{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-9-205","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-205","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-205","body":"As used in Sections 45-9-201 through 45-9-209 , the following words shall have the meanings as defined in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\n(a) “ Customer ” means any resident of Mississippi engaged in a payment card transaction that a financial institution facilitates or processes.\n\n(b) “ Disclosure ” or “ disclose ” means the transfer, publication, or distribution of protected financial information to another person or entity for any purpose other than: (i) to process or facilitate a payment card transaction; or (ii) to take any actions related to dispute processing, fraud management, or protecting transaction integrity from concerns related to illegal activities, breach or cyber risks.\n\n(c) “ Financial institution ” means an entity involved in facilitating or processing a payment card transaction, including, but not limited to, a bank, an acquirer, payment card network, or payment card issuer.\n\n(d) “ Financial record ” means a record held by a financial institution related to a payment card transaction that the financial institution has processed or facilitated.\n\n(e) “ Firearms retailer ” means any person or entity physically located in the State of Mississippi engaged in the lawful business of selling or trading firearms or ammunition to be used in firearms.\n\n(f) “ Firearms code ” means the Merchant Category Code 5723 approved in September 2022 by the International Organization for Standardization for firearms retailers.\n\n(g) “ Government entity ” means any county or municipality, or state board, commission, agency, bureau, department, or any other political subdivision of the state.\n\n(h) “ Protected financial information ” means any record of a sale, purchase, return, or refund involving a payment card that is retrieved, characterized, generated, labeled, sorted, or grouped based on the assignment of a firearms code.","path":["MS Code","Title 45"],"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":"9790c82e9ecbc9621632fadd726727d3dee2fe19e6825b18ed9a9e58cc25f7d1","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-9-203","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-9-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}