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Enforcement; duties of state tax commission and other enforcement officers; disposition of penalties.

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-335
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The commission is hereby given full and complete responsibility for the administration of the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Tag Permit Law. The State Tax Commission, the Commissioner of Public Safety, all sheriffs, county patrolmen and authorized municipal officers are hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this article. Any penalties assessed at the instance of any municipal officials shall be divided fifty percent (50%) to the municipality which initiated the penalty and fifty percent (50%) to the county in which such municipality is located. Sheriffs shall be entitled to their share of penalties as is elsewhere provided by law, which share shall be paid into the general fund of the county. Any penalties imposed at the instance of the officers of the Commissioner of Public Safety or the commission shall be paid into the general fund of the county where the citation is written.