Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
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Can the Mississippi Department of Agriculture accept donated land from a county economic development authority for grading and inspection facilities?
Yes. Section 69-7-115 allows the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to acquire land by donation, purchase, lease, or condemnation in the State's name, subject to Department of Finance …
Can a Mississippi county dispose of a public park, give credit for past church donations, or contract with a church to operate it?
A Mississippi county may sell, lease, or convey a public park if its board finds the park is no longer used for county purposes and follows Section 19-7-3's bid process. The county may also contract w…
Can a Mississippi city prepay three years of lease payments for ALPR cameras using a federal grant that must be spent in the same fiscal year?
Probably yes. Prepayment of a multi-year lease is not an unlawful municipal donation if the city receives the leased equipment in exchange. Whether the receipt constitutes good and valuable considerat…
Can a Mississippi county sell surplus property to a private business below cost, and can it instead donate the property to an economic development district?
Two pieces. Yes, a Mississippi county can sell surplus property to a private business at less than the county paid, as long as the board makes the findings § 19-7-3(3) requires and gets some good and …
Can a Mississippi city declare an active refuse transfer station surplus and sell it for industrial use?
Only if it's actually surplus. Section 57-7-1 lets cities sell or lease land that's no longer needed for governmental purposes for industrial or commercial use. The city must first determine that prop…
Does a Mississippi economic development district need an appraisal or court approval to sell industrial property to a private business?
No appraisal or court approval needed up front, but good and valuable consideration is required. The economic development district decides what counts as good and valuable consideration and records th…
Can a Mississippi city give a developer cheap surplus land for condos and count economic benefits as 'good and valuable consideration'?
The AG concluded that the City of Vicksburg could declare three parcels surplus and convey them to a developer under Section 57-7-1 for condominium development as commercial use. Non-monetary economic…
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Attorney general opinions in Mississippi are written by the Mississippi Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.