State money laws
Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Mississippi — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
Your landlord had 45 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, if they kept it in bad faith, a court can add up to $200 plus your actual damages.
Return deadline45 days
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyBad faith: up to $200 plus actual damages
Miss. Code § 89-8-21 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
Clock runs from termination and the tenant request for return.
No statute
This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.
Cash backNo statute
No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.
No statute
This state has no law that sets a deadline for your final paycheck. In practice it is due on the next regular payday, and unpaid wages are chased under federal law.
If firedno statute
If you quitno statute
Late-pay penaltyno statutory waiting-time penalty — unpaid wages are recovered under federal law and general wage claims
No state final-paycheck statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state final-paycheck deadline statute; the U.S. Department of Labor last-paycheck table lists this state as having no such law. Employers in practice pay by the next regular payday.
Rules above are the statute as verified on the date shown on each card. Local ordinances can add rules. This page is information, not legal advice.