Mississippi § 49-17-23 - Record of minutes, rules, regulations and orders; annual publication, available to public; copies; index.

§ 49-17-23. Record of minutes, rules, regulations and orders; annual publication, available to public; copies; index.

The commission shall keep the minutes of the commission, including all orders, rules and regulations promulgated, in a record book, or books, especially prepared for that purpose. All minutes of commission meetings and hearings, and all rules, regulations, and orders made by the commission shall be in writing and shall be filed in full by the commission in a book for such purposes, to be kept by the commission which shall be a public record and open to inspection by the public at all times during all reasonable hours. The commission shall compile and publish annually the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission in current consolidated version. The commission shall provide the consolidated compilation of the rules and regulations to the public for a cost sufficient to cover printing and postage and administrative expenses, including the cost of any contractual services necessary to compile and publish such rules and regulations on an annual basis. A copy of any rule, minutes, regulation or order certified by the commission shall be received in evidence in all courts of this state with the same effect as the original. The commission shall compile and index on a current date basis all orders of the commission in a book for such purposes that shall be available for inspection and copying by the public. All responsibilities of the commission pursuant to this section may be delegated by the commission to the Executive Director.