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Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-13

Designated agents of Department of Revenue generally

Known as the The Mississippi Motor Vehicle and Manufactured Housing Title Law

The act spans §§ 63–63 (52 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 583 So. 2d 974 - McBride v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. (1991)

Most recently applied in 583 So. 2d 974 - McBride v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. (August 1991)

Codes, 1942, § 8125-26; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 6; Laws, 1970, ch. 483, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 539, § 1; Laws, 2015, ch. 400, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2015.

(1) The tax collector of each of the several counties in this state shall by virtue of his office be a designated agent of the Department of Revenue. Such tax collectors may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their deputies.

(2) Every licensed dealer as defined in this chapter including wholesale dealers, shall be a designated agent of the Department of Revenue. Such dealers may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their officers or employees. Such dealers or persons shall enter into a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Mississippi in a sum to be determined by the department, but in no case to be less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter.

(3) The Department of Revenue may appoint persons other than licensed dealers as its designated agents, provided that such appointees shall enter into a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Mississippi in a sum to be determined by the commission, but in no case to be less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter.

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