Mississippi § 27-25-709 - Title in dispute.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-25-709 — Title in dispute., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-25-709. Title in dispute.
When the title to any gas being severed from the soil, or water, is in dispute, or whenever the producer of such gas from the soil, or water, or purchaser thereof, shall be withholding payments on account of litigation, or for any other reason, such producer or purchaser is hereby authorized, empowered, and required to deduct from the gross amount thus held the amount of the tax herein levied and imposed, and to make remittance thereof to the commissioner as provided by this article.
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Section 27-25-709 ("Title in dispute.") 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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