When the state auditor shall have reason to believe that a public officer or employee has embezzled any public funds, he shall notify the governor and the proper district attorney, and shall attend the trial as a witness for the state, if necessary.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 7 - Executive Department
Chapter 7 - State Fiscal Officer; Department of Audit
Article 1 - State Fiscal Officer
§ 7-7-5. Location and hours of office
§ 7-7-7. State fiscal officer to appoint necessary employees; bonds
§ 7-7-9. General accounting system
§ 7-7-11. Penalty for failure to make required reports
§ 7-7-15. State Fiscal Officer to receive all moneys for deposit in state treasury
§ 7-7-25. Record of encumbrances
§ 7-7-29. Requisitions or requests for payment of invoices
§ 7-7-31. Payroll requisitions
§ 7-7-37. Warrants; to whom payable
§ 7-7-39. Warrants to be drawn within appropriation or budget
§ 7-7-40. Authority of State Fiscal Officer to approve escalations in budgets
§ 7-7-41. Rules and regulations
§ 7-7-42. Limitation of time for payment of warrants
§ 7-7-47. Regulations and forms
§ 7-7-49. Purpose and intent of Sections 7-7-1 through 7-7-65
§ 7-7-51. Procurement and installation of necessary machines and equipment
§ 7-7-53. Bureau of Capitol Facilities to provide office space
§ 7-7-55. Accounts to be kept with counties, districts, and municipalities
§ 7-7-57. Issuance of duplicate warrants
§ 7-7-60. Petty cash funds for offices within county, municipality, or board of education
§ 7-7-63. Preservation of books and records
§ 7-7-65. Books open for inspection
§ 7-7-67. Investigation of fiscal officers and depositories
§ 7-7-69. Examination of records of various boards
§ 7-7-71. Examination of records of public officers
§ 7-7-73. Embezzlement by public officer or employee
§ 7-7-75. Suits by state auditor