All funds collected by the Office of the Secretary of State, unless otherwise specifically provided for by law, shall be deposited, in accordance with Section 7-9-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, into a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies in the special fund shall be expended, pursuant to legislative appropriation, to defray the expenses of the Office of the Secretary of State or as otherwise authorized. All unobligated monies in such special fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be paid over into the General Fund of the State Treasury.
From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.
From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 7 - Executive Department
§ 7-9-3. Vaults to operate with timelock
§ 7-9-5. Deputy state treasurer and other personnel
§ 7-9-11. Separate and distinct accounts of various sources of revenue
§ 7-9-12. Establishment of clearing accounts and bank accounts; bad checks
§ 7-9-13. Receipts and payments only on warrant; exception for electronic funds transfer
§ 7-9-15. All warrants paid to be registered
§ 7-9-17. Duplicate receipts given when payment made into treasury
§ 7-9-19. States taxes collected paid direct to treasurer
§ 7-9-21. State officials to pay in collections
§ 7-9-23. Custodian of specified trust funds
§ 7-9-24. Refunds to state agencies for excess public utility charges
§ 7-9-25. Depository for federal-aid road funds
§ 7-9-27. Investment of special fund to refund overpayment of income taxes
§ 7-9-29. Payment of interest and bonds
§ 7-9-31. Cancellation of bonds and interest coupons
§ 7-9-32. Destruction of paid state warrants
§ 7-9-33. Receipted lists of cancelled bonds and coupons
§ 7-9-34. Destruction of paid and cancelled bonds and coupons
§ 7-9-35. Unexpended balances of appropriations
§ 7-9-41. Lump-sum withdrawals from treasury
§ 7-9-43. Contracts with selected depositories
§ 7-9-45. Monthly verification with auditor
§ 7-9-47. Reports to the legislature