All funds collected by the Commissioner of Revenue and by the Department of Revenue under the provisions of any law are designated as public funds of the State of Mississippi. All such funds shall be deposited in the State Treasury on the same day in which the funds are collected, in accordance with Section 7-9-21. The State Treasurer shall transfer such monies to municipalities, counties and other special accounts, as provided by law.
The Commissioner of Revenue shall determine amounts due all municipalities, counties and such special funds as provided by law and shall certify to the State Treasurer at the end of each month the amount due each municipality, county or special fund. All tax collections to be apportioned by the Department of Revenue pursuant to Sections 27-65-75, 27-19-159, 27-5-101 and 27-5-103 shall be distributed to the proper sources as provided by law by the State Treasurer upon the certification of apportionment by the Department of Revenue. The State Treasurer shall requisition monies from the Treasury in such amounts as determined and certified by the Department of Revenue. The Department of Finance and Administration shall deliver the warrant to the State Treasurer who shall transfer such funds to each municipality, county or other such special fund by warrant or by electronic funds transfer on the due date.
Officers charged with the responsibility of handling such funds shall be required to provide fidelity bonds in the amount provided by law.