Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 4 - Auditor
Part 5 - State Assessments
Chapter 1 - Administrative Procedure Regulating Procedure for Settlement and Refund State Imposed Assessments
Rule 4-5-1.2 - Collection of Assessments
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 4-5-1.2
Current through September 24, 2024
(a) Who Collects Assessments - Only the clerk of the court or authorized deputy court clerk may receipt an assessment collection.
(b) How Assessments are Collected -
(1) Cash
(2) Check from a Miss. resident paying a
Title 63 Ch. 3, 5, or 7 traffic violation (required by Section
63-9-12).
Court Clerks are not responsible for bad checks received in payment of these
types of violations if a reasonable collection effort is made.
(3)
Other Check, Money Order,
etc.
(i) Clerk is responsible for bad
collections, accepted at personal risk.
(ii) If a bad check is received, Sec.
97-19-57 explains the procedure for notification to the defendant that a check
has been dishonored and to authorize the service charge.
(4)
Working Assessments Off may
be authorized by the court, Sec. 47-1-47 & Sec. 99-19-20 (A.G. Priscilla
Daniels 10/3/90). The county does not reimburse the state for the loss. (The
county also does not pay the constable for his loss A. G. Opinion Sue Gann,
9/11/91).
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 7-7-211, 47-1-47, 63-9-12, 99-19-20.
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