{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-7-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-2","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 7-7-2","body":"(1) The Mississippi General Accounting Office and the State Fiscal Officer, acting through the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management, shall be the Department of Public Accounts formerly in the Office of the State Auditor of Public Accounts.\n\n(2) The words “State Auditor of Public Accounts,” “State Auditor” and “Auditor” appearing in the laws of this state in connection with the performance of Auditor's functions shall mean the State Fiscal Officer, and, more particularly, such words or terms shall mean the State Fiscal Officer whenever they appear in Sections 5-1-57 , 5-1-59 , 5-3-23 , 7-1-33 , 7-1-63 , 7-3-29 , 7-5-31 , 7-11-25 , 17-13-11 , 9-1-36 , 9-3-7 , 9-3-23 , 9-3-27 , 9-3-29 , 9-3-45 , 11-35-11 , 11-45-1 , 21-33-47 , 21-33-401 , 23-5-215 , 25-1-75 , 25-1-81 , 25-1-95 , 25-1-98 , 25-3-41 , 25-3-51 , 25-3-53 , 25-3-55 , 25-3-57 , 25-3-59 , 25-3-97 , 25-7-7 , 25-7-83 , 25-9-135 , 25-31-8 , 25-31-10 , 25-31-37 , 27-1-35 , 27-3-43 , 27-3-45 , 27-3-57 , 27-3-59 , 27-5-22 , 27-5-103 , 27-7-45 , 27-7-313 , 27-9-49 , 27-11-3 , 27-13-55 , 27-15-203 , 27-15-239 , 27-15-241 , 27-21-13 , 27-29-1 , 27-29-5 , 27-29-11 , 27-29-13 , 27-29-15 , 27-29-17 , 27-29-25 , 27-29-33 , 27-31-109 , 27-33-11 , 27-33-41 , 27-33-45 , 27-33-47 , 27-35-121 , 27-35-149 , 27-37-303 , 27-39-13 , 27-39-319 , 27-41-19 , 27-41-23 , 27-41-25 , 27-41-27 , 27-41-41 , 27-41-75 , 27-45-1 , 27-45-13 , 27-45-19 , 27-49-5 , 27-49-9 , 27-55-19 , 27-55-47 , 27-55-555 , 27-57-35 , 27-59-51 , 27-65-51 , 27-65-53 , 27-67-29 , 27-69-3 , 27-69-73 , 27-69-77 , 27-71-301 , 27-71-305 , 27-71-339 , 27-73-1 , 27-73-7 , 27-73-11 , 27-103-55 , 27-103-67 , 27-105-7 , 27-105-19 , 27-105-21 , 27-105-23 , 27-105-33 , 27-107-11 , 27-107-59 , 27-107-81 , 27-107-101 , 27-107-121 , 27-107-141 , 27-107-157 , 27-107-173 , 29-1-27 , 29-1-79 , 29-1-85 , 29-1-87 , 29-1-93 , 29-1-95 , 29-1-111 , 31-3-17 , 31-7-9 , 31-9-15 , 31-17-3 , 31-17-59 , 31-17-105 , 31-19-17 , 31-19-19 , 31-19-21 , 31-19-23 , 31-5-15 , 33-9-11 , 35-7-45 , 35-9-3 , 35-9-5 , 35-9-27 , 35-9-29 , 35-9-33 , 37-3-7 , 37-3-15 , 37-3-17 , 37-3-39 , 37-13-33 , 37-19-27 , 37-19-29 , 37-19-45 , 37-19-47 , 37-25-27 , 37-27-17 , 37-29-165 , 37-31-41 , 37-33-31 , 37-33-71 , 37-43-47 , 37-101-103 , 37-101-149 , 37-109-25 , 37-113-5 , 37-133-7 , 39-1-31 , 39-3-109 , 41-3-13 , 41-4-19 , 41-7-25 , 41-73-71 , 43-9-35 , 43-13-113 , 43-29-29 , 45-1-11 , 45-1-23 , 47-5-77 , 47-5-155 , 49-1-65 , 49-5-21 , 49-5-97 , 49-17-69 , 49-19-1 , 51-33-77 , 51-33-79 , 51-33-81 , 51-33-87 , 53-1-77 , 55-3-41 , 57-4-21 , 57-9-5 , 57-10-123 , 57-13-7 , 57-13-19 , 57-15-5 , 59-5-53 , 59-7-103 , 59-9-71 , 59-17-47 , 63-19-51 , 65-1-111 , 65-1-117 , 65-9-9 , 65-9-17 , 65-9-25 , 65-11-43 , 65-11-45 , 65-23-107 , 65-26-7 , 65-26-35 , 69-9-5 , 69-15-113 , 71-5-359 , 73-5-5 , 73-6-9 , 73-19-13 , 73-36-17 , 75-75-109 , 77-3-89 , 77-9-493 , 77-11-201 , 81-1-49 , 83-1-13 , 83-1-37 , 83-1-39 , 83-43-7 , 83-43-21 , 89-11-27 , 97-11-29 , 97-21-1 , 97-21-61 and 99-15-19, Mississippi Code of 1972 .","path":["MS Code","Title 7"],"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":"80347949bdf740848381ec9d3c8d815e4ec764b16095d7d50ca0401ee3b2ac26","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-7-7-17","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-7-7-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}