Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-26 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-26
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-26
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Unless exempted under subsection (2), it is unlawful for a person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 :

(i) To be present in any school building, on real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under the age of eighteen (18) are present in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance; or

(ii) To loiter within five hundred (500) feet of a school building or real property comprising any school while persons under the age of eighteen (18) are present in the building or on the grounds.

(b) It is unlawful for a person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 to visit or be in or about any public beach or public campground where minor children congregate without advance approval from the Director of the Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry, and the registrant is required to immediately report any incidental contact with minor children to the director.

(2)(a) A person required to register as a sex offender who is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and who complies with subsection (3) may be present on school property if the parent or guardian is:

(i) Attending a conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the progress of the sex offender's child academically or socially;

(ii) Participating in child review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions may be made with respect to the sex offender's child regarding special education services;

(iii) Attending conferences to discuss other student issues concerning the sex offender's child such as retention and promotion;

(iv) Transporting the sex offender's child to and from school; or

(v) Present at the school because the presence of the sex offender has been requested by the principal for any other reason relating to the welfare of the child.

(b) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a sex offender who is legally enrolled in a particular school or is participating in a school-sponsored educational program located at a particular school when the sex offender is present at that school.

(3)(a) In order to exercise the exemption under subsection (2), a parent or guardian who is required to register as a sex offender must notify the principal of the school of the sex offender's presence at the school unless the offender: (i) has permission to be present from the superintendent or the school board, or (ii) the principal has granted ongoing permission for regular visits of a routine nature.

(b) If permission is granted by the superintendent or the school board, the superintendent or school board president must inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours when the sex offender will be present in the school, and the sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's office upon arrival and upon departure. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school official.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ School ” means a public or private preschool, elementary school or secondary school.

(b) “ Loiter ” means standing or sitting idly, whether in or out of a vehicle, or remaining in or around school property without a legitimate reason.

(c) “ School official ” means the principal, a teacher, any other certified employee of the school, the superintendent of schools, or a member of the school board.

(5) A sex offender who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), incarceration not to exceed six (6) months in jail, or both.

(6) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the sex offender did not know and could not reasonably know that the property or conveyance fell within the proscription of this section.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to infringe upon the constitutional right of a sex offender to be present in a school building that is used as a polling place for the purpose of voting.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 49-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-7
Status: in_force

(1) A ride operator must:

(a) Be at least sixteen (16) years of age;

(b) Operate only one (1) amusement ride at a time;

(c) Be in attendance at all times when the ride is operating; and

(d) Operate the ride in accordance with the ride manufacturer's specifications.

(2) To the extent permitted by law, an operator may deny any person entrance to an amusement ride if the operator believes that entrance by that person may jeopardize the safety of the person or other persons.

(3) Patron responsibility:

(a) There are inherent risks in the participation in or on any amusement ride. Patrons of an amusement ride, by participation, accept the risks inherent in such participation of which the ordinary prudent person is or should be aware. Patrons have the duty to exercise good judgment and act in a responsible manner while using the amusement ride, device, or attraction and to obey all oral or written warnings, or both, before or during participation, or both.

(b) Patrons have a duty to not participate in or on any amusement ride when under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

(c) Patrons have a duty to properly use all ride or device safety equipment provided.

(d) Any patron that violates the provisions of this subsection (3) shall be subject to immediate removal from the amusement facility without a refund of any admission charge.

(e) An owner or operator of an amusement ride shall display the potential penalties for violation of this section at each amusement ride.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 45-7-25 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-25
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to acquire radio transmitting and receiving equipment for use by said patrol officers in the performance of their duties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-5
Status: in_force

(1) Any expense, including office supplies, counsel fees, expenses of deputy, detective and officers, incurred by the Commissioner of Insurance in the performance of the duties imposed upon him by Sections 45-11-1 and 45-11-3 , and the operation of the State Fire Academy, as provided in Section 45-11-7 , shall be defrayed by all insurance companies, including stock, mutuals and reciprocals writing fire insurance, including the fire insurance components of automobile insurance, dwelling multiple peril insurance, farm multiple peril insurance and commercial multiple peril insurance, doing business in this state; and a tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) of the gross premium receipts of these fire insurance policies is hereby levied for this purpose to be collected by the State Tax Commission in the same manner as the general tax on premiums is collected as provided in Section 27-15-107 . In the case of indivisible multiple peril insurance policies when the fire portion of the policy is not specified, a tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) is hereby levied on forty-five percent (45%) of the gross premium receipts of these policies.

(2) There is created a separate account known as the “State Fire Academy Fund” for support of the State Fire Academy. Not later than the fifteenth of the month succeeding the month in which taxes under subsection (1) are collected, the State Treasurer shall transfer into this account all taxes collected under subsection (1) for the operation of the State Fire Academy. The annual expenditure for the operation of the academy shall not exceed the amount in the account; however, any unexpended funds remaining in the account at the close of the fiscal year may be carried over for use in the ensuing years.

(3)(a) A tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) is hereby levied on the gross premium receipts of all insurance policies taxed in subsection (1).

(b) Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, the State Treasurer shall disburse the revenue from the tax levied in this subsection as follows:

(i) Fifty percent (50%) shall be transferred into the Municipal Fire Protection Fund in Section 83-1-37 ; and

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) shall be transferred to the County Volunteer Fire Department Fund in Section 83-1-39 .

(4) All taxes shall be deposited into the Treasury as provided in Section 7-7-21 . The tax commission shall keep separate accounts of all taxes collected under this section and shall include these accounts in its annual report.

(5) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency 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.

(6) 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. § 45-43-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-23
Status: in_force

(1) A tenant of an owner of a multiunit rental complex, a member of a property owners association, a governmental entity, or any other person or the person's representative may maintain an action against the owner or property owners association for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter. In that action, the person may obtain:

(a) A court order directing the owner or property owners association to comply with this chapter;

(b) A judgment against the owner or property owners association for actual damages resulting from the failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter;

(c) A judgment against the owner or property owners association for attorney's fees if the actual damages to the person were caused by the owner's or property owners association's intentional, malicious or grossly negligent actions; or

(d) A judgment against the owner or property owners association for a civil penalty of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) if the owner or property owners association fails to comply with this chapter within a reasonable time after written notice by a tenant of the multiunit rental complex or a member of the property owners association; the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party in an action brought under this subsection (1)(d).

(2) The Attorney General, a local health department, a municipality, or a county having jurisdiction may enforce this chapter by any lawful means, including inspections, permits, fees, civil fines, criminal prosecutions, injunctions, and after required notice, governmental construction or repair of pool yard enclosures that do not exist or that do not comply with this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-12 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / 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. § 45-15-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-3
Status: in_force

Unless the procedures have been followed as provided by Sections 45-15-9 and 45-15-11, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to deter contact with high voltage overhead lines:

(a) No person shall, individually or through an agent or employee, perform or require any other person to perform any function or activity upon any land, building, highway or other premises if at any time during the performance of that function or activity the person performing the function or activity could be reasonably expected to move or be placed within ten (10) feet of any high voltage overhead line or if any equipment or part of any tool or material used by the person could be reasonably expected to move or be placed within ten (10) feet of any high voltage overhead line during the performance of any function or activity.

(b) No person shall, individually or through an agent or employee, operate or bring any mechanical equipment or hoisting equipment or any other equipment or part of any tool or material within ten (10) feet of any high voltage overhead line.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons lawfully occupying the land where the line is located and engaged in the regular and ordinary functions and activities of farming, ranching or other agricultural pursuits.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 45-43-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 45-11-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-5
Status: in_force

(1) Any expense, including office supplies, counsel fees, expenses of deputy, detective and officers, incurred by the Commissioner of Insurance in the performance of the duties imposed upon him by Sections 45-11-1 and 45-11-3 , and the operation of the State Fire Academy, as provided in Section 45-11-7 , shall be defrayed by all insurance companies, including stock, mutuals and reciprocals writing fire insurance, including the fire insurance components of automobile insurance, dwelling multiple peril insurance, farm multiple peril insurance and commercial multiple peril insurance, doing business in this state; and a tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) of the gross premium receipts of these fire insurance policies is hereby levied for this purpose to be collected by the State Tax Commission in the same manner as the general tax on premiums is collected as provided in Section 27-15-107 . In the case of indivisible multiple peril insurance policies when the fire portion of the policy is not specified, a tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) is hereby levied on forty-five percent (45%) of the gross premium receipts of these policies.

(2) There is created a separate account known as the “State Fire Academy Fund” for support of the State Fire Academy. Not later than the fifteenth of the month succeeding the month in which taxes under subsection (1) are collected, the State Treasurer shall transfer into this account all taxes collected under subsection (1) for the operation of the State Fire Academy. The annual expenditure for the operation of the academy shall not exceed the amount in the account; however, any unexpended funds remaining in the account at the close of the fiscal year may be carried over for use in the ensuing years.

(3)(a) A tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) is hereby levied on the gross premium receipts of all insurance policies taxed in subsection (1).

(b) Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, the State Treasurer shall disburse the revenue from the tax levied in this subsection as follows:

(i) Fifty percent (50%) shall be transferred into the Municipal Fire Protection Fund in Section 83-1-37 ; and

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) shall be transferred to the County Volunteer Fire Department Fund in Section 83-1-39 .

(4) All taxes shall be deposited into the Treasury as provided in Section 7-7-21 . The tax commission shall keep separate accounts of all taxes collected under this section and shall include these accounts in its annual report.

(5) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency 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.

(6) 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. § 45-13-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-9
Status: in_force

No fireworks shall be sold or offered for sale at retail before the fifteenth day of June and after the fifth day of July and before the fifth day of December and after the second day of January of each year. No fireworks shall be sold to any person under the age of twelve (12) years. It shall be unlawful to ignite or discharge fireworks of any type within six hundred (600) feet of any church, hospital or school, or within seventy-five (75) feet of where fireworks are stored or offered for sale. It shall also be unlawful to ignite or discharge the same within or throw the same from or into or at any motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / 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. § 45-39-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 39-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-15
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of a county and the governing authority of a municipality are authorized to contribute funds to a local crime stoppers program from the general fund of the county or municipality or any other available source if the local crime stoppers program is established to operate, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of that county or municipality.

This chapter shall not repeal or affect any local and private act establishing a county or local crime stoppers program providing for the operation and funding of such program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-45 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / 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. § 45-9-101 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-101
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided, the Department of Public Safety is authorized to issue licenses to carry stun guns, concealed pistols or revolvers to persons qualified as provided in this section. Such licenses shall be valid throughout the state for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance, except as provided in subsection (25) of this section. Any person possessing a valid license issued pursuant to this section may carry a stun gun, concealed pistol or concealed revolver.

(b) The licensee must carry the license, together with valid identification, at all times in which the licensee is carrying a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver and must display both the license and proper identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer. A violation of the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall constitute a noncriminal violation with a penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be enforceable by summons.

(2) The Department of Public Safety shall issue a license if the applicant:

(a) Is a resident of the state. However, this residency requirement may be waived if the applicant possesses a valid permit from another state, is a member of any active or reserve component branch of the United States of America Armed Forces stationed in Mississippi, is the spouse of a member of any active or reserve component branch of the United States of America Armed Forces stationed in Mississippi, or is a retired law enforcement officer establishing residency in the state;

(b)(i) Is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; or

(ii) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age but not yet twenty-one (21) years of age and the applicant:

1. Is a member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces, including National Guard or Reserve; and

2. Holds a valid Mississippi driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety or a valid and current tribal identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe containing a photograph of the holder;

(c) Does not suffer from a physical infirmity which prevents the safe handling of a stun gun, pistol or revolver;

(d) Is not ineligible to possess a firearm by virtue of having been convicted of a felony in a court of this state, of any other state, or of the United States without having been pardoned or without having been expunged for same;

(e) Does not chronically or habitually abuse controlled substances to the extent that his normal faculties are impaired. It shall be presumed that an applicant chronically and habitually uses controlled substances to the extent that his faculties are impaired if the applicant has been voluntarily or involuntarily committed to a treatment facility for the abuse of a controlled substance or been found guilty of a crime under the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law or similar laws of any other state or the United States relating to controlled substances within a three-year period immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted;

(f) Does not chronically and habitually use alcoholic beverages to the extent that his normal faculties are impaired. It shall be presumed that an applicant chronically and habitually uses alcoholic beverages to the extent that his normal faculties are impaired if the applicant has been voluntarily or involuntarily committed as an alcoholic to a treatment facility or has been convicted of two (2) or more offenses related to the use of alcohol under the laws of this state or similar laws of any other state or the United States within the three-year period immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted;

(g) Desires a legal means to carry a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver to defend himself;

(h) Has not been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or has waited five (5) years from the date of his restoration to capacity by court order;

(i) Has not been voluntarily or involuntarily committed to a mental institution or mental health treatment facility unless he possesses a certificate from a psychiatrist licensed in this state that he has not suffered from disability for a period of five (5) years;

(j) Has not had adjudication of guilt withheld or imposition of sentence suspended on any felony unless three (3) years have elapsed since probation or any other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled;

(k) Is not a fugitive from justice; and

(l) Is not disqualified to possess a weapon based on federal law.

(3) The Department of Public Safety may deny a license if the applicant has been found guilty of one or more crimes of violence constituting a misdemeanor unless three (3) years have elapsed since probation or any other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled or expunction has occurred prior to the date on which the application is submitted, or may revoke a license if the licensee has been found guilty of one or more crimes of violence within the preceding three (3) years. The department shall, upon notification by a law enforcement agency or a court and subsequent written verification, suspend a license or the processing of an application for a license if the licensee or applicant is arrested or formally charged with a crime which would disqualify such person from having a license under this section, until final disposition of the case. The provisions of subsection (7) of this section shall apply to any suspension or revocation of a license pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(4) The application shall be completed, under oath, on a form promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and shall include only:

(a) The name, address, place and date of birth, race, sex and occupation of the applicant;

(b) The driver's license number or social security number of applicant;

(c) Any previous address of the applicant for the two (2) years preceding the date of the application;

(d) A statement that the applicant is in compliance with criteria contained within subsections (2) and (3) of this section;

(e) A statement that the applicant has been furnished a copy of this section and is knowledgeable of its provisions;

(f) A conspicuous warning that the application is executed under oath and that a knowingly false answer to any question, or the knowing submission of any false document by the applicant, subjects the applicant to criminal prosecution; and

(g) A statement that the applicant desires a legal means to carry a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver to defend himself.

(5) The applicant shall submit only the following to the Department of Public Safety:

(a) A completed application as described in subsection (4) of this section;

(b) A full-face photograph of the applicant taken within the preceding thirty (30) days in which the head, including hair, in a size as determined by the Department of Public Safety, except that an applicant who is younger than twenty-one (21) years of age must submit a photograph in profile of the applicant;

(c) A nonrefundable license fee of Eighty Dollars ($80.00). Costs for processing the set of fingerprints as required in paragraph (d) of this subsection shall be borne by the applicant. Honorably retired law enforcement officers, disabled veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States, and law enforcement officers employed with a law enforcement agency of a municipality, county or state at the time of application for the license, shall be exempt from the payment of the license fee;

(d) A full set of fingerprints of the applicant administered by the Department of Public Safety; and

(e) A waiver authorizing the Department of Public Safety access to any records concerning commitments of the applicant to any of the treatment facilities or institutions referred to in subsection (2) of this section and permitting access to all the applicant's criminal records.

(6)(a) The Department of Public Safety, upon receipt of the items listed in subsection (5) of this section, shall forward the full set of fingerprints of the applicant to the appropriate agencies for state and federal processing.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall forward a copy of the applicant's application to the sheriff of the applicant's county of residence and, if applicable, the police chief of the applicant's municipality of residence. The sheriff of the applicant's county of residence, and, if applicable, the police chief of the applicant's municipality of residence may, at his discretion, participate in the process by submitting a voluntary report to the Department of Public Safety containing any readily discoverable prior information that he feels may be pertinent to the licensing of any applicant. The reporting shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date he receives the copy of the application. Upon receipt of a response from a sheriff or police chief, such sheriff or police chief shall be reimbursed at a rate set by the department.

(c) The Department of Public Safety shall, within forty-five (45) days after the date of receipt of the items listed in subsection (5) of this section:

(i) Issue the license;

(ii) Deny the application based solely on the ground that the applicant fails to qualify under the criteria listed in subsections (2) and (3) of this section. If the Department of Public Safety denies the application, it shall notify the applicant in writing, stating the ground for denial, and the denial shall be subject to the appeal process set forth in subsection (7); or

(iii) Notify the applicant that the department is unable to make a determination regarding the issuance or denial of a license within the forty-five-day period prescribed by this subsection, and provide an estimate of the amount of time the department will need to make the determination.

(d) In the event a legible set of fingerprints, as determined by the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, cannot be obtained after a minimum of two (2) attempts, the Department of Public Safety shall determine eligibility based upon a name check by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol and a Federal Bureau of Investigation name check conducted by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol at the request of the Department of Public Safety.

(7)(a) If the Department of Public Safety denies the issuance of a license, or suspends or revokes a license, the party aggrieved may appeal such denial, suspension or revocation to the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his authorized agent, within thirty (30) days after the aggrieved party receives written notice of such denial, suspension or revocation. The Commissioner of Public Safety, or his duly authorized agent, shall rule upon such appeal within thirty (30) days after the appeal is filed and failure to rule within this thirty-day period shall constitute sustaining such denial, suspension or revocation. Such review shall be conducted pursuant to such reasonable rules and regulations as the Commissioner of Public Safety may adopt.

(b) If the revocation, suspension or denial of issuance is sustained by the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his duly authorized agent pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the aggrieved party may file within ten (10) days after the rendition of such decision a petition in the circuit or county court of his residence for review of such decision. A hearing for review shall be held and shall proceed before the court without a jury upon the record made at the hearing before the Commissioner of Public Safety or his duly authorized agent. No such party shall be allowed to carry a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver pursuant to the provisions of this section while any such appeal is pending.

(8) The Department of Public Safety shall maintain an automated listing of license holders and such information shall be available online, upon request, at all times, to all law enforcement agencies through the Mississippi Crime Information Center. However, the records of the department relating to applications for licenses to carry stun guns, concealed pistols or revolvers and records relating to license holders shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, and shall be released only upon order of a court having proper jurisdiction over a petition for release of the record or records.

(9) Within thirty (30) days after the changing of a permanent address, or within thirty (30) days after having a license lost or destroyed, the licensee shall notify the Department of Public Safety in writing of such change or loss. Failure to notify the Department of Public Safety pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall constitute a noncriminal violation with a penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be enforceable by a summons.

(10) In the event that a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver license is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the license was issued shall comply with the provisions of subsection (9) of this section and may obtain a duplicate, or substitute thereof, upon payment of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) to the Department of Public Safety, and furnishing a notarized statement to the department that such license has been lost or destroyed.

(11) A license issued under this section shall be revoked if the licensee becomes ineligible under the criteria set forth in subsection (2) of this section.

(12)(a) Except as provided in subsection (25) of this section, no less than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of the license, the Department of Public Safety shall send to each licensee a written notice of the expiration and a renewal form prescribed by the department. The licensee must renew his license on or before the expiration date by filing with the department the renewal form, a notarized affidavit stating that the licensee remains qualified pursuant to the criteria specified in subsections (2) and (3) of this section if necessary, and a full set of fingerprints administered by the Department of Public Safety or the sheriff of the county of residence of the licensee. The first renewal may be processed by mail “or other means as determined by the Department” and the subsequent renewal must be made in person. Thereafter every other renewal may be processed by mail to assure that the applicant must appear in person every ten (10) years for the purpose of obtaining a new photograph.

(i) Except as provided in this subsection, a renewal fee of Forty Dollars ($40.00) shall also be submitted along with costs for processing the fingerprints;

(ii) Honorably retired law enforcement officers, disabled veterans, active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States and law enforcement officers employed with a law enforcement agency of a municipality, county or state at the time of renewal, shall be exempt from the renewal fee; and

(iii) The renewal fee for a Mississippi resident aged sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall forward the full set of fingerprints of the applicant to the appropriate agencies for state and federal processing. The license shall be renewed upon receipt of the completed renewal application and appropriate payment of fees.

(c) A licensee who fails to file a renewal application on or before its expiration date must renew his license by paying a late fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). No license shall be renewed six (6) months or more after its expiration date, and such license shall be deemed to be permanently expired. A person whose license has been permanently expired may reapply for licensure; however, an application for licensure and fees pursuant to subsection (5) of this section must be submitted, and a background investigation shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(13) No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize any person, except a law enforcement officer as defined in Section 45-6-3 with a distinct license authorized by the Department of Public Safety, to carry a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver into any place of nuisance as defined in Section 95-3-1, Mississippi Code of 1972; any police, sheriff or highway patrol station; any detention facility, prison or jail; any courthouse; any courtroom, except that nothing in this section shall preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his courtroom; any polling place; any meeting place of the governing body of any governmental entity; any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; any school, college or professional athletic event not related to firearms; any portion of an establishment, licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, that is primarily devoted to dispensing alcoholic beverages; any portion of an establishment in which beer, light spirit product or light wine is consumed on the premises, that is primarily devoted to such purpose; any elementary or secondary school facility; any junior college, community college, college or university facility unless for the purpose of participating in any authorized firearms-related activity; inside the passenger terminal of any airport, except that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal if the firearm is encased for shipment, for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; any church or other place of worship, except as provided in Section 45-9-171 ; or any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law. In addition to the places enumerated in this subsection, the carrying of a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver may be disallowed in any place in the discretion of the person or entity exercising control over the physical location of such place by the placing of a written notice clearly readable at a distance of not less than ten (10) feet that the “carrying of a pistol or revolver is prohibited.” No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize the participants in a parade or demonstration for which a permit is required to carry a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver.

(14) A law enforcement officer as defined in Section 45-6-3 , chiefs of police, sheriffs and persons licensed as professional bondsmen pursuant to Chapter 39, Title 83, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this section.

(a) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide licenses to law enforcement officers as defined in Section 45-6-3 who choose to obtain a license under the provisions of this section, which shall include a distinction that the officer is an “active duty” law enforcement officer and an endorsement that such officer is authorized to carry in the locations listed in subsection (13). A law enforcement officer shall provide the following information to receive the license described in this subsection: (i) a letter, with the official letterhead of the agency or department for which the officer is employed at the time of application and (ii) a letter with the official letterhead of the agency or department, which explains that such officer has completed a certified law enforcement training academy.

(b) The licensing requirements of this section do not apply to the carrying by any person of a stun gun, pistol or revolver, knife, or other deadly weapon that is not concealed as defined in Section 97-37-1 .

(15) Any person who knowingly submits a false answer to any question on an application for a license issued pursuant to this section, or who knowingly submits a false document when applying for a license issued pursuant to this section, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 99-19-31, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(16) All fees collected by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and shall be used for implementation and administration of this section. After the close of each fiscal year, the balance in this fund shall be certified to the Legislature and then may be used by the Department of Public Safety as directed by the Legislature.

(17) All funds received by a sheriff or police chief pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the county or municipality, as appropriate, and shall be budgeted to the sheriff's office or police department as appropriate.

(18) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or allow the registration, documentation or providing of serial numbers with regard to any stun gun or firearm.

(19) Any person holding a valid unrevoked and unexpired license to carry stun guns, concealed pistols or revolvers issued in another state shall have such license recognized by this state to carry stun guns, concealed pistols or revolvers. The Department of Public Safety is authorized to enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state if that state requires a written agreement in order to recognize licenses to carry stun guns, concealed pistols or revolvers issued by this state.

(20) The provisions of this section shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Safety. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(21) For the purposes of this section, the term “ stun gun ” means a portable device or weapon from which an electric current, impulse, wave or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to incapacitate temporarily, injure, momentarily stun, knock out, cause mental disorientation or paralyze.

(22)(a) From and after January 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations which provide that licenses authorized by this section for honorably retired law enforcement officers and honorably retired correctional officers from the Mississippi Department of Corrections shall (i) include the words “retired law enforcement officer” on the front of the license, and (ii) unless the licensee chooses to have this license combined with a driver's license or identification card under subsection (25) of this section, that the license itself have a red background to distinguish it from other licenses issued under this section.

(b) An honorably retired law enforcement officer and honorably retired correctional officer shall provide the following information to receive the license described in this section: (i) a letter, with the official letterhead of the agency or department from which such officer is retiring, which explains that such officer is honorably retired, and (ii) a letter with the official letterhead of the agency or department, which explains that such officer has completed a certified law enforcement training academy.

(23) A disabled veteran who seeks to qualify for an exemption under this section shall be required to provide a veterans health services identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs indicating a service-connected disability, which shall be sufficient proof of such service-connected disability.

(24) A license under this section is not required for a loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver to be carried upon the person in a sheath, belt holster or shoulder holster or in a purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case if the person is not engaged in criminal activity other than a misdemeanor traffic offense, is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a pistol or revolver under state or federal law, and is not in a location prohibited under subsection (13) of this section. However, the medical use of medical cannabis by a cardholder who is a registered qualifying patient which is lawful under the provisions of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act and in compliance with rules and regulations adopted thereunder shall not disqualify a person under this subsection (24) solely because the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm under 18 USCS Section 922(g)(3) due to such medical use of medical cannabis.

(25) An applicant for a license under this section shall have the option of, instead of being issued a separate card for the license, having the license appear as a notation on the individual's driver's license or identification card. If the applicant chooses this option, the license issued under this section shall have the same expiration date as the driver's license or identification card, and renewal shall take place at the same time and place as renewal of the driver's license or identification card. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations which may be necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the concurrent application and renewal processes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 45-13-109 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-109
Status: in_force

Every person transporting or bringing dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives into the State of Mississippi shall immediately report to the sheriff of the county of original entry, identify himself, give his destination and an inventory which shall be filed in a register to be kept by the sheriff. The sheriff shall, within twenty-four (24) hours, after receiving the name, destination and inventory, report same to the commissioner of public safety. For such registering and reporting, the sheriff shall be paid a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00) by the person transporting the explosives. A person transporting dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives who fails to report his name, destination and inventory shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding twenty (20) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-7
Status: in_force

Fireworks kept for sale at wholesale shall be stored in a room set aside for the storage of fireworks only. Over the entrance to this room shall be posted a sign reading “FIREWORKS-NO SMOKING-KEEP OPEN FLAMES AWAY.” Two (2) approved fire extinguishers shall be provided and kept in close proximity to the stock of fireworks in all buildings where fireworks are sold. Small temporary stands used for storing and selling fireworks only, in lieu of the fire extinguishers, may have a barrel of water and two (2) buckets available for use as fire extinguishing equipment. All fireworks kept for sale on counters must remain in original packages unless an attendant is on duty at all times at the counter where the fireworks are on display. Signs reading “FIREWORKS FOR SALE-NO SMOKING ALLOWED” shall be displayed in the section of any store set aside for the sale of fireworks.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 33-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-23
Status: in_force

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

(a) “ Conviction ” means that, regarding the person's offense, there has been a determination or judgment of guilt as a result of a trial or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere regardless of whether adjudication is withheld. “ Conviction of similar offenses ” includes, but is not limited to, a conviction by a federal or military tribunal, including a court-martial conducted by the Armed Forces of the United States, a conviction for an offense committed on an Indian Reservation or other federal property, a conviction in any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianna 1 Islands or the United States Virgin Islands, and a conviction in a foreign country if the foreign country's judicial system is such that it satisfies minimum due process set forth in the guidelines under Section 111(5)(B) Public Law 109-248.

(b) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Public Safety unless otherwise specified.

(c) “ Jurisdiction ” means any court or locality including any state court, federal court, military court, Indian tribunal or foreign court, the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianna 1 Islands or the United States Virgin Islands, and Indian tribes that elect to function as registration jurisdictions under Title 1, SORNA Section 127 of the Adam Walsh Child Safety Act.

(d) “ Permanent residence ” means a place where the person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of fourteen (14) or more aggregate days in a six (6) month period.

(e) “ Registration ” means providing information to the appropriate agency within the timeframe specified as required by this chapter.

(f) “ Registration duties ” means obtaining the registration information required on the form specified by the department as well as the photograph, fingerprints and biological sample of the registrant. Biological samples are to be forwarded to the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory pursuant to Section 45-33-37 ; the photograph, fingerprints and other registration information are to be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety immediately.

(g) “ Responsible agency ” is defined as the person or government entity whose duty it is to obtain information from a criminal sex offender upon conviction and to transmit that information to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

(i) For a criminal sex offender being released from the custody of the Department of Corrections, the responsible agency is the Department of Corrections.

(ii) For a criminal sex offender being released from a county jail, the responsible agency is the sheriff of that county.

(iii) For a criminal sex offender being released from a municipal jail, the responsible agency is the police department of that municipality.

(iv) For a sex offender in the custody of the youth court, the responsible agency is the youth court.

(v) For a criminal sex offender who is being placed on probation, including conditional discharge or unconditional discharge, without any sentence of incarceration, the responsible agency is the sentencing court.

(vi) For an offender who has been committed to a mental institution following an acquittal by reason of insanity, the responsible agency is the facility from which the offender is released. Specifically, the director of the facility shall notify the Department of Public Safety before the offender's release.

(vii) For a criminal sex offender who is being released from a jurisdiction outside this state or who has a prior conviction in another jurisdiction and who is to reside, work or attend school in this state, the responsible agency is both the sheriff of the proposed county of residence and the department.

(h) “ Sex offense ” or “ registrable offense ” means any of the following offenses:

(i) Section 97-3-53 relating to kidnapping, if the victim was below the age of eighteen (18);

(ii) Section 97-3-65 relating to rape; however, conviction or adjudication under Section 97-3-65(1)(a) when the offender was eighteen (18) years of age or younger at the time of the alleged offense, shall not be a registrable sex offense;

(iii) Section 97-3-71 relating to rape and assault with intent to ravish;

(iv) Section 97-3-95 relating to sexual battery; however, conviction or adjudication under Section 97-3-95(1)(c) when the offender was eighteen (18) years of age or younger at the time of the alleged offense, shall not be a registrable sex offense;

(v) Section 97-5-5 relating to enticing a child for concealment, prostitution or marriage;

(vi) Section 97-5-23 relating to the touching of a child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless person for lustful purposes;

(vii) Section 97-5-27 relating to the dissemination of sexually oriented material to children;

(viii) Section 97-5-33 relating to the exploitation of children;

(ix) Section 97-5-41 relating to the carnal knowledge of a stepchild, adopted child or child of a cohabiting partner;

(x) Section 97-29-3 relating to sexual intercourse between teacher and student;

(xi) Section 97-29-59 relating to unnatural intercourse;

(xii) Section 43-47-18 relating to sexual abuse of a vulnerable person;

(xiii) Section 97-3-54.1(1)(c) relating to procuring sexual servitude of a minor and Section 97-3-54.3 relating to aiding, abetting or conspiring to violate Section 97-3-54.1(1)(c) ;

(xiv) Section 97-29-61(2) relating to voyeurism when the victim is a child under sixteen (16) years of age;

(xv) Section 97-29-63 relating to filming another without permission where there is an expectation of privacy;

(xvi) Section 97-29-45(1)(a) relating to obscene electronic communication;

(xvii) Section 97-3-104 relating to the crime of sexual activity between law enforcement, correctional or custodial personnel and prisoners;

(xviii) Section 97-5-39(1)(e) relating to contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child, felonious abuse or battery of a child, if the victim was sexually abused;

(xix) Section 97-29-51 relating to procuring or promoting prostitution when the victim is a child under eighteen (18) years of age;

(xx) Section 97-1-7 relating to attempt to commit any of the offenses referenced in this paragraph (h);

(xxi) Any other offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be deemed to be such a crime without regard to its designation elsewhere;

(xxii) Any offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction for which registration is required in the jurisdiction where the conviction was had;

(xxiii) Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this section;

(xxiv) Capital murder when one (1) of the above-described offenses is the underlying crime.

(i) “ Temporary residence ” is defined as any place where the person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of seven (7) or more aggregate days in a six (6) month period which is not the person's permanent residence.

(j) “ Address ” means the actual physical street address of a person's permanent or temporary residence. For a person who is homeless but is subject to registration under this chapter, the address information must provide a specific description of where the person habitually lives; the term “homeless” or similar description does not constitute an address within the contemplation of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 43 / Section 49-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-13
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any nonprofit owner/operator who operates ten (10) rides or less.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-301 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 45-21-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 45-10-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 45-39-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 39-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-9
Status: in_force

A person who is a member or employee of the council or who accepts a report of criminal activity on behalf of a local crime stoppers program is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person intentionally or knowingly divulges to a person not employed by a law enforcement agency the content of a report of a criminal act or the identity of the person who made the report without the consent of the person who made the report.

A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be punished as provided in Section 99-19-31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and is not eligible for state employment during the five-year period following the date that the conviction becomes final.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 45-45-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 45-23-41 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 45-11-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-5
Status: in_force

(1) Any expense, including office supplies, counsel fees, expenses of deputy, detective and officers, incurred by the Commissioner of Insurance in the performance of the duties imposed upon him by Sections 45-11-1 and 45-11-3 , and the operation of the State Fire Academy, as provided in Section 45-11-7 , shall be defrayed by all insurance companies, including stock, mutuals and reciprocals writing fire insurance, including the fire insurance components of automobile insurance, dwelling multiple peril insurance, farm multiple peril insurance and commercial multiple peril insurance, doing business in this state; and a tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) of the gross premium receipts of these fire insurance policies is hereby levied for this purpose to be collected by the State Tax Commission in the same manner as the general tax on premiums is collected as provided in Section 27-15-107 . In the case of indivisible multiple peril insurance policies when the fire portion of the policy is not specified, a tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) is hereby levied on forty-five percent (45%) of the gross premium receipts of these policies.

(2) There is created a separate account known as the “State Fire Academy Fund” for support of the State Fire Academy. Not later than the fifteenth of the month succeeding the month in which taxes under subsection (1) are collected, the State Treasurer shall transfer into this account all taxes collected under subsection (1) for the operation of the State Fire Academy. The annual expenditure for the operation of the academy shall not exceed the amount in the account; however, any unexpended funds remaining in the account at the close of the fiscal year may be carried over for use in the ensuing years.

(3)(a) A tax of one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) is hereby levied on the gross premium receipts of all insurance policies taxed in subsection (1).

(b) Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, the State Treasurer shall disburse the revenue from the tax levied in this subsection as follows:

(i) Fifty percent (50%) shall be transferred into the Municipal Fire Protection Fund in Section 83-1-37 ; and

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) shall be transferred to the County Volunteer Fire Department Fund in Section 83-1-39 .

(4) All taxes shall be deposited into the Treasury as provided in Section 7-7-21 . The tax commission shall keep separate accounts of all taxes collected under this section and shall include these accounts in its annual report.

(5) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency 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.

(6) 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. § 45-3-45 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-3-45
Status: in_force

The commissioner is hereby authorized to set up a training school for patrolmen. He shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the operation of same and the period of training to be required of appointees to the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol. The period of training for recruits shall not be less than eighty (80) days; however, prior sworn law enforcement officers who have at least two (2) years of law enforcement experience may have a period of additional training that is less than eighty (80) days. The expense of such training shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the patrol.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 23-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be cited as the “Mississippi Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Law of 1974.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-41 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-41
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Corrections or any person having charge of a county or municipal jail or any juvenile detention facility shall provide written notification to an inmate or offender in the custody of the jail or other facility due to a conviction of or adjudication for a sex offense of the registration and notification requirements of Sections 45-33-25 , 45-33-31 , 45-33-32 and 45-33-59 at the time of the inmate's or offender's confinement and release from confinement, and shall receive a signed acknowledgment of receipt on both occasions.

(2) At least fifteen (15) days prior to the inmate's release from confinement, the Department of Corrections shall notify the victim of the offense or a designee of the immediate family of the victim regarding the date when the offender's release shall occur, provided a current address of the victim or designated family member has been furnished in writing to the Director of Records for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-205 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-205
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 45-9-201 through 45-9-209 , the following words shall have the meanings as defined in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Customer ” means any resident of Mississippi engaged in a payment card transaction that a financial institution facilitates or processes.

(b) “ Disclosure ” or “ disclose ” means the transfer, publication, or distribution of protected financial information to another person or entity for any purpose other than: (i) to process or facilitate a payment card transaction; or (ii) to take any actions related to dispute processing, fraud management, or protecting transaction integrity from concerns related to illegal activities, breach or cyber risks.

(c) “ Financial institution ” means an entity involved in facilitating or processing a payment card transaction, including, but not limited to, a bank, an acquirer, payment card network, or payment card issuer.

(d) “ Financial record ” means a record held by a financial institution related to a payment card transaction that the financial institution has processed or facilitated.

(e) “ Firearms retailer ” means any person or entity physically located in the State of Mississippi engaged in the lawful business of selling or trading firearms or ammunition to be used in firearms.

(f) “ Firearms code ” means the Merchant Category Code 5723 approved in September 2022 by the International Organization for Standardization for firearms retailers.

(g) “ Government entity ” means any county or municipality, or state board, commission, agency, bureau, department, or any other political subdivision of the state.

(h) “ Protected financial information ” means any record of a sale, purchase, return, or refund involving a payment card that is retrieved, characterized, generated, labeled, sorted, or grouped based on the assignment of a firearms code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-69 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-69
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully violates any provision of Sections 45-14-51 through 45-14-67 or any regulation or order issued hereunder may, upon conviction therefor, be punished by a fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for five (5) years, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 39-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-9
Status: in_force

A person who is a member or employee of the council or who accepts a report of criminal activity on behalf of a local crime stoppers program is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person intentionally or knowingly divulges to a person not employed by a law enforcement agency the content of a report of a criminal act or the identity of the person who made the report without the consent of the person who made the report.

A person convicted of an offense under this section shall be punished as provided in Section 99-19-31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and is not eligible for state employment during the five-year period following the date that the conviction becomes final.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 27-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-3
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “ Criminal justice agencies ” means public agencies at all levels of government which perform as their principal function activities relating to the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.

(b) “ Offense ” means an act which is a felony or a misdemeanor.

(c) “ Justice information system ” means those agencies, procedures, mechanisms, media and forms, as well as the information itself, which are or become involved in the origination, transmittal, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information related to reported offenses and offenders, and the subsequent actions related to the events or persons.

(d) “ Criminal justice information ” means the following classes of information:

(i) “ Secret data ,” which includes information dealing with those elements of the operation and programming of the Mississippi Justice Information Center computer system and the communications network and satellite computer systems handling criminal justice information which prevents unlawful intrusion into the system.

(ii) “ Criminal history record information ,” which means information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, affidavits, information or other formal charges and any disposition arising therefrom, sentencing, correctional supervision and release. The term does not include identification information such as fingerprint records or images to the extent that the information does not indicate involvement of the individual in the criminal justice system.

(iii) “ Sensitive data ,” which contains statistical information in the form of reports, lists and documentation which may identify a group characteristic, such as “white” males or “stolen” guns.

(iv) “ Restricted data ,” which contains information relating to data-gathering techniques, distribution methods, manuals and forms.

(v) “ Law enforcement agency ” or “ originating agency ” or “ agency ” which includes a governmental unit or agency composed of one or more persons employed full time or part time by the state as a political subdivision thereof for the following purposes: (A) the administration of criminal justice, which includes the prevention and detection of crime; the apprehension, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders; or the collection, storage and dissemination of criminal history record information; or (B) the enforcement of state laws or local ordinances, which includes making arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority. The agency must perform one or more of the above-described criminal justice duties and allocate a substantial part of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice.

(e) “ Center ” means the Mississippi Justice Information Center or the Mississippi Criminal Information Center.

(f) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

(g) “ Conviction information ” means criminal history record information disclosing that a person was found guilty of, or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, a criminal offense in a court of law, together with any sentencing information. This includes a conviction in a federal or military tribunal, including a court martial conducted by the Armed Forces of the United States, or a conviction for an offense committed on an Indian Reservation or other federal property, or any court of a state of the United States.

(h) “ Nonconviction information ” means arrest without disposition information if an interval of one (1) year has elapsed from the date of arrest and no active prosecution for the charge is pending, as well as all acquittals and all dismissals.

(i) “ Arrest card ” means the initial law enforcement agency documentation of an arrest, whether in physical or digital form, including fingerprint information.

(j) “ Disposition form ” means the form prescribed by rule of the Justice Information Center for a court or law enforcement agency to report the disposition of the case of a person who has been arrested.

(k) “ Disposition ” means the outcome of the case of a person who was arrested and includes, without limitation:

(i) Nonadjudication;

(ii) A verdict or plea of guilt;

(iii) A plea of nolo contendere;

(iv) A verdict of not guilty;

(v) Dismissal;

(vi) Nolle prosequi;

(vii) Remand to the file;

(viii) Expunction; or

(ix) An appeal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-29 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 45-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-29
Status: in_force

Any owner or lessee who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-39 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 45-17-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / 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. § 45-33-29 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 33-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-29
Status: in_force

(1) Upon any change of address, including temporary lodging, an offender required to register under this chapter is 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, not less than ten (10) days before he intends to first reside at the new address.

(2) Upon any change in the status of a registrant's enrollment, employment or vocation at any public or private educational institution, including any secondary school, trade or professional institution or institution of higher education, the offender is 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, within three (3) business days of the change.

(3) Upon any change of employment or change of name, a registrant is 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, within three (3) business days of the change.

(4) Upon any change of vehicle information, a registrant is required to report the change on an appropriate form supplied by the department within three (3) business days of the change.

(5) Upon any change of e-mail address or addresses, instant message address or addresses, or any other designation used in Internet communications, postings or telephone communications, a registrant is required to report the change on an appropriate form supplied by the department within three (3) business days of the change.

(6) Upon any change of information deemed by the department to be necessary to the state's policy to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities, a registrant is required to report the change on an appropriate form supplied by the department within three (3) business days of the change.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-81 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-81
Status: in_force

The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Safety glazing material” shall mean any glazing material such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of ANSI standard Z-97.1-1972.

(b) “Hazardous locations” shall mean those installations, glazed or to be glazed, in commercial and public buildings, known as framed or unframed glass entrance doors, and those fixed glazed panels immediately adjacent to entrance or exit doors and which may be mistaken for doors, and those installations, glazed or to be glazed, in residential buildings and other structures used as dwellings, commercial buildings and public buildings, known as sliding glass doors, storm doors, shower doors and bathtub enclosures. Any entrance or exit door, or fixed glazed panel immediately adjacent to entrance or exit doors which may be mistaken for doors, which is fifty percent (50%) or more exposed glass without division frames, or contains a single glass panel with glass of more than sixty (60) inches in height or twenty-four (24) inches in width, will be a hazardous location.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-3
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided, no retailer, dealer or any other person shall sell, offer for sale, store, display, or have in their possession, or use or explode anywhere in this state any fireworks that have not been approved and labeled as Class C common fireworks by the Interstate Commerce Commission. No jobber, wholesaler, manufacturer or any other person shall sell to retail dealers or any other person in this state for the purpose of resale or use in this state any fireworks which do not have the Interstate Commerce Commission Class C label printed on the fireworks or on the smallest package in which the same are sold. The Interstate Commerce Commission Class C label must be visible on the fireworks or smallest container in which the same are sold and the label shall be on the fireworks or on the package or both which are received by the general public from the dealer, and such label shall be of such size and so positioned as to be readily seen and recognized by law enforcement officers and the public. Wherever practical such fireworks and container shall have imprinted thereon directions for the handling thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / 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. § 45-11-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-7
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created a State Fire Academy for the training and education of persons engaged in municipal, county and industrial fire protection. The Commissioner of Insurance shall appoint an Executive Director of the State Fire Academy who, along with his employees, shall be designated as a division of the Insurance Department. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Insurance. The State Fire Academy shall be under the supervision and direction of the Executive Director of the State Fire Academy. State Fire Academy training programs for fire personnel shall be conducted at the academy with seminars to be conducted in other sections of the state as and when the State Fire Academy Advisory Board considers it necessary and advisable.

The Commissioner of Insurance may establish and charge reasonable fees for the training programs and other services provided by the academy. A record of all funds received pursuant to this paragraph shall be maintained as is required for other monies pursuant to Section 45-11-5 .

The Executive Director of the State Fire Academy is authorized and empowered to purchase, operate and maintain mobile firefighting equipment as he may find necessary and proper for the operation of the academy subject to approval of the Commissioner of Insurance. The equipment may be utilized wherever training sessions may be held at the discretion of the State Fire Academy Advisory Board.

(2) The Commissioner of Insurance shall be authorized to undertake appropriate action to accomplish and fulfill the purposes of the State Fire Academy, including the hiring of instructors and personnel, the lease and purchase of appropriate training equipment and to lease, purchase or construct suitable premises and quarters for conducting annual school and seminars, as the State Fire Academy Advisory Board may deem necessary and required for such purposes. Any contract entered into under and by virtue of the provisions of this section shall first be submitted to and approved by the Public Procurement Review Board, and construction pursuant to the contract shall be under the supervision of the Governor's Office of General Services.

(3) Vouchers for operating expense for the State Fire Academy shall be signed by the Executive Director of the State Fire Academy and payment thereof shall be made from such funds to be derived from a special allocation from the State Fire Academy Fund as provided in Section 45-11-5 .

(4) The State Fire Academy is hereby officially designated as the agency of this state to conduct training for fire personnel on a statewide basis in which members of all duly constituted fire departments may participate. This subsection shall not be construed to affect the authority of any fire department to conduct training for its own personnel.

(5) Each state agency, private agency or federal agency which provides training for the fire service shall coordinate such efforts with the State Fire Academy to prevent duplication of cost and to ensure standardization of training.

(6) The State Fire Academy shall present an appropriate certificate signifying the successful completion of its prescribed courses.

(7) National firefighter standards approved by the Mississippi Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board shall be used as the basis for classroom instruction at the fire academy.

(8) The Commissioner of Insurance, Executive Director of the State Fire Academy, and the Mississippi Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board shall coordinate all state programs related to fire department operations.

(9) The Commissioner of Insurance is hereby authorized and empowered to establish standard guidelines for the use of, and accountability for, municipal and county fire protection funds distributed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 83-1-37 and 83-1-39, Mississippi Code of 1972 . Such guidelines shall include requirements for the establishment of record keeping and reports to the Commissioner of Insurance by municipalities and counties relating to the receipt and expenditure of fire protection funds, the training of fire department personnel and the submission to the Commissioner of Insurance of other data reasonably related to local fire protection responsibilities which the Commissioner of Insurance deems necessary for the performance of the duties of the State Fire Academy Advisory Board.

(10) In order that the Commissioner of Insurance may more effectively execute the duties imposed upon him by subsection (9) of this section, there is hereby created within the State Fire Academy a Division of Fire Services Development. The division shall be staffed by a Fire Services Development Coordinator, appointed by the executive director of the academy from his current staff and by such other personnel as deemed by the Commissioner of Insurance. The division shall work with municipal and county fire coordinators to ensure effective implementation of guidelines established pursuant to subsection (9) of this section and shall serve in an advisory capacity for all aspects of fire service improvement. The Fire Service Coordinator shall annually notify the Department of Finance and Administration of those municipalities and counties which are not eligible to receive a portion of fire protection fund distributions because of failure to comply with requirements imposed in Sections 83-1-37 and 83-1-39 as a prerequisite to receipt of such funds.

(11) There is created in the State Treasury a separate account to be known as the “State Fire Academy Construction Fund.” The State Treasurer shall transfer on July 1, 1997, the sum of Six Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($675,000.00) and on July 1, 1998, the sum of Six Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($675,000.00) from the State Fire Academy Fund 3502 into the separate account created in this subsection. Monies in such account shall be expended solely, upon legislative appropriations, to defray expenses related to the construction of capital improvements project known as “Fire Safety and Education Building” and parking areas at the State Fire Academy by the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management of the Office of General Services and to pay any indebtedness incurred to accomplish such construction. Funds not used after the completion of this capital improvements project shall be transferred back into State Fund 3502.

(12) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency 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.

(13) 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.

(14) The State Fire Academy is designated as an authorized training program for Emergency Medical Response and Emergency Medical Technician, and is authorized to provide initial and national continued competency program training, including Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic and Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced. The State Fire Academy shall be limited to a total of one hundred twenty (120) students per year for Emergency Medical Technician-Basic and Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced training; however, no limitation shall apply to the number of Emergency Medical Responder students. The training program established by the State Fire Academy shall meet or exceed the requirements of the most current training program national standard curriculum as developed by the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and shall also meet the minimum testing and certification requirements established by the State Board of Health. Successful graduates of the State Fire Academy Emergency Medical Response and Emergency Medical Technician training shall be eligible for certification by the State Board of Health for the training level achieved, provided that their training meets or exceeds the minimum testing and certification requirements established by the State Board of Health for these respective skills, and such certification may be obtained in coordination with the State Board of Health pursuant to Chapters 59 and 60, Title 41, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-23
Status: in_force

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

(a) “ Conviction ” means that, regarding the person's offense, there has been a determination or judgment of guilt as a result of a trial or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere regardless of whether adjudication is withheld. “ Conviction of similar offenses ” includes, but is not limited to, a conviction by a federal or military tribunal, including a court-martial conducted by the Armed Forces of the United States, a conviction for an offense committed on an Indian Reservation or other federal property, a conviction in any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianna 1 Islands or the United States Virgin Islands, and a conviction in a foreign country if the foreign country's judicial system is such that it satisfies minimum due process set forth in the guidelines under Section 111(5)(B) Public Law 109-248.

(b) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Public Safety unless otherwise specified.

(c) “ Jurisdiction ” means any court or locality including any state court, federal court, military court, Indian tribunal or foreign court, the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianna 1 Islands or the United States Virgin Islands, and Indian tribes that elect to function as registration jurisdictions under Title 1, SORNA Section 127 of the Adam Walsh Child Safety Act.

(d) “ Permanent residence ” means a place where the person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of fourteen (14) or more aggregate days in a six (6) month period.

(e) “ Registration ” means providing information to the appropriate agency within the timeframe specified as required by this chapter.

(f) “ Registration duties ” means obtaining the registration information required on the form specified by the department as well as the photograph, fingerprints and biological sample of the registrant. Biological samples are to be forwarded to the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory pursuant to Section 45-33-37 ; the photograph, fingerprints and other registration information are to be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety immediately.

(g) “ Responsible agency ” is defined as the person or government entity whose duty it is to obtain information from a criminal sex offender upon conviction and to transmit that information to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

(i) For a criminal sex offender being released from the custody of the Department of Corrections, the responsible agency is the Department of Corrections.

(ii) For a criminal sex offender being released from a county jail, the responsible agency is the sheriff of that county.

(iii) For a criminal sex offender being released from a municipal jail, the responsible agency is the police department of that municipality.

(iv) For a sex offender in the custody of the youth court, the responsible agency is the youth court.

(v) For a criminal sex offender who is being placed on probation, including conditional discharge or unconditional discharge, without any sentence of incarceration, the responsible agency is the sentencing court.

(vi) For an offender who has been committed to a mental institution following an acquittal by reason of insanity, the responsible agency is the facility from which the offender is released. Specifically, the director of the facility shall notify the Department of Public Safety before the offender's release.

(vii) For a criminal sex offender who is being released from a jurisdiction outside this state or who has a prior conviction in another jurisdiction and who is to reside, work or attend school in this state, the responsible agency is both the sheriff of the proposed county of residence and the department.

(h) “ Sex offense ” or “ registrable offense ” means any of the following offenses:

(i) Section 97-3-53 relating to kidnapping, if the victim was below the age of eighteen (18);

(ii) Section 97-3-65 relating to rape; however, conviction or adjudication under Section 97-3-65(1)(a) when the offender was eighteen (18) years of age or younger at the time of the alleged offense, shall not be a registrable sex offense;

(iii) Section 97-3-71 relating to rape and assault with intent to ravish;

(iv) Section 97-3-95 relating to sexual battery; however, conviction or adjudication under Section 97-3-95(1)(c) when the offender was eighteen (18) years of age or younger at the time of the alleged offense, shall not be a registrable sex offense;

(v) Section 97-5-5 relating to enticing a child for concealment, prostitution or marriage;

(vi) Section 97-5-23 relating to the touching of a child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless person for lustful purposes;

(vii) Section 97-5-27 relating to the dissemination of sexually oriented material to children;

(viii) Section 97-5-33 relating to the exploitation of children;

(ix) Section 97-5-41 relating to the carnal knowledge of a stepchild, adopted child or child of a cohabiting partner;

(x) Section 97-29-3 relating to sexual intercourse between teacher and student;

(xi) Section 97-29-59 relating to unnatural intercourse;

(xii) Section 43-47-18 relating to sexual abuse of a vulnerable person;

(xiii) Section 97-3-54.1(1)(c) relating to procuring sexual servitude of a minor and Section 97-3-54.3 relating to aiding, abetting or conspiring to violate Section 97-3-54.1(1)(c) ;

(xiv) Section 97-29-61(2) relating to voyeurism when the victim is a child under sixteen (16) years of age;

(xv) Section 97-29-63 relating to filming another without permission where there is an expectation of privacy;

(xvi) Section 97-29-45(1)(a) relating to obscene electronic communication;

(xvii) Section 97-3-104 relating to the crime of sexual activity between law enforcement, correctional or custodial personnel and prisoners;

(xviii) Section 97-5-39(1)(e) relating to contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child, felonious abuse or battery of a child, if the victim was sexually abused;

(xix) Section 97-29-51 relating to procuring or promoting prostitution when the victim is a child under eighteen (18) years of age;

(xx) Section 97-1-7 relating to attempt to commit any of the offenses referenced in this paragraph (h);

(xxi) Any other offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be deemed to be such a crime without regard to its designation elsewhere;

(xxii) Any offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction for which registration is required in the jurisdiction where the conviction was had;

(xxiii) Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this section;

(xxiv) Capital murder when one (1) of the above-described offenses is the underlying crime.

(i) “ Temporary residence ” is defined as any place where the person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of seven (7) or more aggregate days in a six (6) month period which is not the person's permanent residence.

(j) “ Address ” means the actual physical street address of a person's permanent or temporary residence. For a person who is homeless but is subject to registration under this chapter, the address information must provide a specific description of where the person habitually lives; the term “homeless” or similar description does not constitute an address within the contemplation of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 43-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-23
Status: in_force

(1) A tenant of an owner of a multiunit rental complex, a member of a property owners association, a governmental entity, or any other person or the person's representative may maintain an action against the owner or property owners association for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter. In that action, the person may obtain:

(a) A court order directing the owner or property owners association to comply with this chapter;

(b) A judgment against the owner or property owners association for actual damages resulting from the failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter;

(c) A judgment against the owner or property owners association for attorney's fees if the actual damages to the person were caused by the owner's or property owners association's intentional, malicious or grossly negligent actions; or

(d) A judgment against the owner or property owners association for a civil penalty of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) if the owner or property owners association fails to comply with this chapter within a reasonable time after written notice by a tenant of the multiunit rental complex or a member of the property owners association; the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party in an action brought under this subsection (1)(d).

(2) The Attorney General, a local health department, a municipality, or a county having jurisdiction may enforce this chapter by any lawful means, including inspections, permits, fees, civil fines, criminal prosecutions, injunctions, and after required notice, governmental construction or repair of pool yard enclosures that do not exist or that do not comply with this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-151 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-151
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-151
Status: in_force

(1) Every law enforcement agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof shall maintain a docket which shall contain a record of all deadly weapons that are seized by employees of such law enforcement agency. Such docket shall include the name of the arresting officer, the date of the arrest, the charge upon which the seizure was based, the name of the person from whom such deadly weapon was seized, the physical description of the deadly weapon, the serial number, if any, of the deadly weapon, and the chain of custody of the deadly weapon.

(2) Every deadly weapon seized by any law enforcement officer shall be entered into the docket required to be maintained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such seizure.

(3) If the court orders any seized deadly weapon to be forfeited and disposed of by sale, the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited into the general fund of the governmental entity of which such law enforcement agency is a part and shall be budgeted to such law enforcement agency. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to deadly weapons that are subject to forfeiture pursuant to Section 41-29-153, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(4) Any law enforcement officer who knowingly fails to cause a seized deadly weapon to be entered into the docket within the time limit specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). A conviction under the provisions of this section shall not be used as the basis for removal of a person from elective office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-61 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 45-49-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-5
Status: in_force

(1) The annual inspection required in Section 45-49-3 must be conducted by a qualified inspector. A qualified inspector must:

(a) Be certified:

(i) By the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials at a minimum, as a Level I inspector; or

(ii) By the Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers International at a level that is equivalent to the certification under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph;

(b) Have twenty-four (24) months of employment experience in the field of amusement ride inspection; and

(c) Not be the owner or operator of the ride or an employee or agent of the owner or operator.

(2) The certificate of inspection shall certify that the ride is in substantial compliance with ASTM International Standard F770-19 concerning practices for ownership, operation, maintenance and inspection of amusement rides and devices.

(3) The owner or operator of an amusement ride shall:

(a) Operate, maintain and inspect all rides in substantial compliance with ASTM International Standard F770-19;

(b) Keep a paper or electronic copy of all required forms or certifications, and of all safety inspections conducted by the owner or operator during the preceding twelve (12) months, or until an inspection is repeated, whichever is longer for each ride:

(i) On or near that ride; or

(ii) At the office of the owner or operator; and

(c) Make those records available to the Mississippi Department of Revenue promptly upon request.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-19
Status: in_force

(1) The chief of police of any state agency, county, municipality, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof in the State of Mississippi, and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, is required to annually complete twenty (20) hours of executive level continuing education courses which are approved by the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training. Any new chief of police having never previously served in that capacity, is required to complete forty (40) hours of executive level continuing education courses for his first year of service. Such education courses may be provided by an accredited law enforcement academy or by the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.

(2) Any law enforcement officer of any state agency, county, municipality, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof in the State of Mississippi, and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, is required to annually complete a specified number of hours, as stated in this subsection, of continuing education courses which are approved by the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training. The following number of hours of continuing education courses is required for law enforcement officers specified in this subsection based upon the number of years following July 1, 2004:

0-2 years after July 1, 2004․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

8 hours of annual training

3-4 years after July 1, 2004․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

16 hours of annual training

5 or more years after July 1, 2004․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

24 hours of annual training

Such education courses may be provided by an accredited law enforcement academy or by the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.

(3) The Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training shall reimburse each state agency, county, municipality, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof or the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District for the expense incurred for chiefs of police and state agency, county, municipal, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officers in attendance at approved training programs as required by this section.

(4) Any chief of police or state agency, county, municipal, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to having his certification as a chief of police or state agency, county, municipal, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officer revoked by the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training, in accordance with Section 45-6-11 .

(5) The Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training is authorized to institute and promulgate all rules necessary for considering the revocation of any municipal chief of police or state agency, county, municipal, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officer who does not comply with the provisions of this section, and may grant, for sufficient cause shown, an extension of time in which compliance with the provisions of this section may be made.

(6) Any chief of police or state agency, county, municipal, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officer who is aggrieved by any order or ruling made under the provisions of this section has the same rights and procedure of appeal as from any other order or ruling of the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 45-33-26 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-26
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-26
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Unless exempted under subsection (2), it is unlawful for a person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 :

(i) To be present in any school building, on real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under the age of eighteen (18) are present in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance; or

(ii) To loiter within five hundred (500) feet of a school building or real property comprising any school while persons under the age of eighteen (18) are present in the building or on the grounds.

(b) It is unlawful for a person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 to visit or be in or about any public beach or public campground where minor children congregate without advance approval from the Director of the Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry, and the registrant is required to immediately report any incidental contact with minor children to the director.

(2)(a) A person required to register as a sex offender who is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and who complies with subsection (3) may be present on school property if the parent or guardian is:

(i) Attending a conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the progress of the sex offender's child academically or socially;

(ii) Participating in child review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions may be made with respect to the sex offender's child regarding special education services;

(iii) Attending conferences to discuss other student issues concerning the sex offender's child such as retention and promotion;

(iv) Transporting the sex offender's child to and from school; or

(v) Present at the school because the presence of the sex offender has been requested by the principal for any other reason relating to the welfare of the child.

(b) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a sex offender who is legally enrolled in a particular school or is participating in a school-sponsored educational program located at a particular school when the sex offender is present at that school.

(3)(a) In order to exercise the exemption under subsection (2), a parent or guardian who is required to register as a sex offender must notify the principal of the school of the sex offender's presence at the school unless the offender: (i) has permission to be present from the superintendent or the school board, or (ii) the principal has granted ongoing permission for regular visits of a routine nature.

(b) If permission is granted by the superintendent or the school board, the superintendent or school board president must inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours when the sex offender will be present in the school, and the sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's office upon arrival and upon departure. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school official.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ School ” means a public or private preschool, elementary school or secondary school.

(b) “ Loiter ” means standing or sitting idly, whether in or out of a vehicle, or remaining in or around school property without a legitimate reason.

(c) “ School official ” means the principal, a teacher, any other certified employee of the school, the superintendent of schools, or a member of the school board.

(5) A sex offender who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), incarceration not to exceed six (6) months in jail, or both.

(6) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the sex offender did not know and could not reasonably know that the property or conveyance fell within the proscription of this section.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to infringe upon the constitutional right of a sex offender to be present in a school building that is used as a polling place for the purpose of voting.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-27 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 14-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-27
Status: in_force

(1) Upon completion of any project or activity regarding emergency response to and coordination of decontamination of radiation accidents or perpetual maintenance and custody of radioactive materials, each agency of the state that has participated by furnishing personnel, equipment or material shall deliver to the agency record of the expenses incurred by that agency. The amount of incurred expenses shall be disbursed by the secretary and executive officer of the state board of health to each agency from funds available therefor. Upon completion of such project or activity, the agency shall prepare a statement of all expenses and costs for the project or activity expended by the state and shall make demand for payment upon the person having control over the radioactive materials or the release thereof which necessitated said project or activity. Any person having control over the radioactive materials or the release thereof and any other person causing or contributing to an incident necessitating such project or activity stated in this subsection shall be directly liable to the state for the necessary expenses incurred thereby and the state shall have a cause of action to recover from any or all such persons. If the person having control over the radioactive materials or the release thereof shall fail or refuse to pay the sum expended by the state, the agency shall refer the matter to the Attorney General of Mississippi who shall institute an action in the name of the state in the chancery court of the county in which the project or activity was undertaken by the state to recover such cost and expenses.

(2) In any action instituted by the attorney general under this chapter, a verified and itemized statement of the expenses incurred by the state in any project or activity stated in subsection (1) of this section, shall be filed with the complaint and shall constitute a prima facie case, and the state shall be entitled to a judgment thereon in the absence of allegation and proof on the part of the defendant or defendants that:

(a) the statement of expenses incurred by the state is not correct because of an error in the calculation of the amount due; or

(b) the statement of the amount due is not correct because of an error in not properly crediting the account with any cash payment, or payments, or other satisfaction, which may have been made thereon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-63 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-63
Status: in_force

The shipper shall provide to the director of the agency the advance notification of shipment required by and specified in the regulations promulgated by the Mississippi State Board of Health at the time of shipment. The agency will provide notification of shipment to appropriate state and local public safety officials.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-45 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-45
Status: in_force

Every place for public amusement shall have at least the following arrangements for the safety of those attending there: The seats shall be located in rows with spaces between the seats adequate for easy ingress and egress, and an aisle of at least four (4) feet in width shall run between the rows on the lowest floor, if there be more than one (1) floor, from the commencement of the seats toward the place of performance, exhibition, or speaking, as far as the seats are located, and, if there be only one (1) floor, then between the rows on that floor, and also an aisle of at least three (3) feet in width shall be made to run along the outward ends of the rows of seats and next to the walls, and also around or along the ends of all rows of seats wherever located; and all aisles shall be kept unobstructed towards places of egress. All seats shall be located in rows, to which the aisles shall conform. There shall be as many doors for egress for those in attendance, not less than two (2) at either end or side of the building, as can be made consistently with the proper strength of the structure. All scenery shall be made as secure against becoming inflamed as reasonably practicable, and all reasonably practicable arrangements shall be made for the supply of water or other means for extinguishment of fires, and they shall be kept constantly effective during the presence of the audience. In cities of over ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants a fireproof drop curtain of sufficient dimensions to cover the entire front of the stage shall be so hung that, upon an alarm of fire originating upon, or in rear of stage, it may be promptly dropped so as to prevent the fire from communicating with the auditorium.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / 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. § 45-43-25 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 43-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-25
Status: in_force

The owner of a multiunit rental complex or a property owners association is not required to enclose a body of water or construct barriers between the owner's or property owners association's property and a body of water such as an ocean, bay, lake, pond, bayou, river, creek, stream, spring, reservoir, stock tank, culvert, drainage ditch, detention pond, or other flood or drainage facility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / 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. § 45-23-53 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-53
Status: in_force

The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector, of his deputy inspector, shall pay directly to the board, upon completion of inspection, fees as specified by the board in the rules and regulations.

(a) Fee schedules set by the board shall be reasonable and practical, but shall be set at a level which, in conjunction with the fees collected under Sections 45-23-41 through 45-23-45 , will make this activity reasonably self-supporting. Any increase in the fees set by the board under this paragraph shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .

(b) A group of pressure vessels, such as the rolls of a paper machine or dryer operating as a single machine or unit, shall be considered as one (1) pressure vessel.

(c) Not more than one (1) fee shall be charged or collected for any and all inspections of any pressure vessel in any required inspection period.

(d) When it is necessary to make a special trip to witness the application of a hydrostatic test, an additional fee based on the scale of fees applicable to a certificate inspection of the boiler or pressure vessel shall be charged.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-55 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 35-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-55
Status: in_force

(1) The identification card for persons with disabilities shall be issued to a person with a permanent disability for a period of four (4) years, shall expire at midnight on the cardholder's birthday, and may be renewed any time within six (6) months before the expiration date of the card upon application and payment of the required fee. The identification cards shall be issued to persons with disabilities upon presentation of the current sworn affidavit of at least one (1) medical doctor attesting to such permanent disability. A current affidavit shall be presented at each request for renewal.

(2) The identification card for persons with temporary disabilities shall be issued to a person with a temporary disability upon presentation of a sworn affidavit of at least one (1) medical doctor attesting to the disability and estimating the duration of the disability. Temporary disability identification cards shall be issued for periods of six (6) months. A current affidavit of a medical doctor attesting to the continuance of the disability shall be presented at each request for renewal thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 45-23-61 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-61
Status: in_force

No city, town or other governmental subdivision shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of boilers and pressure vessels within the limits of such city, town or governmental subdivision, and any such laws, ordinances or resolutions heretofore made or passed shall be and are hereby declared void and of no effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-27 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / 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. § 45-39-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 39-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Council” means the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council.

(b) “Local crime stoppers program” means the acceptance and spending of donations by a private, nonprofit organization for the awarding of rewards to persons who report information concerning criminal activity to the organization if the organization:

(i) Operates less than statewide; and

(ii) Forwards reported information to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / 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. § 45-23-57 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-57
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the board or the chief inspector under this chapter may, within fifteen (15) days’ notice thereof, appeal from such order or act to the board which shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, issue an appropriate order either approving or disapproving said order or act. A copy of such order by the board shall be given to all interested parties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-29 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 45-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-29
Status: in_force

Any owner or lessee who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-281 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-281
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-281
Status: in_force

(1) Any hospital, as defined in Section 41-9-3 , or any licensed facility, as defined in Section 41-23-39 , that is initially responsible for the treatment of an individual for a burn injury, shall notify the State Fire Marshal or his designee within twenty-four (24) hours by phone or facsimile.

(2)(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “ burn injury ” means a burn injury:

(i) Which causes second- or third-degree burns to nine percent (9%) or more of the patient's body;

(ii) Which causes injury to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema caused by inhaling super-heated air; or

(iii) Which causes death.

(b) The term “ burn injury ” shall not include sunburns.

(3) Notice under this section shall include:

(a) The name and address of the patient;

(b) A description of the burn injury;

(c) The reported cause of the burn injury;

(d) The patient's disposition; and

(e) Any other fact concerning the burn injury which might assist in detecting arson.

(4) If an investigation is conducted after notification is given under this section, the investigating agency shall report its findings on an incident reporting system report and send it to the State Fire Marshal for retention.

(5) The Department of Health shall report to the State Fire Marshal any burn injury-related death.

(6) Any information obtained by or disclosed to the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section shall be held by the State Fire Marshal as confidential and shall not be disclosed without written consent from the burn victim, or in the case of death, or in the case of a minor, without the written consent of his or her parent or legal representative or by court order. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the State Fire Marshal from publishing aggregate statistical data from such information without releasing any personally identifiable data.

(7) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-65 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-65
Status: in_force

The department shall collect a fee for an identification card for persons with disabilities as prescribed in Section 63-1-43 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-3
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided, no retailer, dealer or any other person shall sell, offer for sale, store, display, or have in their possession, or use or explode anywhere in this state any fireworks that have not been approved and labeled as Class C common fireworks by the Interstate Commerce Commission. No jobber, wholesaler, manufacturer or any other person shall sell to retail dealers or any other person in this state for the purpose of resale or use in this state any fireworks which do not have the Interstate Commerce Commission Class C label printed on the fireworks or on the smallest package in which the same are sold. The Interstate Commerce Commission Class C label must be visible on the fireworks or smallest container in which the same are sold and the label shall be on the fireworks or on the package or both which are received by the general public from the dealer, and such label shall be of such size and so positioned as to be readily seen and recognized by law enforcement officers and the public. Wherever practical such fireworks and container shall have imprinted thereon directions for the handling thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-37 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 45-23-43 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 23-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-43
Status: in_force

Each company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels covered by owner or user inspection service meeting the requirements of Section 45-23-21(b) shall maintain in its files an inspection record which shall list, by number and such abbreviated description as may be necessary for identification, each pressure vessel covered by this chapter, the date of the last inspection of each such unit, and for each pressure vessel the approximate date for the next inspection thereof arrived at by applying the appropriate rules therefor to all data available at the time such inspection record is compiled. Such inspection record shall be readily available for examination by the chief inspector or his authorized representative during business hours.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-5
Status: in_force

The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them, unless a different meaning is required by the context:

(a) “Act” shall mean the Mississippi Radiation Protection Law of 1976;

(b) “Agency” shall mean the Mississippi State Board of Health;

(c) “Agreement materials” shall mean those materials licensed by the state under agreement with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and which include by-product, source or special nuclear materials in a quantity not sufficient to form a critical mass, as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended;

(d) “Agreement state” shall mean any state which had consummated an agreement with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the authority of Section 274(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended (73 Stat. 689), providing for acceptance by that state of licensing authority for agreement materials and the discontinuance of such activities by the commission;

(e) “Atomic energy” shall mean all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear fusion or other atomic transformations;

(f) “Board” shall mean the state board of health;

(g) “By-product material” shall mean any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material.

(h) “Commission” shall mean the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, formerly known as the United States Atomic Energy Commission;

(i) “Council” shall mean the Mississippi Radiation Advisory Council;

(j) “Electronic product” shall mean any manufactured product or device or component part of such a product or device that has an electronic circuit, which during operation can generate or emit a physical field of radiation;

(k) “Emergency” shall mean any condition existing outside the bounds of nuclear operating sites owned or licensed by a federal agency or any condition existing within or outside of the jurisdictional confines of a facility licensed by the agency and arising from by-product material, source material, special nuclear material or other radioactive materials, which is endangering or could reasonably be expected to endanger the health and safety of the public, or to contaminate the environment;

(l) “Ionizing radiation” shall mean gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles; but not sound or radiowaves, or visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light;

(m) “License” shall mean a license issued pursuant to regulations promulgated under the provisions of this chapter;

(n) “Non-ionizing radiation” shall mean radiation not defined as ionizing radiation, including, but not limited to, such sources as lasers, masers or microwave devices; but does not include sonic, or infrasonic waves or thermally produced visible and infrared light;

(o) “Nuclear energy” shall mean all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear fusion or other atomic transformations;

(p) “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent or agency of the foregoing, other than the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any successor thereto, and other than federal government agencies licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any successor thereto;

(q) “Radiation” shall mean gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, protons, neutrons, and other nuclear particles, and electromagnetic radiation consisting of associated and interacting electric and magnetic waves and ultrasonic waves;

(r) “Radiation machine” shall mean any device capable of producing radiation or nuclear particles when the associated control devices of the machine are operated;

(s) “Radioactive material” shall mean any solid, liquid or gas which emits radiation spontaneously;

(t) “Registration” shall mean a registration issued pursuant to regulations promulgated under the provisions of this chapter;

(u) “Source of radiation” shall mean any radioactive material or any device or equipment emitting or capable of producing radiation;

(v) “Source material” shall mean (1) uranium, thorium or any other material which the agency declares to be source material after the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any successor thereto, has determined the material to be such; or (2) ores containing one (1) or more of the foregoing materials, in such concentration as the agency declares by order to be source material after the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any successor thereto, has determined the material in such concentration to be source material, and

(w) “Special nuclear material” shall mean (1) plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material which the agency declares to be special nuclear material after the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any successor thereto, has determined the material to be such, but does not include source material; or (2) any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing, but does not include source material.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-301 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 45-7-47 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-47
Status: in_force

The power and authority granted in Sections 45-7-41 through 45-7-45 shall be additional and supplemental to Sections 45-7-1 and 45-7-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-109 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 45-12-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-11
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent or any other person or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of Section 45-12-5 , shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any such person or entity exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) during any thirty-day period.

(2) A retail dealer who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes in violation of Section 45-12-5 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any retail dealer exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for sales or offers to sale during any thirty-day period.

(3) In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited partnership or association engaged in the manufacture of cigarettes that knowingly makes a false certification pursuant to Section 45-12-7 shall be subject to a civil penalty of at least Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) and not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for each such false certification.

(4) Any person violating any other provision in this section shall be liable for a civil penalty for a first offense not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and for a subsequent offense shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), for each such violation.

(5) Whenever any law enforcement personnel or duly authorized representative of the State Fire Marshal shall discover any cigarettes (a) for which no certification has been filed as required by Section 45-12-7 , or (b) that have not been marked as required by Section 45-12-9 , such personnel is hereby authorized and empowered to seize and take possession of such cigarettes. Cigarettes seized pursuant to this section shall be destroyed; provided, however, that prior to the destruction of any cigarette seized pursuant to these provisions, the true holder of the trademark rights in the cigarette brand shall be permitted to inspect the cigarette.

(6) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Attorney General may file an action in the circuit court of the county in which such alleged violation of this chapter occurred, including petitioning (a) for preliminary or permanent injunctive relief against any manufacturer, importer, wholesale dealer, retail dealer, agent or any other person or entity to enjoin such entity from selling, offering to sell, or affixing tax stamps to any cigarette that does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, or (b) to recover any costs or damages suffered by the state because of a violation of this chapter, including enforcement costs relating to the specific violation and attorney's fees. Each violation of this chapter or of rules or regulations adopted under this chapter constitutes a separate civil violation for which the State Fire Marshal or Attorney General may obtain relief. Upon obtaining judgment for injunctive relief under this section, the State Fire Marshal or Attorney General shall provide a copy of the judgment to all wholesale dealers and agents to which the cigarette has been sold.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-9
Status: in_force

No fireworks shall be sold or offered for sale at retail before the fifteenth day of June and after the fifth day of July and before the fifth day of December and after the second day of January of each year. No fireworks shall be sold to any person under the age of twelve (12) years. It shall be unlawful to ignite or discharge fireworks of any type within six hundred (600) feet of any church, hospital or school, or within seventy-five (75) feet of where fireworks are stored or offered for sale. It shall also be unlawful to ignite or discharge the same within or throw the same from or into or at any motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-7
Status: in_force

Fireworks kept for sale at wholesale shall be stored in a room set aside for the storage of fireworks only. Over the entrance to this room shall be posted a sign reading “FIREWORKS-NO SMOKING-KEEP OPEN FLAMES AWAY.” Two (2) approved fire extinguishers shall be provided and kept in close proximity to the stock of fireworks in all buildings where fireworks are sold. Small temporary stands used for storing and selling fireworks only, in lieu of the fire extinguishers, may have a barrel of water and two (2) buckets available for use as fire extinguishing equipment. All fireworks kept for sale on counters must remain in original packages unless an attendant is on duty at all times at the counter where the fireworks are on display. Signs reading “FIREWORKS FOR SALE-NO SMOKING ALLOWED” shall be displayed in the section of any store set aside for the sale of fireworks.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-17
Status: in_force

The board shall employ a chief inspector who shall be a citizen of this state, or if no suitable person is available a citizen of another state, who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten (10) years experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed under Section 45-23-23 , and who should be, whenever possible, a registered professional engineer in this state. Such appointment shall be made within sixty (60) days after passage of this chapter and at any time thereafter that the office of the chief inspector may become vacant. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-17
Status: in_force

The board shall employ a chief inspector who shall be a citizen of this state, or if no suitable person is available a citizen of another state, who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten (10) years experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed under Section 45-23-23 , and who should be, whenever possible, a registered professional engineer in this state. Such appointment shall be made within sixty (60) days after passage of this chapter and at any time thereafter that the office of the chief inspector may become vacant. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 45-27-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 27-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-9
Status: in_force

(1) All criminal justice agencies within the state shall submit to the center an arrest card that will transmit fingerprints, descriptions, photographs (when specifically requested), and other identifying data on persons who have been lawfully arrested or taken into custody in this state for all felonies and misdemeanors as described in Section 45-27-7(2)(a) . It shall be the duty of all chiefs of police, sheriffs, district attorneys, courts, court clerks, judges, parole and probation officers, wardens or other persons in charge of correctional institutions in this state to furnish the center with all data required by the rules duly promulgated under the Administrative Procedures Act to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter, and the duty of courts and court clerks to submit a disposition form for every disposition. It shall be the duty of all criminal justice agencies within the state to supply the prosecutor and the proper court with the disposition form that is attached to the physical arrest card if fingerprints were taken manually or, if fingerprints were captured digitally, the disposition form generated by the electronic fingerprint device at the time of the arrest. The PEER committee may conduct random review of the records of any agency or clerks referenced in this subsection (1) to determine whether the duties of such agencies and clerks are being fulfilled in a timely manner. The PEER committee, based on its findings, if any, shall recommend measures to ensure that the duties are more effectively carried out in a timely manner.

(2)(a) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies shall obtain, or cause to be obtained, fingerprints according to the fingerprint system of identification established by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, full face and profile photographs (if equipment is available) and other available identifying data, of each person arrested or taken into custody for an offense of a type designated in subsection (1) of this section, of all persons arrested or taken into custody as fugitives from justice and of all unidentified human corpses in their jurisdictions, but photographs need not be taken if it is known that photographs of the type listed, taken within the previous year, are on file. Any record taken in connection with any person arrested or taken into custody and subsequently released without charge or cleared of the offense through court proceedings shall be purged from the files of the center and destroyed upon receipt by the center of a lawful expunction order. All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies shall submit to the center detailed descriptions of arrests or takings into custody which result in release without charge or subsequent exoneration from criminal liability within twenty-four (24) hours of the release or exoneration.

(b) The center will work to secure grant funds to purchase live scan equipment to be utilized throughout the state. All law enforcement agencies shall utilize any live scan equipment provided by the center to ensure the most accurate collection of fingerprints. The center shall coordinate the use of the equipment with federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies.

(3) Fingerprints and other identifying data required to be taken under subsection (2) shall be forwarded within twenty-four (24) hours after taking for filing and classification, but the period of twenty-four (24) hours may be extended to cover any intervening holiday or weekend. Photographs taken shall be forwarded at the discretion of the agency concerned, but, if not forwarded, the fingerprint record shall be marked “Photo Available” and the photographs shall be forwarded subsequently if the center so requests.

(4) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies shall submit to the center detailed descriptions of arrest warrants and related identifying data immediately upon determination of the fact that the warrant cannot be served for the reasons stated. If the warrant is subsequently served or withdrawn, the law enforcement agency concerned must immediately notify the center of the service or withdrawal. Also, the agency concerned must annually, no later than January 31 of each year and at other times if requested by the center, confirm all arrest warrants which continue to be outstanding. Upon receipt of a lawful expunction order, the center shall purge and destroy files of all data relating to an offense when an individual is subsequently exonerated from criminal liability of that offense. The center shall not be liable for the failure to purge, destroy or expunge any records if an agency or court fails to forward to the center proper documentation ordering the action.

(5) All persons in charge of state correctional institutions shall obtain fingerprints, according to the fingerprint system of identification established by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or as otherwise directed by the center, and full face and profile photographs of all persons received on commitment to the institutions. The prints so taken shall be forwarded to the center, together with any other identifying data requested, within ten (10) days after the arrival at the institution of the person committed. At the time of release, the institution will again obtain fingerprints, as before, and forward them to the center within ten (10) days, along with any other related information requested by the center. The institution shall notify the center immediately upon the release of the person.

(6) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies, all court clerks, all municipal justices where they have no clerks, all justice court judges and all persons in charge of state and county probation and parole offices, shall supply the center with the information described in subsections (4) and (10) of this section on the basis of the forms and instructions for the disposition form to be supplied by the center.

(7) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies in this state shall furnish the center with any other identifying data required in accordance with guidelines established by the center. All law enforcement agencies and correctional institutions in this state having criminal identification files shall cooperate in providing the center with copies of the items in the files which will aid in establishing the nucleus of the state criminal identification file.

(8) All law enforcement agencies within the state shall report to the center, in a manner prescribed by the center, all persons wanted by and all vehicles and identifiable property stolen from their jurisdictions. The report shall be made as soon as is practical after the investigating department or agency either ascertains that a vehicle or identifiable property has been stolen or obtains a warrant for an individual's arrest or determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the individual has committed a crime. The report shall be made within a reasonable time period following the reporting department's or agency's determination that it has grounds to believe that a vehicle or property was stolen or that the wanted person should be arrested.

(9) All law enforcement agencies in the state shall immediately notify the center if at any time after making a report as required by subsection (8) of this section it is determined by the reporting department or agency that a person is no longer wanted or that a vehicle or property stolen has been recovered. Furthermore, if the agency making the apprehension or recovery is not the one which made the original report, then it shall immediately notify the originating agency of the full particulars relating to the apprehension or recovery using methods prescribed by the center.

(10) All law enforcement agencies in the state and clerks of the various courts shall promptly report to the center all instances where records of convictions of criminals are ordered expunged by courts of this state as now provided by law. The center shall promptly expunge from the files of the center and destroy all records pertaining to any convictions that are ordered expunged by the courts of this state as provided by law.

(11) The center shall not be held liable for the failure to purge, destroy or expunge records if an agency or court fails to forward to the center proper documentation ordering the action.

(12) Any criminal justice department or agency making an expenditure in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in any calendar year on software or programming upgrades concerning a computerized records management system or jail management system shall ensure that the new or upgraded system is formatted to Department of Justice approved XML format and that no impediments to data sharing with other agencies or departments exist in the software programming.

(13)(a) All law enforcement agencies within the state shall:

(i) Implement an incident-based reporting system within the agency or department that meets the reporting requirements of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(ii) Use the system described by subparagraph (i) to submit to the center information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency, in a manner prescribed by the center; and

(iii) Report the information as soon as is practicable after the investigating agency or department ascertains that a qualifying crime has been committed in its jurisdiction, once the state-level NIBRS Repository is available.

(b) No later than December 31, 2025, state and local law enforcement agencies shall be compliant with all regulations promulgated by the Department of Public Safety's Criminal Information Center (CIC), with consultation with the President of the Sheriffs Association and Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police with regard to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 45-43-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / 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. § 45-7-47 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-47
Status: in_force

The power and authority granted in Sections 45-7-41 through 45-7-45 shall be additional and supplemental to Sections 45-7-1 and 45-7-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-101 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-101
Status: in_force

(1) The State Fire Marshal shall promulgate the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code which shall apply to:

(a) All buildings owned by the state or state agencies;

(b) All buildings utilized for public assembly, except in any county or municipality which has adopted a fire prevention code with standards not less stringent than the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; however, the State Fire Marshal or his authorized representative shall perform investigations or inspections of such buildings only when advised by interested persons of a danger or hazardous inflammable condition existing in any building that would tend to impair the safety of persons or property, or when the State Fire Marshal or his authorized representative believes the investigation or inspection is in the interest of public safety. The investigation or inspection shall be made in accordance with Section 45-11-3 ;

(c) All buildings, the permits for the construction of which are issued subsequent to July 1, 1978, and which are not less than seventy-five (75) feet in height; provided, however, that in any county or municipality which has adopted a fire prevention code with standards not less stringent than the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code, the provisions and enforcement mechanism thereof shall apply and not the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code;

(d) All buildings, the permits for construction of which are issued subsequent to July 1, 2004, constructed as private correctional facilities that house state inmates. Before such construction, construction plans must be submitted for review and approval to the State Fire Marshal's Office to ensure compliance with the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; however, in any county or municipality that has adopted a fire prevention code with standards not less stringent than the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code, the provisions and enforcement mechanism thereof shall apply instead of the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code. All private correctional facilities may be inspected as required by the State Fire Marshal or his duly authorized representative. Inspection fees and expenses authorized by Section 45-11-105(2) shall be assessed for each inspection conducted by the State Fire Marshal's Office and shall be paid to the State Fire Marshal's Office;

(e) Any buildings, the permits for construction of which are issued subsequent to July 1, 2004, upon the request of any interested person. The interested person may submit the construction plans to the State Fire Marshal's Office for review and approval before construction to ensure compliance with the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; however, in any county or municipality that has adopted a fire prevention code with standards not less stringent than the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code, the provisions and enforcement mechanism thereof shall apply instead of the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code. Inspection fees and expenses authorized by Section 45-11-105(2) shall be assessed for each inspection conducted by the State Fire Marshal's Office and shall be paid to the State Fire Marshal's Office;

(f) All buildings, the permits for construction of which are issued subsequent to July 1, 2005, constructed as private fraternity and sorority houses located on state property. Before such construction, construction plans shall be submitted for review and approval to the State Fire Marshal's Office to ensure compliance with the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code. All private fraternity and sorority houses located on state property may be inspected as required by the State Fire Marshal or his duly authorized representative. All fraternity and sorority houses located on state property shall be equipped with an approved fire alarm and smoke detector system to be in compliance with the National Fire Code (NFPA) Standard 72 as published by the National Fire Protection Association and as same may be revised or amended. All fraternity and sorority houses constructed on state property after April 20, 2005, shall be equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system to be in compliance with the National Fire Code (NFPA) Standard 13 as published by the National Fire Protection Association and as same may be revised or amended.

(2) The State Fire Marshal shall annually examine the fire prevention codes adopted by counties and municipalities within the State of Mississippi and prepare a list thereof specifying which codes have provisions not less stringent than those of the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-35
Status: in_force

Ordinances, resolutions or regulations, now or hereafter in effect, of the governing body of a municipality or county or the political entity relating to sources of radiation shall not be superseded by this chapter; provided, that such ordinances or regulations are and continue to be no more restrictive than, and consistent and compatible with, the provisions of this chapter, as amended, and rules and regulations promulgated by the agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-33 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 45-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-33
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, or corporation owning, operating, controlling, maintaining, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting, testing, or repairing any elevator or other related mechanism covered by this chapter for damages to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor does the state assume any such liability or responsibility therefor or any liability to any person for whatsoever reason by the enactment of this chapter or any acts or omissions arising hereunder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-33 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 45-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-33
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, or corporation owning, operating, controlling, maintaining, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting, testing, or repairing any elevator or other related mechanism covered by this chapter for damages to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor does the state assume any such liability or responsibility therefor or any liability to any person for whatsoever reason by the enactment of this chapter or any acts or omissions arising hereunder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 39-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-3
Status: in_force

There is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council. The council shall be composed of five (5) persons appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. At least three (3) of the foregoing appointees shall be persons who have participated in a local crime stoppers program. Each member of the council shall serve for a term of two (2) years or until his successor is appointed and qualifies. At the first meeting of the council, which shall be called by the Governor, and at the first meeting after the beginning of each new state fiscal year, the council shall elect from among its members a chairman and such other officers as the council deems necessary. Each member of the council shall receive per diem in the amount established in Section 25-3-69, Mississippi Code of 1972 , for each day or portion thereof spent discharging his duties under this chapter and shall receive mileage and expenses as provided in Section 25-3-41, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

Expenses of the council shall be paid by the Department of Public Safety out of the State Crime Stoppers Fund, created in Section 45-39-5(4) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 45-23-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-9
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Health (hereinafter board) shall adopt definitions, rules and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, care and good practice in the operation, maintenance and repair of boilers and pressure vessels.

(a) The definitions, rules and regulations so formulated for new construction shall be based upon and at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulae and practices established and pertaining to boiler and pressure vessel construction and safety, and the board shall at its first meeting adopt an existing published codification thereof known as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (hereinafter ASME), with the amendments, code cases and interpretations thereto made and approved by ASME, and may likewise adopt the amendments and interpretations subsequently made and published by the same authority; and when so adopted, the same shall be deemed incorporated into and to constitute a part of the whole of the definitions, rules and regulations of the committee. Amendments, code cases and interpretations to the code so adopted shall be effective immediately upon being promulgated, to the end that the definitions, rules and regulations shall at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards.

(b) The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the inspection, care and good practice in operation, maintenance and repair of boilers and pressure vessels which were in use in this state prior to the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to existing installations become effective, or during the twelve-month period immediately thereafter. The rules and regulations so formulated and recommended shall be based upon and at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards.

(2) The rules and regulations and any subsequent amendments thereto adopted by the board shall, immediately following a hearing upon not less than thirty (30) day's notice as hereinafter provided, be approved and published and when so promulgated shall have the force and effect of law, except that the rules applying to the construction of new boilers and pressure vessels shall not become mandatory until twelve (12) months after their promulgation by the board. Subsequent amendments to the rules and regulations adopted by the board shall be permissive immediately and shall become mandatory twelve (12) months after their promulgation.

(3) Notice of the hearing shall give the time and place of the hearing and shall state the matters to be considered. Such notice shall be given to all persons directly affected by such hearing. In the event all persons directly affected are unknown, notice shall be perfected by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Northern, Central and Southern Supreme Court Districts of this state at least thirty (30) days prior to such hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-57 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-57
Status: in_force

The face of the identification card for persons with disabilities shall bear the word “TRANSPORTATION” 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 limitations which prevent him or her from climbing stairs or otherwise from entering normally designed buses or other vehicles normally used for public transportation. When so marked, the identification card for persons with disabilities shall serve as sufficient proof of the need for special transportation services for persons with disabilities provided by any entity in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-6-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 45-14-53 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-53
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the transportation of radioactive waste poses a potential threat to the health and safety of the people of Mississippi. The protection of public health and safety in the event of a transportation accident involving radioactive waste requires the preparation of emergency response procedures and the training of public safety officials in the proper response to such an incident. The costs of radiological emergency response planning for transportation accidents should properly be borne by shippers of radioactive waste.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-55 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-55
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting a person from transporting or storing a firearm in a locked vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area.

(2) A private employer may prohibit an employee from transporting or storing a firearm in a vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees to which access is restricted or limited through the use of a gate, security station or other means of restricting or limiting general public access onto the property.

(3) This section shall not apply to vehicles owned or leased by an employer and used by the employee in the course of his business.

(4) This section does not authorize a person to transport or store a firearm on any premises where the possession of a firearm is prohibited by state or federal law.

(5) A public or private employer shall not be liable in a civil action for damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving the transportation, storage, possession or use of a firearm covered by this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-49 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 45-33-59 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-59
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any person convicted of a sex offense who is employed in any position, or who contracts with a person to provide personal services, where the employee or contractor will have direct, private and unsupervised contact with minors under the age of eighteen (18) shall notify in writing the employer or the person with whom the person has contracted or is employed of his sex offender status.

(b) The employer shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the parents or guardians of any minors under the age of eighteen (18) with whom the employee or contractor will have direct, private and unsupervised contact of the offender's criminal record.

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

(3) An employer acting in good faith in making notification to parents or guardians under this section, or who fails in good faith to make notification, shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action as a result of the notification or failure to notify.

(4) This section does not authorize the employment of a person for a position for which employment of a sex offender is prohibited by any law.

(5) This section does not apply to an employer whose employees have only incidental contact with children because children may be present in the workplace without any formal agreement; casual or incidental contact does not trigger the duty to inform.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / 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.