MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2023 Regular Session

To: Finance

By: Senator(s) Blackwell

Senate Bill 2731

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-35-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEADLINE FOR A PROPERTY OWNER TO FILE A PROTEST OF THE ANNUAL TAX ASSESSMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 27-35-93, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     27-35-93.  A person who is dissatisfied with the assessment may, * * * at the not later than seven (7) days before the first Monday of August * * * meeting, present objections thereto in writing which shall be filed by the clerk and docketed and preserved with the roll.  All persons who fail to file objections shall be concluded by the assessment and precluded from questioning its validity after its final approval by the board of supervisors or by operation of law, except minors and persons non compos mentis.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.

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