Penalty on officials for violations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 31-19-3
in effectFor failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter by any officer, any taxpayer may institute a suit for damages on the bond of such official who is required to give a bond; and in addition thereto, such official may be punished for such failure as for a misdemeanor, and on conviction be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for six (6) months, or both.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.31.htmlFetched: 6/9/2026
