The Mississippi State Records mission is to provide to every person the right to obtain, preview, detect and examine public records, thus ensuring residents of the state of Mississippi are provided access in accordance with the Mississippi Public Records Act, which grants any person the right to inspect, copy and reproduce public records.
The purpose of the request is meant to be immaterial. The identity of the person requesting records may affect access to those records when the person requesting is the subject of those records. These provisions may be found within clauses signed by law that exempt certain materials from disclosure.
Mississippi State Records contains information concerning the following subjects: criminal records, court records, and vital records, as well as over 25 million public records.