{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-27-7-817","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-817","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-817","body":"To recover the costs incurred by the department and the member organization in collecting debts under this article, a total collection assistance fee of twenty-five percent (25%) shall be imposed on each debt collected through setoff. The department shall collect this fee as part of the debt and retain five percent (5%) for its administrative costs. The additional twenty percent (20%) shall be remitted to the member organization as payment for collection services rendered on behalf of its claimant local governments.","path":["MS Code","Title 27"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"3441a28db8eef62a95a82bd5f7b9288e74b7449323cb8848074fe8209cc34b92","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-27-7-815","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-27-7-819"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}