Mississippi § 27-7-709 - Hearings and appeals.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-7-709 — Hearings and appeals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-7-709. Hearings and appeals.
When the claimant agency receives a protest or application in writing from a taxpayer within thirty (30) days of the notice issued by the commission, the claimant agency shall set a date to hear the protest and give notice to the taxpayer by registered or certified mail of the date so set. The time and place of such hearing shall be designated in such notice and the date set shall not be less than fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice. If, at hearing, the sum asserted as due and owing is found not to be correct, an adjustment to the claim may be made. The claimant agency shall give notice to the debtor of its final determination as provided in subsection (3) of this section. No issues shall be reconsidered at the hearing which have been previously litigated. If any debtor is dissatisfied with the final determination made at the hearing by the claimant agency, he may appeal the final determination to the circuit court of the county in which the main office of the claimant agency is located by filing notice of appeal with the administrative head of the claimant agency and with the clerk of the circuit court of the county to which the appeal shall be taken within thirty (30) days from the date notice of final determination was given by the claimant agency.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-7-709 cover?
Section 27-7-709 ("Hearings and appeals.") 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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