Miss. Code § 93-11-117 Penalties

• Library: Mississippi Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Regular Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Miss. Code § 93-11-117

(1) In cases in which a payor willfully fails to withhold or pay over income pursuant to a valid order for withholding, the following penalties shall apply:

(a) The payor shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than:

(i) Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); or

(ii) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in an instance where the failure to comply is the result of collusion between the payor and the obligor; and

(b) The court, upon due notice and hearing, shall enter judgment and direct the issuance of an execution for the total amount that the payor willfully failed to withhold or pay over.

(2) In cases in which a payor discharges, disciplines, refuses to hire or otherwise penalizes an obligor as prohibited by subsection (9) of Section 93-11-111, the court, upon due notice and hearing, shall fine the payor in an amount not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00).