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Mississippi background check laws
A practitioner-grade reference to Mississippi pre-employment background screening: lookback caps, ban-the-box scope, salary-history limits, cannabis testing rules, and the statutes the SafestHires compliance team applies on every order routed to MS.
The four levers at a glance
| Lookback period | 7 years (FCRA default) |
| Ban-the-Box scope | None statewide |
| Salary history | No restriction |
| Cannabis testing | Medical only (eff. 2022) |
Lookback period
Mississippi applies FCRA; expungement under Miss. Code §99-19-71 should be suppressed.
Ban-the-Box and Fair Chance rules
No statewide ban-the-box statute and no major local ordinances.
Salary history
No statewide salary-history ban.
Cannabis & drug testing
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (2022) authorizes medical use; employer drug-free workplace rights preserved.
Governing statutes & references
- Miss. Code §45-27-12 (MDPS access)
- Miss. Code §99-19-71 (expungement)
SafestHires compliance note
E-Verify is mandatory for Mississippi employers.