Mississippi § 27-7-817 - Collection assistance fee.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-7-817 — Collection assistance fee., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-7-817. Collection assistance fee.
To recover the costs incurred by the department and the member organization in collecting debts under this article, a total collection assistance fee of twenty-five percent (25%) shall be imposed on each debt collected through setoff. The department shall collect this fee as part of the debt and retain five percent (5%) for its administrative costs. The additional twenty percent (20%) shall be remitted to the member organization as payment for collection services rendered on behalf of its claimant local governments.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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