What this page says about Lamar 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.
Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector at 144 Shelby Speights Drive, Purvis, MS 39475: 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 Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector, What Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other offices near Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector, Before you go to Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector, Questions about Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector
Address and telephone
Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector
144 Shelby Speights Drive, Purvis, MS 39475
Telephone: (601) 794-1020
The Department of Revenue lists Lamar 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 Jack Smith as the tax assessor/collector.
Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector is the tag office of Lamar County on the DOR's list, which names one tax collector or tax assessor and collector for each of the 82 counties.
Hours at Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector
The Department of Revenue publishes no hours for Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector on its list of local officials, so this page carries no day table for Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector rather than a guessed one.
The DOR's list carries no holiday or closing dates for Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector, so this page names none.
What Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector handles
Neither agency publishes a service list for Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector; what a county tax collector office such as Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector handles is set out below from the agencies' own pages.
Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector is the county tax collector's office the Department of Revenue names for Lamar 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 Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector.
What a tag costs at Lamar 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 Lamar 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector.
Appointments and what you can do online
The Department of Revenue publishes no appointment system for Lamar 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 Lamar 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, does not list Lamar County, which the page says means the county is not offering online renewal or has not told the DOR it does, so a tag registered at Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector renews at the counter. The renewal guide says how a renewal at Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector works.
Other offices near Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector
Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector is the only office the state lists in Purvis.
All 115 Mississippi driver license stations and county tax collectors, Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector among them, are on the Mississippi office list.
Before you go to Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector
For a first registration at Lamar 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 Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector.
The ad valorem tax paid at Lamar 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 Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector.
For a title at Lamar 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 Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector forwards and what goes to Clinton.
Questions about Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector
Where is Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state lists Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector at 144 Shelby Speights Drive, Purvis, MS 39475.
What are the hours at Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The DOR publishes no hours for Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector.
What is the telephone number for Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state gives (601) 794-1020.
What can you do at Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state publishes no service list for Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector; it is a county tax collector office.
What kind of office is Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The state lists Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector as a county tax collector office.
Who is the tax collector at Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector?
The Department of Revenue names Jack Smith as the Tax Assessor/Collector of Lamar County on its list of local officials.
Does Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector also assess property?
Yes. The DOR lists Lamar County with one official as tax assessor and collector, so the office that values property also sells the tags.
Can a tag from Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector be renewed online?
Not on the DOR's online tag renewal page, which does not list Lamar County; the renewal is done at Lamar County Tax Assessor/Collector.
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, what a Mississippi REAL ID requires and what the Mississippi DMV charges.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Lamar County public records.