Miss. Code § 37-61-27

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 37-61-27 - Penalty for failure to effect publication

If any member of the school board or the superintendent of schools disbursing and handling school funds shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of Section 37-61-9, he shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for such failure, refusal or neglect for each offense. In addition thereto, he shall be liable to a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) recoverable on his official bond by suit filed by any county or district attorney or any interested citizen, upon his official bond.

Miss. Code § 37-61-27

Codes, 1942, § 6274-21; Laws, 1962, ch. 340, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1966, ch. 408, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 200; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 46; Laws, 2004, ch. 357, § 20, eff. 7/1/2004.