Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-529 (2026)

[Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Appeal to courts

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Any decision of the Board of Review, in the absence of an appeal therefrom as herein provided, shall become final ten (10) days after the date of notification; and judicial review thereof shall be permitted only after any party claiming to be aggrieved thereby has exhausted his administrative remedies as provided by this chapter. The department shall be deemed to be a party to any judicial action involving any such decision, and may be represented in any such judicial action by any qualified attorney employed by the department and designated by it for that purpose or, at the department's request, by the Attorney General.

Codes, 1942, § 7387; Laws, 1940, ch. 295; Laws, 1958, ch. 533, § 4h; Laws, 1964, ch. 442, § 1h; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 44; Laws, 2007, ch. 606, § 17; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 44; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 44; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 45, ; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 45, eff. 7/1/2012.

Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 46, eff. 4/17/2023.

Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.

Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 44, eff. 4/3/2019.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: MESC v. Powell, 787 So. 2d 1277 (Miss. 2001).
MESC v. Powell, 787 So. 2d 1277 (Miss. 2001). · cites it 2× “Under Miss.Code Ann. §§ 71-5-529 & -531 (2000), she had twenty days from the day the notice was mailed in which to file her appeal in circuit court.”
Brown v. Miss. Dept. of Emp. Sec., 29 So. 3d 766 (Miss. 2010). “]" Miss.Code Ann. § 71-5-529 (Rev.2000). As such, the untimeliness of such an appeal is an issue that cannot be forfeited or waived.”
Fair v. Mississippi Dep't of Emp. Sec., 122 So. 3d 165 (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). “Miss.Code Ann. § 71-5-529 (Rev.2011). And here, the Board’s decision was mailed on August 17, 2012.”
Mississippi Emp. Sec. Comm'n v. Gilbert Home Health Agency, 909 So. 2d 1142 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “The Commission responded with a motion to dismiss, contending that Gilbert’s appeal was untimely under Miss.Code Ann. §§ 71-5-529 and 71-5 — 531 (Supp.”
Brown v. Mississippi Dep't of Emp. Sec., 29 So. 3d 766 (Miss. 2010). “Similarly, ”[a]ny decision of the Board of Review, in the absence of an appeal therefrom as herein provided, shall become final ten (10) days after the date of notification^]" Miss.Code Ann. § 71-5-529 (Rev.2000). As such, the untimeliness of such an appeal is an issue that…”
Timmy Cain v. Mississippi Dep't of Emp. Sec. (Miss. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. §§ 71-5-529 & -531 (Supp.”
Margie Brown v. Mississippi Emp. Sec. Comm'n (Miss. 2008). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-519 (Supp. 2009). Similarly, “[a]ny decision of the Board of Review, in the absence of an appeal therefrom as herein provided, shall become final ten (10) days after the date of notification[.”
Mississippi Emp. Sec. Comm'n v. Kim Powell (Miss. 2000). “Under Miss. Code Ann. §§ 71-5-529 &-531 (2000), she had twenty days from the day the notice was mailed in which to file her appeal in circuit court.”
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