Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
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Can Pascagoula spend the tourism tax it collects from hotels and bed-and-breakfasts on tourism, economic development, and recreation programs?
Yes. The 2004 local and private law authorizing the city's 3% lodging tax expressly says the funds are for 'the purpose of providing funds to promote tourism, economic development and recreation.' The…
Can a Mississippi city donate funds directly to a 501(c)(3) running a county-owned homeless transition center, or only through the county?
The local-and-private bill (H.B. 1801) authorizes Sunflower County to contribute extra funds, but does not authorize the City of Indianola to give money to the County. The City can, however, contribut…
Can a Mississippi county renew a 1989 community hospital lease without using the statutory bid process, and can it change how the hospital trust fund is spent?
Union County (with no board of trustees) may negotiate a lease renewal directly with Baptist Memorial under § 41-13-15(11). But the county cannot change the local and private legislation (1989 H.B. 14…
Can a Mississippi town use hotel and restaurant tax money raised for tourism to mow and maintain a public cemetery?
It depends on the town's factual finding. Senate Bill 2998 authorized Sardis to collect a tourism tax 'for the enhancement of tourism and for the provision of parks and recreational facilities.' Wheth…
Can a Mississippi convention and visitors bureau pay a nonprofit foundation to operate a tourism welcome center?
Yes. The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, created by 2011 House Bill 1552, may provide funding to the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation for the operation of the Tennessee Williams …
Can a Mississippi regional utility authority pay membership dues to join a local chamber of commerce?
No. The local and private legislation creating the DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority doesn't authorize it to pay membership dues to join a local chamber of commerce. Counties and municipalities…
Does the rule against cross-district nominations to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention Bureau apply to all 9 county-appointed members or just the 5 district-tied seats?
All nine. The 2013 Local and Private Law for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau says no supervisor may nominate any person from another supervisor's district to be a me…
Does someone have to live in a Mississippi natural gas district to serve on its board of commissioners?
The 2021 opinion concluded that the Caledonia Natural Gas District's enabling local-and-private legislation, as amended in 1997 and 2021, required all five board commissioners to be residents of the d…
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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.