2013 Mississippi Code
Title 75 - REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INVESTMENTS
Chapter 67 - LOANS
Article 5 - SMALL LOAN PRIVILEGE TAX LAW
§ 75-67-205 - License required
No person shall engage in the business of lending money except as authorized by this article and by the Small Loan Regulatory Law (Section 75-67-101 et seq.), and without being the holder of a valid and subsisting license to engage in such business as provided herein, furnishing the requisite bond as required hereby, and paying the privilege license tax imposed hereby. Every person engaged in the business of lending money as authorized by this article shall have a physical office located in the State of Mississippi. A separate license is required for each office doing business in the State of Mississippi. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
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