Mississippi § 25-3-31 - Salaries of elective state and district officers.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-3-31 — Salaries of elective state and district officers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-3-31. Salaries of elective state and district officers.
The annual salaries of the following elected state and district officers are fixed as follows: Governor $122,160.00 Attorney General 108,960.00 Secretary of State 90,000.00 Commissioner of Insurance 90,000.00 State Treasurer 90,000.00 State Auditor of Public Accounts 90,000.00 Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce 90,000.00 Transportation Commissioners 78,000.00 Public Service Commissioners 78,000.00 Click to view If the person serving as Governor on December 31, 2003, is reelected to the Office of Governor for the term beginning in the year 2004, he may choose not to receive the salary increase authorized by this section, but to receive, instead, an annual salary of One Hundred One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($101,800.00) during his new term of office by filing a written request with the Department of Finance and Administration.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-3-31 ("Salaries of elective state and district officers.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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