Mississippi § 47-5-31 - Reports by commissioner; inventory.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-31 — Reports by commissioner; inventory., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-31. Reports by commissioner; inventory.
The commissioner shall monthly make to the Governor and to the State Fiscal Management Board and to the Chairmen of the Corrections Committee of the Senate and Penitentiary Committee of the House of Representatives full and complete reports of the fiscal affairs of such correctional system and of the general conditions with relation thereto. Not more than thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year said commissioner shall give a full and complete inventory of all property of every description belonging to the correctional system, and there shall be set opposite each item the book value of same. Such inventory shall further include a statement of the fiscal affairs of such system as of the last day of the fiscal year; and a sufficient number of copies of such inventory and report shall be printed to give general publicity thereto.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-5-31 ("Reports by commissioner; inventory.") 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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