Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-2 (2026)
Abolition of office of State Land Commissioner; transferral of duties and responsibilities to Secretary of State
✓ current as of July 2026
The office of State Land Commissioner as heretofore existing is hereby abolished, and all the duties, responsibilities and title of said office are transferred to the office of Secretary of State, who shall perform the duties heretofore performed by the elected State Land Commissioner for the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1978, ch. 458, § 1, eff. 1/1/1980.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1980–2013 · leading case: Turney v. Marion Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 481 So. 2d 770 (Miss. 1985).
Turney v. Marion Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 481 So. 2d 770 (Miss. 1985). “*777 Code Ann. § 7-11-11 (Supp. 1984) the Secretary of State has charge of the public lands.”
Jones Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Dep't of Revenue, 111 So. 3d 588 (Miss. 2013). “2d at 776 (citing Miss.Code Ann. § 7-11-2 (Supp.1984)). . We acknowledge that the doctrine of laches was raised below, but the well-settled law in Mississippi is that neither the state nor its entities is subject to the statutes of limitations or chargeable with the laches of…”
Pittman v. Currie, 391 So. 2d 654 (Miss. 1980). “Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated, section 7-11-2 (Supp.1980). (It had been by amendment, brought against John Ed Ainsworth, State Land Commissioner.”
Jones Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi State Oil & Gas Bd. (Miss. 2011). “2d at 776 (citing Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-2 (Supp. 1984)). 12 2010).”
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