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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 17-1-3: Cities and counties may zone for trade, industry and residence",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 17-1-3(1): municipal and county governing authorities may regulate building size, density, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.",
      "body": "Miss. Code 17-1-3(1): municipal and county governing authorities may regulate building size, density, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.\n\nWhat Mississippi Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“are empowered to regulate the height, number of stories and size of building and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of the yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes”\n\nNote: The bill 'brings forward' this section without change, so the printed text is the section as it stood then. Text comes from the Legislature's own bill document, which prints the Code section; check the Code for later amendments.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0443IN.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Mississippi Legislature (bill text)",
      "evidence_quote": "are empowered to regulate the height, number of stories and size of building and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of the yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes",
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      "subject": "Miss. Code 17-1-3",
      "topic": "Cities and counties may zone for trade, industry and residence",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 17-1-27: Penalty for violating a zoning ordinance",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 17-1-27: knowingly and wilfully violating a zoning ordinance is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $100, each day of a continuing violation being a separate offence.",
      "body": "Miss. Code 17-1-27: knowingly and wilfully violating a zoning ordinance is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $100, each day of a continuing violation being a separate offence.\n\nWhat Mississippi Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and in case of continuing violations without reasonable effort on the part of the defendant to correct same, each day the violation continues thereafter shall be a separate offense.”\n\nNote: 2023 introduced bill SB 2308 would add civil penalties; the quoted fine is the existing misdemeanor penalty. Text comes from the Legislature's own bill document, which prints the Code section; check the Code for later amendments.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2308IN.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Mississippi Legislature (bill text)",
      "evidence_quote": "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and in case of continuing violations without reasonable effort on the part of the defendant to correct same, each day the violation continues thereafter shall be a separate offense.",
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      "subject": "Miss. Code 17-1-27",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 21-17-5: Municipal home rule",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 21-17-5(1): municipal governing authorities may adopt ordinances on municipal affairs, property and finances not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution or state law.",
      "body": "Miss. Code 21-17-5(1): municipal governing authorities may adopt ordinances on municipal affairs, property and finances not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution or state law.\n\nWhat Mississippi Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“the governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to adopt any orders, resolutions or ordinances with respect to such municipal affairs, property and finances which are not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any other statute or law of the State of Mississippi”\n\nNote: Home-rule section as printed in a 2020 introduced bill; the bill changes subsection (2). Text comes from the Legislature's own bill document, which prints the Code section; check the Code for later amendments.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0628IN.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Mississippi Legislature (bill text)",
      "evidence_quote": "the governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to adopt any orders, resolutions or ordinances with respect to such municipal affairs, property and finances which are not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any other statute or law of the State of Mississippi",
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      "subject": "Miss. Code 21-17-5",
      "topic": "Municipal home rule",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 97-5-27: Selling or presenting sexually oriented material to under-18s",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Miss. Code 97-5-27(1): intentionally and knowingly disseminating sexually oriented material to anyone under 18 is a misdemeanor with a fine of $500 to $5,000, up to a year in county jail, or both.",
      "body": "Miss. Code 97-5-27(1): intentionally and knowingly disseminating sexually oriented material to anyone under 18 is a misdemeanor with a fine of $500 to $5,000, up to a year in county jail, or both.\n\nWhat Mississippi Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“Any person who intentionally and knowingly disseminates sexually oriented material to any person under eighteen (18) years of age shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined for each offense not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)”\n\nNote: Applies to any venue, including a live show or studio open to minors. Text comes from the Legislature's own bill document, which prints the Code section; check the Code for later amendments.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1275IN.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Mississippi Legislature (bill text)",
      "evidence_quote": "Any person who intentionally and knowingly disseminates sexually oriented material to any person under eighteen (18) years of age shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined for each offense not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)",
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      "subject": "Miss. Code 97-5-27",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Mississippi Department of Revenue: tax laws: DOR points to the Code at Lexis Publishing",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] DOR states that the tax laws it administers (27-7-1 income tax, 27-8-1 S corporation, 27-13-1 franchise tax) may be found at the Mississippi Code at Lexis Publishing.",
      "body": "DOR states that the tax laws it administers (27-7-1 income tax, 27-8-1 S corporation, 27-13-1 franchise tax) may be found at the Mississippi Code at Lexis Publishing.\n\nWhat Mississippi Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“The following tax laws administered by the Mississippi Department of Revenue may be found at Mississippi Code at Lexis Publishing”\n\nNote: Confirms the LexisNexis-hosted Code is the state's published Code.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.dor.ms.gov/business/corporate-income-and-franchise-tax",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Mississippi Department of Revenue",
      "evidence_quote": "The following tax laws administered by the Mississippi Department of Revenue may be found at Mississippi Code at Lexis Publishing",
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      "subject": "Mississippi Department of Revenue: tax laws",
      "topic": "DOR points to the Code at Lexis Publishing",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "No state adult-entertainment licence or tax found",
      "summary": "DOR's list of the taxes it administers (sales, income, gaming, beer, tobacco, privilege and others) contains no adult-entertainment or sexually-oriented-business licence or tax.",
      "body": "DOR's list of the taxes it administers (sales, income, gaming, beer, tobacco, privilege and others) contains no adult-entertainment or sexually-oriented-business licence or tax.\n\nWhat Mississippi Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Alcoholic Beverages Beer Tobacco Gaming Insurance Premium Finance Privilege Estate”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Index searched: DOR 'Mississippi Tax Structure' page list of taxes; the Secretary of State fees and forms directory and the municipal ordinance indexes were not available to search (Jackson code returns 403).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.dor.ms.gov/forms-resources/taxpayer-guidance/mississippi-tax-structure",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
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      "evidence_quote": "Alcoholic Beverages Beer Tobacco Gaming Insurance Premium Finance Privilege Estate",
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      "subject": "Mississippi state taxes administered by DOR",
      "topic": "No state adult-entertainment licence or tax found",
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