What this page says about Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector was read from the Driver Service Bureau's locations page, the Department of Revenue's list of local officials and the two agencies' fee, document, title and registration pages on October 22, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector at 101 Elm Avenue, Collins, MS 39428: what the agency publishes about its hours and telephone, what a county tax collector office does and what the other agency does instead, appointments and online renewals, what to bring and what it costs, and the other offices nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector, What Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other offices near Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector, Before you go to Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector, Questions about Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector
Address and telephone
Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector
101 Elm Avenue, Collins, MS 39428
Telephone: (601) 765-6232
The Department of Revenue lists Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector on its list of local officials, the spreadsheet its registration page links for the county tax collector's office, read October 22, 2026, with the office's physical address, city, zip, telephone and fax, and names Starr Hux as the tax assessor/collector.
Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector is the tag office of Covington County on the DOR's list, which names one tax collector or tax assessor and collector for each of the 82 counties.
Hours at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector
The Department of Revenue publishes no hours for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector on its list of local officials, so this page carries no day table for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector rather than a guessed one.
The DOR's list carries no holiday or closing dates for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector, so this page names none.
What Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector handles
Neither agency publishes a service list for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector; what a county tax collector office such as Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector handles is set out below from the agencies' own pages.
Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector is the county tax collector's office the Department of Revenue names for Covington County on its list of local officials, the counter where a vehicle kept in the county is registered and its tag renewed each year under the DOR's registration page, which puts every vehicle of 10,000 pounds or less with the tax collector of the county where it is parked overnight and gives a new resident 30 days and a buyer 30 business days before the $250 penalty. The registration guide and the renewal guide cover a visit to Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector.
What a tag costs at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector is set by the DOR's motor vehicle questions page: a $14 registration fee for a first registration and $12.75 for a renewal, plus the privilege tax, the ad valorem tax on the vehicle's assessed value and the 5 percent sales tax on a purchase, and the title application is taken at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector for the DOR's $9 title fee, with a $10 substitute tag and $2.50 decal when a plate is lost or stolen.
No driver license, permit or ID card is issued at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector: those are the Driver Service Bureau's, at the driver license stations on its locations page, and the license guide says what to take there from Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector.
Appointments and what you can do online
The Department of Revenue publishes no appointment system for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector or any county tax collector, so a visit is a walk-in, and the DOR's registration page says the yearly renewal notice from Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector is a courtesy and a missed notice does not excuse a late renewal.
The DOR's online tag renewal page, read October 22, 2026, lists Covington County among the counties renewing tags on their own website, linked from that page, so a tag registered at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector can renew online. The renewal guide says how a renewal at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector works.
Other offices near Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector
Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector is the only office the state lists in Collins.
All 115 Mississippi driver license stations and county tax collectors, Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector among them, are on the Mississippi office list.
Before you go to Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector
For a first registration at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector take the title or the manufacturer's certificate of origin, the odometer disclosure for a vehicle from another state and the previous state's registration receipt, which the DOR's registration page and its questions page list, and expect the privilege tax, the ad valorem tax and the 5 percent sales tax on a purchase; the registration guide and the new resident guide set out the packet for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector.
The ad valorem tax paid at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector follows the DOR's ad valorem page: 30 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price less depreciation over ten years, never under a $100 assessed value for a passenger vehicle, times the millage the county sets, less the legislative tag credit the DOR works out each year; the ad valorem tax guide walks through a bill at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector.
For a title at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector the DOR's Fast Track procedure prices the ordinary title at $9 and adds $30 for one issued within 72 hours of reaching the DOR in Clinton, $39 in all, with a replacement on form 78-026 at the same Fast Track price; the title guide and the Fast Track guide say what Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector forwards and what goes to Clinton.
Questions about Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector
Where is Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state lists Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector at 101 Elm Avenue, Collins, MS 39428.
What are the hours at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The DOR publishes no hours for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector.
What is the telephone number for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state gives (601) 765-6232.
What can you do at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state publishes no service list for Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector; it is a county tax collector office.
What kind of office is Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state lists Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector as a county tax collector office.
Who is the tax collector at Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The Department of Revenue names Starr Hux as the Tax Assessor/Collector of Covington County on its list of local officials.
Does Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector also assess property?
Yes. The DOR lists Covington County with one official as tax assessor and collector, so the office that values property also sells the tags.
Can a tag from Covington County Tax Assessor/Collector be renewed online?
Yes. The DOR's online tag renewal page lists Covington County among the counties renewing on their own website.
More Mississippi DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 115 Mississippi DMV offices and the Mississippi DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Mississippi license renewal, the Mississippi REAL ID and every Mississippi DMV fee.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Covington County public records.