Registered providers of services for homeless persons; exempt from certain fees.

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To: Finance
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Norwood

SENATE BILL NO. 2563

AN ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN REGISTERED PROVIDERS OF SERVICES FOR 1
HOMELESS PERSONS FROM CERTAIN FILING FEES AND LICENSURE 2
APPLICATION FEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-7-9 AND 63-1-43, 3
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Providers of services for homeless persons 6
registered with a Continuum of Care Program shall be exempted: 7
(a) From the civil filing fees in chancery court for 8
matters relating to the alteration of birth and marriage 9
certificates for homeless persons. 10
(b) From the application fees for driver's licenses, 11
identifications cards, or learner's permits under Section 63-1-43 12
for homeless persons. 13
SECTION 2. Section 25-7-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 14
amended as follows: 15
[From and after January 1, 2024, and through December 31, 16
2027, this section shall read as follows:] 17
25-7-9. (1) The clerks of the chancery courts shall charge 18
the following fees: 19
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(a) For the act of certifying copies of filed 20
documents, for each complete document................... $ 1.00 21
(b) (i) Recording each deed, will, lease, amendment, 22
subordination, lien, release, cancellation, order, decree, oath, 23
etc., per book and page listed where applicable, each deed of 24
trust, or any other document, for the first five (5) 25
pages................................................... $ 25.00 26
(ii) Each additional page............... $ 1.00 27
(c) (i) Recording oil and gas leases, cancellations, 28
etc., including indexing in general indices; for the first five 29
(5) pages............................................... $ 25.00 30
(ii) Recording each oil and gas assignment, 31
amendment of assignment, release, etc., first five (5) 32
pages................................................... $ 25.00 33
per additional assignee................................. $ 18.00 34
(iii) Each additional page.............. $ 1.00 35
(iv) Sectional index entries per section or 36
subdivision lot......................................... $ 1.00 37
(v) Archive fee......................... $ 1.00 38
(vi) Entering marginal notations, if requested on 39
document or by cover letter, pertaining to the recording of any 40
oil and gas document only per book and page............. $ 4.00 41
(d) (i) Furnishing copies of any papers of record or 42
on file: 43
If performed by the clerk or his employee, 44
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per page................................................ $ .50 45
If performed by any other person, 46
per page................................................ $ .25 47
(ii) Entering marginal notations on 48
documents of record..................................... $ 1.00 49
(e) For attending the board of supervisors' meeting, an 50
annual sum not exceeding................................ $ 2,500.00 51
(f) For other services as clerk of the board of 52
supervisors an allowance shall be made to him (payable 53
semiannually at the July and January meetings) out of the county 54
treasury, an annual sum not exceeding................... $ 5,500.00 55
(g) For each day's attendance on the chancery court, to 56
be approved by the chancellor: 57
For the first chancellor sitting only, clerk and two (2) deputies, 58
each.................................................... $ 85.00 59
For the second chancellor sitting, clerk only........... $ 85.00 60
Provided that the fees herein prescribed shall be the total 61
remuneration for the clerk and his deputies for attending chancery 62
court. 63
(h) On order of the court, clerks and not more than two 64
(2) deputies may be allowed five (5) extra days for each term of 65
court for attendance upon the court to get up records. 66
(i) For public service not otherwise specifically 67
provided for, the chancery court may by order allow the clerk to 68
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be paid by the county on the order of the board of supervisors, an 69
annual sum not exceeding................................ $ 5,000.00 70
(j) For each civil filing, to be deposited into the 71
Civil Legal Assistance Fund............................. $ 5.00 72
The chancery clerk shall itemize on the original document a 73
detailed fee bill of all charges due or paid for filing, recording 74
and abstracting same. No person shall be required to pay such 75
fees until same have been so itemized, but those fees may be 76
demanded before the document is recorded. 77
(2) The following fee shall be a total fee for all services 78
performed by the clerk with respect to any civil case filed that 79
includes, but is not limited to, divorce, alteration of birth or 80
marriage certificate, removal of minority, guardianship or 81
conservatorship, estate of deceased, adoption that does not 82
involve the Department of Child Protection Services, land dispute 83
injunction, settlement of small claim, contempt, modification, 84
partition suit, or commitment, which shall be payable upon filing 85
and shall accrue to the chancery clerk at the time of filing. The 86
clerk or his successor in office shall perform all duties set 87
forth without additional compensation or fee............ $ 85.00 88
(3) For every civil case filed: 89
(a) An additional fee to be deposited to the credit of 90
the Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund established in 91
Section 9-21-14.......................................... $ 10.00 92
(b) An additional fee to be deposited to the 93
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credit of the Judicial System Operation Fund established in 94
Section 9-21-45......................................... $ 40.00 95
(4) Cost of process shall be borne by the issuing party. 96
Additionally, should the attorney or person filing the pleadings 97
desire the clerk to pay the cost to the sheriff for serving 98
process on one (1) person or more, or to pay the cost of 99
publication, the clerk shall demand the actual charges therefor, 100
at the time of filing. 101
(5) For each civil case filed including an adoption 102
involving the Department of Child Protection Services or 103
alteration of a birth or marriage certificate for homeless persons 104
under Section 1 of this act, the filing shall be exempt from any 105
fee under this section. 106
[From and after January 1, 2028, this section shall read as 107
follows:] 108
25-7-9. (1) The clerks of the chancery courts shall charge 109
the following fees: 110
(a) For the act of certifying copies of filed 111
documents, for each complete document................... $ 1.00 112
(b) (i) Recording each deed, will, lease, amendment, 113
subordination, lien, release, cancellation, order, decree, oath, 114
etc., per book and page listed where applicable, each deed of 115
trust, or any other document, for the first five (5) 116
pages................................................... $ 25.00 117
(ii) Each additional page............... $ 1.00 118
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(c) (i) Recording oil and gas leases, cancellations, 119
etc., including indexing in general indices; for the first five 120
(5) pages............................................... $ 25.00 121
(ii) Recording each oil and gas assignment, 122
amendment of assignment, release, etc., first five (5) 123
pages................................................... $ 25.00 124
per additional assignee................................. $ 18.00 125
(iii) Each additional page.............. $ 1.00 126
(iv) Sectional index entries per section or 127
subdivision lot......................................... $ 1.00 128
(v) Archive fee......................... $ 1.00 129
(vi) Entering marginal notations, if requested on 130
document or by cover letter, pertaining to the recording of any 131
oil and gas document only per book and page............. $ 4.00 132
(d) (i) Furnishing copies of any papers of record or 133
on file: 134
If performed by the clerk or his employee, 135
per page................................................ $ .50 136
If performed by any other person, 137
per page................................................ $ .25 138
(ii) Entering marginal notations on 139
documents of record..................................... $ 1.00 140
(e) For attending the board of supervisors' meeting an 141
annual sum not exceeding................................ $ 5,000.00 142
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(f) For other services as clerk of the board of 143
supervisors an allowance shall be made to him (payable 144
semiannually at the July and January meetings) out of the county 145
treasury, an annual sum not exceeding................... $10,000.00 146
(g) For each day's attendance on the chancery court, to 147
be approved by the chancellor: 148
For the first chancellor sitting only, clerk and two (2) deputies, 149
each.................................................... $ 85.00 150
For the second chancellor sitting, clerk only........... $ 85.00 151
Provided that the fees herein prescribed shall be the total 152
remuneration for the clerk and his deputies for attending chancery 153
court. 154
(h) On order of the court, clerks and not more than two 155
(2) deputies may be allowed five (5) extra days for each term of 156
court for attendance upon the court to get up records. 157
(i) For public service not otherwise specifically 158
provided for, the chancery court may by order allow the clerk to 159
be paid by the county on the order of the board of supervisors, an 160
annual sum not exceeding................................ $ 5,000.00 161
(j) For each civil filing, to be deposited into the 162
Civil Legal Assistance Fund............................. $ 5.00 163
The chancery clerk shall itemize on the original document a 164
detailed fee bill of all charges due or paid for filing, recording 165
and abstracting same. No person shall be required to pay such 166
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fees until same have been so itemized, but those fees may be 167
demanded before the document is recorded. 168
(2) The following fee shall be a total fee for all services 169
performed by the clerk with respect to any civil case filed that 170
includes, but is not limited to, divorce, alteration of birth or 171
marriage certificate, removal of minority, guardianship or 172
conservatorship, estate of deceased, adoption that does not 173
involve the Department of Child Protection Services, land dispute 174
injunction, settlement of small claim, contempt, modification, 175
partition suit, or commitment, which shall be payable upon filing 176
and shall accrue to the chancery clerk at the time of filing. The 177
clerk or his successor in office shall perform all duties set 178
forth without additional compensation or fee............ $ 85.00 179
(3) For every civil case filed: 180
(a) An additional fee to be deposited to the credit of 181
the Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund established in 182
Section 9-21-14......................................... $ 10.00 183
(b) An additional fee to be deposited to the 184
credit of the Judicial System Operation Fund established in 185
Section 9-21-45......................................... $ 40.00 186
(4) Cost of process shall be borne by the issuing party. 187
Additionally, should the attorney or person filing the pleadings 188
desire the clerk to pay the cost to the sheriff for serving 189
process on one (1) person or more, or to pay the cost of 190
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publication, the clerk shall demand the actual charges therefor, 191
at the time of filing. 192
(5) For each civil case filed including an adoption 193
involving the Department of Child Protection Services or 194
alteration of a birth or marriage certificate for homeless persons 195
under Section 1 of this act, the filing shall be exempt from any 196
fee under this section. 197
SECTION 3. Section 63-1-43, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 198
amended as follows: 199
63-1-43. (1) The commissioner shall charge and collect the 200
following fees: 201
(a) Fees to which the card stock fee authorized in 202
Section 45-1-21 shall be added: 203
Class R original or renewal four-year license 204
authorized in Section 63-1-5................................ $18.00 205
Class R original or renewal eight-year license 206
authorized in Section 63-1-5................................ $36.00 207
Class D original or renewal four-year license 208
authorized in Section 63-1-47............................... $23.00 209
Class D original or renewal eight-year license 210
authorized in Section 63-1-47............................... $46.00 211
Four-year Identification Card authorized in 212
Section 45-35-7............................................. $11.00 213
Eight-year Identification Card authorized in 214
Section 45-35-7............................................. $22.00 215
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Eight-year Identification Card for the blind 216
authorized in Section 45-35-7............................... $11.00 217
Four-year Disability Identification Card authorized in 218
Section 45-35-53............................................ $11.00 219
Learner's Permit authorized in 220
Section 63-1-21............................................. $ 1.00 221
Duplicate Identification Card or Disability 222
Identification Card......................................... $ 5.00 223
Duplicate Class R or Class D license 224
authorized in Section 63-1-37............................... $ 5.00 225
Class A, B or C Commercial driver's license 226
authorized in Section 63-1-208.............................. $48.00 227
CDL Learner's Permit authorized in Section 63-1-208......... $10.00 228
Duplicate CDL or CDL learner's permit....................... $ 5.00 229
Ignition-Interlock-Restricted License 230
authorized in Section 63-11-31.............................. $50.00 231
(b) Driver services fees to which the card stock fee 232
authorized in Section 45-1-21 is not added: 233
Temporary Motorcycle Permit................................. $ 1.00 234
Four-year or eight-year Motorcycle Endorsement.............. $ 5.00 235
Late Renewal Fee............................................ $ 1.00 236
Four-year Identification Card upon medical reason for 237
surrender of a driver's license as authorized in 238
Section 45-35-7 (one (1) time only)......................... No fee 239
Hazardous Materials Background Check (federal).............. $63.00 240
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Hazardous Materials Background Check (state)................ $37.00 241
CDL Application Fee......................................... $25.00 242
CDL Endorsements: 243
Tanker Endorsement.......................................... $ 5.00 244
Doubles/Triples Endorsement................................. $ 5.00 245
Passenger Endorsement....................................... $ 5.00 246
Hazardous Materials Endorsement............................. $ 5.00 247
School Bus Endorsement...................................... $ 5.00 248
(c) In addition to the fees required in this section, 249
an applicant may contribute an additional One Dollar ($1.00) which 250
shall be deposited into the Statewide Litter Prevention Fund. The 251
applicant shall be informed that he or she may contribute an 252
additional One Dollar ($1.00) which shall be deposited into the 253
Statewide Litter Prevention Fund and shall be expended solely for 254
the purpose of funding litter prevention projects or litter 255
education programs, as recommended by the Statewide Litter 256
Prevention Program of Keep Mississippi Beautiful, Inc. 257
(d) Starting January 1, 2021, for any original or 258
renewal license for which the fee is greater than Ten Dollars 259
($10.00), if the applicant brings all required documentation but 260
does not receive his or her license within two and one-half 261
(2-1/2) hours of entering and remaining at the license station, 262
Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be deducted from the total amount owed 263
for the license. 264
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ST: Registered providers of services for
homeless persons; exempt from certain fees.
(2) All originals and renewals of operators' licenses shall 265
be in compliance with Section 63-1-47. 266
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary in 267
this section, the commissioner shall waive the driver's license, 268
identification card, or learner's permit fee for any applicant in 269
the custody of the Department of Child Protection Services and for 270
any applicant under Section 1 of this act. 271
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from 272
and after July 1, 2026. 273