(1) From and after July 1, 2013, the state and any county, municipality or any other political subdivision shall not employ a person who has been convicted or pled guilty in any court of this state, another state, or in federal court of any felony in which public funds were unlawfully taken, obtained or misappropriated in the abuse or misuse of the person's office or employment or money coming into the person's hands by virtue of the person's office or employment.(2) From and after July 1, 2014, the state and any county, municipality or any other political subdivision shall not employ or continue to employ a person who has been convicted or pled guilty in any court of this state, another state, or in federal court of any felony in which public funds were unlawfully taken, obtained or misappropriated in the abuse or misuse of the person's office or employment or money coming into the person's hands by virtue of the person's office or employment.(3) From and after July 1, 2023, the state and any county, municipality or any other political subdivision shall not hire any person who appears on the registry created in Sections Title 45, Chapter 51, Mississippi Code of 1972 for any state and any county, municipality or any other political subdivision shall not hire any person who appears on the registry created in Sections Title 45, Chapter 51, Mississippi Code of 1972 for any position in accounting, or in a treasury or registrar office, or in any office where monies are collected or received directly from rate or fee payers.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 381, SB 2420,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 343, SB 2547, 1, eff. 3/14/2014.Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 528, SB 2625, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
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