Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 43-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-19
Status: in_force

(1) An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls or maintains a pool shall exercise ordinary and reasonable care to inspect, maintain, repair and keep in good working order the pool yard enclosures, gates and self-closing and self-latching devices required by this chapter and within the control of the owner or property owners association.

(2) An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls or maintains a pool shall exercise ordinary and reasonable care to maintain, repair and keep in good working order the window latches, sliding-door handle latches, sliding-door pin locks, and sliding-door security bars required by this chapter and within the control of the owner or property owners association after request or notice from the tenant that those devices are malfunctioning or in need of repair or replacement.

(3) An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls or maintains a pool shall inspect the pool yard enclosures, gates, and self-closing and self-latching devices on gates no less than once every thirty-one (31) days.

(4) An owner's or property owners association's duty of inspection, repair, and maintenance under this section may not be waived under any circumstances and may not be enlarged except by written agreement with a tenant or occupant of a multiunit rental complex or a member of a property owners association or as may be otherwise allowed by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-17
Status: in_force

(1) Any full- or part-time law enforcement officer who does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, or whose certificate has been suspended or revoked under provisions of this chapter, shall not be authorized to exercise the powers of law enforcement officers generally, and particularly shall not be authorized to exercise the power of arrest.

(2) Any state agency or political subdivision that employs a person as a full- or part-time law enforcement officer who does not meet the requirements of this chapter, or who employs a person whose certificate has been suspended or revoked under provisions of this chapter, is prohibited from paying the salary of such person, or providing any public monies for the equipment or support of the law enforcement activities of such person and any person violating this subsection shall be personally liable for making such payment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 38-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-5
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter applies only to a digital service provider who provides a digital service that:

(a) Connects users in a manner that allows users to socially interact with other users on the digital service;

(b) Allows a user to create a public, semi-public or private profile for purposes of signing into and using the digital service; and

(c) Allows a user to create or post content that can be viewed by other users of the digital service, including sharing content on:

(i) A message board;

(ii) A chat room; or

(iii) A landing page, video channel or main feed that presents to a user content created and posted by other users.

(2) This chapter does not apply to:

(a) A digital service provider who processes or maintains user data in connection with the employment, promotion, reassignment or retention of the user as an employee or independent contractor, to the extent that the user's data is processed or maintained for that purpose;

(b) A digital service provider's provision of a digital service that facilitates e-mail or direct messaging services, if the digital service facilitates only those services;

(c) A digital service provider's provision of a digital service that:

(i) Primarily functions to provide a user with access to news, sports, commerce, online video games or content primarily generated or selected by the digital service provider; and

(ii) Allows chat, comment or other interactive functionality that is incidental to the digital service; or

(d) A digital service provider's provision of a digital service that primarily functions to provide a user with access to career development opportunities, including:

(i) Professional networking;

(ii) Job skills;

(iii) Learning certifications;

(iv) Job posting; and

(v) Application services.

(3) The Internet service provider, Internet service provider's affiliate or subsidiary, search engine or cloud service provider is not considered to be a digital service provider or to offer a digital service if the Internet service provider or provider's affiliate or subsidiary, search engine or cloud service provider solely provides access or connection, including through transmission, download, intermediate storage, access software or other service, to an Internet website or to other information or content:

(a) On the Internet; or

(b) On a facility, system or network not under the control of the Internet service provider, provider's affiliate or subsidiary, search engine or cloud service provider.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-10-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-10-1
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, “ novelty lighter ” means a mechanical or electrical device typically used for lighting cigarettes, cigars or pipes, grills, fireplaces, campfires or campfire stoves that is designed to resemble a cartoon character, toy, gun, watch, musical instrument, vehicle, animal, food or beverage, or similar articles, or that plays musical notes, or has flashing lights for entertainment or has other entertaining features. A novelty lighter may operate on any fuel, including butane, isobutane or liquid fuel. “Novelty lighter” does not include:

(a) A lighter manufactured prior to January 1, 1980;

(b) A lighter incapable of being fueled or lacking a device necessary to produce combustion or a flame;

(c) Standard disposable and refillable lighters that are printed or decorated with logos, labels, decals or artwork, or heat shrinkable sleeves.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 27-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-23
Status: in_force

(1) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended, and to implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 USC Section 14616 , the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact. The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center shall execute the compact on behalf of the state.

(2) The department is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carrying out the compact.

(3) The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center, or the director's designee, is the state's compact officer and shall administer the compact within the state. The Mississippi Justice Information Center may establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and federal government for use in noncriminal justice cases.

(4) The state's ratification of the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted specifically renouncing the compact.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9
Status: in_force

Upon the posting by such applicant of the cash bond pursuant to Section 45-21-5 , the sheriff of such county shall secure a surety bond in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Such surety bond shall be in addition to the official bond of such sheriff. The premium for such surety bond shall be paid by the applicant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-12 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 27-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-12
Status: in_force

(1) State conviction information and arrest information which is contained in the center's database or the nonexistence of such information in the center's database shall be made available for the following noncriminal justice purposes:

(a) To any local, state or federal governmental agency that requests the information for the enforcement of a local, state or federal law;

(b) To any individual, nongovernmental entity or any employer authorized either by the subject of record in writing or by state or federal law to receive such information; and

(c) To any federal agency or central repository in another state requesting the information for purposes authorized by law.

(2) Information disseminated for noncriminal justice purposes as specified in this section shall be used only for the purpose for which it was made available and may not be re-disseminated.

(3) No agency or individual shall confirm the existence or nonexistence of criminal history record information to any person or organization that would not be eligible to receive the information pursuant to this section.

(4) Upon request for a check pursuant to this section, the nongovernmental entity or employer must provide proper identification and authorization information from the subject of the record to be checked and adhere to policies established by the center for such record checks.

(5) Any individual or his attorney who is the subject of the record to be checked, upon positive verification of the individual's identity, may request to review the disseminated information and shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 45-27-11 . If the individual wishes to correct the record as it appears in the center's system, the person shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 45-27-11 . The right of a person to review the person's criminal history record information shall not be used by a prospective employer or others as a means to circumvent procedures or fees for accessing records for noncriminal justice purposes.

(6) The center may impose procedures, including the submission of fingerprints, fees or restrictions, as are reasonably necessary to assure the record's security, to verify the identities of those who seek to inspect them, and to maintain an orderly and efficient mechanism for access. All fees shall be assessed and deposited in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-27-8 .

(7) The center shall (a) retain, separate from other division records, personal information, including any fingerprints, sent to it by the Mississippi Department of Health; and (b) notify the Department of Health upon receiving notice that an individual for whom personal information has been retained is the subject of: (i) a warrant for arrest; (ii) an arrest; (iii) a conviction, including a plea in abeyance; or (iv) a pending diversion agreement.

(8) The center is authorized to implement the Rap-Back criminal history records check system, and the Department of Health is authorized to implement and to utilize the state/federal Rap-Back criminal history system as a method of ongoing monitoring of individuals providing such care to Mississippi's vulnerable population in “covered” entities including prospective designated caregivers and entities named in the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act and to apply for and provide matching funds in order for Mississippi to receive federal grants to make necessary upgrades to the department's data systems to accommodate Rap-Back capabilities.

(9) Local agencies may release their own agency records according to their own policies.

(10) Release of the above-described information for noncriminal justice purposes shall be made only by the center, under the limitations of this section, and such compiled records will not be released or disclosed for noncriminal justice purposes by other agencies in the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-83 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-83
Status: in_force

(1) Each light of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported or sold for use in hazardous locations or installed in such a location within the State of Mississippi shall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting, firing of ceramic material on the safety glazing material, or by other suitable means. The label shall identify the labeler, whether manufacturer, fabricator or installer, and the nominal thickness and the type of safety glazing material and the fact that said material meets the test requirements of ANSI standard Z-97.1-1972. The label must be legible and visible after installation.

(2) Such safety glazing labeling shall not be used on other than safety glazing materials.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 49-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-1
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings as defined in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Amusement ride ” or “ ride ” means a mechanical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or restricted route or course for the purpose of giving the passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement. The term “amusement ride” does not include bungee jumping, zip lines, waterslides, or obstacle, challenge or adventure courses.

(b) “ Ride operator ” means the person having direct control of the starting, stopping, or speed of an amusement ride.

(c) “ Owner or operator ” means the person or organization that is responsible for the maintenance and operation of an amusement ride or amusement device.

(d) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

(e) “ Serious injuries or illnesses ” means a person's injury or illness that results in death, dismemberment, significant disfigurement, permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function, or system, a compound fracture, or other significant injury or illness that requires immediate admission and overnight hospitalization and observation by a licensed physician.

(f) “ Minor injuries or illnesses ” means injuries and illnesses that may or may not require emergency first aid or significant treatment, or both, but cannot be otherwise classified as a serious injury or illness. This term includes incidents where treatment is limited to such things as the dispensation of over-the-counter medication or plastic adhesive strips, cleansing, rest, and other similar duties or assistance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 34-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-7
Status: in_force

Upon the entry of the order sentencing the offender to probation or parole or upon the date of release of the offender from the physical custody of the responsible agency, the responsible agency shall forward the department a copy of the conviction, sentencing order, name, sex and date of birth of the offender convicted of a registrable offense under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41
Status: in_force

Each company employing special inspectors, except a company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels covered by owner or user inspection service meeting the requirements of Section 45-23-21(b) shall, within thirty (30) days following each certificate inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the board. If such report shows that a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the rules and regulations of the board, the owner or user thereof shall pay directly to the board the fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for an annual certificate or Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for a biennial certificate, and the chief inspector or his duly authorized representative shall issue to such owner or user an inspection certificate bearing the date of inspection and specifying the maximum pressure under which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated. Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .

Such inspection certificate shall be valid for not more than fourteen (14) months from its date in the case of power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers, and for not more than twenty-six (26) months in the case of heating boilers and pressure vessels.

In the case of those boilers and pressure vessels covered by Section 45-23-33(a) , (b) , (c) and (d) for which the board has established or extended the operating period between required inspections, pursuant to the provisions of Section 45-23-33(g) or (h) , the certificate shall be valid for a period not more than two (2) months beyond the period set by the board.

Certificates shall be posted under glass in the room containing the boiler or pressure vessel inspected. If the boiler or pressure vessel is not located within the building, the certificate shall be posted in a location convenient to the boiler or pressure vessel inspected, or in any place where it will be accessible to interested parties.

Air tanks used to inflate automobile tires shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-107 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-107
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided, Sections 45-11-101 through 45-11-111 shall apply to new or remodeled buildings, installations, equipment or conditions; however, Sections 45-11-101 through 45-11-111 shall also apply to existing buildings, installations, equipment, conditions and occupancies where safety to life requires compliance with Sections 45-11-101 through 45-11-111 , as determined by the state fire marshal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-53 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-53
Status: in_force

(1) An elected public official, public employee, or public agency is immune from civil liability for damages for any discretionary decision to release relevant and necessary information unless it is shown that the official, employee, or agency acted with gross negligence or in bad faith. The immunity provided under this section applies to the release of relevant information to other employees or officials or to the general public.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to impose any liability upon or to give rise to a cause of action against any public official, public employee, or public agency for failing to release information as authorized in this section.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who provides or fails to provide information relevant to the procedures set forth in this chapter shall not be liable therefor in any civil or criminal action. Nothing herein shall be deemed to grant any such immunity to any person for his willful or wanton act of commission or omission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-11
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, Title 25, Chapter 43, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-67 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-67
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person:

(a) To lend his or her identification card for persons with disabilities to any other person or knowingly to permit the use thereof by another; and

(b) To display or represent as his or her own any identification card for persons with disabilities not issued to him or her.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-8 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 27-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-8
Status: in_force

The center, by direction of the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, shall establish and collect fees reasonably calculated to reimburse the center for the actual cost of searching, reviewing, duplicating and mailing records or information of any kind maintained by the center and authorized for release by this chapter.

No records shall be furnished by the center which are classified as confidential by law.

All fees collected by the center pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the Criminal Information Center Special Fund hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies deposited in such fund shall be expended by the center, as authorized and appropriated by the Legislature, to defray the expenses of the center. Any revenue in the fund which is not encumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the State General Fund but shall remain in the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 35-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-15
Status: in_force

No public entity or public official shall be liable for any loss or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in an identification card issued pursuant to this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-251 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-251
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-251
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created the Mississippi Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board. The board shall consist of eleven (11) members. The Commissioner of Insurance and the Director of the State Fire Academy shall serve as ex officio members. The Director of the State Fire Academy shall serve as secretary to the board. The Commissioner of Insurance may appoint a designee to serve in his absence.

(2) Nine (9) members of the Mississippi Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board shall be selected as follows:

(a) Two (2) full-time paid firefighters below the rank of chief selected by the Mississippi Fire Fighters Association. The initial term shall be staggered with one (1) member serving a two-year term and one (1) member serving a three-year term. After the expiration of the initial term, the term shall be for three (3) years;

(b) One (1) full-time firefighter below the rank of fire chief selected by the Professional Fire Fighters Association of Mississippi;

(c) Three (3) career fire chiefs selected by the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association. The initial term shall be staggered: one (1) member shall serve a term of one (1) year; one (1) member shall serve a term of two (2) years; and one (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years. After the expiration of the initial term, the term shall be for three (3) years;

(d) One (1) full-time paid certified fire instructor selected by the Mississippi Fire Fighters Service Instructors Association. The initial term shall be for one (1) year. After the expiration of the initial term, the term shall be for three (3) years;

(e) One (1) full-time paid fire investigator from a paid department selected by the Mississippi Fire Investigators Association. The initial term shall be for two (2) years. After the expiration of the initial term, the term shall be for three (3) years; and

(f) One (1) member of the volunteer fire service selected by the Mississippi Fire Fighters Association. The initial term shall be for three (3) years. After the expiration of the initial term, the term shall be for three (3) years.

No member selected under this subsection shall serve more than two (2) terms consecutively. Any member missing three (3) consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned from the board. A vacancy prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by selection in the same manner and for the balance of the unexpired term.

(3) During his term, a member of the board shall not serve as a member of the State Fire Academy Advisory Board.

(4) The board shall select a chairman and vice chairman from its membership.

(5) The Department of Insurance shall provide administrative support for the board.

(6) Members of the Mississippi Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board who are not state employees shall be entitled to a per diem compensation as provided in Section 25-3-69 , and to travel expenses as provided in Section 25-3-41 . The provisions of this subsection shall apply to travel necessary to attend board meetings, as well as other travel authorized by the board and required in the performance of official duties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-19
Status: in_force

(1) The agency is authorized to require each person who possesses or uses a source of radiation: (a) to maintain appropriate records relating to its receipt, storage, use, transfer or disposal and maintain such other records as the agency may require, subject to such exemptions as may be provided by rules and regulations; and (b) to maintain appropriate records showing the radiation exposure of all individuals for whom personnel monitoring may be required by the agency, subject to such exemptions as may be provided by rules and regulations. Copies of all records required to be kept by this chapter shall be submitted to the agency or its duly authorized agents upon request.

(2) The agency is authorized to require that any person possessing or using a source of radiation, at the request of any employee, furnish to each employee for whom personnel monitoring is required a copy of such employee's personnel exposure record annually, and upon termination of employment at any time such employee has received excessive exposure.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-111 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-111
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation who shall knowingly and willfully violate the terms or provisions of the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and in case of continuing violations without reasonable effort on the part of the defendant to correct same, each day the violation continues thereafter shall be a separate offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-55 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-55
Status: in_force

Every day's omission or failure by any person to do whatever under the provisions of Sections 45-11-21 through 45-11-55 is required to be done or provided, shall be considered and treated as a separate offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-17
Status: in_force

(1) A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended, revoked or subject to civil penalty by the administrator upon verification that any one or more of the following reasons exist:

(a) Any false statement as to a material matter in the application.

(b) Fraud, misrepresentation or bribery in securing a license.

(c) Failure to notify the licensing authority and the owner or lessee of an elevator or other conveyance in any condition that is not in compliance with this chapter.

(2) No license shall be suspended, revoked, denied or subject to civil penalty until after a hearing before the administrator upon notice and hearing to the licensee or applicant of at least twenty (20) days at the last known address appearing on the license or application, served personally or by registered mail. The administrator may suspend or revoke the license, deny the application, levy a civil penalty, or dismiss the proceeding.

(3) Any person, sole proprietor, firm, or corporation whose license is revoked, suspended or subject to civil penalty, or whose license application is denied, may appeal from such determination to the Commissioner of Insurance, which shall within thirty (30) days thereafter, hold a hearing, of which at least fifteen (15) days' written notice shall be given to all interested parties. The commissioner shall, within thirty (30) days after such hearing, issue a decision.

(4) Any person, sole proprietor, firm or corporation whose license is revoked suspended or subject to civil penalty, or whose license application is denied, may appeal from such determination to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, within twenty (20) days of the final ruling.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-1
Status: in_force

(a) “Civil emergency” is defined as:

(1) A riot or unlawful assembly characterized by any use of force or violence disturbing the public peace, or any threat to use such force and violence, if accompanied by immediate power of execution, by two (2) or more persons acting together and without authority of law.

(2) Any natural disaster or man-made calamity, including but not limited to flood, conflagration, cyclone, tornado, earthquake or explosion within the geographic limits of a municipality resulting in the death or injury of persons, or the destruction of property to such an extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

(3) The destruction of property, or the death or injury of persons brought about by the deliberate acts of one (1) or more persons acting either alone or in concert with others when such acts are a threat to the peace of the general public or any segment thereof.

(b) “Curfew” is hereby defined as a prohibition against any person or persons walking, running, loitering, standing, sitting, lying or motoring upon any alley, street, public property or vacant premises within the corporate limits of the municipality except persons officially designated to duty with reference to said civil emergency or those lawfully on the streets as defined hereinafter.

(c) “Chief administrative officer” is defined to be the mayor of any municipality. Any municipality, however, may by ordinance specially designate any official as chief administrative officer for purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-301 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-301
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of any building located in the State of Mississippi with a floor or ceiling constructed with truss construction must attach to the building an emblem that identifies the building as having truss construction. The emblem shall:

(a) Be permanently affixed to the left of the main entrance door at a height between four (4) feet and six (6) feet above the ground;

(b) Be of a bright and reflective color or made of a reflective material;

(c) Be in the shape of an isosceles triangle measuring six (6) inches horizontally and three (3) inches vertically;

(d) Have conspicuously printed on it the following letters, as appropriate, based on the type of truss construction used in the building being identified by the emblem:

(i) “F” to signify a floor with truss construction;

(ii) “R” to signify a roof with truss construction; or

(iii) “F/R” to signify both a floor and roof with truss construction.

(2)(a) This section shall not apply to any building with truss construction that is a detached one- or two-family residential structure.

(b) This section shall not apply to any building constructed before July 1, 2010, unless such building undergoes expansion or remodeling on or after that date.

(3) For purposes of this section, the term “ truss ” shall mean structural members, such as boards, timbers, beams or steel bars, joined together in a rigid framework.

(4) The contractor who performs the construction, expansion or remodeling of any building on or after July 1, 2010, shall be responsible for the proper attachment of the truss construction emblem to the building.

(5) The State Fire Marshal may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-3
Status: in_force

Any individual, organization, corporation or other entity desiring to hold a rock festival in this state shall obtain, at least ten (10) or more days prior to the date upon which such event shall commence or be held, a written permit from the sheriff of the county in which such event is sought to be held. No rock festival shall be held in this state without a valid permit from the sheriff of such county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-101 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 13-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-101
Status: in_force

Every person who sells or otherwise disposes of dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives, shall keep an accurate record of the name of the purchaser, his address, quantity, and the general purpose of its intended use. It shall be unlawful to sell dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives unless the person making the sale knows the purchaser and the general purpose for which such explosive or its counterpart will be used.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-107 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-107
Status: in_force

Any person who has dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives in his possession and being engaged in a lawful business which ordinarily requires the use thereof in the ordinary and usual conduct of such business, and who possesses said articles for the purpose of use in said business, or any seller, dealer, or person transporting said articles, shall keep said articles under his control and secure from theft or pilferage at all times.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 45-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-35
Status: in_force

There is created a special fund to be designated as the “Mississippi Elevator and Conveyance Fund.” The fund shall consist of monies appropriated by the act of the Legislature and monies collected by the Commissioner of Insurance for licenses, fees and penalties levied pursuant to this chapter. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. The Commissioner of Insurance may contract with a third party to assist the commissioner with carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The Commissioner of Insurance may use the monies in this fund to defray the costs of administration of this chapter, including, but not limited to, using the monies in this fund to pay a third party a reasonable fee for its services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “ Agent ” means any person authorized by the commissioner to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes.

(b) “ Commissioner ” means the Chairman of the State Tax Commission of the State of Mississippi, and his authorized agents and employees.

(c) “ State Fire Marshal ” means the Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal of the State of Mississippi, and his authorized agents and employees.

(d) “ Cigarette ” means:

(i) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco; or

(ii) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette as described in subparagraph (i) above.

(e) “ Manufacturer ” means:

(i) Any entity which manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere that such manufacturer intends to be sold in this state, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer; or

(ii) Any entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(f) “ Quality control and quality assurance program ” means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing. Such a program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values stated in subsection (1)(f) of Section 45-12-5 for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with this chapter.

(g) “ Repeatability ” means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall ninety-five percent (95%) of the time.

(h) “ Retail dealer ” means any person, other than a manufacturer or wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes or tobacco products.

(i) “ Sale ” means any transfer of title or possession or both, exchange or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever or any agreement therefor. In addition to cash and credit sales, the giving of cigarettes as samples, prizes or gifts, and the exchanging of cigarettes for any consideration other than money, are considered sales.

(j) “ Sell ” means to sell, or to offer or agree to do the same.

(k) “ Wholesale dealer ” means any person, other than a manufacturer, who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale, and any person who owns, operates or maintains one or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 43-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-31
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its underlying purpose which is to prevent swimming pool deaths and injuries in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-43 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 33-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-43
Status: in_force

At the time a person surrenders a driver's license from another jurisdiction or makes an application for a driver's license, temporary driving permit, commercial driver's license or identification card issued under Section 45-35-3 , the department shall provide the applicant with written information on the registration requirements of this chapter and shall require written acknowledgment by the applicant of receipt of the notification.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 49-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-11
Status: in_force

(1) Within twenty-four (24) hours of notification by the owner or operator of a serious injury or illness, the Mississippi Department of Revenue may initiate an investigation into the reported serious injury or illness. If the department determines that an investigation is not warranted, the department shall promptly notify the owner or operator and the amusement ride may be reopened. If the department initiates an investigation, the amusement ride shall not be reopened to the public until such time as the department's investigation is complete and authorization to reopen is given to the owner or operator.

(2) The department's investigation shall be conducted with the assistance of a qualified inspector employed by the department or through contract with the department. The cost of any investigation shall be paid by the owner or operator.

(3) Any investigation must be conducted with all practicable speed to minimize the disruption of the amusement facility at which the amusement ride is located, as well as unrelated commercial activities.

(4) An investigation of a reported serious injury or illness must be completed immediately following the reasonable determination by the qualified inspector or the department's designee that a principal cause of the serious injury or illness was the injured rider's failure to comply with the posted safety rules or with verbal instructions given by operators.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 35-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-3
Status: in_force

(1) Any person six (6) years of age or older may be issued an identification card by the department which is certified by the registrant and attested by the commissioner as to true name, correct age and such other identifying data as required by Section 45-35-5 .

(2) The new, renewal or duplicate identification card of a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 45-33-25 shall bear a designation identifying the cardholder as a sex offender.

(3) The commissioner is authorized to provide the new, renewal or duplicate identification card to any honorably discharged veteran as defined in Title 38 of the United States Code, and such identification card shall exhibit the letters “Vet” or any other mark identifying the person as a veteran. The veteran requesting the “Vet” designation shall present his DD-214 or equivalent document that includes a notation from the State Veterans Affairs Board that the applicant is a veteran.

(4) Not later than July 1, 2021, the commissioner shall develop and implement an identification card in electronic format as an additional option for card holders. Acceptable electronic formats include display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of electronic device.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 23-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-15
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels:

(a) Boilers and pressure vessels located on United States Government property and/or under federal government control and pipelines, including compressors and related facilities, which are subject to inspection by any agency of the federal government or other agency of the State of Mississippi;

(b) Pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressed gases when constructed in compliance with specifications of the U.S. Department of Transportation and when charged with gas, marked, maintained and when periodically requalified for use, as required by appropriate regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation;

(c) Air tanks located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state authorities and used for carrying passengers or freight;

(d) Air tanks installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used directly in the operation of trains;

(e) Pressure vessels that do not exceed (i) five (5) cubic feet in volume and two hundred fifty (250) psig pressure, or (ii) one and one-half (1- 1 / 2 ) cubic feet in volume and six hundred (600) psig pressure, or (iii) an inside diameter of six (6) inches or less with no limitation on pressure;

(f) Pressure vessels operating at a working pressure not exceeding fifteen (15) psig;

(g) Vessels with a nominal water-containing capacity of one hundred twenty (120) gallons or less for containing water under pressure, including those containing also air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion;

(h) Boiler and pressure vessels constructed and operated under licenses and permits granted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission;

(i) Boilers and pressure vessels used in connection with the production, treating, processing, storage or transportation of oil or natural gas, when located in areas which are remote from places of human habitation or public congregation.

(2) The following boilers and pressure vessels shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 45-23-31 through 45-23-55 :

(a) Heating boilers which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six (6) family units;

(b) Pressure vessels containing only water under pressure for domestic supply purposes, including those containing also air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion or airlift pumping system when located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six (6) family units, or those serving rural water systems;

(c) Pressure vessels which are covered under the Liquefied Compressed Gas Equipment Inspection Law of Mississippi, being Sections 75-57-1 through 75-57-63, Mississippi Code of 1972;

(d) Air receiving tanks and attached tanks used in connection with automobile filling stations that do not exceed fifteen (15) cubic feet in volume and two hundred fifty (250) psig pressure and that are used primarily to increase air pressure in automobile tires.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 23-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41
Status: in_force

Each company employing special inspectors, except a company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels covered by owner or user inspection service meeting the requirements of Section 45-23-21(b) shall, within thirty (30) days following each certificate inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the board. If such report shows that a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the rules and regulations of the board, the owner or user thereof shall pay directly to the board the fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for an annual certificate or Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for a biennial certificate, and the chief inspector or his duly authorized representative shall issue to such owner or user an inspection certificate bearing the date of inspection and specifying the maximum pressure under which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated. Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .

Such inspection certificate shall be valid for not more than fourteen (14) months from its date in the case of power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers, and for not more than twenty-six (26) months in the case of heating boilers and pressure vessels.

In the case of those boilers and pressure vessels covered by Section 45-23-33(a) , (b) , (c) and (d) for which the board has established or extended the operating period between required inspections, pursuant to the provisions of Section 45-23-33(g) or (h) , the certificate shall be valid for a period not more than two (2) months beyond the period set by the board.

Certificates shall be posted under glass in the room containing the boiler or pressure vessel inspected. If the boiler or pressure vessel is not located within the building, the certificate shall be posted in a location convenient to the boiler or pressure vessel inspected, or in any place where it will be accessible to interested parties.

Air tanks used to inflate automobile tires shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-55 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-55
Status: in_force

Except for juvenile criminal history information that has been sealed by order of the court, this chapter exempts sex offenses from laws of this state or court orders authorizing the destroying, expunging, purging or sealing of criminal history records to the extent such information is authorized for dissemination under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-21
Status: in_force

A certified copy of every expunction and nonadjudication order shall be sent by the circuit clerk to the Mississippi Criminal Information Center where it shall be maintained in a separate confidential database accessible only upon written request by a district attorney, a county prosecuting attorney, a municipal court prosecuting attorney, the Attorney General of Mississippi and the Mississippi Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board. Any criminal conviction which has been expunged or nonadjudicated may be used for the purpose of determining habitual offender status and for the use of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board in giving or retaining law enforcement certification, and to ensure that a person is only eligible for first-offender status one (1) time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-5-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-5-13
Status: in_force

The director, with the approval of the commissioner, shall have the power and authority to accept or reject any group or individual. If an individual or group is rejected by the director, he or they may by written request appeal to a reviewing board made up of the commissioner of public safety, who will be presiding officer; the attorney general of the state; and the secretary of state. This board will have final authority on rejection or approval of applicants who have appealed to the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 21-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-13
Status: in_force

In order that the state board of health may establish criteria for implementing the pertinent health and safety regulations and that certification may be granted with a sufficient degree of certainty as to the probable number of people that will be in attendance at such event, no tickets of admission thereto shall be distributed or sold seventy-two (72) hours prior to the commencement of such event; provided, however, that tickets of admission may be distributed or sold within such seventy-two-hour period as specifically established by the state board of health in the certification or as approved, in writing, by the local board of health, if such additional sale or distribution of tickets can be permitted within the pertinent health and safety regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 45-21-11 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-1
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county is hereby authorized to employ, in its discretion, not exceeding three (3) men in counties of Classes 1 and 2, and not exceeding two (2) men to be regularly employed at any time in counties of other classes, whose duty it shall be to patrol the roads of the county and to enforce the road and motor vehicle laws.

It is hereby expressly provided that such patrol officers shall not have the power and authority, nor shall they be authorized by the motor vehicle comptroller or the tax collector of any county, to enforce any of the provisions of law relating to the taxation of motor vehicles using the highways of this state; nor shall they receive or collect any taxes due or alleged to be due under any of such laws. This shall not apply to a county where the federal government owns thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the total acreage of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-5
Status: in_force

After proclamation of a civil emergency by the chief administrative officer, he may order a general curfew applicable to such geographical areas of the municipality or to the municipality as a whole as he deems advisable, and applicable during such hours of the day or night as he deems necessary in the interest of the public safety and welfare. Said proclamation and general curfew shall have the force and effect of law and shall continue in effect until rescinded in writing by the chief administrative officer, but not to exceed five (5) days.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-32 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-32
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-32
Status: in_force

(1) A person convicted of a sex offense who volunteers for an organization in which volunteers have direct, private and unsupervised contact with minors under the age of eighteen (18) shall notify the organization of the person's conviction at the time of volunteering. Such notification must be in writing to the organization. Any organization which accepts volunteers must notify volunteers of this disclosure requirement upon application of the volunteer to serve or prior to acceptance of any of the volunteer's service, whichever occurs first.

(2) If the organization, after notification by the offender as provided in subsection (1), accepts the offender as a volunteer, the organization shall make reasonable attempts to notify the parents or guardians of any minors under the age of eighteen (18) involved in the organization of the offender's criminal record.

(3) This section applies to all registered sex offenders regardless of the date of conviction.

(4) Any person previously registered as a sex offender and who has a continuing obligation to be registered as a sex offender shall be notified of the person's duty under this section with the first reregistration form to be sent to the person after July 1, 2004.

(5) If the registered sex offender is currently volunteering for such an organization, the sex offender must resign or notify the organization immediately upon receipt of notice or be subject to the penalties of this chapter.

(6) An organization acting in good faith in making the notification to parents or guardians under this section, or who fails in good faith to make such notification, shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action as a result of the notification or failure to notify.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-23
Status: in_force

The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training shall promulgate regulations to require education and training components on mental health and behavioral issues to consist of not less than six (6) hours in the initial law enforcement officer certification program and not less than one (1) hour in any required continuing education program for law enforcement officers. The behavioral component will train officers to recognize behavioral characteristics that distinguish conditions such as autism, Asperger's syndrome, or any other mental or medical condition that may present with atypical developmental symptoms which could be perceived by an untrained person as suspicious and which could impede effective communication with a law enforcement officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-9
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Fire Safety Education Division within the State Fire Marshal's Office of the Department of Insurance. The Commissioner of Insurance, acting through the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, is charged with the administration of this section.

(2) The Fire Safety Education Division, in an effort to reduce loss of life and property from fires, shall develop and implement a fire safety education program using nationally recognized standards.

(3) The Commissioner of Insurance, acting through the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 45-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-19
Status: in_force

(1) On or before December 31, 2014, the owner or lessee of every conveyance not exempted under this chapter shall register with the Commissioner of Insurance each conveyance owned or operated by the owner or lessee, giving the type, rated load and speed, name of manufacturer, its location, the purpose for which it is used, and such additional information as may be required.

(2) Conveyances placed in service on or after July 1, 2013, shall be registered at the time they are completed and placed in service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-49 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-49
Status: in_force

(1) Records maintained pursuant to this chapter shall be open to law enforcement agencies which shall be authorized to release relevant and necessary information regarding sex offenders to the public.

(2) The identity of a victim of an offense that requires registration under this chapter shall not be released.

(3) A sheriff shall maintain records for registrants of the county and shall make available to any person upon request the name, address, place of employment, crime for which convicted, date and place of conviction of any registrant, and any other information deemed necessary for the protection of the public. The sheriffs shall be responsible for verifying their respective registries annually against the department's records to ensure current information is available at both levels.

(4)(a) Upon written request, the department shall provide to any person the name, address, photograph, if available, date of photograph, place of employment, crime for which convicted, date and place of conviction of any registrant, hair, eye color, height, race, sex and date of birth of any registrant, and any other information deemed necessary for the protection of the public.

(b)(i) The Department of Public Safety shall maintain an Internet website in a manner that will permit the public to obtain relevant information for each sex offender in the registry as required in this subsection (4). The website shall permit the public to obtain relevant information for each offender by a single query for any given name, zip code, municipality, county or geographic radius set by the user.

(ii) The Department of Public Safety shall participate in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public website. The information required to be displayed on the public registry website includes the offender's name and all known aliases; a current photograph; a physical description; the offender's residential addresses including the offender's permanent address and any address at which the offender habitually lives; employer address; school address; the current sex offense for which the offender is registered; criminal history of any other sex offenses for which the offender has been convicted; a description of the offender's vehicle including license tag number; and the offender's status if designated as noncompliant or an absconder because of failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(iii) The public website shall not display the identity of a victim of an offense that requires registration under this chapter or the registered sex offender's social security number, travel or immigration document numbers, Internet identifiers, telephone numbers, or any arrests not resulting in conviction.

(5) The Department of Education, the Mississippi Private School Association and the Department of Health shall notify all schools and licensed day care centers annually regarding the availability upon request of this information.

(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent law enforcement officers from notifying members of the public exposed to danger of any circumstances or individuals that pose a danger under circumstances that are not enumerated in this section.

(7) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent law enforcement officers from providing community notification of any circumstances or individuals that pose or could pose a danger under circumstances that are not enumerated in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-1
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the administration of criminal justice is of statewide concern, and that the activities of law enforcement officers are important to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state and are of such nature as to require selection, education and training of a professional nature upon entrance and during the careers of law enforcement officers. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the coordination of training programs for law enforcement officers and to set standards therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-4-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-4-11
Status: in_force

(1) The Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training shall establish, provide or maintain jail officer training programs through such agencies and institutions as the board may deem appropriate.

(2) The board shall authorize, but only from such funds authorized and appropriated by the Legislature, the reimbursement to each governmental entity of at least fifty percent (50%) of the allowable salary and allowable tuition, living and travel expense incurred by jail officers in attendance at approved training programs, if the governmental entity does in fact adhere to the training standards established by the board. The board shall authorize, but only from such funds authorized and appropriated by the Legislature, the direct funding of a part-time jail officer training program. The board shall require the payment of a reasonable tuition fee to aid in funding the costs of administering the part-time jail officer training program.

(3) The board is authorized to expend funds for the purpose of providing a professional library and training aids that will be available to police and sheriff departments.

(4) If any jail officer in this state who is employed by a county shall, within three (3) years after the date of his employment, resign from, or be terminated from, employment by such county and immediately become employed by another governmental entity in a jail officer capacity, then the governmental entity by which the resigned or terminated officer is employed shall reimburse the county from which the officer resigned or was terminated a proportionate share of the jail officer's training expenses which were incurred by such entity, if any.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-103 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-103
Status: in_force

Every seller of dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives shall report any sale, transfer of title, or removal to the sheriff of the county where such transfer or removal took place within twenty-four (24) hours on forms to be provided. Should the sale, transfer of title of removal of explosives be within a municipality, then a report shall also be made within twenty-four (24) hours to the chief of police on forms to be provided. The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to adopt ordinances for the further regulation and control of dynamite, nitroglycerine and similar explosives.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 17-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-3
Status: in_force

When, in the judgment of the chief administrative officer of a municipality a civil emergency as defined herein is determined to exist, he shall forthwith proclaim in writing the existence of same, a copy of which proclamation will be filed with the clerk of the municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-31
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its underlying purpose which is to prevent swimming pool deaths and injuries in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 45-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-13
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of Insurance shall promulgate regulations for the equipment, fees and licenses regulated by this chapter. The regulations shall consider the latest Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1/CSA B44; the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.3; the Performance-Based Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7, the Safety Standards for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, ASME A18.1; and Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, ASME QEI-1.

(2) The licensing authority shall consult with engineering authorities and organizations that are concerned with standard safety codes, the rules and regulations governing the operation, maintenance, servicing, construction, alteration, installation, and inspection of conveyances and the qualifications that are adequate, reasonable and necessary for licensing as an elevator mechanic, contractor and inspector.

(3) Exceptions and variances from the literal requirements of applicable standards and regulations may be granted in cases where an exception or variance would not jeopardize the public safety and welfare.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-81 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-81
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed in this subsection unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Firearm ” means any device designed, made or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device readily convertible to that use. “Firearm” does not include a firearm that may have, as an integral part, a folding knife blade or other characteristics of illegal weapons which are:

(i) An antique or curio firearm manufactured before 1899; or

(ii) A replica of an antique or curio firearm manufactured before 1899, but only if the replica does not use rim fire or center fire ammunition.

(b) “ Firearm suppressor ” means any device designed, made or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm.

(c) “ Generic and insignificant part ” means an item that has manufacturing or consumer product applications other than inclusion in a firearm suppressor. The term includes a spring, screw, nut and pin.

(d) “ Manufacture ” includes forging, casting, machining or another process for working a material.

(2) A firearm suppressor is considered to be manufactured in this state if the item is manufactured:

(a) In this state from basic materials which shall include iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, or metal alloys which are either machined out of solid ingots or stamped out of sheets; and

(b) Without the inclusion of any part imported from another state other than a generic and insignificant part.

(3) A firearm suppressor is manufactured in this state if it is manufactured as described in subsection (2) of this section without regard to whether a firearm imported into this state from another state is attached to or used in conjunction with the suppressor.

(4) A firearm suppressor that is manufactured in this state and remains in this state is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

(5) Basic material from which a firearm suppressor is manufactured in this state, including unmachined steel, is not a firearm suppressor and is not subject to federal regulation under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce as if it actually were a firearm suppressor.

(6) A firearm suppressor manufactured and sold in this state must have the words “Made in Mississippi” clearly stamped or etched on it.

(7) This section applies only to a firearm suppressor that is manufactured on or after July 1, 2023.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-21
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section and Section 45-43-23 , a person who constructs or modifies a pool yard enclosure to conform with this chapter may not be required to construct the enclosure differently by a local governmental entity, common law or any other law.

(2) An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls or maintains a pool may, at the person's option, exceed the standards of this chapter or those adopted by the State Board of Health under Section 45-43-23 . A tenant or occupant in a multiunit rental complex and a member of a property owners association may, by express written agreement, require the owner of the complex or the association to exceed those standards.

(3) A municipality may continue to require greater overall height requirements for pool yard enclosures if the requirements exist under the municipality's ordinances on July 1, 2012.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-39 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-39
Status: in_force

All boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve (12) month period from the date upon which the rules and regulations of the board shall become effective, shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the board by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers and pressure vessels in this state, or, if constructed outside of the state, by an inspector holding a license issued by an organization approved by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-101 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-101
Status: in_force

Every person who sells or otherwise disposes of dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives, shall keep an accurate record of the name of the purchaser, his address, quantity, and the general purpose of its intended use. It shall be unlawful to sell dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives unless the person making the sale knows the purchaser and the general purpose for which such explosive or its counterpart will be used.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 43-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-7
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by Section 45-43-11 , the owner of a multiunit rental complex with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls or maintains a pool shall completely enclose the pool yard with a pool yard enclosure.

(2) The height of the pool yard enclosure must be at least forty-eight (48) inches as measured from the ground on the side away from the pool.

(3) Openings under the pool yard enclosure may not allow a sphere four (4) inches in diameter to pass under the pool yard enclosure.

(4) If the pool yard enclosure is constructed with horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is at least forty-five (45) inches, the openings may not allow a sphere four (4) inches in diameter to pass through the enclosure.

(5) If the pool yard enclosure is constructed with horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is less than forty-five (45) inches, the openings may not allow a sphere one and three-fourths (1- 3 / 4 ) inches in diameter to pass through the enclosure.

(6) The use of chain-link fencing materials is prohibited entirely for a new pool yard enclosure that is constructed after July 1, 2012. The use of diagonal fencing members that are lower than forty-nine (49) inches above the ground is prohibited for a new pool yard enclosure that is constructed after July 1, 2012.

(7) Decorative designs or cutouts on or in the pool yard enclosure may not contain any openings greater than one and three-fourths (1- 3 / 4 ) inches in any direction.

(8) Indentations or protrusions in a solid pool yard enclosure without any openings may not be greater than normal construction tolerances and tooled masonry joints on the side away from the pool.

(9) Permanent equipment or structures may not be constructed or placed in a manner that makes them readily available for climbing over the pool yard enclosure.

(10) The wall of a building may be part of the pool yard enclosure only if the doors and windows in the wall comply with Sections 45-43-13 and 45-43-15 .

(11) The owner of a multiunit rental complex with a pool, or a property owners association that owns, controls or maintains a pool, is not required to:

(a) Build a pool yard enclosure at specified locations or distances from the pool other than distances for minimum walkways around the pool; or

(b) Conform secondary pool yard enclosures, located inside or outside the primary pool yard enclosure, to the requirements of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Mississippi Radiation Protection Law of 1976.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-53 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 33-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-53
Status: in_force

(1) An elected public official, public employee, or public agency is immune from civil liability for damages for any discretionary decision to release relevant and necessary information unless it is shown that the official, employee, or agency acted with gross negligence or in bad faith. The immunity provided under this section applies to the release of relevant information to other employees or officials or to the general public.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to impose any liability upon or to give rise to a cause of action against any public official, public employee, or public agency for failing to release information as authorized in this section.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who provides or fails to provide information relevant to the procedures set forth in this chapter shall not be liable therefor in any civil or criminal action. Nothing herein shall be deemed to grant any such immunity to any person for his willful or wanton act of commission or omission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 45-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-19
Status: in_force

(1) On or before December 31, 2014, the owner or lessee of every conveyance not exempted under this chapter shall register with the Commissioner of Insurance each conveyance owned or operated by the owner or lessee, giving the type, rated load and speed, name of manufacturer, its location, the purpose for which it is used, and such additional information as may be required.

(2) Conveyances placed in service on or after July 1, 2013, shall be registered at the time they are completed and placed in service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-3-55 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-3-55
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop “D” substation located in the Greenwood, Mississippi, District, shall be named the “Robert ‘Bunky’ Huggins Substation.” The Department of Public Safety shall place a distinctive plaque in a prominent place within the building, which states the background, accomplishments and service of the late Senator Robert “Bunky” Huggins to the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-25 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 45-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-25
Status: in_force

(1) All new conveyance installations shall be performed by a licensed elevator contractor who must certify compliance with this chapter upon completion of the work. Before any conveyance is used, the property owner or lessee must obtain a certificate of operation. It is the responsibility of the licensed elevator contractor to complete and submit first-time registration(s) for new installations.

(2) A certificate of operation is renewable annually, except that certificates issued for platform and stairway chairlifts for private residences shall be valid for a period of three (3) years. A certificate of operation must be clearly displayed on or in each conveyance or in the machine room/machinery space for use for the benefit of code enforcement staff.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9
Status: in_force

Upon the posting by such applicant of the cash bond pursuant to Section 45-21-5 , the sheriff of such county shall secure a surety bond in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Such surety bond shall be in addition to the official bond of such sheriff. The premium for such surety bond shall be paid by the applicant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-29 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-29
Status: in_force

All hotels or lodging houses shall be provided with a Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved electric fire detector with a detector on each floor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-207 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-207
Status: in_force

(1) Except for those records kept during the regular course of a criminal investigation and prosecution or as otherwise required by law, a state governmental agency or local government, special district, or other political subdivision or official, agent, or employee of the state or other governmental entity or any other person, public or private, other than the owner or owner's representative, may not knowingly and willfully keep or cause to be kept any list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms or any list, record, or registry of the owners of those firearms.

(2) A financial institution or its agent may not require the usage of the firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer physically located in the State of Mississippi from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

(3) A financial institution may not discriminate against a firearms retailer by declining a lawful payment card transaction based solely on the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code; provided that a financial entity may decline or otherwise refuse to process the transaction on the basis of the firearms code only if necessary to comply with this section or if requested by the customer or due to fraud controls or merchant category exclusions offered by a financial entity for the purpose of expenditure control or corporate card control.

(4) Except as otherwise required by law or regulation, a financial institution may not disclose a financial record, including a firearms code that was collected in violation of Sections 45-9-201 through 45-9-209 , unless the disclosure of such financial record or firearms code was based on a good-faith conclusion that the entity's action was required by applicable law or regulation.

(5) Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of a financial institution to negotiate with responsible parties or otherwise impair the financial institution's actions related to dispute processing, fraud management, protecting transaction integrity from concerns related to illegal activities, breach or cyber risks.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-32 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-32
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-32
Status: in_force

(1) A person convicted of a sex offense who volunteers for an organization in which volunteers have direct, private and unsupervised contact with minors under the age of eighteen (18) shall notify the organization of the person's conviction at the time of volunteering. Such notification must be in writing to the organization. Any organization which accepts volunteers must notify volunteers of this disclosure requirement upon application of the volunteer to serve or prior to acceptance of any of the volunteer's service, whichever occurs first.

(2) If the organization, after notification by the offender as provided in subsection (1), accepts the offender as a volunteer, the organization shall make reasonable attempts to notify the parents or guardians of any minors under the age of eighteen (18) involved in the organization of the offender's criminal record.

(3) This section applies to all registered sex offenders regardless of the date of conviction.

(4) Any person previously registered as a sex offender and who has a continuing obligation to be registered as a sex offender shall be notified of the person's duty under this section with the first reregistration form to be sent to the person after July 1, 2004.

(5) If the registered sex offender is currently volunteering for such an organization, the sex offender must resign or notify the organization immediately upon receipt of notice or be subject to the penalties of this chapter.

(6) An organization acting in good faith in making the notification to parents or guardians under this section, or who fails in good faith to make such notification, shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action as a result of the notification or failure to notify.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 45-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-9
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Administrator ” means the person or persons designated by the Commissioner of Insurance.

(b) “ ANSI ” means the American National Standards Institute.

(c) “ ASCE ” means the American Society of Civil Engineers.

(d) “ ASCE 21 ” means the American Society of Civil Engineers Automated People Mover Standards.

(e) “ ASME ” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

(f) “ ASME A17.1/CSA B44 ” means the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard.

(g) “ ASME A17.3 ” means the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard.

(h) “ ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 ” means the Performance-Based Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard.

(i) “ ASME A18.1 ” means the Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.

(j) “ Automated people mover ” means an installation defined as an “automated people mover” in ASCE 21.

(k) “ Certificate of Operation ” means a document that indicates that the conveyance has had the safety inspection and tests required by this chapter.

(l) “ Commissioner ” means Commissioner of Insurance.

(m) “ Conveyance ” means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving sidewalk, platform lift, stairway chairlift or automated people mover.

(n) “ Elevator ” means an installation defined as an “elevator” in ASME A17.1/CSA B44.

(o) “ Elevator contractor ” means any sole proprietor, firm, corporation or other business entity engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining elevators and other conveyances.

(p) “ Elevator helper or apprentice ” means a person who works under the general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic.

(q) “ Elevator inspector ” means any person who specializes in the design, testing and maintenance inspection of elevators and other conveyances.

(r) “ Elevator mechanic ” means any person who is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, testing or maintaining elevators or other conveyances. For the purposes of this chapter, a certified elevator technician is considered an elevator mechanic.

(s) “ Escalator ” means an installation defined as an “escalator” in ASME A17.1/CSA B44.

(t) “ Existing installation ” means an installation defined as an “installation, existing” in ASME A17.1/CSA B44.

(u) “ License ” means a written license issued under this chapter.

(v) “ Licensee ” means the elevator mechanic, elevator contractor or elevator inspector who possesses a license issued under this chapter.

(w) “ Limited Elevator Contractor ” means any sole proprietor, firm or company who employs individuals to carry on a business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining platform lifts and stairway chairlifts within any building or structure.

(x) “ Limited Elevator Mechanic ” means any person who is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.

(y) “ Moving walk ” or “ moving sidewalk ” means an installation defined as a “moving walk” in ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 27-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-21
Status: in_force

A certified copy of every expunction and nonadjudication order shall be sent by the circuit clerk to the Mississippi Criminal Information Center where it shall be maintained in a separate confidential database accessible only upon written request by a district attorney, a county prosecuting attorney, a municipal court prosecuting attorney, the Attorney General of Mississippi and the Mississippi Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board. Any criminal conviction which has been expunged or nonadjudicated may be used for the purpose of determining habitual offender status and for the use of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board in giving or retaining law enforcement certification, and to ensure that a person is only eligible for first-offender status one (1) time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-51 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 35-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-51
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(a) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.

(b) “ Department ” means Department of Public Safety.

(c) “ Disability ” means any physical, mental or neurological impairment which severely restricts a person's mobility, manual dexterity or ability to climb stairs; substantial loss of sight or hearing; loss of one or more limbs or use thereof; or significantly diminished reasoning capacity.

(d) “ Identification card for persons with disabilities ” means an identification card issued as provided in this article.

(e) “ Permanent disability ” means any disability which is permanent in nature or which is expected to continue for a period of at least five (5) years.

(f) “ Person with disabilities ” means any person with a permanent or temporary disability.

(g) “ Temporary disability ” means any disability which is expected to continue for at least six (6) months but less than five (5) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-203 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-203
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that:

(a) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the people the right to keep and bear arms;

(b) Article III, Section 12, Mississippi Constitution of 1890 , provides that “The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the Legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons”;

(c) In September 2022, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), based in Switzerland, approved a new merchant category code for firearm and ammunition merchants;

(d) In the letter to payment card networks, federal lawmakers stated that the new Merchant Category Code for firearms retailers would be “. . .the first step towards facilitating the collection of valuable financial data that could help law enforcement in countering the financing of terrorism efforts”, expressing a clear government expectation that networks will utilize the new Merchant Category Code to conduct mass surveillance of constitutionally protected firearms and ammunition purchases in cooperation with law enforcement;

(e) This potential for cooperative surveillance and tracking of lawful firearms and ammunition purchases will have a significant chilling effect on citizens wishing to exercise their federal and state constitutional rights to keep and bear arms in Mississippi;

(f) While federal law requires some financial institutions to report transactions that are highly indicative of money laundering or other unlawful activities, there is no federal or state law authorizing financial institutions to surveil and track lawful activities by customers in cooperation with law enforcement;

(g) The creation or maintenance of records of purchases of firearms or ammunition or the tracking of sales made by a retailer of firearms or ammunition by a nongovernmental entity, including a financial institution, without a substantial and historical business need or a requirement imposed by law, may frustrate the right to keep and bear arms and violate the reasonable privacy rights of lawful purchasers of firearms or ammunition; and

(h) Based on the above stated findings, it is the intent of the Legislature to prohibit the misuse of payment card processing systems to surveil, report, or otherwise discourage constitutionally protected firearm and ammunition purchases within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-61 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 33-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-61
Status: repealed

(1) A person convicted of a sex offense shall not access the Administrative Office of Courts' youth court data management system known as the Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System or “MYCIDS.”

(2) This section applies to all registered sex offenders without regard to the date of conviction for a registrable offense.

(3) The provisions of this section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9
Status: in_force

Upon the posting by such applicant of the cash bond pursuant to Section 45-21-5 , the sheriff of such county shall secure a surety bond in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Such surety bond shall be in addition to the official bond of such sheriff. The premium for such surety bond shall be paid by the applicant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 38-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-9
Status: in_force

(1) A digital service provider that enters into an agreement with a known minor for access to a digital service shall:

(a) Limit collection of the known minor's personal identifying information to information reasonably necessary to provide the digital service; and

(b) Limit use of the known minor's personal identifying information to the purpose for which the information was collected.

(2) A digital service provider that enters into an agreement with a known minor for access to a digital service may not:

(a) Use the digital service to collect the known minor's precise geolocation data;

(b) Use the digital service to display targeted advertising involving harmful material to the known minor; or

(c) Share, disclose or sell the known minor's personal identifying information unless required to:

(i) Comply with a civil, criminal or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena or summons by a governmental entity;

(ii) Comply with a law enforcement investigation;

(iii) Detect, block or prevent the distribution of unlawful, obscene or other harmful material to a known minor;

(iv) Block or filter spam;

(v) Prevent criminal activity; or

(vi) Protect the security of a digital service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-51 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 33-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-51
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who willfully misuses or alters public record information relating to a sex offender or sexual predator, or a person residing or working at an address reported by a sex offender, including information displayed by law enforcement agencies on web sites, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.

(2) The sale or exchange of sex offender information for profit is prohibited. Any violation of this subsection (2) is a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 49-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-15
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Revenue may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 35-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-9
Status: in_force

(1) If an identification card issued under this chapter is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or a new name or other updated information is required, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate by furnishing the same identifying data as for an original card and paying the fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43 .

(2) Any person who loses an identification card and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card shall promptly surrender the original card to the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 45-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-21
Status: in_force

A licensee shall inspect, test, install, service and maintain conveyances in compliance with the provisions and standards of the State Fire Prevention and Building Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-85 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-85
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful within the State of Mississippi to knowingly sell, fabricate, assemble, glaze, or install glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in, or for use in, any hazardous location, whether in a new installation or replacement in an existing location, as defined hereinabove after January 1, 1975. This section shall not be construed as being retroactive.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-27 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-27
Status: in_force

If a license is lost or destroyed, a new license shall be issued in its place without another examination.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-12 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-12
Status: in_force

(1) State conviction information and arrest information which is contained in the center's database or the nonexistence of such information in the center's database shall be made available for the following noncriminal justice purposes:

(a) To any local, state or federal governmental agency that requests the information for the enforcement of a local, state or federal law;

(b) To any individual, nongovernmental entity or any employer authorized either by the subject of record in writing or by state or federal law to receive such information; and

(c) To any federal agency or central repository in another state requesting the information for purposes authorized by law.

(2) Information disseminated for noncriminal justice purposes as specified in this section shall be used only for the purpose for which it was made available and may not be re-disseminated.

(3) No agency or individual shall confirm the existence or nonexistence of criminal history record information to any person or organization that would not be eligible to receive the information pursuant to this section.

(4) Upon request for a check pursuant to this section, the nongovernmental entity or employer must provide proper identification and authorization information from the subject of the record to be checked and adhere to policies established by the center for such record checks.

(5) Any individual or his attorney who is the subject of the record to be checked, upon positive verification of the individual's identity, may request to review the disseminated information and shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 45-27-11 . If the individual wishes to correct the record as it appears in the center's system, the person shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 45-27-11 . The right of a person to review the person's criminal history record information shall not be used by a prospective employer or others as a means to circumvent procedures or fees for accessing records for noncriminal justice purposes.

(6) The center may impose procedures, including the submission of fingerprints, fees or restrictions, as are reasonably necessary to assure the record's security, to verify the identities of those who seek to inspect them, and to maintain an orderly and efficient mechanism for access. All fees shall be assessed and deposited in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-27-8 .

(7) The center shall (a) retain, separate from other division records, personal information, including any fingerprints, sent to it by the Mississippi Department of Health; and (b) notify the Department of Health upon receiving notice that an individual for whom personal information has been retained is the subject of: (i) a warrant for arrest; (ii) an arrest; (iii) a conviction, including a plea in abeyance; or (iv) a pending diversion agreement.

(8) The center is authorized to implement the Rap-Back criminal history records check system, and the Department of Health is authorized to implement and to utilize the state/federal Rap-Back criminal history system as a method of ongoing monitoring of individuals providing such care to Mississippi's vulnerable population in “covered” entities including prospective designated caregivers and entities named in the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act and to apply for and provide matching funds in order for Mississippi to receive federal grants to make necessary upgrades to the department's data systems to accommodate Rap-Back capabilities.

(9) Local agencies may release their own agency records according to their own policies.

(10) Release of the above-described information for noncriminal justice purposes shall be made only by the center, under the limitations of this section, and such compiled records will not be released or disclosed for noncriminal justice purposes by other agencies in the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-1
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms “rock festival” and “such event” mean, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, an actual, or a reasonably foreseeable, assembly of one thousand (1,000) or more people which does or did continue, or can reasonably be expected to continue, for a period of eighteen (18) or more consecutive hours upon private property which does not contain an established place of worship and at which the principal source of entertainment is, was or will be musical in nature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-83 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-83
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies to:

(a) The State of Mississippi, including an agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office, council, court or other entity that is in any branch of state government and which is created by the constitution or a statute of this state;

(b) The governing body of a municipality, county, school district or other district;

(c) An officer, employee or body that is part of a municipality, county, school district or other district, including a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney or county attorney; and

(d) A district attorney or other prosecuting attorney.

(2)(a) An entity described in subsection (1) of this section may not adopt a rule, regulation, order, ordinance or policy under which the entity enforces, or by consistent action allows the enforcement of, a federal statute, order, rule or regulation that purports to regulate a firearm suppressor, as defined in Section 45-9-81 , if the rule, regulation, order, ordinance or policy imposes a prohibition, restriction or other regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state.

(b) An entity or person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of an entity described in subsection (1) of this section may not enforce or attempt to enforce any federal statute, order, rule or regulation described under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(3)(a) An entity described in subsection (1) of this section may not receive state funds if the entity adopts a rule, regulation, order, ordinance or policy under which the entity enforces a federal law described under subsection (2)(a) of this section or, by consistent action, allows the enforcement of a federal law described under subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(b) State funds for the entity must be denied for the fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial determination in an action brought under this section is made that the entity has violated subsection (2)(a) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-63 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 33-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-63
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for a person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 to do or commit any of the following actions with respect to the victim of the offense triggering the duty to register under this chapter:

(a) Threaten, visit, assault, molest, abuse, injure, or otherwise interfere with the victim;

(b) Follow the victim, including at the victim's workplace;

(c) Harass the victim;

(d) Contact the victim by telephone, written communication, or electronic means;

(e) Enter or remain present at the victim's residence, school, or place of employment when the victim is present.

(2) This section does not apply if the court in which the conviction was had, at the request of the victim or the parent, guardian or conservator of the victim, enters an order allowing contact with the victim. The court may enter such an order if the court determines that reasonable grounds for the victim to fear any future contact with the defendant no longer exist.

(3) A violation of this section is a felony punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) years.

(4) A law enforcement officer shall arrest and take into custody a person, with or without a warrant or other process, if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person knowingly has violated this section.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the issuance or enforcement of a criminal sexual assault protection against a defendant who has been convicted under Section 97-3-65 or 97-3-95 .

(6) This section shall be known as Carly's Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-39 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 33-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-39
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall provide written notification to any defendant charged with a sex offense as defined by this chapter of the registration requirements of Sections 45-33-25 and 45-33-31 . Such notice shall be included on any guilty plea forms and judgment and sentence forms provided to the defendant. The court shall obtain a written acknowledgment of receipt on each occasion.

(2) A court imposing a sentence, disposition or order of commitment following acquittal by reason of insanity shall notify the offender of the registration requirements of Sections 45-33-25 and 45-33-31 . The court shall obtain a written acknowledgment of receipt on each occasion.

(3) A court having jurisdiction of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 45-33-23(h) shall cause to be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety a certified record of conviction in such court of any person of any of the offenses listed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 45-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-31
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are not retroactive unless otherwise stated and equipment shall be required to comply with the applicable code at the date of its installation or within the period determined by the Commissioner of Insurance. If, upon the inspection of any device covered by this chapter, the equipment is found in dangerous condition or there is an immediate hazard to those riding or using such equipment, the administrator shall notify the owner of the condition and any corrective action taken, or required by the administrator, and shall order such alterations or additions as may be deemed necessary to eliminate the dangerous condition. Further, upon a finding of a danger to the public, the administrator may order the immediate cessation of the use of such device.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 38-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-9
Status: in_force

(1) A digital service provider that enters into an agreement with a known minor for access to a digital service shall:

(a) Limit collection of the known minor's personal identifying information to information reasonably necessary to provide the digital service; and

(b) Limit use of the known minor's personal identifying information to the purpose for which the information was collected.

(2) A digital service provider that enters into an agreement with a known minor for access to a digital service may not:

(a) Use the digital service to collect the known minor's precise geolocation data;

(b) Use the digital service to display targeted advertising involving harmful material to the known minor; or

(c) Share, disclose or sell the known minor's personal identifying information unless required to:

(i) Comply with a civil, criminal or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena or summons by a governmental entity;

(ii) Comply with a law enforcement investigation;

(iii) Detect, block or prevent the distribution of unlawful, obscene or other harmful material to a known minor;

(iv) Block or filter spam;

(v) Prevent criminal activity; or

(vi) Protect the security of a digital service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 35-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-13
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall:

(a) Display, or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession, any cancelled, fictitious, fraudulently altered or fraudulently obtained identification cards;

(b) Lend an identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;

(c) Display or represent any identification card not issued to him as being his card;

(d) Permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him;

(e) Do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this article;

(f) Photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any way reproduce, manufacture, sell or distribute any identification card or facsimile thereof so that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card; or

(g) Display or have in his possession any photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile of an identification card unless authorized by the provisions of this article.

(2) Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section shall be punished as follows:

(a) A first offense shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b) A second or subsequent offense, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) Any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 27-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-15
Status: in_force

(1) In the event of conflict, this chapter shall to the extent of the conflict supersede all existing statutes which regulate, control or otherwise relate, directly or by implication, to the collection, storage and dissemination or usage of fingerprint identification, offender criminal history or any existing statute which relates directly or by implication to any other provisions of this chapter.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, this chapter shall not be understood to alter, amend or supersede the statutes and rules of law governing the collection, storage, dissemination or usage of records concerning individual juvenile offenders in which they are individually identified by name or other means.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a criminal justice agency from maintaining more detailed information than is required to be reported to the central repository. However, the dissemination of such criminal history record information is governed by federal statute.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-11
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality or the board of supervisors of any county outside a municipality may grant permits under which fireworks, the sale, possession or use of which is otherwise prohibited hereby, may be sold and used for exhibition purposes; however, such permit shall be issued in compliance with Section 1123 of the National Fire Protection Association, as revised, and the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code, as revised. Such permits shall require that the persons in charge of such exhibitions shall be experienced in the handling of fireworks and the members of the public attending the exhibitions shall be kept at a safe distance therefrom. Any fireworks held in storage for such exhibitions shall be kept in a closed box until removed therefrom for firing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 43-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-15
Status: in_force

A wall of a building constructed before July 1, 2012, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each window in the wall has a latch and unless each window screen on a window in the wall is affixed by a window screen latch, screws, or similar means. This section does not require the installation of window screens. A wall of a building constructed on or after July 1, 2012, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each ground floor window in the wall is permanently closed and unable to be opened.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-35
Status: in_force

All hotels or lodging houses hereafter constructed over two (2) stories in height and over one hundred feet (100') in length or breadth, shall be so constructed as to have at least two (2) flights of stairs for use of guests leading from the ground floor to the uppermost story, one (1) to be located at each end or side.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 27-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-13
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who knowingly requests, obtains or attempts to obtain criminal history record information and other information maintained in the center's network under false pretenses or who misuses criminal history record information or information maintained in the center's network except in accordance with law or who knowingly communicates or attempts to communicate criminal history record information to any agency or person except in accordance with this chapter, or any member, officer, employee or agent of the center, or any participating agency who knowingly falsifies criminal history record information, or any records relating thereto, shall for each such offense be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both fined and imprisoned.

(2) Any person who knowingly discloses or attempts to disclose the techniques or methods employed to ensure the security and privacy of information or data contained in criminal justice information systems, except in accordance with this chapter, shall for each such offense be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than two (2) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-47 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-47
Status: in_force

No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler or pressure vessel based upon a report of a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler or pressure vessel for which it was issued shall cease to be insured by a company duly authorized by this state to provide such insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-7
Status: in_force

(1) Equipment not covered by this chapter includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5;

(b) Man lifts within the scope of ASME A90.1;

(c) Mobile scaffolds, towers and platforms within the scope of ANSI A92;

(d) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance within the scope of ANSI A120.1;

(e) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope of ASME B20.1;

(f) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks and slings within the scope of ASME B30;

(g) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56;

(h) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators that are covered by ASME A17.1/CSA B44 and ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7;

(i) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials to and from storage located and operating entirely within one (1) story;

(j) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses, or similar equipment;

(k) Kip or furnace hoists;

(l) Wharf ramps;

(m) Railroad car lifts or dumpers;

(n) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms and similar equipment used for installing an elevator by an elevator contractor licensed in this state.

(2) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any conveyance that is located in a private residence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-59 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 35-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-59
Status: in_force

The identification card for persons with disabilities shall bear the word “SEATING” with a box or blank space adjacent thereto. The issuer of the card shall place an “X” in such box or blank space if the applicant's disability creates mobility or health limitations which prevent him or her from climbing stairs or steep inclines. When so marked, the identification card for persons with disabilities shall be sufficient to admit the holder to seating for persons with disabilities at public events in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-61 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 35-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-61
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations under which this article shall be implemented.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-63 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-63
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for a person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 to do or commit any of the following actions with respect to the victim of the offense triggering the duty to register under this chapter:

(a) Threaten, visit, assault, molest, abuse, injure, or otherwise interfere with the victim;

(b) Follow the victim, including at the victim's workplace;

(c) Harass the victim;

(d) Contact the victim by telephone, written communication, or electronic means;

(e) Enter or remain present at the victim's residence, school, or place of employment when the victim is present.

(2) This section does not apply if the court in which the conviction was had, at the request of the victim or the parent, guardian or conservator of the victim, enters an order allowing contact with the victim. The court may enter such an order if the court determines that reasonable grounds for the victim to fear any future contact with the defendant no longer exist.

(3) A violation of this section is a felony punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) years.

(4) A law enforcement officer shall arrest and take into custody a person, with or without a warrant or other process, if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person knowingly has violated this section.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the issuance or enforcement of a criminal sexual assault protection against a defendant who has been convicted under Section 97-3-65 or 97-3-95 .

(6) This section shall be known as Carly's Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-1
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances, if any, where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(a) “High voltage” means a voltage in excess of six hundred (600) volts between conductors or from any conductor to ground.

(b) “Overhead lines” mean all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed above the ground.

(c) “Person” means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation or governmental entity.

(d) “Authorized person” means:

(i) An employee or agent of an electric utility which generates, transmits or delivers electricity.

(ii) An employee or agent of a utility which provides and whose work relates to communication services or state, county or municipal agencies which have authorized circuit construction on or near the poles or structures of a utility.

(iii) An employee or agent of an industrial plant whose work relates to the electrical system of the industrial plant.

(iv) An employee or agent of a cable television or communication services company or an employee of a contractor of a cable television or communication services company if specifically authorized by the owner of the poles to make cable television or communication services attachments.

(v) An employee or agent of a rail transportation company whose work relates to the electrical systems of the rail transportation company.

(vi) An employee or agent of a state, county or municipal electric utility or agency which has or whose work relates to overhead electrical lines, circuit construction or conductors on poles or structures of any type.

(e) “Electric utility” means any person engaged in the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity.

(f) “Warning sign” means a weather-resistant sign of not less than seven (7) inches by ten (10) inches reading as follows: “DANGER-UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT NEARER THAN 10 FEET TO HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD LINES.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17
Status: in_force

Each door, sliding glass door, window, and window screen of each dwelling unit in a residential building located in the enclosed pool yard must comply with Sections 45-43-13 and 45-43-15 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-45 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-45
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Corrections may enter into a contract with a qualified vendor experienced in and capable of fulfilling the requirements of this section on a daily basis to provide a data monitoring and alert system for persons who are required to be monitored under this chapter. The initial program shall provide for monitoring upon release of the offenders listed in Section 45-33-33 or 45-33-47 as being obligated to be monitored while on bond or upon release from confinement.

(2) The system shall monitor the movement of a monitored subject through public records or other record information systems, and, at a minimum, shall provide:

(a) Time-correlated or continuous tracking of the geographic location of the monitored subject using a Global Positioning System that is based on satellite and other location technology;

(b) An automated monitoring system that can be used to permit law enforcement agencies to compare the geographic positions of monitored subjects with reported crime incidents and the proximity of the monitored subject to a reported crime incident; and

(c) From and after January 1, 2015, and subject to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Corrections, notification to:

(i) A victim or family of a victim who have registered for notification when the offender is within a specified range of the victim's or family's residence; and

(ii) Law enforcement when an offender is within the prohibited range of a school or other place where the offender is prohibited from being.

(3) The vendor shall notify the Department of Public Safety or a local law enforcement agency if a registered sex offender does any of the following:

(a) Moves from a residence or address in this state to a residence or address in another state.

(b) Moves from a residence or address in this state to another residence or address in this state.

(4) The Department of Corrections shall develop procedures to determine, investigate and report on a twenty-four-hour-per-day basis a monitored subject's noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the program, and all reports of noncompliance shall be investigated immediately by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction that receives a report of noncompliance.

(5)(a) The system shall be installed and operational not later than January 1, 2014, following an appropriate testing period. The initial program shall consist of monitoring of the required offenders; in the second phase, the program will provide for notification to victims who have registered for notification.

(b) The Commissioner of Corrections shall study and develop recommendations for the Legislature as to the advisability of monitoring of additional registrants not later than January 1, 2015.

(6) The Commissioner of Corrections may adopt regulations to establish fees and otherwise administer monitoring of sex offenders as required under this chapter.

(7) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Corrections, Attorney General, Department of Public Safety, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, and federal, county and municipal law enforcement agencies may share criminal incident information with each other and the vendor selected to provide the monitoring equipment for the program for the purposes of detection and prevention of crime.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-107 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-107
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided, Sections 45-11-101 through 45-11-111 shall apply to new or remodeled buildings, installations, equipment or conditions; however, Sections 45-11-101 through 45-11-111 shall also apply to existing buildings, installations, equipment, conditions and occupancies where safety to life requires compliance with Sections 45-11-101 through 45-11-111 , as determined by the state fire marshal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-35
Status: in_force

All hotels or lodging houses hereafter constructed over two (2) stories in height and over one hundred feet (100') in length or breadth, shall be so constructed as to have at least two (2) flights of stairs for use of guests leading from the ground floor to the uppermost story, one (1) to be located at each end or side.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the “William Lee Montjoy Pool Safety Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-15
Status: in_force

Each section of this chapter, and every part of each section, is hereby declared to be independent, and any court holding that any section or part thereof as void, ineffective or unconstitutional for any cause, shall not affect the other sections or parts thereof, and it is now declared that the other sections or parts of sections would have been enacted regardless of any section or parts of sections which might be held unconstitutional, inoperative or ineffective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-31
Status: in_force

Any physician, surgeon, dentist, veterinarian, paramedical employee, or nurse, or any employee of a hospital, clinic, or any other medical institution or office where patients regularly receive care, who treats, at any location, any human being suffering from a wound or injury and who has reason to believe or ought to know that the wound or injury was caused by gunshot or knifing, or receiving a request for such treatment, shall report the same immediately to the municipal police department or sheriff's office of the municipality or county in which such treatment is administered or request for such treatment is received. If the wound or injury is the result of a hunting or boating accident, the injury shall be reported immediately to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

Any person making a report or the reports required by this section shall be immune from civil liability for the making of the said reports.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-57 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 33-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-57
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Public Safety may adopt regulations to establish fees to be charged for information requests under this chapter.

(2) The Department of Public Safety may adopt regulations to establish fees to be charged to registrants for registration, reregistration, and verification or change of address.

(3) Regulations promulgated under this section shall be duly filed with the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedures Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-109 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-109
Status: in_force

In case any building is constructed or reconstructed or any building is used in violation of the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the state fire marshal or the proper local authorities of any county or municipality, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful construction or reconstruction, to restrain, correct or abate such violation or to prevent the occupancy of said building.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 43-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-3
Status: in_force

The following words shall have the following meanings for purposes of this chapter:

(a) “ Self-closing and self-latching device ” means a device that causes a gate to automatically close without human or electrical power after it has been opened and to automatically latch without human or electrical power when the gate closes.

(b) “ Doorknob lock ” means a lock that is in a doorknob and that is operated from the exterior by a key, card, or combination and from the interior without a key, card, or combination.

(c) “ Dwelling ” or “ rental dwelling ” means one or more rooms rented to one or more tenants for use as a permanent residence under a lease. The term does not include a room rented to overnight guests.

(d) “ French doors ” means double doors, sometimes called double-hinged patio doors, that provide access from a dwelling interior to the exterior and in which each of the two (2) doors are hinged and closable so that the edge of one (1) door closes immediately adjacent to the edge of the other door with no partition between the doors. “ French door ” means either one (1) of the two (2) doors.

(e) “ Keyed dead bolt ” means a door lock that is not in the doorknob, that locks by a bolt in the doorjamb, that has a bolt with at least a one-inch throw if installed after July 1, 2012, and that is operated from the exterior by a key, card, or combination and operated from the interior by a knob or lever without a key, card, or combination. The term includes a doorknob lock that contains a bolt with at least a one-inch throw.

(f)(i) “ Keyless bolting device ” means a door lock not in the doorknob that locks:

1. With a bolt with a one-inch throw into a strike plate screwed into the portion of the doorjamb surface that faces the edge of the door when the door is closed or into a metal doorjamb that serves as the strike plate, operable only by knob or lever from the door's interior and not in any manner from the door's exterior, and that is commonly known as a keyless dead bolt;

2. By a drop bolt system operated by placing a central metal plate over a metal doorjamb restraint which protrudes from the doorjamb and which is affixed to the doorjamb frame by means of three (3) case-hardened screws at least three (3) inches in length. One-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the central plate must overlap the interior surface of the door and the other one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the central plate must overlap the doorjamb when the plate is placed over the doorjamb restraint. The drop bolt system must prevent the door from being opened unless the central plate is lifted off of the doorjamb restraint by a person who is on the interior side of the door; or

3. By a metal bar or metal tube that is placed across the entire interior side of the door and secured in place at each end of the bar or tube by heavy-duty metal screw hooks. The screw hooks must be at least three (3) inches in length and must be screwed into the doorframe stud or wall stud on each side of the door. The bar or tube must be capable of being secured to both of the screw hooks and must be permanently attached in some way to the doorframe stud or wall stud. When secured to the screw hooks, the bar or tube must prevent the door from being opened unless the bar or tube is removed by a person who is on the interior side of the door.

(ii) The term does not include a chain latch, flip latch, surface-mounted slide bolt, mortise door bolt, surface-mounted barrel bolt, surface-mounted swing bar door guard, spring-loaded night latch, foot bolt, or other lock or latch.

(g) “ Multiunit rental complex ” means two (2) or more dwelling units in one or more buildings that are under common ownership, managed by the same owner, managing agent, or management company, and located on the same lot or tract of land or adjacent lots or tracts of land. The term includes a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project. The term does not include:

(i) A facility primarily renting rooms to overnight guests; or

(ii) A single-family home or adjacent single-family homes that are not part of a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project.

(h) “ Pool ” means a permanent swimming pool, permanent wading or reflection pool, or permanent hot tub or spa over eighteen (18) inches deep, located at ground level, above ground, below ground, or indoors.

(i) “ Pool yard ” means an area that contains a pool.

(j) “ Pool yard enclosure ” or “ enclosure ” means a fence, wall, or combination of fences, walls, gates, windows, or doors that completely surround a pool.

(k) “ Private club ” means country club, golf club, tennis club, yacht club, gym or any similar association or organization that provides services or facilities to its members and that is not usually open to the public.

(l) “ Property owners association ” means an association of property owners for a residential subdivision, a condominium, cooperative or townhome project, or other project involving residential dwellings.

(m) “ Sliding-door handle latch ” means a latch or lock that is near the handle on a sliding glass door, that is operated with or without a key, and that is designed to prevent the door from being opened.

(n) “ Sliding-door pin lock ” means a pin or rod that is inserted from the interior side of a sliding glass door at the side opposite the door's handle and that is designed to prevent the door from being opened or lifted.

(o) “ Sliding-door security bar ” means a bar or rod that can be placed at the bottom of or across the interior side of the fixed panel of a sliding glass door and that is designed to prevent the sliding panel of the door from being opened.

(p) “ Tenant ” means a person who is obligated to pay rent or other consideration and who is authorized to occupy a dwelling, to the exclusion of others, under a verbal or written lease or rental agreement.

(q) “ Window latch ” means a device on a window or window screen that prevents the window or window screen from being opened and that is operated without a key and only from the interior.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-32 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-32
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-32
Status: in_force

(1) A person convicted of a sex offense who volunteers for an organization in which volunteers have direct, private and unsupervised contact with minors under the age of eighteen (18) shall notify the organization of the person's conviction at the time of volunteering. Such notification must be in writing to the organization. Any organization which accepts volunteers must notify volunteers of this disclosure requirement upon application of the volunteer to serve or prior to acceptance of any of the volunteer's service, whichever occurs first.

(2) If the organization, after notification by the offender as provided in subsection (1), accepts the offender as a volunteer, the organization shall make reasonable attempts to notify the parents or guardians of any minors under the age of eighteen (18) involved in the organization of the offender's criminal record.

(3) This section applies to all registered sex offenders regardless of the date of conviction.

(4) Any person previously registered as a sex offender and who has a continuing obligation to be registered as a sex offender shall be notified of the person's duty under this section with the first reregistration form to be sent to the person after July 1, 2004.

(5) If the registered sex offender is currently volunteering for such an organization, the sex offender must resign or notify the organization immediately upon receipt of notice or be subject to the penalties of this chapter.

(6) An organization acting in good faith in making the notification to parents or guardians under this section, or who fails in good faith to make such notification, shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action as a result of the notification or failure to notify.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 38 / Section 45-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-23
Status: in_force

(1) A permit must be obtained before a conveyance covered by this chapter shall be erected, constructed, installed or altered within buildings or structures in this state. Where any material alteration is made, the device shall conform to applicable requirements as determined by the commissioner. A permit may be issued only to a licensed elevator contractor, and a copy of the permit shall be kept at the construction site at all times while the work is in progress.

(2) Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by copies of specifications and accurately scaled and fully dimensioned plans showing the location of the installation in relation to the plans and elevation of the building; the location of the machinery room/machinery space and the equipment to be installed, relocated or altered; all structural supporting members thereof, including foundations; and shall specify all materials to be employed and all loads to be supported or conveyed. The plans and specifications shall be sufficiently complete to illustrate all details of construction and design.

(3) Permits may be revoked for the following reasons:

(a) Where any false statement or misrepresentation as to the material facts was made in the application, plans, or specifications on which the permit was based.

(b) Where the permit was issued in error and should not have been issued in accordance with the code.

(c) Where the work detailed under the permit is not being performed in accordance with the provisions of the application, plans or specifications or with the code or conditions of the permit.

(d) Where the elevator contractor to whom the permit was issued fails or refuses to comply with a stop work order.

(4)(a) A permit expires if the work authorized by a permit is not commenced within six (6) months after the date of issuance.

(b) For good cause, an extension of the permit may be granted.

(5) A permit is not required for a repair.

(6) The commissioner may by rules and regulations establish a fee schedule for the permits and certifications issued under this section. The fee schedule must be similar to fees charged for the same services in surrounding states.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-1
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article the following words shall have the meanings herein ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety;

(b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Safety; and

(c) “Identification card” means a card issued under the provisions of this article by the Department of Public Safety.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-27 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 45-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-27
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all new and existing conveyances located in any building or structure to have the conveyance inspected annually (ASME A17.1/CSA B44, category one) by a licensed elevator inspector who shall supply the property owner or lessee and the licensing authority with a written inspection report that describes any and all code violations. However, if the conveyance is an elevator that serves only two (2) adjacent floors, the owner may request an exemption from the annual inspection requirement pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner governing said exemption. Property owners shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the published inspection report to be in full compliance with correcting the violations.

(2)(a) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all conveyances to hire an elevator contractor or a limited elevator contractor to supervise the required tests at intervals in compliance with the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Appendix N, ASME A18.1 and ASCE 21.

(b) All tests shall be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-39 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-39
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall provide written notification to any defendant charged with a sex offense as defined by this chapter of the registration requirements of Sections 45-33-25 and 45-33-31 . Such notice shall be included on any guilty plea forms and judgment and sentence forms provided to the defendant. The court shall obtain a written acknowledgment of receipt on each occasion.

(2) A court imposing a sentence, disposition or order of commitment following acquittal by reason of insanity shall notify the offender of the registration requirements of Sections 45-33-25 and 45-33-31 . The court shall obtain a written acknowledgment of receipt on each occasion.

(3) A court having jurisdiction of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 45-33-23(h) shall cause to be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety a certified record of conviction in such court of any person of any of the offenses listed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-47-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 47-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-47-1
Status: in_force

(1) Every person who is arrested for the commission or attempted commission of a crime of violence as defined in Section 97-3-2 shall provide a biological sample for DNA testing to jail or detention center personnel upon booking. The analysis shall be performed by the Mississippi Forensics Lab or other entity designated by the Department of Public Safety, and the results shall be maintained by the Forensics Lab according to standard protocols adopted for maintenance of DNA records in conformity to federal guidelines for the maintenance of such records.

(2)(a) A DNA sample shall be collected by an individual who is trained in the collection procedures that the Forensics Laboratory uses.

(b) Upon motion of one (1) of the parties, or sua sponte by the court, the court may direct the Forensics Lab to destroy the sample and delete from the database all records thereof if there is no other pending qualifying warrant or capias for an arrest or felony conviction that would require that the sample remain in the DNA data bank if:

(i) The charge for which the sample was taken is dismissed;

(ii) The defendant is acquitted at trial or convicted of a lesser-included misdemeanor offense that is not an offense listed in this section;

(iii) No charge was filed within the statute of limitations, if any; or

(iv) No conviction has occurred, at least three (3) years have passed since the date of arrest, and there is no active prosecution.

(3)(a) Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the DNA data bank shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the DNA data bank, knowing that the dissemination, receipt or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Except as authorized by law, any person who obtains or attempts to obtain any sample for purposes of having DNA analysis performed shall be guilty of a felony.

(4)(a) Any person convicted under subsection (3)(a) shall be sentenced to a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or confinement in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.

(b) Any person convicted under subsection (3)(b) shall be sentenced to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or confinement in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both.

(c) Any person convicted under subsection (3)(c) shall be sentenced to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or commitment to the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed two (2) years, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-29 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-29
Status: in_force

All hotels or lodging houses shall be provided with a Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved electric fire detector with a detector on each floor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-71 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 35-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-71
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall be the state agency with responsibility for regulating a digital wallet for state agency credentials. The Commissioner of Public Safety may promulgate rules and regulations regarding such digital wallet technology.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 34-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-5
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall maintain the registry on the internet, which shall contain a disclaimer informing the public that:

(a) The information contained on the website is obtained from public records, and the department does not guarantee the website's accuracy or completeness;

(b) The list only includes persons convicted in Mississippi state courts of a limited list of crimes. Persons who are convicted in any federal court, or who are convicted of a crime other than a registrable offense will not appear on the registry.

(2) The department and any individual or entity acting at the request or upon the direction of the department are immune from civil liability for damages arising from reporting information under this chapter and will be presumed to have acted in good faith in performing its duties under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-5-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-5-19
Status: in_force

(1) The firing range of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy, which is established under authority of Section 45-5-5, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and located within Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall be renamed the “Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin Firing Range.”

(2) The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin Firing Range of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of retired Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin. The Department of Finance and Administration, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the firing range displaying the official name of the firing range as the “Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin Firing Range.” The Department of Finance and Administration may expend all funds necessary to accomplish this section from funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-8 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 27-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-8
Status: in_force

The center, by direction of the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, shall establish and collect fees reasonably calculated to reimburse the center for the actual cost of searching, reviewing, duplicating and mailing records or information of any kind maintained by the center and authorized for release by this chapter.

No records shall be furnished by the center which are classified as confidential by law.

All fees collected by the center pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the Criminal Information Center Special Fund hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies deposited in such fund shall be expended by the center, as authorized and appropriated by the Legislature, to defray the expenses of the center. Any revenue in the fund which is not encumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the State General Fund but shall remain in the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-31
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Registrants who are in compliance with a program of electronic monitoring under this chapter are required to reregister annually.

(b) All other registrants are required to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, to register every ninety (90) days.

(2) Reregistration includes the submission of current information and photograph to the department and the verification of registration information, including the street address and telephone number of the registrant; name, street address and telephone number of the registrant's employment or status at a school, along with any other registration information that may need to be verified and the payment of any required fees.

(3) A person who fails to reregister and obtain a renewal sex offender registration card as required by this section commits a violation of this chapter. The Department of Public Safety will immediately notify any sheriff or other jurisdiction of any changes in information including residence address, employment and status at a school if that jurisdiction, county or municipality is affected by the change.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 38-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-13
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, this chapter may not be construed as providing a basis for, or being subject to, a private right of action for a violation of this chapter.

(2) If a digital service provider violates this chapter, the parent or guardian of a known minor affected by that violation may bring a cause of action seeking:

(a) A declaratory judgment under Rule 57 of Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure ; or

(b) An injunction against the digital service provider.

(3) A court may not certify an action brought under this section as a class action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 45-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-23
Status: in_force

(1) A permit must be obtained before a conveyance covered by this chapter shall be erected, constructed, installed or altered within buildings or structures in this state. Where any material alteration is made, the device shall conform to applicable requirements as determined by the commissioner. A permit may be issued only to a licensed elevator contractor, and a copy of the permit shall be kept at the construction site at all times while the work is in progress.

(2) Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by copies of specifications and accurately scaled and fully dimensioned plans showing the location of the installation in relation to the plans and elevation of the building; the location of the machinery room/machinery space and the equipment to be installed, relocated or altered; all structural supporting members thereof, including foundations; and shall specify all materials to be employed and all loads to be supported or conveyed. The plans and specifications shall be sufficiently complete to illustrate all details of construction and design.

(3) Permits may be revoked for the following reasons:

(a) Where any false statement or misrepresentation as to the material facts was made in the application, plans, or specifications on which the permit was based.

(b) Where the permit was issued in error and should not have been issued in accordance with the code.

(c) Where the work detailed under the permit is not being performed in accordance with the provisions of the application, plans or specifications or with the code or conditions of the permit.

(d) Where the elevator contractor to whom the permit was issued fails or refuses to comply with a stop work order.

(4)(a) A permit expires if the work authorized by a permit is not commenced within six (6) months after the date of issuance.

(b) For good cause, an extension of the permit may be granted.

(5) A permit is not required for a repair.

(6) The commissioner may by rules and regulations establish a fee schedule for the permits and certifications issued under this section. The fee schedule must be similar to fees charged for the same services in surrounding states.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-15
Status: in_force

A wall of a building constructed before July 1, 2012, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each window in the wall has a latch and unless each window screen on a window in the wall is affixed by a window screen latch, screws, or similar means. This section does not require the installation of window screens. A wall of a building constructed on or after July 1, 2012, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each ground floor window in the wall is permanently closed and unable to be opened.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 23-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-11
Status: in_force

No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the board governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after twelve (12) months from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to new construction and installation shall have become effective, unless the boiler or pressure vessel is of special design or construction and is not inconsistent with the spirit and safety objectives of such rules and regulations, in which case a special installation and operating permit may, at its discretion, be granted by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-21
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi having two (2) judicial districts and an assessed valuation of property for ad valorem taxation in excess of Five Hundred Million Dollars ($500,000,000.00), according to the last completed assessment for taxation is authorized to employ, in its discretion, not exceeding nine (9) persons whose duty it shall be to patrol the roads of the county and to enforce the road and motor vehicle laws.

(2) The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi wherein Interstate Highway 55 and State Highway 22 intersect and which is also traversed in whole or part by U. S. Highways 49 and 51, and State Highways 16, 17, 43 and the Natchez Trace, and also containing a part of a public lake or reservoir in excess of thirty thousand (30,000) acres, is authorized to employ, in its discretion, not exceeding seven (7) persons whose duty it shall be to patrol the roads of the county and to enforce the road and motor vehicle laws.

(3) The board of supervisors of any Class 1 county bordering on the east side of Pearl River, and wherein are located five (5) incorporated municipalities, may employ one (1) patrol officer for the supervisors district wherein are located the two (2) incorporated municipalities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 35-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-13
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall:

(a) Display, or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession, any cancelled, fictitious, fraudulently altered or fraudulently obtained identification cards;

(b) Lend an identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;

(c) Display or represent any identification card not issued to him as being his card;

(d) Permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him;

(e) Do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this article;

(f) Photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any way reproduce, manufacture, sell or distribute any identification card or facsimile thereof so that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card; or

(g) Display or have in his possession any photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile of an identification card unless authorized by the provisions of this article.

(2) Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section shall be punished as follows:

(a) A first offense shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b) A second or subsequent offense, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) Any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-7
Status: in_force

(1) Equipment not covered by this chapter includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5;

(b) Man lifts within the scope of ASME A90.1;

(c) Mobile scaffolds, towers and platforms within the scope of ANSI A92;

(d) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance within the scope of ANSI A120.1;

(e) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope of ASME B20.1;

(f) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks and slings within the scope of ASME B30;

(g) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56;

(h) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators that are covered by ASME A17.1/CSA B44 and ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7;

(i) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials to and from storage located and operating entirely within one (1) story;

(j) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses, or similar equipment;

(k) Kip or furnace hoists;

(l) Wharf ramps;

(m) Railroad car lifts or dumpers;

(n) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms and similar equipment used for installing an elevator by an elevator contractor licensed in this state.

(2) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any conveyance that is located in a private residence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 35-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-17
Status: in_force

Subject to available appropriations, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish an alternative state identification card that does not conflict with the requirements of the federal Real ID Act of 2005, except that this card shall not require proof of domicile for persons who do not have a domicile to list.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 34-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-3
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall post a publicly accessible registry online of all offenders by July 1, 2024.

(2)(a) The list must include the offender's full legal name, any aliases by which the offender is or has been known, including any online or internet identifiers and the offender's date of birth.

(b) The list shall not include the offender's social security number, driver's license number, any other state or federal identification number, physical address or telephone numbers.

(3)(a) No offender shall be removed from the registry unless and until all fines, penalties and restitution resulting from conviction have been paid and proof of same provided to the department.

(b) If the offender is not convicted of another registrable offense while listed and if all fines, penalties and restitution have been paid, the department shall remove the offender's information from the list after either five (5) years from the date of the offender's conviction or five (5) years from the date of an offender's release from physical incarceration, whichever is later.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a person who has served any sentence imposed and paid all fines, penalties and any restitution ordered may petition the department to be removed from the list after the satisfaction of the conditions of this paragraph (c). Upon receipt and confirmation of a true and correct petition, the department shall remove the offender from the registry.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-203 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-203
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that:

(a) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the people the right to keep and bear arms;

(b) Article III, Section 12, Mississippi Constitution of 1890 , provides that “The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the Legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons”;

(c) In September 2022, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), based in Switzerland, approved a new merchant category code for firearm and ammunition merchants;

(d) In the letter to payment card networks, federal lawmakers stated that the new Merchant Category Code for firearms retailers would be “. . .the first step towards facilitating the collection of valuable financial data that could help law enforcement in countering the financing of terrorism efforts”, expressing a clear government expectation that networks will utilize the new Merchant Category Code to conduct mass surveillance of constitutionally protected firearms and ammunition purchases in cooperation with law enforcement;

(e) This potential for cooperative surveillance and tracking of lawful firearms and ammunition purchases will have a significant chilling effect on citizens wishing to exercise their federal and state constitutional rights to keep and bear arms in Mississippi;

(f) While federal law requires some financial institutions to report transactions that are highly indicative of money laundering or other unlawful activities, there is no federal or state law authorizing financial institutions to surveil and track lawful activities by customers in cooperation with law enforcement;

(g) The creation or maintenance of records of purchases of firearms or ammunition or the tracking of sales made by a retailer of firearms or ammunition by a nongovernmental entity, including a financial institution, without a substantial and historical business need or a requirement imposed by law, may frustrate the right to keep and bear arms and violate the reasonable privacy rights of lawful purchasers of firearms or ammunition; and

(h) Based on the above stated findings, it is the intent of the Legislature to prohibit the misuse of payment card processing systems to surveil, report, or otherwise discourage constitutionally protected firearm and ammunition purchases within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-301 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-301
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of any building located in the State of Mississippi with a floor or ceiling constructed with truss construction must attach to the building an emblem that identifies the building as having truss construction. The emblem shall:

(a) Be permanently affixed to the left of the main entrance door at a height between four (4) feet and six (6) feet above the ground;

(b) Be of a bright and reflective color or made of a reflective material;

(c) Be in the shape of an isosceles triangle measuring six (6) inches horizontally and three (3) inches vertically;

(d) Have conspicuously printed on it the following letters, as appropriate, based on the type of truss construction used in the building being identified by the emblem:

(i) “F” to signify a floor with truss construction;

(ii) “R” to signify a roof with truss construction; or

(iii) “F/R” to signify both a floor and roof with truss construction.

(2)(a) This section shall not apply to any building with truss construction that is a detached one- or two-family residential structure.

(b) This section shall not apply to any building constructed before July 1, 2010, unless such building undergoes expansion or remodeling on or after that date.

(3) For purposes of this section, the term “ truss ” shall mean structural members, such as boards, timbers, beams or steel bars, joined together in a rigid framework.

(4) The contractor who performs the construction, expansion or remodeling of any building on or after July 1, 2010, shall be responsible for the proper attachment of the truss construction emblem to the building.

(5) The State Fire Marshal may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-21
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Motorcycle Officers Training Program Fund, which shall be administered by the Office of the Attorney General. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide funding for the training of state and local law enforcement officers, including, but not limited to, motorcycle officers training. All courses provided under the Motorcycle Officers Training Program shall be administered and approved by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association. Monies in the fund shall be expended by the Attorney General, upon appropriation by the Legislature. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of:

(a) Monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding the Motorcycle Officers Training Program;

(b) The interest accruing to the fund;

(c) Monies received under the provisions of Section 99-19-73 ;

(d) Monies received from the federal government;

(e) Donations; and

(f) Monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.

(2) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the Motorcycle Officers Training Program shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law and as determined by the State Fiscal Officer.

(3) From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 45-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-23
Status: in_force

(1) A permit must be obtained before a conveyance covered by this chapter shall be erected, constructed, installed or altered within buildings or structures in this state. Where any material alteration is made, the device shall conform to applicable requirements as determined by the commissioner. A permit may be issued only to a licensed elevator contractor, and a copy of the permit shall be kept at the construction site at all times while the work is in progress.

(2) Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by copies of specifications and accurately scaled and fully dimensioned plans showing the location of the installation in relation to the plans and elevation of the building; the location of the machinery room/machinery space and the equipment to be installed, relocated or altered; all structural supporting members thereof, including foundations; and shall specify all materials to be employed and all loads to be supported or conveyed. The plans and specifications shall be sufficiently complete to illustrate all details of construction and design.

(3) Permits may be revoked for the following reasons:

(a) Where any false statement or misrepresentation as to the material facts was made in the application, plans, or specifications on which the permit was based.

(b) Where the permit was issued in error and should not have been issued in accordance with the code.

(c) Where the work detailed under the permit is not being performed in accordance with the provisions of the application, plans or specifications or with the code or conditions of the permit.

(d) Where the elevator contractor to whom the permit was issued fails or refuses to comply with a stop work order.

(4)(a) A permit expires if the work authorized by a permit is not commenced within six (6) months after the date of issuance.

(b) For good cause, an extension of the permit may be granted.

(5) A permit is not required for a repair.

(6) The commissioner may by rules and regulations establish a fee schedule for the permits and certifications issued under this section. The fee schedule must be similar to fees charged for the same services in surrounding states.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 39-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-5
Status: in_force

(1) The council may contract with a person to serve as its director or, with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Public Safety, may employ an individual within the Department of Public Safety to serve as director. The council shall establish the authority and responsibilities of the director.

(2) The council shall:

(a) Advise and assist in the creation of local crime stoppers programs;

(b) Foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to report information about criminal acts;

(c) Encourage news and other media to promote local crime stoppers programs and to inform the public of the functions of the council;

(d) Assist local crime stoppers programs in forwarding information about criminal acts to the appropriate law enforcement agencies; and

(e) Help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law enforcement agencies.

(3) The council may adopt rules to carry out its duties under this chapter.

(4) The assessments collected under subsection (5) of Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and any other funds as may be made available through contributions from private or public sources, shall be deposited in a special fund that is hereby created in the State Treasury and designated the State Crime Stoppers Fund. Monies deposited in the fund shall be expended by the council, pursuant to appropriation therefor by the Legislature, for the authorized purposes of the State Crime Stoppers Program established under this chapter, including, but not limited to, providing reward monies for individuals who legitimately report crime activity. Any such funds paid to such individuals shall be kept confidential by the council, and any audit of the fund and the expenditures of the council shall provide for the confidentiality of any expenditures to such individuals. The Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to accept, budget and expend for any proper expenses of the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council any special source funds made available to the Crime Stoppers Program subject to the approval of the Department of Finance and Administration and in accordance with procedures for federal fund escalations as established in Section 27-104-21 .

(5) The council shall have the authority to require financial statement reporting from any local crime stoppers program receiving any type of public funding, including, but not limited to, surcharges, assessments, fees or other funds paid directly to a local crime stoppers program by a municipal or county agency, including funds received under Section 45-39-17 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 34-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-3
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall post a publicly accessible registry online of all offenders by July 1, 2024.

(2)(a) The list must include the offender's full legal name, any aliases by which the offender is or has been known, including any online or internet identifiers and the offender's date of birth.

(b) The list shall not include the offender's social security number, driver's license number, any other state or federal identification number, physical address or telephone numbers.

(3)(a) No offender shall be removed from the registry unless and until all fines, penalties and restitution resulting from conviction have been paid and proof of same provided to the department.

(b) If the offender is not convicted of another registrable offense while listed and if all fines, penalties and restitution have been paid, the department shall remove the offender's information from the list after either five (5) years from the date of the offender's conviction or five (5) years from the date of an offender's release from physical incarceration, whichever is later.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a person who has served any sentence imposed and paid all fines, penalties and any restitution ordered may petition the department to be removed from the list after the satisfaction of the conditions of this paragraph (c). Upon receipt and confirmation of a true and correct petition, the department shall remove the offender from the registry.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 43-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-5
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall only apply to: a pool owned, controlled or maintained by the owner of a multiunit rental complex, property owners association, or private club; and doors and windows of rental dwellings opening into the pool yard of a multiunit rental complex or a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project. This chapter does not apply to any private club that does not allow members or guests under the age of twelve (12) or to any multiunit rental complex that does not allow residents under the age of twelve (12).
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-37 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-37
Status: in_force

If the inspector can show due cause that a hydrostatic test is necessary it shall be made by the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel, at the owner's or user's expense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 39-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-13
Status: in_force

The establishment of any Crime Stoppers Advisory Council shall not impede the intent or process of the Vulnerable Adults Acts of 1986 as provided in Section 43-47-1 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-21
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the danger of recidivism posed by criminal sex offenders and the protection of the public from these offenders is of paramount concern and interest to government. The Legislature further finds that law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities, conduct investigations, and quickly apprehend criminal sex offenders are impaired by the lack of information shared with the public, which lack of information may result in the failure of the criminal justice system to identify, investigate, apprehend, and prosecute criminal sex offenders.

The Legislature further finds that the system of registering criminal sex offenders is a proper exercise of the state's police power regulating present and ongoing conduct. Comprehensive registration and periodic address verification will provide law enforcement with additional information critical to preventing sexual victimization and to resolving promptly incidents involving sexual abuse and exploitation. It will allow law enforcement agencies to alert the public when necessary for the continued protection of the community.

Persons found to have committed a sex offense have a reduced expectation of privacy because of the public's interest in safety and in the effective operation of government. In balancing offenders' due process and other rights, and the interests of public security, the Legislature finds that releasing such information about criminal sex offenders to the general public will further the primary governmental interest of protecting vulnerable populations and, in some instances the public, from potential harm.

Therefore, the state's policy is to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by requiring criminal sex offenders to register, to record their addresses of residence, to be photographed and fingerprinted, and to authorize the release of necessary and relevant information about criminal sex offenders to the public as provided in this chapter, which may be referred to as the Mississippi Sex Offenders Registration Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-15
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment in the county jail or state penitentiary not to exceed one (1) year. In addition to said criminal penalties, any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be responsible for any and all injuries, deaths and property damage caused by or resulting from illegal fireworks sold by such person, firm, partnership or corporation which is prohibited by this article within the State of Mississippi, and any injured person or his legal representatives, shall have a right to bring a civil action against the dealer, distributor or manufacturer or person who sold said fireworks, whether said dealer, distributor or manufacturer or person be located in this state or not. Any dealer, distributor or manufacturer or person located outside of this state who shall sell fireworks in Mississippi shall make, constitute and appoint the Secretary of State as their lawful agent for service of process in any civil proceeding brought under the provisions of this article, to recover all damages caused or resulting from the sale of any fireworks prohibited by this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-43 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-43
Status: in_force

At the time a person surrenders a driver's license from another jurisdiction or makes an application for a driver's license, temporary driving permit, commercial driver's license or identification card issued under Section 45-35-3 , the department shall provide the applicant with written information on the registration requirements of this chapter and shall require written acknowledgment by the applicant of receipt of the notification.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 38-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-3
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Digital service ” means a website, an application, a program, or software that collects or processes personal identifying information with Internet connectivity.

(b) “ Digital service provider ” means a person who:

(i) Owns or operates a digital service;

(ii) Determines the purpose of collecting and processing the personal identifying information of users of the digital service; and

(iii) Determines the means used to collect and process the personal identifying information of users of the digital service.

(c) “ Harmful material ” means material that is harmful to minors as defined by Section 11-77-3(d) .

(d) “ Known minor ” means a child who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes, and who the digital service provider knows to be a minor.

(e) “ Personal identifying information ” means any information, including sensitive information, that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual. The term includes pseudonymous information when the information is used by a controller or processor in conjunction with additional information that reasonably links the information to an identified or identifiable individual. The term does not include deidentified information or publicly available information.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-103 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-103
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “ federal prohibited-person information ” means information that identifies an individual as:

(a) A person who has been judicially determined by a court as a person with mental illness or person with an intellectual disability under Title 41, Chapter 21, Mississippi Code of 1972 , whether ordered for inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, day treatment, night treatment or home health services treatment;

(b) A person acquitted in a criminal case by reason of insanity or on a ground of intellectual disability, without regard to whether the person is ordered by a court to receive inpatient treatment or residential care under Section 99-13-7 ;

(c) An adult individual for whom a court has appointed a guardian or conservator under Article 2, 3 or 4 of Title 93, Chapter 20, Mississippi Code of 1972 , based on the determination that the person is incapable of managing his own person or estate; or

(d) A person determined to be incompetent to stand trial by a court pursuant to Rule 9.06 of the Mississippi Rules of Circuit and County Court Practice.

(2) The Department of Public Safety by rule shall establish a procedure to provide federal prohibited-person information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Except as otherwise provided by state law, the department may disseminate federal prohibited-person information under this subsection only to the extent necessary to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation to collect and maintain a list of persons who are prohibited under federal law from engaging in certain activities with respect to a firearm.

(3) The department shall grant access to a person's own federal prohibited-person information to the person who is the subject of the information.

(4) Federal prohibited-person information maintained by the department is confidential information for the use of the department and, except as otherwise provided by this section and other state law, is not a public record and may not be disseminated by the department.

(5) The department by rule shall establish a procedure to correct department records and transmit those corrected records to the Federal Bureau of Investigation when a person provides:

(a) A copy of a judicial order or finding under Section 93-20-318 or 93-20-430 that a person has been restored to reason;

(b) Proof that the person has obtained notice of relief from disabilities under 18 USC, Section 925 ; or

(c) A copy of a judicial order of relief from a firearms disability under Section 97-37-5(4) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-85 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-85
Status: in_force

An alleged offense under Section 97-37-1 , as it existed on June 30, 2023, of concealed carrying of a muffler or silencer for any firearm, or under Section 97-37-31 , as it existed on June 30, 2023, of possession of a device that is used to muffle a firearm, may not be prosecuted on or after July 1, 2023. If on July 1, 2023, a criminal action is pending for an offense described in this section, the action is dismissed on that date. However, a final conviction for an offense described in this section which exists on July 1, 2023, is unaffected by Sections 45-9-81 through 45-9-85 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-53 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-53
Status: in_force

Any architect, carpenter, or builder, or the owner or other person, who may hereafter erect or cause to be erected, or aid in erecting, any hotel or other house or structure for the construction of which provisions are made in Sections 45-11-21 through 45-11-55 , who shall refuse or fail to comply, in the erection or construction thereof, with such provisions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-35
Status: in_force

The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 12-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-7
Status: in_force

(1) Each manufacturer shall submit to the State Fire Marshal a written certification attesting that:

(a) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 45-12-5 ; and

(b) Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in Section 45-12-5 .

(2) Each cigarette listed in the certification shall be described with the following information:

(a) Brand, or trade name on the package;

(b) Style, such as light or ultra light;

(c) Length in millimeters;

(d) Circumference in millimeters;

(e) Flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable;

(f) Filter or nonfilter;

(g) Package description, such as soft pack or box;

(h) Marking pursuant to Section 45-12-9 ;

(i) The name, address and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test; and

(j) The date that the testing occurred.

(3) The State Fire Marshal shall make certifications available to the Attorney General for purposes consistent with this chapter and the commissioner for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section.

(4) Each cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every three (3) years.

(5) For each brand family of cigarettes listed for certification, a manufacturer shall pay a fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to the State Fire Marshal. The fee paid shall apply to all cigarettes within the brand family certified and shall include any new cigarette certified within the brand family during the three-year certification period.

(6) If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to such cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this section, that cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth in Section 45-12-5 and maintains records of that retesting as required by Section 45-12-5 . Any altered cigarette which does not meet the performance standard set forth in Section 45-12-5 may not be sold in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 38-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-8 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-8
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the State Fire Academy Advisory Board for the purpose of reviewing matters affecting the State Fire Academy and advising the State Fire Academy on any such matters. The advisory board shall consist of the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, the Manager of the Mississippi State Rating Bureau, the President of the State Firefighter's Association, the President of the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association, the President of the Mississippi Municipal Association and the President of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors or his designee. Members of the State Fire Academy Advisory Board who are not state employees shall be entitled to a per diem compensation as provided in Section 25-3-69, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and to travel expenses as provided in Section 25-3-41, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 43-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17
Status: in_force

Each door, sliding glass door, window, and window screen of each dwelling unit in a residential building located in the enclosed pool yard must comply with Sections 45-43-13 and 45-43-15 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-11
Status: in_force

No person shall operate any crane, derrick, power shovel, drilling rig, pile driver, hoisting equipment, or similar apparatus, or any part thereof, which could be brought within ten (10) feet of any high voltage overhead line, unless:

(a) There is posted and maintained a warning sign, as herein defined, clearly legible and placed as follows:

(i) Within the equipment readily visible to the operator of such equipment when at the controls of such equipment; and

(ii) On the outside of the equipment in such number and location as to be readily visible to mechanics or other persons engaged in the work operations;

(b) There is installed an insulated cage-type guard or protective device about the boom or arm of all equipment, except backhoes or dippers and, where the equipment includes a lifting hook device, all lifting lines are equipped with insulator links on the lift hook connection; and

(c) A person is designated to observe clearance of the equipment from any nearby high voltage overhead lines and to give timely warning for all operations where it is difficult by visual means for the operator to determine and to maintain the required clearance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 38-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-13
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, this chapter may not be construed as providing a basis for, or being subject to, a private right of action for a violation of this chapter.

(2) If a digital service provider violates this chapter, the parent or guardian of a known minor affected by that violation may bring a cause of action seeking:

(a) A declaratory judgment under Rule 57 of Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure ; or

(b) An injunction against the digital service provider.

(3) A court may not certify an action brought under this section as a class action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 39-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-5
Status: in_force

(1) The council may contract with a person to serve as its director or, with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Public Safety, may employ an individual within the Department of Public Safety to serve as director. The council shall establish the authority and responsibilities of the director.

(2) The council shall:

(a) Advise and assist in the creation of local crime stoppers programs;

(b) Foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to report information about criminal acts;

(c) Encourage news and other media to promote local crime stoppers programs and to inform the public of the functions of the council;

(d) Assist local crime stoppers programs in forwarding information about criminal acts to the appropriate law enforcement agencies; and

(e) Help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law enforcement agencies.

(3) The council may adopt rules to carry out its duties under this chapter.

(4) The assessments collected under subsection (5) of Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and any other funds as may be made available through contributions from private or public sources, shall be deposited in a special fund that is hereby created in the State Treasury and designated the State Crime Stoppers Fund. Monies deposited in the fund shall be expended by the council, pursuant to appropriation therefor by the Legislature, for the authorized purposes of the State Crime Stoppers Program established under this chapter, including, but not limited to, providing reward monies for individuals who legitimately report crime activity. Any such funds paid to such individuals shall be kept confidential by the council, and any audit of the fund and the expenditures of the council shall provide for the confidentiality of any expenditures to such individuals. The Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to accept, budget and expend for any proper expenses of the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council any special source funds made available to the Crime Stoppers Program subject to the approval of the Department of Finance and Administration and in accordance with procedures for federal fund escalations as established in Section 27-104-21 .

(5) The council shall have the authority to require financial statement reporting from any local crime stoppers program receiving any type of public funding, including, but not limited to, surcharges, assessments, fees or other funds paid directly to a local crime stoppers program by a municipal or county agency, including funds received under Section 45-39-17 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-37 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 45-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-37
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Insurance shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations for licensing and enforcement for all provisions in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-41-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 41-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-41-3
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the statewide Silver Alert System required under Section 45-41-1 and the Amber Alert System operated by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Public Safety, there is established the Purple Alert as a standardized system to be used by local law enforcement agencies to aid in the search of a missing person. A Purple Alert may be in addition to: an active Amber Alert; an active Silver Alert; or any mass notification provided by email regarding a person's disappearance that does not meet the criteria for a Silver Alert, as authorized under Section 45-41-1(7) .

(2) At a minimum, a Purple Alert must:

(a) Be determined by a local law enforcement agency, in an emergency situation, to be a viable means by which a missing person is likely to be returned to safety;

(b) Provide, to the greatest extent possible, for the protection of the privacy, dignity and independence of the missing person by including standards aimed at preventing the inadvertent or unnecessary broadcasting or dissemination of sensitive health and diagnostic information;

(c) Limit the broadcasting and dissemination of alerts and related information to the geographic areas where the missing person could reasonably be, considering the person's circumstances and physical and mental condition, the potential modes of transportation available to the person or suspected to be involved, and the known or suspected circumstances of the person's disappearance; and

(d) Be activated only when a law enforcement agency receives a report of a missing person which includes the information required under Section 45-41-1(4)(d) .

(3) Under a Purple Alert, a local law enforcement agency may broadcast information concerning a missing person:

(a) Who has: a mental or cognitive disability that is not Alzheimer's disease or a dementia-related disorder; an intellectual disability or a developmental disability; a brain injury; another physical, mental or emotional disability that is not related to substance abuse; or a combination of any of these;

(b) Whose disappearance indicates a credible threat of immediate danger or serious bodily harm to himself or herself, as determined by the local law enforcement agency; and

(c) Who most likely cannot be returned to safety without law enforcement intervention.

(4) If a Purple Alert is determined to be necessary and appropriate, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction must notify the media and persons who have subscribed to receive alert notifications in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions where the missing person may be located. The law enforcement agency also must report the person missing to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Public Safety.

(5) The Purple Alert system must include procedures to monitor the use, activation and results of alerts and a strategy for informing and educating law enforcement, the media and other stakeholders concerning the alert.

(6) A local law enforcement agency may activate a Purple Alert notwithstanding the existence of an active Silver Alert or Amber Alert for the same missing person if the agency determines that a Purple Alert may improve the chances of finding the person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-37 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-37
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall develop a plan for and establish a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification system. In implementing the plan, the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall purchase the appropriate equipment. The DNA identification system as established herein shall be compatible with that utilized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(2) From and after January 1, 1996, every individual convicted of a sex offense or in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a sex offense as defined in Section 45-33-23 shall submit a biological sample for purposes of DNA identification analysis before release from or transfer to a state correctional facility or county jail or other detention facility.

(3) From and after January 1, 1996, any person having a duty to register under Section 45-33-25 for whom a DNA analysis is not already on file shall submit a biological sample for purposes of DNA identification analysis within five (5) working days after registration.

(4) The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall be responsible for the policy management and administration of the state DNA identification record system to support law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies and shall:

(a) Promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section; and

(b) Provide for cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other criminal justice agencies relating to the state's participation in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) program and the national DNA identification index or in any DNA database designated by the Forensics Laboratory.

(5) A DNA sample obtained in good faith shall be deemed to have been obtained in accordance with the requirements of this section. Any entry into the database which is found to be erroneous shall not prohibit law enforcement officials from the legitimate use of information in the furtherance of a criminal investigation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-59 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-59
Status: in_force

The identification card for persons with disabilities shall bear the word “SEATING” with a box or blank space adjacent thereto. The issuer of the card shall place an “X” in such box or blank space if the applicant's disability creates mobility or health limitations which prevent him or her from climbing stairs or steep inclines. When so marked, the identification card for persons with disabilities shall be sufficient to admit the holder to seating for persons with disabilities at public events in this state.