Mississippi § 89-11-3 - County administrator or sheriff is escheator; his duty, and duty of the assessor.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-11-3 — County administrator or sheriff is escheator; his duty, and duty of the assessor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-11-3. County administrator or sheriff is escheator; his duty, and duty of the assessor.
The county administrator, if there be one, and, if none, the sheriff, shall be escheator for his county, and he shall ascertain by all practicable means what estate or property within his county, for defect of heirs, has escheated to the state, and he shall institute proceedings therefor as hereinafter directed; and the assessor of taxes shall annually, on the completion of his assessment, report to the escheator a list of all property that may have escheated to the state within the preceding twelve (12) months, or previously if not already reported, or to which no heir is known; and the assessor shall also furnish the land commissioner with a copy of such report.
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Section 89-11-3 ("County administrator or sheriff is escheator; his duty, and duty of the assessor.") 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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