Professions and Occupationss

The Commission shall comply with the Public Records Act, 25-61-1 et seq. Miss. Code Ann 1972, Revised. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 401-2.1 Miss Code Ann. § 25-61-1 through § 25-61-12(Rev. 2010) Amended 12/25/2021

The Mississippi Auctioneer Commission is created under the Mississippi Auctioneers Licensing Act, (MS Code Section 73-4-1 et seq). Authority is given by law to set and collect reasonable license fees for Auctioneers licenses, regulate the Auction profession and administer the pro…

(a) Scope. This rule applies to all oral proceedings held for the purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make oral presentations on proposed new rules and amendments to rules before the Commission pursuant to Section 25-43-3.104. (b) When Oral Proceedings will be …

(a) Scope. These rules set forth the Mississippi Auctioneer Commission's hereinafter "Commission", rules governing the form and content of requests for declaratory opinions, and the Commission's procedures regarding the requests, as required by Mississippi Code 25-43-2.103. These…

All official meetings of the Commission shall be conducted in accordance with Section 25-41-5. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 401-2.5 Miss Code Ann. § 25-41-1 thru § 25-41-17 (Rev. 2013) Adopted 12/25/2021

The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein: 1. The terms "Board" and "CMRS Board" mean the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board. 2. The term "automatic number identification" or "ANI" means an enhanced 911 service capability that enables the automatic display of…

Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board P. O. Box 22692 Jackson, MS 39225-2692 Phone: 601-969-2178 Fax: 601-326-1400 Email: www.mscmrs.org. 1. There is created a Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) Board, consisting of seven (7) members to be appointed by the Governor with the a…

The CMRS Board reserves the right to recommend the individual or organization which initiates the appointment, removal of a member who fails to attend three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the Board. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 601-1.3 Miss. Code Ann. § 19-5-333(2)(h)…

1. Scope. This rule applies to all oral proceedings held for the purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make oral presentations on proposed new rules and amendments to rules before the CMRS Board pursuant to Section 25-43-3.104, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amende…

1. Scope. These rules set forth the CMRS Boards rules governing the form and content of requests for declaratory opinions, and the CMRS Boards procedures regarding the requests, as required by Section 25-43-2.103, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. These rules are intended to …

Any individual seeking to inspect, copy or mechanically reproduce or obtain a reproduction of any public record of the Board should make a written request, signed by themselves to be mailed to the present custodian of the records, Horne, LLP, P.O. Box 22692, Jackson, Mississippi,…

The Board shall collect and distribute a CMRS emergency service charge on each CMRS connection that has a billing address within the state. The rate of such wireless service charge shall be One Dollar ($1.00) per month per CMRS connection, beginning 13 April 1998. The CMRS servic…

Each CMRS provider shall act as a collection agent for the CMRS Fund and shall, as part of the provider's normal monthly billing process, collect the CMRS service charges levied upon CMRS connections from each CMRS connection to whom the billing provider provides CMRS service and…

Each CMRS provider shall be entitled to deduct and retain from the CMRS service charges collected by such provider during each calendar month an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the gross aggregate amount of such CMRS service charges so collected as reimbursement for the …

The Board shall establish and maintain the CMRS Fund as an insured, interest-bearing account into which the board shall deposit all revenues derived from the CMRS service charge levied on CMRS connections in the state. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 603-1.4 Miss. Code Ann. § 19-5-333(2)…

The CMRS Board shall have the power to levy interest charges at the legal rate of interest established in Section 75-17-1, Mississippi Code Annotated of 1972, as amended, on any amount due and outstanding from any CMRS provider who fails to remit service charges in accordance wit…

The Board shall establish a distribution formula by which the Board will make disbursements of the CMRS service charge in the following amounts and in the following manner: a) Out of the funds collected by the Board, thirty percent (30%) shall be deposited into the CMRS Fund and …

The CMRS service charge shall be $1.00 as established by state law. From the $1.00 service charge collected by each provider as contemplated by Section 19-5-331 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended: a) 1 cent shall be retained by the providers to cover their cost of collec…

All funds due to the respective ECDs as their proportionate share of the funds received and on deposit in the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Fund (CMRS Fund) shall be disbursed, no later than ten (10) business days after the date those are due to the Board from various commercia…

The Board shall conduct a cost study on or before October 1, 1999, and adjust the distribution formula to reflect actual costs to be incurred by each CMRS provider in order to comply with Phase One of the wireless E911 service requirements established by the FCC Order and any rul…

The Board shall pay the actual costs incurred by such CMRS providers in complying with the wireless E911 service requirements established by the FCC Order and any rules and regulations which are or may be adopted by the FCC pursuant to the FCC Order. In no event shall any invoice…

1. Upon receipt of a request for wireless E9-1-1 service from a Mississippi Emergence Communication District or Districts (ECDs), the CMRS carrier will develop a comprehensive detailed plan for implementation of E9-1-1 service for the ECD, or the appropriate service area if the C…

Once a cost recovery plan is approved, the CMRS carrier may file claims for reimbursement of non-recurring costs and/or recurring costs. The amount of reimbursement that the CMRS carrier is entitled to receive may be calculated in several ways: a) by multiplying the number of CMR…

1. No Phase I costs incurred by a carrier more than 12 months prior to receipt of the carriers initial or amended cost recovery plan by the CMRS Board will be considered or reimbursed. Carriers initial or amended Phase I Cost recovery plan must be submitted by a method requiring …

CMRS carriers are required to submit revised cost recovery plans if substantive changes occur in their cost structures. Changes to the plan must be submitted in writing and approved by the Board. A CMRS carrier may request an adjustment of the reimbursement rate at any time upon …

The Board shall obtain from an independent, third-party auditor retained by the Board annual reports to the Board no later than sixty (60) days after the close of each fiscal year. The auditor shall provide an accounting for all CMRS service charges deposited into the CMRS Fund d…

1. To assist in the completion of its duties mandated by the Act, the Board may receive operational, technical and financial information from commercial mobile radio service providers and 911 service providers. Some of this information may be of confidential nature, and the entit…

1. Proprietary information shall not be open to the public for inspection. 2. Proprietary information submitted to the Board shall be disclosed only to the following individuals: a) Board members. b) Members on the Boards staff and the Attorney Generals Office. c) On a need to kn…

All proprietary information submitted to the Board shall be used for the sole purpose of implementing the provisions of the Act. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 603-5.3 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 19-5-333(2)(h) and 19-5-337 (Rev. 2003 & Supp. 2010).

All proprietary information in possession of the Board shall be maintained in a secure area and in files marked "CONFIDENTIAL". Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 603-5.4 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 19-5-333(2)(h) and 19-5-337 (Rev. 2003 & Supp. 2010); and Miss. Code Ann. §§ 25-61-9 and 25-61-11 (Re…

1. Scope. Part 801 Chapter 1 Rule 1.1. is promulgated pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.104 of the Administrative Procedures Law. 2. Description of Mississippi State Board of Contractors. Reference is made to the Mississippi Code Annotated §§ 31-3-1, et seq. and 73-59-1, et s…

1. Scope. Part 801 Chapter 1 Rule 1.2 of these Rules is promulgated pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.104(2)(d) of the Administrative Procedures Law, and applies to all oral proceedings held for the purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make oral presentation…

1. Scope. Part 801 Chapter 1 Rule 1.3 of these Rules is promulgated pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.103(2) of the Administrative Procedure Law, and is intended to set forth the Boards rules governing the form and content of requests for declaratory opinions, and the Boards …

Pursuant to the powers and responsibilities of the State Board of Contractors conferred by Miss. Code Ann. §§ 31-3-13(f) (1972), as amended, and in accordance with Sections Miss. Code Ann. §§ 25-43-3.101 - 25-43-3.115(1972), known as the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law,…

1. All agencies having the authority to award a contract involving public funds in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($ 50,000.00) or more, shall return, unopened, any bids submitted by a contractor not having a Certificate of Responsibility required by Sections 31-3-1 - 31-3-…

The Board shall act in accordance with the following procedures when issuing a complaint and before imposing a monetary penalty upon any contractor pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 31-3-21: a. Whenever the Board receives a complaint, or whenever the Board or an employee of the Board…

In determining what disciplinary action to take, the Board shall consider at a minimum the following: (1) The willfulness of the violation; (2) Any cost of restoration and abatement; (3) Any economic benefit to the violator(s) as a result of noncompliance; (4) The seriousness of …

If a regular or special meeting of the Board has been recessed to reconvene on a day and time fixed and ordered by the Board and entered upon its minutes, the recessed meeting thus held on the subsequent date shall be considered a part of and continuation of the regular meeting o…

1. Neither the Executive Director, individually, nor the surety of the Executive Director's official bond shall be held financially liable or responsible for any action taken by the Executive Director when the Executive Director is acting under direct instructions from the Board …

1. Any of the foregoing Rules and Regulations of the Board may be suspended and/or modified by a majority vote of the State Board of Contractors unless such suspension or modification is inconsistent with the general laws governing the Board and its operation provided that such s…

The following is a list of all pertinent fees as charged by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors: Commercial Application (1 classification) $200.00* Commercial License - Additional Classification $50.00** Commercial License Renewal $200.00* Commercial License Renewal - Late…

1. An applicant for a License or Renewal thereof shall observe the following requirements: a. Licenses or any renewals thereof may be issued at any time during the course of a calendar year by the Executive Director after his determination that the applicant has satisfied all sta…

Once a building permit is issued to a residential builder or remodeler, or the holder of a certificate of responsibility by a municipal or county building official, or any other authority charged with the duty of issuing local building permits, such licensed residential builder o…

The holder of a valid license as a residential builder, remodeler or roofer as defined in Miss. Code. Ann. §§ 73-59-1 and 73-59-3 shall provide written disclosure at the time of contracting to the person with whom the licensee is contracting as to the requirement to carry general…

1. Authority and Scope Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 73-59-11, continuing education is required for residential licenses issued on or after July 1, 2015. The Board adopts the rules and regulations for continuing education set forth herein. 2. Definitions a. Continuing Education C…

1. The Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers ("Standing Committee") and the Mississippi State Board of Contractors ("Board") shall act in accordance with the following procedures after receiving a sworn complaint about a residential builder or remodeler:a. Whe…

1. If the Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers determines that disciplinary action should be taken for a violation of law, then it shall consider at a minimum the following factors in determining the action to be taken: a. The willfulness of the violation; b.…