; receipt of executed copies; electronically submitted purchase orders

(1)
Purchases of equipment, supplies, materials or services of whatever kind or nature for any department, officer, institution or other agency of the state, the cost of which is to be paid from funds in the State Treasury on State Fiscal Officer disbursement warrants, may be made only by written purchase orders duly signed by the official authorized so to do, on forms prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer. Purchases of such equipment, supplies, materials, or services, as specified herein, made without the issuance of such purchase orders shall not be deemed to be obligations of the state unless the State Fiscal Officer, by general rule or special order, permits certain purchases to be made without same. As many copies of each purchase order shall be prepared as may be prescribed by the State Fiscal Officer, but at least one (1) copy shall be furnished the vendor, one (1) copy shall be furnished the State Fiscal Officer, and one (1) copy shall be retained by the department or agency for whose benefit the purchase is made. The State Fiscal Officer, by general rule or special order, may allow for the submission of purchase orders in a format not requiring a signature. It shall be the duty of the proper official in each department or agency to forward the copy of each purchase order to the State Fiscal Officer on the same day the said order is issued. All purchase orders covering purchases to be paid for out of funds appropriated for any fiscal year shall be executed by June 30 of the fiscal year and shall be filed with and received for recording by the State Fiscal Officer within five (5) working days thereafter, and for electronically submitted purchase orders, the State Fiscal Officer shall issue regulations as to the last filing date required for purchase orders; otherwise, the same shall not be deemed to constitute valid obligations against the state within the meaning of Section 64 of the Constitution. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to contracts for services of investigators employed by any agency of the state government authorized by law to employ such investigators.
(2)
The State Fiscal Officer may approve electronically submitted purchase orders, thereby releasing such purchase orders and recording the encumbrances. For purposes of electronically submitted purchase orders, the State Fiscal Officer may exempt agencies from furnishing a copy of the purchase order to the State Fiscal Officer as required in subsection (1) above.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-12; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 12; Laws, 1970, ch. 468, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 101; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 10; Laws, 1994, ch. 391, § 2, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 7 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-225) › Article 1 - STATE FISCAL OFFICER (§§ 7-7-1 — 7-7-81) › Section 7-7-25 - Record of encumbrances

Upon receipt of each purchase order filed with the State Fiscal Officer under the provisions of Section
7-7-23
, the State Fiscal Officer shall, upon approval of such purchase order, make due entry of the same on the record of encumbrances, which shall be established in the General Accounting Office, showing separately thereon an account for each department, institution or other agency and the law authorizing the appropriation from which the same is to be paid, if from appropriated funds. Encumbrances so made and entered shall, until paid, be shown in the General Accounting Office's books of account so as to be used as a liability against the then cash balance of the particular fund which is applicable, whether general or special, and against the appropriation balance, if the encumbrance is to be paid from appropriated funds.
Codes, 1942, § 3852-13; Laws, 1962, ch. 483, § 13; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 102; Laws, 1989, ch. 532, § 11, eff. 7/1/1989.