Mississippi Code — 29
Browse 271 sections in division 29 of the Mississippi code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 29-1-1. Purchase of land by state; title to land acquired with state funds as under name of state; sale of public lands; gift or donation of land to state; Secretary of State to sign conveyances; inventory of state lands; land purchased for benefit of state agency; use of assets of Public Employees’ Retirement System restricted; cultural resources survey; land acquired for highways, through federal funds or for the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority projects exempt; recovery of expenses for record-keeping; requirements for certain legislatively authorized conveyances of specifically described real property.
- § 29-1-3. Sixteenth section or in lieu lands; biennial report of commissioner; public officials to supply management and investment information.
- § 29-1-5. Value of state lands.
- § 29-1-7. Suits for or on behalf of public lands.
- § 29-1-9. Suits for recovery of lands.
- § 29-1-11. Fraudulent purchases declared void.
- § 29-1-13. Private claims to lands.
- § 29-1-15. Counties and municipalities may grant lands to state.
- § 29-1-17. Protection of public lands from trespass.
- § 29-1-19. Damages for trespass.
- § 29-1-21. Record of tax lands.
- § 29-1-23. Definition.
- § 29-1-25. Lands acquired through error.
- § 29-1-27. Lands mistakenly claimed by state stricken from tax list.
- § 29-1-29. Lands mistakenly sold to state may be stricken.
- § 29-1-31. Void tax sales stricken.
- § 29-1-33. Sale price of tax lands.
- § 29-1-35. Sale of land after buildings destroyed; factors Secretary of State may consider in determining sales price for land.
- § 29-1-37. Application to purchase tax lands.
- § 29-1-39. Contract for sale of tax lands.
- § 29-1-41. Unlawful to cut timber until purchase price is paid.
- § 29-1-43. Lands under contract for sale taxable.
- § 29-1-45. Cancellation of contract of sale.
- § 29-1-47. Purchase price forfeited.
- § 29-1-49. Tax land may be sold to drainage district.
- § 29-1-51. Tax land may be sold to municipality.
- § 29-1-53. Sale of tax; forfeited improvements.
- § 29-1-55. Sale of tax-forfeited timber.
- § 29-1-57. Sale of buildings, personal property and land associated with tax lands; factors Secretary of State may consider in determining sale price for land.
- § 29-1-59. Sale price of swamp and overflowed lands.
- § 29-1-61. Sale price of internal improvement lands.
- § 29-1-63. Sale price of Chickasaw school lands.
- § 29-1-65. Sale price of other lands.
- § 29-1-67. Sale of lands in municipalities.
- § 29-1-69. Sale of certain lands sold by municipalities.
- § 29-1-71. Sale of lands for municipal defense projects.
- § 29-1-73. Quantity purchased by one person.
- § 29-1-75. Who may not purchase public lands [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].
- § 29-1-77. Sale or lease to highway commission.
- § 29-1-79. How purchase money paid.
- § 29-1-81. Issuance of patents and contracts.
- § 29-1-83. Land sold by the state to be assessed for taxes.
- § 29-1-85. Failure of title to public lands.
- § 29-1-87. Patents cancelled where state has no title; refund to purchasers for cancelled patents; determination of failure of title.
- § 29-1-89. Certain entries cancelled.
- § 29-1-91. Taxes remain a charge on redeemed land.
- § 29-1-93. Fees of county officers.
- § 29-1-95. County, municipality, public school district, drainage district and levee board taxes; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund and use of monies so deposited.
- § 29-1-97. Lien of drainage district or municipality not abated.
- § 29-1-99. Easements for flood control, etc.
- § 29-1-101. Easements for pipe lines.
- § 29-1-103. Liability for damages in construction of pipe lines.
- § 29-1-105. Restrictions on construction or use of pipe lines.
- § 29-1-107. Leasing or renting of surface and submerged lands.
- § 29-1-109. Fees or commissions prohibited for collecting rent on state-owned property.
- § 29-1-111. Duplicate of conveyance issued.
- § 29-1-113. Presumption of patent in absence of record.
- § 29-1-115. Presumption of validity of patents of forfeited tax land.
- § 29-1-117. Titles and claims vacated and relinquished.
- § 29-1-119. Patents to issue in certain cases.
- § 29-1-121. Agent to collect fund due state.
- § 29-1-123. Lists of tax lands prepared; copies to counties.
- § 29-1-125. Collection of sums due state arising from mineral interests.
- § 29-1-127. Reports as to mineral interests and payment of royalties and other returns.
- § 29-1-129. Accounting for and disposition of monies collected or received.
- § 29-1-131. Powers and duties of Department of Revenue.
- § 29-1-133. Information to be furnished to State Tax Commission.
- § 29-1-135. Lien of state.
- § 29-1-137. Powers and duties of Attorney General.
- § 29-1-139. Agents of Department of Revenue.
- § 29-1-141. Interest on unpaid sums.
- § 29-1-143. Jurisdiction of chancery court.
- § 29-1-145. State reimbursement of county or municipality for maintenance costs of land to be sold for unpaid taxes.
- § 29-1-147. Relinquishment by state of claims for certain forfeited tax lands.
- § 29-1-149. Report of transactions for all conveyances of real property.
- § 29-1-201. Authorization to lease or rent certain state-owned lands located in Jackson; terms, purpose.
- § 29-1-203. Authorization to lease or rent additional state-owned lands located in Jackson; terms; purpose.
- § 29-1-205. Lease of certain land in Jackson to national educational honor fraternity.
- § 29-1-207. Repealed.
- § 29-1-209. Use of property leased; reversion of property to state.
- § 29-1-211. Exemption from ad valorem taxation.
- § 29-3-1. Board of education to have control; management of lands and funds as trust property; disapproval by board of supervisors of rental value of lands; definitions.
- § 29-3-1. 1.
- § 29-3-2. Secretary of State to assist in school trust land management.
- § 29-3-3. Suits to establish title.
- § 29-3-5. Abstracts of title; alternative title searches by attorneys.
- § 29-3-7. Adverse possession.
- § 29-3-9. Compliance with title requirements.
- § 29-3-11. Board of education to ascertain whether county has title to lieu lands; certification to land commissioner where it does not.
- § 29-3-13. Exchange of lieu land with state.
- § 29-3-15. Sale of lieu lands situated outside county.
- § 29-3-17. Lieu land commission.
- § 29-3-19. Purchase of lieu lands.
- § 29-3-21. Mineral rights in lieu lands.
- § 29-3-23. Proceeds of sale of lieu lands.
- § 29-3-25. Report of sale of lieu lands.
- § 29-3-27. Sale of lands situated within school district.
- § 29-3-29. Sales for use as industrial parks.
- § 29-3-31. Survey and classification of lands in Choctaw Purchase.
- § 29-3-33. Lands defined for classification.
- § 29-3-35. Public agencies to assist in classification.
- § 29-3-37. Objections to classification.
- § 29-3-39. Reclassification of lands.
- § 29-3-40. Farm residential or residential lands exchanged for other lands of equal value.
- § 29-3-41. Lease of forest lands restricted.
- § 29-3-43. Improvements on forest lands.
- § 29-3-45. Management of forest lands.
- § 29-3-47. Forestry escrow fund.
- § 29-3-49. Agreements for timber improvement.
- § 29-3-51. Determination of lands subject to lease.
- § 29-3-52. Prima facie validity of leases executed and recorded in substantial conformity with law.
- § 29-3-53. Term lessee defined.
- § 29-3-54. Posting of leased land against trespassers.
- § 29-3-55. Repealed.
- § 29-3-57. Superintendent of education to docket leases and collect rentals.
- § 29-3-59. Proceeds of leases.
- § 29-3-61. Repealed.
- § 29-3-63. Right to re-lease or to extend existing lease; minimum annual rental.
- § 29-3-65. Appraisal of lands; adjustment of rental amounts.
- § 29-3-67. Repealed.
- § 29-3-69. Lease for ground rental.
- § 29-3-71. Leaseholds subject to taxes.
- § 29-3-73. Lands liable for drainage taxes.
- § 29-3-75. Insurance.
- § 29-3-77. Disposition of buildings.
- § 29-3-79. Repealed.
- § 29-3-81. Leasing of land classified as agricultural land.
- § 29-3-82. Leasing of land not classified as agricultural land.
- § 29-3-83. Repealed.
- § 29-3-85. Reservation of rights in lease.
- § 29-3-87. Reservation of lands for school building site, public park, or recreational area.
- § 29-3-88. Acquisition of land for construction of school buildings or structures.
- § 29-3-89. Repealed.
- § 29-3-91. Compensation for easement or right of way exception.
- § 29-3-92. Purchase of easements for access to sixteenth section or lieu lands; use of eminent domain to acquire easement access prohibited.
- § 29-3-93-29-3-97. Repealed.
- § 29-3-99. Leases for oil, gas and mineral exploration, mining, production and development.
- § 29-3-101. Rights of mineral lessee.
- § 29-3-103. Confirmation of leases.
- § 29-3-105. Decree of confirmation.
- § 29-3-107. Illegal leases.
- § 29-3-109. Crediting of funds derived from lands.
- § 29-3-111. Expenditure of moneys derived from lands.
- § 29-3-113. Investment and lending of funds.
- § 29-3-115. Use of expendable funds.
- § 29-3-117. Revenues to be paid into maintenance or building fund.
- § 29-3-119. Division of funds among school districts.
- § 29-3-121. Superintendent of school district to make lists; recount; costs of recount.
- § 29-3-123. Lists of educable children required before payment of funds.
- § 29-3-125. Repealed.
- § 29-3-127. Inter-county townships.
- § 29-3-129. Division of damages to land in two school districts.
- § 29-3-131. Expenses incurred.
- § 29-3-132. Effect of chapter on power of other entities to make zoning and land use laws, ordinances or regulations.
- § 29-3-133. Construction of roads or streets upon lands in certain counties; authorization.
- § 29-3-135. Construction of roads or streets upon lands in certain counties; payment of cost.
- § 29-3-137. Disbursement of funds to Chickasaw counties; powers and duties of State Department of Education; issuance of promissory notes by school districts in Chickasaw counties to purchase school buses.
- § 29-3-139. Disbursement of funds under Section 29-3-137 as affecting sums paid under Section 212 of Mississippi Constitution.
- § 29-3-141. County board of education to ascertain whether county has title to Chickasaw lands; lease of lands.
- § 29-3-151. Declaration of purpose.
- § 29-3-153. Definitions.
- § 29-3-155. Creation of sixteenth section development authority; acquisition of easements; interim financing.
- § 29-3-157. Selection of trustees of authority; vacancies; qualifications; compensation.
- § 29-3-159. General powers of authority.
- § 29-3-161. Issuance of bonds authorized.
- § 29-3-163. Payments on bonds when net revenues are insufficient.
- § 29-3-165. Sale of bonds.
- § 29-3-167. Issuance of bonds to defray expenses of authority.
- § 29-3-169. General terms and conditions as to bonds.
- § 29-3-171. Validation of bonds.
- § 29-3-173. Cooperation with other governmental agencies.
- § 29-3-174. Immunity from tort actions except for wilful or gross negligence.
- § 29-3-175. Exemptions from state taxation.
- § 29-3-177. Bonds as legal investments and as security for deposits of public funds.
- § 29-3-179. Construction contracts.
- § 29-3-181. Deposit of authority’s funds.
- § 29-3-183. Bond proceeds may be utilized to pay preliminary expenses.
- § 29-5-1. Definitions.
- § 29-5-2. Responsibilities and duties.
- § 29-5-3. Use of rooms and apartments of New Capitol.
- § 29-5-5. Repealed.
- § 29-5-6. Commission expenses.
- § 29-5-7. Repealed.
- § 29-5-9. Employment of receptionist and elevator operator.
- § 29-5-11. Hours capitol open.
- § 29-5-12. Landscaping and care of New Capitol grounds.
- § 29-5-13. Curator of the New Capitol Building; powers and duties of curator; transfer of position of Curator of the New Capitol Building from jurisdiction of Department of Archives and History to the House Management Committee and the Senate Rules Committee.
- § 29-5-15-29-5-55. Repealed.
- § 29-5-57. Regulation of parking.
- § 29-5-59. Parking for Governor.
- § 29-5-61. Parking adjacent to north side of New Capitol Building.
- § 29-5-63. Parking for state officers, employees, and press.
- § 29-5-65. Parking for members of Legislature.
- § 29-5-67. Insignia for automobiles.
- § 29-5-69. Parking for capitol employees during legislative sessions.
- § 29-5-71. Signs to indicate reserved parking spaces.
- § 29-5-73. Parking restrictions.
- § 29-5-75. Penalty for illegal parking.
- § 29-5-77. Jurisdiction to enforce laws on state grounds.
- § 29-5-79. Protection of State Capitol Building.
- § 29-5-81. Description of state grounds.
- § 29-5-83. Restrictions on travel and occupancy of grounds.
- § 29-5-85. Prohibition of sales, signs, placards, and solicitations.
- § 29-5-87. Injuries to structures or vegetation.
- § 29-5-89. Discharge of firearms or explosives, setting fires, uttering threatening or abusive language.
- § 29-5-91. Parades and assemblages, display of banners.
- § 29-5-93. Penalties.
- § 29-5-95. Suspension of prohibitions on proper occasions.
- § 29-5-97. Mayfair Building renamed the Ike Sanford Veterans Affairs Building.
- § 29-5-99. State Executive Building renamed Heber Ladner Building.
- § 29-5-101. 301 Lamar Street Building renamed the Robert G. Clark, Jr., Building.
- § 29-5-103. New Justice Building to be named the Carroll Gartin Justice Building.
- § 29-5-105. Authorization for display of “In God We Trust,” the 10 Commandments, and the Beatitudes at public buildings and other government property.
- § 29-5-107. Mississippi Department of Transportation Building designated “William J. ‘Billy’ McCoy Building.”
- § 29-5-109. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Building designated “Haley R. Barbour Building”; portion of public lobby designated “Mississippi Civil Defense/Emergency Management Association Memorial Wall.”
- § 29-5-111. Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi Building renamed the “Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building.”
- § 29-5-113. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Building renamed the “Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building.”
- § 29-5-151. Plaque on building paid for with public funds to acknowledge contribution of taxpayers.
- § 29-5-160. Short title.
- § 29-5-161. Smoking prohibited in government and university or college classroom buildings; exceptions.
- § 29-5-163. Section 29-5-161 not to be construed to permit smoking where otherwise restricted or to prohibit adoption of certain ordinances.
- § 29-5-201. Definitions.
- § 29-5-203. Capitol Complex Improvement District created; composition.
- § 29-5-205. Executive Director of Department of Finance and Administration to implement, supervised and administer improvement projects.
- § 29-5-207. Department of Finance and Administration to make reasonable efforts when placing out for bid department contracts to increase pool of qualified DBE bidders.
- § 29-5-209. Comprehensive plan for improvement projects.
- § 29-5-211. Comprehensive plan and updates to be posted on Department of Finance and Administration website.
- § 29-5-213. Capitol Complex Improvement District Advisory Committee created; composition.
- § 29-5-215. Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund created; use of fund money; Department of Finance and Administration authorized to incur debt to pay costs of implementing and administering improvement projects in the district.
- § 29-5-217. Responsibility of City of Jackson to provide police coverage for major events conducted within district and to maintain district infrastructure and completed improvement projects.
- § 29-7-1. Transfer of duties and responsibilities of mineral lease commission to Major Economic Impact Authority.
- § 29-7-3. Lease of state lands for minerals; exploration or testing permits; mineral royalties; Gulf and Wildlife Protection Fund; authority to lease; restrictions on offshore drilling.
- § 29-7-5. Drilling contracts.
- § 29-7-7. Pipe lines.
- § 29-7-9. Record.
- § 29-7-11. Repealed.
- § 29-7-13. Proceeds of leases.
- § 29-7-14. Proceeds from leases of sixteenth section school lands or lieu lands located in area defined as coastal wetlands.
- § 29-7-15. Repealed.
- § 29-7-17. Civil and criminal penalties to enforce Section 29-7-3.
- § 29-7-19. Hearings.
- § 29-7-21. Appeals.
- § 29-9-1. Inventories to be made by heads of state agencies.
- § 29-9-3. Content.
- § 29-9-5. Execution and certification.
- § 29-9-7. Master inventory compiled.
- § 29-9-9. Disposal of obsolete or unnecessary property.
- § 29-9-11. Report of additions and deletions.
- § 29-9-13. Physical audit.
- § 29-9-15. Rules and regulations.
- § 29-9-17. Liability for failure to make inventory; recovery of value of missing items.
- § 29-9-19. Repealed.
- § 29-9-21. Complete and current records and reports.
- § 29-11-1-29-11-13. Repealed.
- § 29-13-1. Purchase of business property insurance and business personal property insurance on all state-owned buildings and contents thereof; participation in National Flood Insurance Program.
- § 29-13-3. Filing claims; expenditures.
- § 29-13-5. Inventory of state-owned buildings in flood plain areas.
- § 29-15-1. Definitions.
- § 29-15-3. Declaration of public policy and purpose.
- § 29-15-5. Tidelands and submerged lands held in public trust; rights of littoral and riparian property owners.
- § 29-15-7. Map of public trust tidelands; boundary challenges.
- § 29-15-9. Public Trust Tidelands Fund; distribution of funds derived from lease rentals of tidelands and submerged lands; disbursement of funds appropriated as separate line items in appropriation bill.
- § 29-15-10. Public Trust Tidelands Assessments Fund; purpose of fund; distribution of funds derived from certain assessments on gaming licensees; disbursement of funds appropriated as separate line items in an appropriation bill.
- § 29-15-11. Lessee of tidelands or submerged lands responsible for tax levy on leasehold interest.
- § 29-15-13. Exemptions from any use or rental fees.
- § 29-15-15. State public trust tidelands mapping program declared to be in public interest.
- § 29-15-17. Commission to conduct boundary mapping program; additional powers of Commission.
- § 29-15-19. Maps to conform to minimal national map accuracy standards.
- § 29-15-21. Establishment of local tidal datums and determination of mean high and low water lines; standards.
- § 29-15-23. Establishment of local tidal datums and determination of mean high and low water lines; responsibility; methods.
- § 29-17-4. State Agency Repair and Renovation Fund.