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Title 17, Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities

19 chapters · 310 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 17310 Ch 17, Solid Wastes Disposal124 Ch 11, Gulf Regional District Law31 Ch 1, Zoning, Planning and Subdivision Reg…25 Ch 18, Mississippi Hazardous Waste Facility…24 Ch 25, General Provisions Relating to Count…23 Ch 3, Promotion of Trade, Conventions and …17 Ch 13, Interlocal Cooperation of Government…9 Ch 5, Jails, Waterworks and Other Improvements8 Ch 2, Building Codes7 Ch 21, Finance and Taxation7 Ch 15, Human Resource Agencies6 Ch 27, Municipal Historical Hamlet Act6 Ch 31, Safe Solicitation Act6 Ch 9, Lease of Mineral Lands other than Si…5

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Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-37 Grant for volunteer host community which is designated site; host community authorized to obtain loan from hazardous waste facility site revolving loan fund; negotiations between governing body of host community and department for percentage of gross receipts from facility
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(1) A volunteer host community which is the designated site shall be paid a grant of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the State General Fund after the state commercial hazardous waste management facility is permitted and construction thereof has commenced. (2) A host comm…
Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-39 Local governmental unit may negotiate with department; issues excluded; arbitration
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(1) The governing body of any local governmental unit wherein the site is designated may negotiate with the department with respect to any issue relating to the facility except:(a) The need for the facility;(b) Any proposal to reduce the powers or duties of the department, the au…
Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-41 Immunity from personal liability; Attorney General as legal representative of authority and committee
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(1) No member, officer or employee of the department, authority or committee while acting within the scope of their authority shall be subject to any personal liability by reason of any act or omission in connection with the exercise of any power or performance of any duty whethe…

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Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-43 Report to Legislature

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The department shall report to the Legislature on January 1 of each year regarding its progress in the activities set out under this chapter. The report shall also include an accounting of the collection and expenditures of all authorized funds and recommendations for any additio…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-45 Elected or appointed officials not to derive any pecuniary benefit

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No elected or appointed official shall derive any pecuniary benefit, directly or indirectly, as a result of such elected or appointed official’s duties under this chapter.

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-47 Governor authorized to suspend siting process; grounds; rescinding suspension

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The Governor, by executive order, may suspend the process of siting a state commercial hazardous waste management facility under this chapter if the Permit Board created in Section 49-17-28, Mississippi Code of 1972, or the United States Environmental Protection Agency issues a R…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-5 Definitions

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(a) For purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Advisory committee” means the designated site local advisory committee created under Section 17-18-35.(b) “Authority” …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-7 Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority

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(1) There is hereby created the Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority, which shall be located within the Department of Finance and Administration. The authority shall exercise all of its powers independently of the department and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, s…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-18-9 Powers and duties of authority

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(a) The authority shall exercise the following powers and duties in carrying out the purposes of this chapter:(a) It shall adopt rules specifying the criteria and methodology for site selection as submitted by the Hazardous Waste Technical Siting Committee.(b) It shall select one…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-19-1 Appropriations to planning and development districts

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The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality in the state are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to appropriate and pay such sums as they deem necessary and desirable, out of any available funds of the county or municipali…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-21-1 Exemption from ad valorem taxes for real property of nonprofit industrial or economic development organizations

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(a) The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to grant exemptions from ad valorem taxes on real property:(a) Which is owned by a nonprofit industrial foundation, corporation or like …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-21-3 Termination of exemption; exemption inapplicable to real estate with building thereon

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The exemptions provided by Sections 17-21-1 and 17-21-3 if granted by the board of supervisors or the governing authorities of any municipality may be withdrawn or terminated as to any subsequent year and any exemptions granted pursuant to Sections 17-21-1 and 17-21-3 on real pro…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-21-5 Exemption from municipal ad valorem tax for certain structures in central business districts, historic preservation districts, business improvement districts, urban renewal districts, redevelopment districts, or on historic landmarks; application for exemption

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(1) The governing authorities of any municipality of this state may, in their discretion, exempt from any or all municipal ad valorem taxes, excluding ad valorem taxes for school district purposes, for a period of not more than seven (7) years, any privately owned new structures …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-21-7 Exemption from county ad valorem taxes for certain central business district structures; application for exemption

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The board of supervisors of any county wherein there is located a municipality described in Section 17-21-5 may, in its discretion, exempt from any or all county ad valorem taxes, excluding ad valorem taxes for school district purposes, for a period of not more than seven (7) yea…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-21-51 Authority to incur debt; limitation on amount of debt

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(1) The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality (both referred to in this article as “governing authority”) are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to borrow money, pursuant to the provisions of this article, for the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-21-53 Procedures; rates of interest; full faith and credit of issuing entity

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(1) Before any money is borrowed under the provisions of this article, the governing authority shall adopt a resolution declaring the necessity for such borrowing and specifying the purpose for which the money borrowed is to be expended, the amount to be borrowed, the date or dat…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-21-55 Use of proceeds

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The proceeds of any notes or certificates of indebtedness issued under the provisions of this article shall be placed in a special fund and shall be expended only for the purpose or purposes for which they were issued as shown by the resolution authorizing the issuance thereof. I…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-24-1 FIRE Grant Fund; use of funds; return of funds; fire rating plan

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(1) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “FIRE Grant Fund” to be administered by the Department of Finance and Administration. The purposes of the fund shall be to assist municipalities and counties with fire safety, maintaining or lowerin…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-24-3 Fire Equipment Grant Fund; purpose; use of funds; return of funds

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(1) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Fire Equipment Grant Fund” to be administered by the Department of Finance and Administration. The purpose of the special fund shall be to assist municipalities and counties by providing funds for …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-24-5 FIRE Grant Committee; members; rules and grant application guidelines

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(1) There is created the FIRE Grant Committee, which shall provide nonbinding, advisory recommendations to the Department of Finance and Administration regarding the administration, scoring, selection process and authorizing of grant funds from the FIRE Grant Fund created under S…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-1 County boards of supervisors and municipal governing authorities authorized to allow payment of taxes, fees and other accounts receivable and payment for retail merchandise sold by county or municipality by credit card, charge card, debit card, etc

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The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality may allow the payment of various taxes, fees and other accounts receivable to the county or municipality, and the payment for retail merchandise sold by the county or municipality, by credit …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-11 County boards of supervisors, municipal governing authorities and the Department of Public Safety authorized to allow off-duty law enforcement officers to use public uniforms, weapons, and official vehicles in performance of certain private security duties

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(1) Certified law enforcement officers or certified part-time law enforcement officers, as defined in Section 45-6-3, who are employed by a county, municipality or the Department of Public Safety may wear the official uniform and may utilize the official firearm and the official …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-13 Procedure to assist in collection of delinquent water sewer service bills by counties, municipalities and water sewer associations

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(1) For purposes of this section:(a) “Water sewer association” means any corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, that provides, distributes, transmits, treats, pumps, or stores raw or potable water to, or for the benefit of, members of the general public or commercial,…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-15 Prohibition against enactment of certain new ordinances affecting existing qualified sport-shooting ranges; criteria for qualifying for ordinance exemptions

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(1) An established sport-shooting range that is not in violation of a state law or an ordinance of a unit of local government prior to the enactment of a new ordinance of a unit of local government affecting the range may continue in operation even if, at or after the time of the…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-17 Reimbursement of steel rebar micro-mills for costs incurred for site preparation, real estate improvements, railroads, roads, utilities and infrastructure related to project

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(1) As used in this section, “project” means a major steel rebar micro-mill for use in the manufacture of steel rebar with an initial capital investment from private sources of not less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) which will create at least one hundred (100…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-19 Prohibition against ordinance authorizing use of automated recording equipment to enforce compliance with or impose penalties for violation of traffic laws

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(1) (a) Neither the board of supervisors of any county nor the governing authority of any municipality shall adopt, enact or enforce any ordinance authorizing the use of automated recording equipment or system to enforce compliance with traffic signals, traffic speeds or other tr…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-21 Authorization to enter into collection agreements to collect cash appearance bonds from certain defendants

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The board of supervisors of any county, in its discretion, and the governing authority of any municipality, in its discretion, may proceed under Section 19-3-41(2), in the case of a county, or under Section 21-17-1(6), in the case of a municipality, to contract with a private att…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-23 Authorization to enter into agreements with approved business enterprises under certain circumstances; authorization to enter into fee-in-lieu agreements

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(1) As used in this section:(a) “Enterprise” means an approved business enterprise as defined in Section 57-1-221.(b) “Project” means a project as defined in Section 57-1-221 with a minimum capital investment in this state of not less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,00…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-25 Uniform requirements for disposal of personal property belonging to county or municipality

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(1) General. The governing authority of a county or municipality may sell or dispose of any personal property or real property belonging to the governing authority when the property has ceased to be used for public purposes or when, in the authority’s judgment, a sale thereof wou…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-27 Authorization to enter into certain agreements with economic development projects

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(1) (a) As used in this subsection (1), “economic development project” means (i) any project in which the State of Mississippi has committed state or federal program funds to incentivize a company to locate or expand a business in the state and create or maintain jobs within the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-29 Rights of members of member-owned water association or system to attend meetings; notice

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In addition to the rights prescribed in Section 79-11-177, a member of a member-owned rural water association or system, incorporated under Chapter 11, Title 79, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall have the right to attend regularly scheduled board meetings of the association or syst…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-3 Lease or conveyance of property to nonprofit primary health care clinic

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(1) The governing body of any county or municipality, in its discretion, may sell, lease or convey, with or without consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree, any land, buildings, fixtures, equipment or other real or personal property belonging to …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-31 Sale of badge and helmet to retiring firefighter or spouse of firefighter killed in line of duty authorized

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Upon approval of the governing authority of the municipality or county, a member of any municipal or county fire protection department who retires or the spouse of a fireman who is killed in the line of duty may be allowed to purchase the helmet and badge that were issued to the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-33 Prohibition against law, rule, ordinance, etc. interfering with employer’s ability to be informed about employee or potential employee background

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(1) No county, board of supervisors of a county, municipality, governing authority of a municipality or any other political subdivision shall adopt or maintain in effect any law, ordinance, or rule that creates requirements, regulations, processes or prohibitions that in any way …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-34 All Fuels Act of 2021; prohibition against law, rule, ordinance, etc. prohibiting expansion, utilization, connection or reconnection of service based on type or source of energy to individual customer

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(1) No political subdivision of this state may adopt an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting the expansion, utilization, connection or reconnection of a service based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-35 Continued payment of compensation and related benefits of county or municipality employees who protect public interest and are injured in the line of duty

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(a) The governing authority of any municipality and the board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, adopt a policy to continue to pay all or a portion of the regular compensation and related benefits of any law enforcement officer, firefighter or other employee tha…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-37 Violator of local government final order, resolution or ordinance to pay court costs and attorney fees associated with civil action to enforce the final order, resolution or ordinance if local government prevails

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(1) For purposes of this section:(a) “Local government” means the board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality.(b) “Person” means any individual, corporation or any other legal entity. (a) “Local government” means the board of supervisors of…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-39 Provision of mental health first aid training to county and municipal law enforcement officers; employment of at least one crisis intervention team officer by each county and municipal law enforcement agency

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(1) Each county and municipal law enforcement agency shall provide Mental Health First Aid training that is evidence-based and approved by the Department of Mental Health to all law enforcement officers who are employed or contracted by the agency by July 1, 2031. (2) On or befor…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-41 Contracts for exclusive provision of ambulance services between providers and counties or municipalities must contain a provision requiring contracting providers to have mutual aid agreements with other providers of ambulance services

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(1) Any contract between the board of supervisors of a county or the governing authorities of a municipality and a private provider of ambulance services for the contracting provider to be the exclusive provider of ambulance services in the county or municipality, as the case may…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-43 Intergovernmental support agreements with United States military to provide installation-support services to a military installation

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A local government unit, including municipalities and county boards of supervisors, may enter into intergovernmental support agreements with a branch of the armed forces of the United States under the National Defense Authorization Act, 10 USC § 2679, to provide installation-supp…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-5 Municipalities and counties to grant examination reciprocity to contractors licensed by another municipality or county; conditions for granting reciprocity

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(1) Every municipality and county of the State of Mississippi shall grant competency examination reciprocity to any contractor, including, but not limited to, any electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, water and sewer, roofing or mechanical contractor, who is license…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-7 Prohibition against ordinance restricting woman’s right to breast-feed absent state authorization

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No county, municipality or other political subdivision shall enact any ordinance restricting a woman’s right to breast-feed her child until such time as the state may authorize a county, municipality or other political subdivision to enact such an ordinance.

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-25-9 Mother may breast-feed her child in any location she is otherwise authorized to be

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A mother may breast-feed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, without respect to whether the mother’s breast or any part of it is covered during or incidental to the breast-feeding.

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-27-1 Short title; purpose

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This chapter shall be known as the “Municipal Historical Hamlet Act,” and it shall serve the purpose of having historical small communities organize community activities that will positively influence the infrastructure of such communities.

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-27-11 Form of name of municipal historical hamlet

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The name of a created municipal historical hamlet shall either be “The Municipal Historical Hamlet of ,” “The Hamlet of ” or “The Historical Hamlet of .” The blank shall be filled in with the name by which such hamlet has been legally designated and shall be placed in the records…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-27-3 Legislative findings

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(a) The Legislature finds the following:(a) Population growth as well as development in historical communities result in new and increased demands for public facilities and services that promote the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare;(b) The residents and property …

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-27-5 Municipal historical hamlet defined; powers

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(1) For purposes of this chapter, the term “municipal historical hamlet” means any former city, town or village with a current population of less than six hundred (600) inhabitants that lost its charter before 1945. (2) After the creation of a municipal historical hamlet, as pres…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-27-7 Petition for creation of municipal historical hamlet; requirements

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(a) Any inhabitant or inhabitants of any former city, town or village that meets the criteria of a municipal historical hamlet, as defined in Section 17-27-5, and desires to create a municipal historical hamlet, shall prepare a petition and file such petition with the chancery cl…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-27-9 Effective date of existence of municipal historical hamlet; prohibition against formation of municipal historical hamlet for certain purposes

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(1) After the filing of the petition for the creation of a municipal historical hamlet, as prescribed in Section 17-27-7, a certified copy of the petition shall be delivered to the president of the board of supervisors in the county or counties where the hamlet is located and sha…

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-29-1 Short title

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This chapter may be cited as the “Mississippi Entertainment District Act.”