Mississippi § 7-9-3 - Vaults to operate with timelock.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 7-9-3 — Vaults to operate with timelock., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-9-3. Vaults to operate with timelock.
It is not lawful for the treasurer or any other person to enter or be in the treasury department between sunset and sunrise, except in case of fire or other like urgent necessity. At five o’clock or sooner in the afternoon, the vaults shall be closed with a timelock set to open at nine o’clock in the forenoon of the next day, unless it be a Sunday or holiday when it shall be set, if possible, to open at that hour on the next business day. During business hours the timelock shall be so adjusted that a person in charge of the office can instantly lock the safe or vault.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-9-3 ("Vaults to operate with timelock.") 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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