STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSISSIPPI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 7 - State Fiscal Officer; Department of Audit.

• 7-7-1 - Definitions.
• 7-7-2 - Transfer of functions of state fiscal management board to state fiscal officer.
• 7-7-3 - General Accounting Office.
• 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.
• 7-7-13 - Repealed.
• 7-7-15 - State Fiscal Officer to receive all moneys for deposit in state treasury.
• 7-7-17 - State Fiscal Officer to receive reports of receipts of public funds not to be deposited into state treasury.
• 7-7-19 - and 7-7-21. Repealed.
• 7-7-23 - Purchase orders; receipt of executed copies; electronically submitted purchase orders.
• 7-7-25 - Record of encumbrances.
• 7-7-27 - Filing claims or invoices of purchases, services, etc.; waiver of certification that goods or services received; electronic submission of payment vouchers.
• 7-7-29 - Requisitions or requests for payment of invoices.
• 7-7-31 - Payroll requisitions.
• 7-7-33 - Pre-audit of claims.
• 7-7-35 - Issuance of warrants for payment of claims; exception for electronic transfer of funds.
• 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.
• 7-7-43 - Warrants not to be issued to state's debtors; notice for state tax claim; liability for disregard of notice.
• 7-7-45 - Financial reports.
• 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.
• 7-7-59 - Petty cash funds.
• 7-7-60 - Petty cash funds for offices within county, municipality, or board of education.
• 7-7-61 - Seal of the office.
• 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.
• 7-7-77 - Settlement and accounting for moneys collected.
• 7-7-79 - Reports of operation.
• 7-7-81 - Audits of entities and their use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds; Auditor's Enhanced Accountability Fund created.
• 7-7-201 - Department of audit created.
• 7-7-202 - Offices of department; office hours; official seal.
• 7-7-203 - Organization of the department.
• 7-7-204 - Paid internship program for certain students working toward a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting; eligibility requirements; liability of recipients who fail to complete coursework o
• 7-7-205 - Surety bonds required.
• 7-7-207 - Compensation of director.
• 7-7-209 - Travel and other expenses.
• 7-7-211 - Powers and duties of department.
• 7-7-213 - Payment of costs of audits and other services.
• 7-7-214 - Payment of costs of audits by governmental entities which receive reimbursement from federal government; disposition of amounts collected.
• 7-7-215 - Reports; applicability of generally accepted auditing standards; retention of audit materials; access to records of entities subject to audit.
• 7-7-216 - Independent audit of office of State Auditor.
• 7-7-217 - Record of exceptions taken as result of audits.
• 7-7-218 - Preparation of report by State Auditor where public officer or employee fails or refuses to make report; correction and publication of finding of substantial noncompliance where public offic
• 7-7-219 - Report of exceptions to legislative committee.
• 7-7-221 - Publication of synopsis of county audit report.
• 7-7-223 - Repealed.
• 7-7-225 - Contract for legal services.

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