Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics
Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics
Chapter 1 - Rules Governing the Registration and Certification of Vital Events
Subchapter 9 - The Registration System
Rule 15-5-85-1.9.7 - Certification of registrar's fees

Registrar's fees shall be certified on the basis of receipt of completed certificates for registration. Certifications for a particular month shall be considered to be late if they are sent to the State Registrar after Wednesday following the second Monday of the succeeding month.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-7