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§ 7-9-12. Establishment of clearing accounts and bank accounts; bad checks

MS Code § 7-9-12 (2019) (N/A)
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The State Treasurer is authorized to establish such clearing accounts in the State Treasury and such bank accounts in public depositories in conjunction with the State Fiscal Officer as may be necessary to facilitate the deposit, collection investment and disbursement of state funds in the State Treasury as required by law.

The State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer shall also establish such accounts as necessary to facilitate the handling of bad checks paid into the State Treasury.

The State Treasurer may by regulation provide for the establishment of commercial bank accounts by any state agency, which shall serve as the depository for funds which are collected or held by state agencies and required by law to be deposited in the Treasury. Each such account established shall have a maximum balance to be fixed by the State Treasurer. All such accounts shall bear interest which shall be deposited in the General Fund, except for interest on funds in the account of the Mississippi Employment Security Commission designated as the “Mississippi Employment Security Commission Fixed Price Contract Account.” Such interest shall be retained as part of the account to be used by the Mississippi Employment Security Commission solely for Job Training Partnership Act programs.

The State Auditor shall test for compliance with this section in any postaudit, and may, after notice and hearing, levy a civil penalty not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for any violation hereof. The Auditor shall annually report all violations of this section to the Governor and the Legislature.

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§ 7-9-12. Establishment of clearing accounts and bank accounts; bad checks