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Mississippi Code Title 25. Public Officers and Employees; Public Records § 25-4-27

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Each person specified under Section 25-4-25 shall file a statement in accordance with the provisions of this chapter in the manner and format prescribed by the commission which shall be certified as to the accuracy and completeness of the information set forth to the best knowledge of the person submitting the statement. The commission shall develop a system of electronic filing for use by persons required to file a statement of economic interest. The commission shall implement the electronic filing system on or before January 1, 2010. Any person required to file with the commission shall file electronically on and after January 1, 2010. The statement shall include the following information for the preceding calendar year:

(a) The name and mailing address of the filer;

(b) The title, position and offices whereby the person is required to file;

(c) All other occupations of the filer and his household members;

(d) The names and addresses of all businesses in which the filer or a household member held a position, and the name of the position, if the person or a household member:

(i) Receives more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) per year in income from the business;

(ii) Owns ten percent (10%) or more of the fair market value in the business;

(iii) Owns an ownership interest in the business, the fair market value of which exceeds Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00); or

(iv) Is an employee, director or officer of the business;

(e) Any representation or intervention for compensation by a person specified under Section 25-4-25(a) and (d) for any person or business before any authority of state or local government, excluding the courts; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply where the representation involves only uncontested or routine matters. The statement shall identify the person represented and the nature of the business involved; and

(f) The filing party shall list all public bodies from which he or a household member received compensation in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

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