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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 81-21-17: Delinquency charges; collection costs.

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  1. Title 81. Banks and Financial Institutions
  2. Chapter 21. Insurance Premium Finance Companies

(1) A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment by the insured of a delinquency charge of up to five percent (5%) of any installment which is in default for a period of more than five (5) days. If the premium finance agreement is primarily for personal, family or household purposes then the maximum delinquency charge shall be Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). If the default results in the cancellation of any insurance contract listed in the agreement, the agreement may provide for the payment by the insured of a cancellation charge of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). The agreement may also provide for a returned check fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each installment payment check returned by the bank.

(2) A premium finance agreement may provide for payment of collection costs and attorney’s fees equal to twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding indebtedness if the premium finance agreement is referred for collection to a collection agency or to an attorney who is not a salaried employee of the premium finance company.

(3) None of the charges referred to in this section shall be considered, directly or indirectly, in determining whether a violation of the usury laws has occurred under a premium finance agreement.

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