{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-5-543","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-543","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-543","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the executive director of the department may waive recovery of benefits paid under this chapter to a person if the person is subsequently found to be ineligible for the benefit and the benefits were paid as a direct result of unemployment caused by a natural disaster which is declared by the President of the United States in accordance with Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 1 All waivers shall be granted based upon a consistent methodology and shall include consideration of ability to repay and other similar considerations.\n\n(2) The waiver authorized in subsection (1) of this section shall not be granted if:\n\n(a) The individual receiving the benefit is found to be guilty of fraud involving filing for, or receipt of, the benefits; or\n\n(b) The size of fund index (as defined in Section 71-5-355 ) for the year in which a request for a waiver is made is less than five-tenths (.5)\n\n(3) All waiver requests shall be considered on a case by case basis.","path":["MS Code","Title 71"],"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":"8b73d9c7ff76c4864d5c18450af8f0f92b2cda0f2d63bf1bf1ae523fb7a17310","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-5-541","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-5-545"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}