Miss. Code Ann. § 19-9-96: Miss. Code Ann. § 19-9-96

The board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, set aside, appropriate and expend moneys from the general fund to be used for funding of the operation of the youth court division other than a municipal youth court division. Such funds shall be expended for no other purpose than:

(a) Payment of the salaries of the referees, court administrators, youth court prosecutor when court appointed, youth court public defender, court reporters other than regular chancery court or county court reporters, clinical psychologists and other professional personnel, secretaries and other clerical or other court-appointed personnel, detention home employees, shelter home employees, halfway house employees and youth counsellors;

(b) Travel and training expenses;

(c) The operation of a youth court and related facilities, detention facilities, shelter home facilities, group homes and halfway houses;

(d) Volunteer programs or other court-authorized programs;

(e) Providing the youth court referee with a current set of the Mississippi Code of 1972 if a set has not been provided.