Mississippi § 29-9-17 - Liability for failure to make inventory; recovery of value of missing items.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 29-9-17 — Liability for failure to make inventory; recovery of value of missing items., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-9-17. Liability for failure to make inventory; recovery of value of missing items.
If any officer or employee of any state agency shall refuse or fail to make any inventory or supplemental inventory thereto as required herein, or to do so in the manner prescribed by the State Auditor, the State Auditor shall proceed to make, or cause to be made, the inventory or supplemental inventory; and the expense thereof shall be personally borne by said officer or employee, and he shall be responsible on his official bond for the payment of the expense. In the event that an examination conducted pursuant to Section 29-9-13 finds items that are included on an agency’s inventory which are missing and otherwise unaccounted for, the State Auditor has the authority to proceed under the provisions of Section 7-7-211 to recover the value of the missing items. The demand shall be made against the head of the agency, the agency’s property officer and/or the appropriate officer or employee, if identified.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-9-17 ("Liability for failure to make inventory; recovery of value of missing items.") 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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