Mississippi § 31-17-77 - Restrictions on payment of implementation costs.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 31-17-77 — Restrictions on payment of implementation costs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-17-77. Restrictions on payment of implementation costs.
None of the costs involved in the implementation of the provisions of Chapter 478, Laws of 1978, shall be paid to any member or employee of the executive or legislative department of the State of Mississippi, either directly or indirectly, or to any firm, association, or corporation in which any member or employee of the executive or legislative department has a pecuniary interest; provided, however, commissions paid to banks and licensed securities dealers in the usual and ordinary course of business shall not be considered cost for the purposes of this section; provided, further, any such state employee or official may be reimbursed for his actual expenses. Any person, firm, association or corporation making or receiving such payments in violation of the provisions of this section shall be liable to the State of Mississippi for triple the amount of such payments. The provisions of this section shall also apply to any person who was a member or employee of the executive or legislative department of the State of Mississippi at the time of the passage of this section.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-17-77 ("Restrictions on payment of implementation costs.") 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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