Mississippi Code
In General
§ 27-65-65. Commissioner may bid at sales

When any property is offered for sale under the authority of a warrant or writ of execution for the collection of sales taxes, damages or interest, and no bid is submitted equal to the reasonable value of the property, the commissioner or his agent may bid therefor on behalf of the State of Mississippi an amount not to exceed the amount of the warrant and costs, and if declared the successful bidder for that particular piece of property, such title as may be conveyed shall pass to the state, and the state's interest in the property may then be sold at public or private sale to the best interest of the state.

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