In all suits against delinquent taxpayers under the provisions of Section 27-3-33 or Section 27-3-39, the officer charged with the duty of collecting the tax shall be made a party; and if it shall appear that the failure of the taxpayer to properly pay his taxes was caused by any willful default or negligence of the officer charged with the duty of collecting the tax, judgment shall be rendered against such officer for the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the amount of tax involved in addition to the amount of the recovery against the delinquent taxpayer, which additional twenty percent (20%) shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 27 - Taxation and Finance
Chapter 3 - Department of Revenue
§ 27-3-3. Commissioner of Revenue of Department of Revenue to be executive officer
§ 27-3-9. Compensation of Commissioner of Revenue
§ 27-3-17. Quarters and equipment for Department of Revenue
§ 27-3-23. Audit of department
§ 27-3-35. Subpoena of witnesses
§ 27-3-37. Negligent or defaulting official to be made party to suit
§ 27-3-39. Investigations of property escaping taxation; additional assessments
§ 27-3-45. Settlements with State Treasurer's reports to State Auditor of public accounts
§ 27-3-49. Commissioner of Revenue to investigate taxation and make recommendations to legislature
§ 27-3-53. Informational forms
§ 27-3-57. Deposit of funds; apportionment of collections; bonding
§ 27-3-59. Assessors' and collectors' conferences
§ 27-3-63. Audit of books outside of state to determine tax liability
§ 27-3-69. Recovery of interest and penalties; apportionment
§ 27-3-77. Certain individual tax records exempt from public access requirement