Creator: Department of Marine Resources (RG 134).

Collection Summary: The collection is comprised of the official opinions of the Mississippi Ethics Commissions. The opinions are granted following requests for advisement from a party or individual over potential conflicts of interest or breaches of legal statutes. The opinions include the legal statues the commission considered and their explanation of whether an action should or should not be permitted. 

Access Restrictions: None.

Date(s): 1983-2021.

Volume: 12.00 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in October 2026.

Related Materials: TBD.

Record Group History: The Mississippi Ethics Commission was created in April 1979 to serve as a regulatory body that oversees ethical violations made by public officials. The Commission does not have the authority to regulate the personal behavior of public officials and instead concerns itself with investigating economic conflicts of interest. The Ethics Commission was additionally granted the authority to look into campaign finance violations during the 2017 session of the Mississippi Legislature. The Commission is empowered to seek court orders for campaign finances documents and enforce the availability of public records.

Collection Inventory
Box Content Box Number
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 83-04-E – 88-187-E (1983-1988).55945
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 89-01-E – 90-141-E (1989-1990).55946
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 91-01-E – 92-237-E (1991-1992).55947
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 93-02-E – 94-158-E (1993-1994).55948
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 95-01-E – 96-100-E (1995-1996).55949
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 96-101-E – 98-105-E (1996-1998).55950
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 98-106-E – 01-80-E (1998-2001).55951
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 01-81-E – 04-50-E (2001-2004).55952
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 04-51-E – 07-137-E (2004-2007).55953
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 08-01-E – 11-89-E (2008-2011).55954
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 12-01-E – 15-75-E (2012-2015).55955
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions: 16-01-E – 21-25-E (2016-2021).55956