Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-5 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-5
Status: in_force

The following words, whenever used in this article shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings:

(a) “ Agency ” means the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, created by Section 33-15-7 .

(b) “ Director ” means the Director of Emergency Management, appointed pursuant to Section 33-15-7 .

(c) “ Emergency management ” means the preparation for, the mitigation of, the response to, and the recovery from emergencies and disasters. Specific emergency management responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

(i) Reduction of vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury and loss of life and property resulting from natural, technological or man-made emergencies or hostile military paramilitary action.

(ii) Preparation for prompt and efficient response and recovery to protect lives and property affected by emergencies.

(iii) Response to emergencies using all systems, plans and resources necessary to preserve adequately the health, safety and welfare of persons or property affected by the emergency.

(iv) Recovery from emergencies by providing for the rapid and orderly start of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by emergencies.

(v) Provision of an emergency management system embodying all aspects of preemergency preparedness and postemergency response, recovery and mitigation.

(vi) Assistance in anticipation, recognition, appraisal, prevention and mitigation of emergencies which may be caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for, and regulation of public and private facilities and land use.

(d) “ Civil defense ,” whenever it appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall mean “emergency management” unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(e) “ State of war emergency ” means the condition which exists immediately, with or without a proclamation thereof by the Governor, whenever this state or nation is attacked by an enemy of the United States or upon receipt by the state of a warning from the federal government indicating that such an attack is probable or imminent.

(f) “ State of emergency ” means the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property within the state caused by air or water pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, hurricane, resource shortages, or other natural or man-made conditions other than conditions causing a “state of war emergency,” which conditions by reasons of their magnitude are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county and/or municipality and requires combined forces of the state to combat.

(g) “ Local emergency ” means the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a county and/or municipality caused by such conditions as air or water pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, hurricane, resource shortages or other natural or man-made conditions, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the political subdivision and require the combined forces of other subdivisions or of the state to combat.

(h) “ Emergency ” means any occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or man-made, in war or in peace, which results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property.

(i) “ Man-made emergency ” means an emergency caused by an action against persons or society, including, but not limited to, emergency attack, sabotage, terrorism, civil unrest or other action impairing the orderly administration of government.

(j) “ Natural emergency ” means an emergency caused by a natural event, including, but not limited to, a hurricane, a storm, a flood, severe wave action, a drought or an earthquake.

(k) “ Technological emergency ” means an emergency caused by a technological failure or accident, including, but not limited to, an explosion, transportation accident, radiological accident, or chemical or other hazardous material incident.

(l) “ Local emergency management agency ” means an organization created to discharge the emergency management responsibilities and functions of a political subdivision.

(m) “ Disaster ” means any natural, technological or civil emergency as defined in this section that causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to result in a declaration of an emergency by a county or municipality, the Governor or the President of the United States. Disasters shall be identified by the severity of resulting damage, as follows:

(i) “ Catastrophic disaster ” means a disaster that will require massive state and federal assistance, including immediate military involvement.

(ii) “ Major disaster ” means a disaster that will likely exceed local capabilities and require a broad range of state and federal assistance.

(iii) “ Minor disaster ” means a disaster that is likely to be within the response capabilities of local government and to result in only a minimal need for state or federal assistance.

(n) “ Disaster Reservist ” means any person hired on a temporary basis pursuant to State Personnel Board policies and procedures regulating personal service contracts, that is hired to perform specific tasks related to a Governor's State of Emergency, or by an emergency or disaster declaration of the President of the United States, by the agency, and is assigned to perform such duties as may be required under the direction of the appropriate agency supervisor.

(o) “ Emergency impact area ” means the area of the state in which market conditions exist due to a state of emergency creating a likelihood that prices ordinarily charged for goods and services could be raised unfairly due to the underlying emergency.

(p) “ Political subdivision ” means a local government created by the State of Mississippi to assist in fulfilling the state's obligations. The term “ political subdivision ” includes levee districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-15 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-15
Status: in_force

There shall be provided by the state transportation for all officers and transportation and subsistence for all enlisted men who shall be lawfully ordered to active state duty. Necessary transportation, quartermaster's stores and subsistence for troops when ordered on duty shall be contracted for by the proper officers and paid for as other military expenses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-39 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-39
Status: in_force

Any county or municipality, through its governing board, and with the approval of the sheriff in a county, or the chief of police in a municipality, may confer upon members of emergency management auxiliary police units, the powers of peace officers, subject to such restrictions as shall be imposed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-313 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-313
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-313
Status: in_force

Whenever the National Guard, or any part thereof, is called out to aid civil authorities or to supersede same, or for any other active state duty, the officers, warrant officers and enlisted men of such force shall receive the same pay and allowances as officers, warrant officers and enlisted men of like grades and length of service in the Armed Forces of the United States. However, no one called out for such service shall receive less than Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day in addition to their allowances.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-521 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-521
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-521
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who for the purpose of avoiding work, duty or service in the state military forces:

(a) Feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse or derangement; or

(b) Intentionally inflicts self-injury; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-1 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-1
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the “Mississippi Emergency Management Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-14 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-14
Status: in_force

(1) The agency is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive statewide program of emergency management. The agency is responsible for coordination with efforts of the federal government with other departments and agencies of state government, with county and municipal governments and school boards and with private agencies that have a role in emergency management.

(2) In performing its duties under this article, the agency shall:

(a) Work with the Governor, or his representative, in preparing a State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan of this state, which shall be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency management plans of the federal government and of other states to the fullest possible extent, and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs for emergency management by the political subdivisions of the state, such local plans to be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency plan and program of this state. The plan must contain provisions to ensure that the state is prepared for emergencies and minor, major and catastrophic disasters, and the agency shall work closely with local governments and agencies and organizations with emergency management responsibilities in preparing and maintaining the plan. The State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan will be operations oriented and:

(i) Include an evacuation component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of evacuation activities. This component must, at a minimum: ensure coordination pertaining to evacuees crossing county lines; set forth procedures for directing people caught on evacuation routes to safe shelter; and establish policies and strategies for emergency medical evacuations.

(ii) Include a shelter component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes coordination of shelter activities between the public, private and nonprofit sectors. This component must, at a minimum: contain strategies to ensure the availability of adequate public shelter space in each region of the state; establish strategies for refuge-of-last-resort programs; provide strategies to assist local emergency management efforts to ensure that adequate staffing plans exist for all shelters, including medical and security personnel; provide for a postdisaster communications system for public shelters; establish model shelter guidelines for operations, registration, inventory, power generation capability, information management and staffing; and set forth policy guidance for sheltering people with special needs.

(iii) Include a postdisaster response and recovery component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of postdisaster response and recovery activities. This component must provide for postdisaster response and recovery strategies according to whether a disaster is minor, major or catastrophic. The postdisaster response and recovery component must, at a minimum: establish the structure of the state's postdisaster response and recovery organization; establish procedures for activating the state's plan; set forth policies used to guide postdisaster response and recovery activities; describe the chain of command during the postdisaster response and recovery period; describe initial and continuous postdisaster response and recovery actions; identify the roles and responsibilities of each involved agency and organization; provide for a comprehensive communications plan; establish procedures for monitoring mutual aid agreements; provide for rapid impact assessment teams; ensure the availability of an effective statewide urban search and rescue program coordinated with the fire services; ensure the existence of a comprehensive statewide medical care and relief plan administered by the State Department of Health; and establish systems for coordinating volunteers and accepting and distributing donated funds and goods.

(iv) Include additional provisions addressing aspects of preparedness, response and recovery, as determined necessary by the agency.

(v) Address the need for coordinated and expeditious deployment of state resources, including the Mississippi National Guard. In the case of an imminent major disaster, procedures should address predeployment of the Mississippi National Guard, and, in the case of an imminent catastrophic disaster, procedures should address predeployment of the Mississippi National Guard and the United States Armed Forces. This subparagraph (v) does not authorize the agency to call out and deploy the Mississippi National Guard, which authority and determination rests solely with the Governor.

(vi) Establish a system of communications and warning to ensure that the state's population and emergency management agencies are warned of developing emergency situations and can communicate emergency response decisions.

(vii) Establish guidelines and schedules for annual exercises that evaluate the ability of the state and its political subdivisions to respond to minor, major and catastrophic disasters and support local emergency management agencies. Such exercises shall be coordinated with local governments and, to the extent possible, the federal government.

(viii)1. Assign lead and support responsibilities to state agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other support activities.

2. The agency shall prepare an interim postdisaster response and recovery component that substantially complies with the provisions of this paragraph (a). Each state agency assigned lead responsibility for an emergency support function by the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall also prepare a detailed operational plan needed to implement its responsibilities. The complete State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall be submitted to the Governor no later than January 1, 1996, and on January 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter.

(b) Adopt standards and requirements for county emergency management plans. The standards and requirements must ensure that county plans are coordinated and consistent with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. If a municipality elects to establish an emergency management program, it must adopt a city emergency management plan that complies with all standards and requirements applicable to county emergency management plans.

(c) Assist political subdivisions in preparing and maintaining emergency management plans.

(d) Review periodically political subdivision emergency management plans for consistency with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and standards and requirements adopted under this section.

(e) Make recommendations to the Legislature, building code organizations and political subdivisions for zoning, building and other land use controls, safety measures for securing mobile homes or other nonpermanent or semipermanent structures; and other preparedness, prevention and mitigation measures designed to eliminate emergencies or reduce their impact.

(f) In accordance with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and program for emergency management, ascertain the requirements of the state, its political subdivisions and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for equipment and supplies of all kinds in the event of an emergency; plan for and either procure supplies, medicines, materials and equipment or enter into memoranda of agreement or open purchase orders that will ensure their availability; and use and employ from time to time any of the property, services and resources within the state in accordance with this article.

(g) Anticipate trends and promote innovations that will enhance the emergency management system.

(h) Prepare and distribute to appropriate state and local officials catalogs of federal, state and private assistance programs.

(i) Implement training programs to improve the ability of state and local emergency management personnel to prepare and implement emergency management plans and programs, and require all local civil defense directors or emergency management directors to complete such training as a condition to their authority to continue service in their emergency management positions.

(j) Review periodically emergency operating procedures of state agencies and recommend revisions as needed to ensure consistency with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and program.

(k) Prepare, in advance whenever possible, such executive orders, proclamations and rules for issuance by the Governor as are necessary or appropriate for coping with emergencies and disasters.

(l) Cooperate with the federal government and any public or private agency or entity in achieving any purpose of this article.

(m) Assist political subdivisions with the creation and training of urban search and rescue teams and promote the development and maintenance of a state urban search and rescue program.

(n) Delegate, as necessary and appropriate, authority vested in it under this article and provide for the subdelegation of such authority.

(o) Require each county or municipality to designate an agent for working with the agency in the event of a natural disaster. The county or municipality may designate any person as agent who has completed training programs required of emergency management directors.

(p) Report biennially to the Governor and the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, no later than January 1 of every odd-numbered year, the status of the emergency management capabilities of the state and its political subdivisions.

(q) In accordance with Section 25-43-1 et seq. , create, implement, administer, promulgate, amend and rescind rules, programs and plans needed to carry out the provisions of this article with due consideration for, and in cooperating with, the plans and programs of the federal government.

(r) Have the sole power and discretion to enter into, sign, execute and deliver long-term or multiyear leases of real and personal property with other state and federal agencies.

(s) Do other things necessary, incidental or appropriate for the implementation of this article.

(t) In accordance with Section 33-15-15 , create, implement, administer, promulgate, amend and rescind rules regarding the development of the Mississippi Disaster Reservist Program.

(u) Unless otherwise instructed by the Governor, sponsor and develop mutual aid plans and agreements between the political subdivisions of the state and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians similar to the mutual aid arrangements with other states referenced in Section 33-15-11(b)(10) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-413 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-413
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-413
Status: in_force

The Adjutant General of Mississippi will annually submit to the Legislature through the Legislative Budget Office an estimated budget to support the provisions of this article. The Legislature shall fund this article by separate appropriation and the funds shall be subject to audit by the State Auditor of Public Accounts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-513 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-513
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-513
Status: in_force

The agency shall report on the utilization of the program to the Chair of the County Affairs and Municipalities Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House and the Governor by September 1, 2020. At a minimum, the report shall contain:

(a) The name of each participating county and municipality;

(b) The total amount of reimbursement requested by each county and municipality; and

(c) The total amount of reimbursement received by each county and municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-303 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-303
Status: in_force

(1) No authority convening a general, special or summary court-martial nor any other commanding officer, or officer serving on the staff thereof, may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the court, or with respect to any other exercise of its or his functions in the conduct of the proceedings. No person subject to this code may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence the action of the court-martial or any other military tribunal or any member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to his judicial acts. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to (a) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive and procedural aspects of court-martial, or (b) statements and instructions given in open court by the military judge, president of a special court-martial or counsel.

(2) In the preparation of an effectiveness, fitness or efficiency report, or any other report or document used in whole or in part for the purpose of determining whether a member of the state military forces is qualified to be advanced in grade, or in determining the assignment or transfer of a member of or in determining whether a member of the state military forces should be retained on duty, no person subject to this code may, in preparing any such report (a) consider or evaluate the performance of duty of any such member as a member of a court-martial, or (b) give a less favorable rating or evaluation of any member of the state military forces because of the zeal with which such member, as counsel, represented any accused before a court-martial.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-407 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-407
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-407
Status: in_force

Where there is an apparent error or omission in the record or where the record shows improper or inconsistent action by a court-martial with respect to a finding or sentence which can be rectified without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused, the convening authority may return the record to the court for appropriate action. In no case, however, may the record be returned:

(a) For reconsideration of a finding of not guilty, or a ruling which amounts to a finding of not guilty;

(b) For consideration of a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless the record shows a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge which sufficiently alleges a violation of some section of this code; or

(c) For increasing the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-463 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-463
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-463
Status: in_force

(a) Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to desert in violation of Section 33-13-469 or mutiny in violation of Section 33-13-487 , shall, if the offense solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if, the offense solicited or advised is not committed or attempted, he shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b) Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to commit an act of misbehavior before the enemy in violation of Section 33-13-497 , or sedition in violation of Section 33-13-487 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed, he shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-111 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-111
Status: in_force

(a) No officer of the National Guard shall be dismissed unless by reason of resignation, approval of findings of an efficiency or medical examining board, withdrawal of federal recognition, the sentence of a court-martial, or for cause as provided in sub-section (d) of this section.

(b) The efficiency, moral character, competency, ability to properly perform his duty and general fitness for retention in the National Guard of any officer may be investigated and determined by an efficiency examining board.

(c) The physical fitness for further service of any officer of the National Guard may be investigated by a medical examining board of officers.

(d) Efficiency and medical examining boards consisting of three (3) or more officers shall be appointed by the Adjutant General upon recommendation of the commanding officer or the officer under investigation. All members of such boards shall be senior in grade to the officer under investigation, unless unavailable. Such boards shall be vested with the powers of courts of inquiry. Any officer ordered to appear before such a board shall be allowed to appear in person or by counsel, to cross-examine and to call witnesses in his behalf. He shall, at all stages of the proceedings, be allowed full access to records pertinent to his case and be furnished copies of the same. If the officer shall fail to appear at the time and place set for the hearing by the board, the board shall proceed to consider the evidence presented to it and make such findings as shall be warranted. If the findings of the board are unfavorable to an officer and are approved by the Governor, the Governor shall dismiss the officer, transfer him to the state retired list, or make such other order as may be appropriate.

(e) Any officer who permanently moves from the state or who is absent without leave from drill, training and other duty for such a length of time that he ceases to exercise the function of his commission or warrant, or whose federal recognition is withdrawn may be dismissed automatically.

(f) In any case in which the Adjutant General shall have grounds to believe an officer unfit, incompetent, or incapable of performing his duties, he may be dismissed or transferred to the reserve list or honorary National Guard, if appropriate, without reference to an efficiency or medical examining board, unless the officer so dismissed or transferred shall, within thirty (30) days after being notified thereof, serve upon the Adjutant General notice in writing demanding a hearing and examination before an appropriate board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-1 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-1
Status: in_force

The militia of the State of Mississippi shall consist of all able-bodied citizens of the state between the ages of seventeen (17) and sixty-two (62) years, who are not exempt by law of this state or of the United States, together with all other able-bodied persons who shall voluntarily enlist or accept commission, appointment or assignment to duty therein, subject to such classifications as may be hereinafter prescribed. The militia shall be divided into three (3) classes: The National Guard, the Mississippi State Guard, and the unorganized militia. The unorganized militia shall consist of all persons liable to service in the militia, but not members of the National Guard or the Mississippi State Guard.

A seventeen-year-old person shall not be allowed to enlist or be assigned to duty without the written consent of both parents, if living, or one (1) parent if one (1) is deceased, or if both parents are deceased, the guardian of such person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-411 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-411
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-411
Status: in_force

In acting on the findings and sentence of a court-martial, the convening authority may approve only such findings of guilty, and the sentence or such part or amount of the sentence, as he finds correct in law and fact and as he in his discretion determines should be approved. Unless he indicates otherwise, approval of the sentence is approval of the findings and sentence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-523 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-523
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-523
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who causes or participates in any riot or breach of the peace shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-215 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-215
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-215
Status: in_force

Whenever disaster conditions arise that affect the lives and safety of a substantial number of residents of the State of Mississippi and the governing authority of the political subdivision wherein said disaster conditions exist makes a request to the Governor for federal major disaster assistance, and the Governor requests, and the President of the United States declares an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized:

(a) To arrange with any agency of the United States to provide for temporary housing units to be occupied by disaster victims and to make such units available to any political subdivision of the state.

(b) To assist any political subdivision of this state which is the locus of temporary housing units for disaster victims by coordinating with any agency of the United States for such temporary housing to locate and prepare such sites to receive and utilize temporary housing units.

(c) Under such regulations as he shall prescribe, to temporarily suspend or modify for not to exceed sixty (60) days any public health, safety, zoning, transportation (within or across the state) or any other requirement of law or regulation within this state when, by proclamation, he deems such suspension or modification essential for any agency of the United States to provide temporary housing for disaster victims.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-27 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-27
Status: in_force

Upon the termination of any emergency for which the Mississippi National Guard has been drafted into the military service of the United States, all enlisted men so drafted, upon being discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States shall continue to serve in the Mississippi National Guard until the dates upon which their enlistments prior to their draft, would have expired, if uninterrupted. The commissioned and warranted officers so drafted shall resume their commissions and warrants in the Mississippi National Guard in the respective grades held by them when drafted, or in any higher grade which they may have attained while in such service, if appointed thereto by the Governor to fill existing vacancies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-203 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-203
Status: in_force

The following words wherever used in this article shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings:

(a) “ Necessary expense ” means the cost of an item or service essential to an individual, family or household to mitigate or overcome an adverse condition caused by an emergency or major disaster.

(b) “ Serious need ” means a requirement for an item or service essential to an individual, family or household to prevent or reduce hardship, injury or loss caused by an emergency or major disaster.

(c) “ Family ” means a social unit, comprised of husband and wife and dependents, if any, or a head of a household, as these terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

(d) “ Individual ” means a person who is not a member of a family as defined in paragraph (c).

(e) “ Household ” means a dwelling containing a single family or single family and other relatives not otherwise considered family as defined in paragraph (c).

(f) “ Assistance from other means ” means aid, including monetary or in-kind contributions from other governmental programs, insurance, voluntary or charitable organizations or from any sources other than those of the individual, family or household.

(g) “The Act ” means the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( Public Law 93-288 , as amended by PL 100-707 and PL 106-390 ).

(h) “ Individuals and households program ” means the federal assistance available to eligible individuals under a major disaster declaration by the president pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

(i) “ Other Needs Assistance ” means that component of the IHP program that provides a grant for individuals that requires the state share twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost according to Section 408 of the Stafford Act ( 42 USC 5174 ).

(j) “ Federal regulations ” means those regulations published in the Federal Register relating to the specific subject.

(k) “ Emergency ” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the Governor or President, federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.

(l) “ State of emergency ” means that a state of emergency has been declared by the Governor pursuant to Section 33-15-11(b)(17) to exist as a result of a man-made, technological or natural disaster and the local government has exhausted local resources and requires state assistance.

(m) “ Federal assistance ” means aid to disaster victims or state and local governments by federal agencies under the provisions of the Act.

(n) “ Major disaster ” means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, explosions, acts of terrorism or other man-made, technological or natural disaster or catastrophe in the State of Mississippi which, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Federal Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and beyond emergency services of the state, local governments and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship or suffering caused thereby.

(o) “ Director ” means the Director of Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, appointed pursuant to Section 33-15-7 .

(p) “ Governor's authorized representative ” means the person appointed by the Governor to administer federal disaster assistance programs on behalf of the state and local governments and are responsible for the state compliance with the FEMA-State Agreement.

(q) “ State coordinating officer ” means the person appointed by the Governor to act in cooperation with the federal coordinating officer appointed under Section 303(c) of the Act.

(r) “ Temporary housing program ” means rental of existing housing, apartments or commercial lodging provided by assistance from state government either individually or jointly to individuals, families or households made homeless by emergency or major disaster.

(s) “ Voluntary organization ” means any chartered or otherwise duly recognized tax-exempt local, state or national organized group that has provided or may provide services to states, local governments or individuals in a major disaster or emergency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-483 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-483
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-483
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who:

(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;

(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the state military forces which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or

(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-605 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-605
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-605
Status: in_force

(1) Any member of the state military forces who believes himself wronged by his commanding officer and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer, who shall examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of; and he shall, as soon as possible, send the Adjutant General a true statement of that complaint with the proceedings had thereon.

(2) When an action or proceeding of any nature shall be commenced in any court, other than a military court, by any person against any member of the state military forces for any act done, or cause, ordered or directed to be done in the line of duty, as determined by a finding of fact made by a court of inquiry under Section 33-13-601 , while such member was on active state duty, all expenses of representation in such action or proceeding, including fees of witnesses, depositions, court costs and all costs for transcripts of records or other documents that might be needed during trial or appeal shall be paid as provided in this code. When any action or proceeding of any type is brought, as described in this subsection, the Adjutant General, upon the written request of the member involved, shall designate the state judge advocate, a judge advocate or a legal officer of the state military forces to represent such member. Judge advocates or legal officers performing duty under this subsection will be called to state active duty by order of the Governor. If the military legal services, noted above, are not available, then the Adjutant General, after consultation with the state judge advocate and member involved, shall contract with a competent private attorney to conduct such representation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-497 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-497
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-497
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who before or in the presence of the enemy:

(a) Runs away;

(b) Shamefully abandons, surrenders or delivers up any command, unit, place or military property which it is his duty to defend;

(c) Through disobedience, neglect or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place or military property;

(d) Casts away his arms or ammunition;

(e) Is guilty of cowardly conduct;

(f) Causes false alarms in the command, unit or place under control of the Armed Forces of the United States or the state military forces of Mississippi, or any other state;

(g) Quits his place of duty to plunder or pillage;

(h) Willfully fails to do his utmost to encounter, engage, capture or destroy enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft or any other thing, which it is his duty to so encounter, engage, capture or destroy; or

(i) Does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to any troops, combatants, vessels or aircraft of the Armed Forces belonging to the United States or their allies, to this state, or to any other state, when engaged in battle; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-409 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-409
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-409
Status: in_force

In the event the individual's service in the Mississippi National Guard is terminated or his service becomes unsatisfactory while receiving the benefits afforded by this program, the benefits will be terminated. After termination for the above causes, an individual will be ineligible for any further benefits under this article. If for any reason an individual is dismissed from any school for academic or disciplinary reasons, he is ineligible for future benefits from this program. The Adjutant General shall be the final authority for making such determinations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-185 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-185
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-185
Status: in_force

(1) For each general, special and summary court-martial, the authority convening the court shall detail trial counsel and defense counsel and such assistants as he considers appropriate. No person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge or court member in any case may act later as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel or, unless expressly requested by the accused, as defense counsel, or assistant defense counsel in the same case. No person who has acted for the prosecution may act later in the same case for the defense, nor may any person who has acted for the defense act later in the same case for the prosecution.

(2) Trial counsel and defense counsel detailed for any court-martial:

(a) Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Mississippi; and

(b) Must be certified as competent to perform such duties by the State Judge Advocate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-23 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-23
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code shall be ordered into arrest or confinement as circumstances may require; but when charged with only an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, such person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement unless a threat to himself or others. When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform him of the specific wrong of which he is accused and to try him or to dismiss the charges and release him. Persons confined other than in a guardhouse, whether before, during or after trial by a military court, shall be confined in civil institutions designated by the Adjutant General.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-115 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-115
Status: in_force

If different organizations of the National Guard of this state join in or do any state duty together, the highest ranking commissioned line or rated officer there on duty or in quarters shall command the whole and give orders for what is needful in the service unless otherwise specially directed by the Governor, according to the nature of the case.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-33 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-33
Status: in_force

No individual employed by or for an organization for emergency management established under the authority of this article shall, while acting under authority of his position or representing himself in his official capacity, participate in any form of political activity, and no such organization shall be employed directly or indirectly for political purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-501 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 15-501
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-501
Status: in_force

There is established the Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program, which shall be administered by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of reimbursing counties and municipalities for eligible expenditures incurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-7 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-7
Status: in_force

(a) Federal Property --The Adjutant General shall direct the USPFO to audit and effect annual settlements with responsible officers having federal property accounts. The USPFO shall cause the responsible officer to prepare and submit proper adjustment documents to cover any discrepancies discovered during such audit. When it is determined by duly appointed reviewing authority that losses were incurred due to fault or negligence of the responsible officer, he shall be held pecuniarily liable. When the responsible officer has been held pecuniarily liable, the Adjutant General shall make demand on the responsible officer for payment to the treasurer of the United States for the specified amount. The Adjutant General shall enter or cause to be entered a suit on the bond of such officer upon failure to comply with demand for payment.

(b) State Property --All property of a non-consumable nature procured by the Adjutant General from state appropriated funds and like property purchased from unit maintenance funds shall be accounted for as state property. Property donated from any sources for National Guard use shall be considered state owned property. The Adjutant General shall maintain state property lists for all units and activities of the Mississippi National Guard. The Adjutant General shall cause state property accounts to be audited as he deems necessary. If the audit reflects shortages, the Adjutant General will cause an investigation to be made and take appropriate action. If such shortages are found to be due to the fault or negligence of the responsible officer, the Adjutant General shall make demand on the responsible officer for payment to the military fund of Mississippi for the specified amount. The Adjutant General shall enter or cause to be entered a suit on the bond of such officer upon failure to comply with demand for payment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-493 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-493
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-493
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-1 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-1
Status: in_force

In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “State military forces” means the National Guard of this state, as defined in Section 101(3) , (4) and (6) of Title 32, United States Code , and any other militia or military forces organized under the Constitution and laws of this state.

(b) “Commanding officer” includes commissioned officers and warrant officers, as applicable.

(c) “Officer” means commissioned or warrant officer.

(d) “Superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.

(e) “Officer candidate” means a cadet of the state officer candidate school.

(f) “Enlisted member” means a person in an enlisted grade.

(g) “Military” refers to any or all of the state military forces.

(h) “Accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.

(i) “Military judge” means an official of a court-martial detailed in accordance with Section 33-13-183 .

(j) “Convening authority” includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding for the time being, or a successor in command.

(k) “Legal officer” means any commissioned officer of the state military forces designated to perform legal duties for a command.

(l) “State judge advocate” means the judge advocate of the state military forces, commissioned therein, and responsible for supervising the administration of military justice in the state military forces, and performing such other legal duties as may be required by the Adjutant General.

(m) “Grade” means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.

(n) “Rank” means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces.

(o) “Military duty (or duty status)” means all duty authorized under the Constitution and laws of the State of Mississippi and all training authorized under Title 32, United States Code.

(p) “Judge advocate” means any commissioned officer who is certified by the state judge advocate.

(q) “Military court” means a court-martial, a court of inquiry, a military commission, or a provost court.

(r) “May” is used in a permissive sense.

(s) “Shall” is used in an imperative sense.

(t) “He”, where used, means, and shall be interpreted to include, both the masculine and feminine gender.

(u) “Code” means this chapter which may be cited as the Mississippi Code of Military Justice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-31 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-31
Status: in_force

(a) The governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state and other agencies designated or appointed by the Governor are authorized and empowered to make, amend, and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations as may be necessary for emergency management purposes and to supplement the carrying out of the provisions of this article, but not inconsistent with any orders, rules and regulations promulgated by the Governor or by any state agency exercising a power delegated to it by him.

(b) All orders, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Governor, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency or by any political subdivision or other agency authorized by this article to make orders, rules and regulations, shall have the full force and effect of law, when, in the event of issuance by the Governor, or any state agency, a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary of State, or, if promulgated by a political subdivision of the state or agency thereof, when filed in the office of the clerk of the political subdivision or agency promulgating the same. All existing laws, ordinances, rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this article, or of any order, rule, or regulation issued under the authority of this article, shall be suspended during the period of time and to the extent that such conflict, disaster or emergency exists.

(c) In order to attain uniformity so far as practicable throughout the country in measures taken to aid emergency management, all action taken under this article and all orders, rules and regulations made pursuant thereto, shall be taken or made with due consideration to the orders, rules, regulations, actions, recommendations, and requests of federal authorities relevant thereto and, to the extent permitted by law, shall be consistent with such orders, rules, regulations, actions, recommendations and requests.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-301 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-301
Status: in_force

The pretrial, trial and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, in cases before military courts and other military tribunals and courts of inquiry may be prescribed by the Governor by regulations which shall, so far as he considers practicable, apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in the trial of criminal cases in the courts of the State of Mississippi but which may not be contrary to or inconsistent with this code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-205 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-205
Status: in_force

Whenever the President of the United States, at the request of the Governor, has declared an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state and the declaration includes Individual Assistance, the Governor is authorized:

(a) To accept a grant by the federal government, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed, including the required final audit by the State Auditor's Office, upon determination and with concurrence by the director that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals, families or households adversely affected by a major disaster that cannot be otherwise adequately met from other means of assistance.

(b) To enter into an agreement with the federal government, or any officer or agency thereof, pledging the state to participate in the funding of the Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program authorized in the Act, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) thereof, and if state funds are not otherwise available to the Governor, to accept an advance of the state share from the federal government to be repaid when the state is able to do so when appropriated for that purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-14 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-14
Status: in_force

(1) The agency is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive statewide program of emergency management. The agency is responsible for coordination with efforts of the federal government with other departments and agencies of state government, with county and municipal governments and school boards and with private agencies that have a role in emergency management.

(2) In performing its duties under this article, the agency shall:

(a) Work with the Governor, or his representative, in preparing a State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan of this state, which shall be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency management plans of the federal government and of other states to the fullest possible extent, and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs for emergency management by the political subdivisions of the state, such local plans to be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency plan and program of this state. The plan must contain provisions to ensure that the state is prepared for emergencies and minor, major and catastrophic disasters, and the agency shall work closely with local governments and agencies and organizations with emergency management responsibilities in preparing and maintaining the plan. The State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan will be operations oriented and:

(i) Include an evacuation component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of evacuation activities. This component must, at a minimum: ensure coordination pertaining to evacuees crossing county lines; set forth procedures for directing people caught on evacuation routes to safe shelter; and establish policies and strategies for emergency medical evacuations.

(ii) Include a shelter component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes coordination of shelter activities between the public, private and nonprofit sectors. This component must, at a minimum: contain strategies to ensure the availability of adequate public shelter space in each region of the state; establish strategies for refuge-of-last-resort programs; provide strategies to assist local emergency management efforts to ensure that adequate staffing plans exist for all shelters, including medical and security personnel; provide for a postdisaster communications system for public shelters; establish model shelter guidelines for operations, registration, inventory, power generation capability, information management and staffing; and set forth policy guidance for sheltering people with special needs.

(iii) Include a postdisaster response and recovery component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of postdisaster response and recovery activities. This component must provide for postdisaster response and recovery strategies according to whether a disaster is minor, major or catastrophic. The postdisaster response and recovery component must, at a minimum: establish the structure of the state's postdisaster response and recovery organization; establish procedures for activating the state's plan; set forth policies used to guide postdisaster response and recovery activities; describe the chain of command during the postdisaster response and recovery period; describe initial and continuous postdisaster response and recovery actions; identify the roles and responsibilities of each involved agency and organization; provide for a comprehensive communications plan; establish procedures for monitoring mutual aid agreements; provide for rapid impact assessment teams; ensure the availability of an effective statewide urban search and rescue program coordinated with the fire services; ensure the existence of a comprehensive statewide medical care and relief plan administered by the State Department of Health; and establish systems for coordinating volunteers and accepting and distributing donated funds and goods.

(iv) Include additional provisions addressing aspects of preparedness, response and recovery, as determined necessary by the agency.

(v) Address the need for coordinated and expeditious deployment of state resources, including the Mississippi National Guard. In the case of an imminent major disaster, procedures should address predeployment of the Mississippi National Guard, and, in the case of an imminent catastrophic disaster, procedures should address predeployment of the Mississippi National Guard and the United States Armed Forces. This subparagraph (v) does not authorize the agency to call out and deploy the Mississippi National Guard, which authority and determination rests solely with the Governor.

(vi) Establish a system of communications and warning to ensure that the state's population and emergency management agencies are warned of developing emergency situations and can communicate emergency response decisions.

(vii) Establish guidelines and schedules for annual exercises that evaluate the ability of the state and its political subdivisions to respond to minor, major and catastrophic disasters and support local emergency management agencies. Such exercises shall be coordinated with local governments and, to the extent possible, the federal government.

(viii)1. Assign lead and support responsibilities to state agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other support activities.

2. The agency shall prepare an interim postdisaster response and recovery component that substantially complies with the provisions of this paragraph (a). Each state agency assigned lead responsibility for an emergency support function by the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall also prepare a detailed operational plan needed to implement its responsibilities. The complete State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall be submitted to the Governor no later than January 1, 1996, and on January 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter.

(b) Adopt standards and requirements for county emergency management plans. The standards and requirements must ensure that county plans are coordinated and consistent with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. If a municipality elects to establish an emergency management program, it must adopt a city emergency management plan that complies with all standards and requirements applicable to county emergency management plans.

(c) Assist political subdivisions in preparing and maintaining emergency management plans.

(d) Review periodically political subdivision emergency management plans for consistency with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and standards and requirements adopted under this section.

(e) Make recommendations to the Legislature, building code organizations and political subdivisions for zoning, building and other land use controls, safety measures for securing mobile homes or other nonpermanent or semipermanent structures; and other preparedness, prevention and mitigation measures designed to eliminate emergencies or reduce their impact.

(f) In accordance with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and program for emergency management, ascertain the requirements of the state, its political subdivisions and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for equipment and supplies of all kinds in the event of an emergency; plan for and either procure supplies, medicines, materials and equipment or enter into memoranda of agreement or open purchase orders that will ensure their availability; and use and employ from time to time any of the property, services and resources within the state in accordance with this article.

(g) Anticipate trends and promote innovations that will enhance the emergency management system.

(h) Prepare and distribute to appropriate state and local officials catalogs of federal, state and private assistance programs.

(i) Implement training programs to improve the ability of state and local emergency management personnel to prepare and implement emergency management plans and programs, and require all local civil defense directors or emergency management directors to complete such training as a condition to their authority to continue service in their emergency management positions.

(j) Review periodically emergency operating procedures of state agencies and recommend revisions as needed to ensure consistency with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and program.

(k) Prepare, in advance whenever possible, such executive orders, proclamations and rules for issuance by the Governor as are necessary or appropriate for coping with emergencies and disasters.

(l) Cooperate with the federal government and any public or private agency or entity in achieving any purpose of this article.

(m) Assist political subdivisions with the creation and training of urban search and rescue teams and promote the development and maintenance of a state urban search and rescue program.

(n) Delegate, as necessary and appropriate, authority vested in it under this article and provide for the subdelegation of such authority.

(o) Require each county or municipality to designate an agent for working with the agency in the event of a natural disaster. The county or municipality may designate any person as agent who has completed training programs required of emergency management directors.

(p) Report biennially to the Governor and the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, no later than January 1 of every odd-numbered year, the status of the emergency management capabilities of the state and its political subdivisions.

(q) In accordance with Section 25-43-1 et seq. , create, implement, administer, promulgate, amend and rescind rules, programs and plans needed to carry out the provisions of this article with due consideration for, and in cooperating with, the plans and programs of the federal government.

(r) Have the sole power and discretion to enter into, sign, execute and deliver long-term or multiyear leases of real and personal property with other state and federal agencies.

(s) Do other things necessary, incidental or appropriate for the implementation of this article.

(t) In accordance with Section 33-15-15 , create, implement, administer, promulgate, amend and rescind rules regarding the development of the Mississippi Disaster Reservist Program.

(u) Unless otherwise instructed by the Governor, sponsor and develop mutual aid plans and agreements between the political subdivisions of the state and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians similar to the mutual aid arrangements with other states referenced in Section 33-15-11(b)(10) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-181 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-181
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-181
Status: in_force

(1) Any commissioned officer of the state military forces in a duty status is eligible to serve on all courts-martial for the trial of any person who may lawfully be brought before such courts for trial.

(2) Any warrant officer of the state military forces in a duty status is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any person, other than a commissioned officer, who may lawfully be brought before such courts for trial.

(3)(a) Any enlisted member of the state military forces in a duty status who is not a member of the same unit as the accused is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any enlisted member of the state military forces who may lawfully be brought before such courts for trial, but he shall serve as a member of a court only if, before the conclusion of a session called by the military judge under Section 33-13-207 prior to trial or, in the absence of such a session, before the court is assembled for the trial of the accused, the accused personally has requested in writing that enlisted members serve on it. After such a request, the accused may not be tried by a general or special court-martial the membership of which does not include enlisted members in a number comprising at least one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the total membership of the court, unless eligible members cannot be obtained on account of physical conditions or military exigencies. If such members cannot be obtained, the court may be convened and the trial held without them, but the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating why they could not be obtained.

(b) In this subsection, the word “unit” means any regularly organized body of the state military forces comparable to company size.

(4)(a) When it can be avoided no person subject to this code may be tried by a court-martial any member of which is junior to him in rank or grade.

(b) When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail as members thereof such members of the state military forces as, in his opinion, are best qualified for the duty by reason of age, education, training, experience, length of service and judicial temperament. No member of the state military forces is eligible to serve as a member of a general or special court-martial when he is the accuser or a witness for the prosecution or has acted as investigating officer or as counsel in the same case.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-25 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 15-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-25
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor of the State of Mississippi is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government for the purpose of matching any federal funds that may be made available for emergency management purposes, which shall include purchasing emergency management equipment and supplies, to the state on a matching basis. Provided, that no agreement shall obligate the state for an amount greater than the appropriation available for such purpose. The state's portion of the purchase price of any emergency management equipment may be made available from any appropriation made for such purposes.

(b) Any county board of supervisors or municipal governing body may enter into agreement with the federal government with approval of the State Director of Emergency Management for matching funds which may be made available for emergency management purposes, which shall include purchasing emergency management equipment and supplies, by such county or municipality in conjunction with any federal matching program and funds may be expended from the general fund of such county or municipality or from such other funds as may be available to such county or municipality for emergency management purposes in order to provide the county or municipal portion of funds necessary to carry out such matching agreement.

(c) The agency may withhold from any county board of supervisors, municipality or not-for-profit entity a portion or all of a subgrant whenever the agency determines that the county, municipality or not-for-profit entity owes a refund on any past subgrant project that was not completed as required.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-623 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-623
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-623
Status: in_force

(1) When charges against any person in the military service of this state are made or referred to a convening authority authorized to convene a court-martial for the trial of such person, and a convening authority, believing that such charges can be sustained, and has reason to believe that the person so charged will not appear for trial, or intends to flee from justice, a convening authority may issue a warrant of arrest to the sheriff or any constable of the county in which the person charged resides, or wherein he is supposed to be, commanding the sheriff or constable to take the body of the person so charged and confine him in jail until such time as his case may be finally disposed of; and the sheriff or constable, on the order of the convening authority, shall bring the person so charged before the court-martial for trial, or turn him over to whomever the order may direct, the convening authority issuing the warrant of arrest, shall endorse thereon the amount of bail to be required; and it shall be a violation of duty on the part of any sheriff or constable to permit a person so committed to remain out of jail, except that he may, when such person desires it, permit him to give bail in the sum endorsed on the warrant, conditioned for his appearance, from time to time, before such court-martial as he may be ordered for trial, and until his case is finally disposed of, or until such time as he may surrender to the sheriff or constable as directed by the convening authority of the court-martial before which he may be ordered for trial.

(2) Upon the failure of any person, who has been admitted to bail conditioned for his appearance for trial before a court-martial, or upon failure of any person admitted to bail to appear as a witness in any case before a court-martial, as conditioned in the bail bond of any such person, the court-martial shall certify the fact of such failure to so appear to the convening authority or to the officer commanding for the time being, as the case may be; and such officer shall cause a judge advocate, district or county attorney to file suit therefor.

(3) The rules laid down in the criminal procedural statutes of this state relating to the giving of bail, the amount of bail, the number of sureties, the persons who may be sureties, the property exempt from liability, the responsibility of parties to the same and all other rules of a general nature not inconsistent with this law are applicable to bail taken as provided in this code.

(4) A warrant of arrest issued by a convening authority to order a court-martial, and all subpoenas and other process issued by courts-martial and courts of inquiry shall extend to every part of the state.

(5) When any lawful process, issued by the proper officer of any court-martial, comes to the hands of any sheriff or constable, he shall perform the usual duties of such officer and perform all acts and duties by this code imposed or authorized to be performed by any sheriff or constable. Failure of any sheriff or constable to perform the duties required by this code shall be misdemeanor offenses punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and by confinement of not less than six (6) months and not more than twelve (12) months in jail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-607 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-607
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-607
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of any person or that his property has been wrongfully taken by members of the state military forces, he may, subject to such regulations as the Governor may prescribe, convene a board to investigate the complaint. The board shall consist of from one (1) to three (3) commissioned officers, and for the purpose of that investigation, it has power to summon witnesses and examine them upon oath or affirmation, to receive depositions or other documentary evidence, and to assess the damages sustained against the responsible parties. The assessment of damages made by the board is subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and the amount approved by him shall be charged against the pay of the offenders. The order of the commanding officer directing charges herein authorized is conclusive, except as provided in subsection (3), on any disbursing officer for the payment by him to the injured parties of the damages so assessed and approved.

(2) If the offenders cannot be ascertained, but the organization or detachment to which they belong is known, charges totaling the amount of damages assessed and approved may be paid to the injured parties from the military funds of the units of the state military forces to which the offenders belonged.

(3) Any person subject to this code who is accused of causing willful damage to property has the right to be represented by counsel, to summon witnesses in his behalf, and to cross-examine those appearing against him. The counsel mentioned herein will be military counsel, provided by the commanding officer instituting this injury. The accused may also employ civilian counsel of his own choosing at his own expense. He has the right of appeal to the next higher commander.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-527 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-527
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-527
Status: in_force

Any commissioned officer, officer candidate or warrant officer who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-303 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-303
Status: in_force

(1) No authority convening a general, special or summary court-martial nor any other commanding officer, or officer serving on the staff thereof, may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the court, or with respect to any other exercise of its or his functions in the conduct of the proceedings. No person subject to this code may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence the action of the court-martial or any other military tribunal or any member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to his judicial acts. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to (a) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive and procedural aspects of court-martial, or (b) statements and instructions given in open court by the military judge, president of a special court-martial or counsel.

(2) In the preparation of an effectiveness, fitness or efficiency report, or any other report or document used in whole or in part for the purpose of determining whether a member of the state military forces is qualified to be advanced in grade, or in determining the assignment or transfer of a member of or in determining whether a member of the state military forces should be retained on duty, no person subject to this code may, in preparing any such report (a) consider or evaluate the performance of duty of any such member as a member of a court-martial, or (b) give a less favorable rating or evaluation of any member of the state military forces because of the zeal with which such member, as counsel, represented any accused before a court-martial.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-11-11 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-11-11
Status: in_force

All tracts of lands belonging to private parties which touch upon and are adjacent to or located within the area of the present military reservation comprising the permanent National Guard camp site and firing ranges in Forrest and Perry Counties, Mississippi, known as Camp Shelby, which have been or may hereafter be forfeited to the State of Mississippi for nonpayment of taxes and are owned by the state shall be held and retained by the State of Mississippi as additions to and as a part of said Camp Shelby military reservation. No tax patents shall be issued therefor to private parties unless the Camp Shelby committee, composed of the Adjutant General of the State of Mississippi, the United States property and disbursing officer of the State of Mississippi, and the senior National Guard officer from the infantry, artillery, engineers, medical corps, and quartermaster corps, shall first certify in writing to the land commissioner of the State of Mississippi that such forfeited tax lands are not needed for said military reservation or an expansion thereof, which certificate shall be made in duplicate, the original thereof to be attached to the application for any such patents and the copy attached to and be made a part of any patent issued therefor. No forfeited tax lands shall be withheld from sale or patent by the state for a period longer than six (6) months from the date of maturity of title thereof in the State of Mississippi unless the Governor shall, by proclamation prior to the expiration of such six (6) months period, set aside and dedicate such lands as part of the Camp Shelby military reservation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-515 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-515
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-515
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States or of this state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-1-3 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-1-3
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality, either or both, may aid one or more federally recognized units of the Mississippi National Guard, or one or more units of the Mississippi State Guard, by appropriating annually a sum of money to be paid to the commander of each such unit, who shall account for and expend same under and in accordance with such regulations as the Adjutant General shall make. The board of supervisors of any county, the governing authorities of any municipality or the trustees of any school district, or any one or more of them, are further empowered to make such appropriations as they see fit for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating and improving military installations and property for the use of the Mississippi National Guard and Mississippi State Guard.

In all cases where the board of supervisors of counties, the governing authorities of municipalities or the trustees of school districts have, prior to the passage of this chapter, executed leases or conveyances of land for purposes authorized by this title, such leases and conveyances are hereby ratified, confirmed and validated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-29 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-29
Status: in_force

(1) Under such regulations as may be prescribed under this code, a person subject to this code who is on active duty who is accused of an offense against civil authority shall be delivered, upon request, to the civil authority for trial.

(2) When delivery under this section is made to any civil authority of a person undergoing sentence of a court-martial, the delivery, if followed by conviction in a civil tribunal, interrupts the execution of the sentence of the court-martial; and the offender, after having answered to the civil authorities for his offense, shall, upon the request of competent military authority, be returned to military custody for the completion of his sentence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-487 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-487
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-487
Status: in_force

(a) Any person subject to this code who:

(1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority refuses, in concert with any other person, or persons, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;

(2) with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbances against that authority is guilty of sedition;

(3) fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place; is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.

(b) A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-7 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-7
Status: in_force

(1) This code applies to all members of the state military forces who are not in active federal service of the United States.

(2) The voluntary enlistment of any person who has the capacity to understand the significance of enlisting in the state military forces shall be valid for purposes of jurisdiction under subsection (1) of this section and a change of status from civilian to member of the state military forces shall be effective upon taking the oath of enlistment.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person serving with the state military forces who:

(a) Submitted voluntarily to military authority;

(b) Met the mental competency and minimum age qualifications ( 10 USC Sections 504 and 505 ) at the time of voluntary submission to military authority;

(c) Received military pay or allowances; and

(d) Performed military duties;

is subject to this code until such person's service has been terminated in accordance with law or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-53 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-53
Status: in_force

The head of each state department, agency or commission shall select from within such agency a person to be designated as the emergency coordination officer for the agency and an alternate. The emergency coordination officer is responsible for coordinating with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on emergency preparedness issues, preparing and maintaining emergency preparedness and postdisaster response and recovery plans for such agency, maintaining rosters of personnel to assist in disaster operations and coordinating appropriate training for agency personnel. These individuals shall be responsible for ensuring that each state facility, such as a prison, office building or university, has a disaster preparedness plan that is approved by the applicable local emergency management agency or the division. The head of each agency shall notify the Governor and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in writing of the person initially designated as the emergency coordination officer for such agency and his alternate and of any changes in persons so designated thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-1 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-1
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the “Mississippi Emergency Management Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-39 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-39
Status: in_force

Any county or municipality, through its governing board, and with the approval of the sheriff in a county, or the chief of police in a municipality, may confer upon members of emergency management auxiliary police units, the powers of peace officers, subject to such restrictions as shall be imposed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-491 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-491
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-491
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with the law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-501 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-501
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-501
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who in time of war discloses the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it, or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the parole or countersign a different parole or countersign from that which, to his knowledge, he was authorized and required to give, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-617 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-617
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-617
Status: in_force

(1) All fines and costs imposed by general court-martial shall be paid to the officer ordering such court, and/or to the officer commanding for the time being, and by said officer, within five (5) days from the receipt thereof, paid to the Adjutant General, who shall disburse the same as he may see fit for military purposes.

(2) All fines and costs imposed by special or summary court-martial shall be paid to the officer ordering the court, or the officer commanding for the time being, and by such officer, within five (5) days from the receipt thereof, paid to the Adjutant General to be placed to the credit of the military unit fund of the unit of which the person fined was a member when the fine was imposed.

(3) When the sentence of a court-martial adjudges a fine and cost against any person, and such fine and cost has not been fully paid within ten (10) days after the confirmation thereof, the convening authority shall issue a warrant of commitment directed to the sheriff of the county in which the court-martial was held or where the offense was committed, directing him to take the body of the person so convicted and confine him in the county jail for one (1) day for any fine not exceeding One Dollar ($1.00) and one (1) additional day for every dollar above that sum.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-45 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-45
Status: in_force

All local emergency management councils heretofore created under the provisions of former Sections 8610-8620, Mississippi Code of 1942, are hereby continued, subject to the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-7 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-7
Status: in_force

(a) Federal Property --The Adjutant General shall direct the USPFO to audit and effect annual settlements with responsible officers having federal property accounts. The USPFO shall cause the responsible officer to prepare and submit proper adjustment documents to cover any discrepancies discovered during such audit. When it is determined by duly appointed reviewing authority that losses were incurred due to fault or negligence of the responsible officer, he shall be held pecuniarily liable. When the responsible officer has been held pecuniarily liable, the Adjutant General shall make demand on the responsible officer for payment to the treasurer of the United States for the specified amount. The Adjutant General shall enter or cause to be entered a suit on the bond of such officer upon failure to comply with demand for payment.

(b) State Property --All property of a non-consumable nature procured by the Adjutant General from state appropriated funds and like property purchased from unit maintenance funds shall be accounted for as state property. Property donated from any sources for National Guard use shall be considered state owned property. The Adjutant General shall maintain state property lists for all units and activities of the Mississippi National Guard. The Adjutant General shall cause state property accounts to be audited as he deems necessary. If the audit reflects shortages, the Adjutant General will cause an investigation to be made and take appropriate action. If such shortages are found to be due to the fault or negligence of the responsible officer, the Adjutant General shall make demand on the responsible officer for payment to the military fund of Mississippi for the specified amount. The Adjutant General shall enter or cause to be entered a suit on the bond of such officer upon failure to comply with demand for payment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-301 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-301
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor shall have power in case of invasion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or combination to oppose the enforcement of the law by force or violence, or imminent danger thereof or other grave emergency, to order into the active service of the state for such period, to such extent and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia. Such power shall include the power to order the organized militia or any part thereof to function under the operational control of the United States army, navy, or air force commander in charge of the defense of any area within the state which is invaded or attacked or is or may be threatened with invasion or attack.

(2) Whenever any circuit judge of a county, sheriff, or mayor of a municipality, whose authority shall rank in the order named, shall apprehend the outbreak of insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or combination to oppose the enforcement of the law by force or violence within the jurisdiction of which such officer is by law the conservator of the peace, or in the event of disaster or other grave emergency, it shall forthwith become the duty of the circuit judge, sheriff or mayor, when it appears that such unlawful combination or disaster has progressed beyond the control of the civil authorities, to notify the Governor, and the Governor may then, in his discretion, if he deems the apprehension well-founded or the disaster or emergency of sufficient magnitude, order into the active service of the state, for such period, to such extent, and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia.

(3) When the Governor orders into the active service of the state all or any portion of the organized militia as herein provided, he shall declare a state of emergency in such locality and it shall be the duty of the Governor to confirm such declaration and order in writing which shall state the area into which said force of the organized militia has been ordered.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-207 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 15-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-207
Status: in_force

In order to make federal Individual Assistance and Other Needs Assistance available to major disaster victims under this article, the Governor must request such assistance from the President of the United States. The Federal Emergency Management Agency must approve such a request and recommend the President of the United States make a major disaster declaration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-301 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-301
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Act of 1993.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-411 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-411
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-411
Status: in_force

In acting on the findings and sentence of a court-martial, the convening authority may approve only such findings of guilty, and the sentence or such part or amount of the sentence, as he finds correct in law and fact and as he in his discretion determines should be approved. Unless he indicates otherwise, approval of the sentence is approval of the findings and sentence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-19 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-19
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality or county of the state is authorized to participate in the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact (SMAC) established by the agency as a mechanism to standardize mutual aid arrangements between jurisdictions within the state. The agency is authorized to present the SMAC to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' Tribal Council for its consideration and approval. SMAC provides guidelines for requesting and receiving mutual aid, liability protection and reimbursement procedures for providing such aid. The governing body of each political subdivision of the state is strongly encouraged to sign and ratify the SMAC for mutual aid between their jurisdiction and other cities or counties within the state as well as the Mississippi Band of the Choctaw Indians. A copy of this agreement must be signed by the senior elected official of the jurisdiction and the director and will be maintained on file by the agency.

(b) Political subdivisions of the state, including their fire service agencies, are also authorized to develop and enter into mutual aid agreements with other jurisdictions outside the state for reciprocal emergency aid and assistance in case of emergencies too extensive to be dealt with unassisted. This shall also include emergencies outside the state in which it is geographically reasonable for a political subdivision of this state, or its fire service, to respond. Copies of the agreements shall be sent to the agency and shall be consistent with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and program, and in time of emergency it shall be the duty of each local emergency management organization to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of such mutual aid agreements.

(c) The Governor may enter into compacts with any state or group of states if he finds that joint action with that state or group of states is desirable in meeting common intergovernmental problems of emergency management planning or emergency prevention, mitigation, response and recovery.

(1) Political subdivisions of the state, including their fire service agencies, shall not be liable for the death of or any injury to persons, or damage to property and all other protections provided in Section 33-15-21(a) , as a result of mutual aid agreements entered into pursuant to this section.

(2) Employees of a political subdivision of this state shall have the powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities and receive the compensation incidental to their employment and all other benefits provided by Section 33-15-15 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-355 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-355
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-355
Status: in_force

(1) Any period of confinement included in a sentence of a court-martial begins to run from the date the sentence is adjudged by the court-martial but periods during which the sentence to confinement is suspended or deferred shall be excluded in computing the service of the term of confinement.

(2) On application by an accused who is under sentence to confinement that has not been ordered executed, the convening authority or, if the accused is no longer under his jurisdiction, the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command to which the accused is currently assigned, may in his sole discretion defer service of the sentence to confinement. The deferment shall terminate when the sentence is ordered executed. The deferment may be rescinded at any time by the officer who granted it or, if the accused is no longer under his jurisdiction, by the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command to which the accused is currently assigned.

(3) In the militia or state military forces not in federal service, no sentence of dismissal or dishonorable discharge may be executed until all reviews and any appeals to the Mississippi Court of Military Appeals are complete.

(4) All other sentences of courts-martial are effective on the date ordered executed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-25 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-25
Status: in_force

Any commanding officer, when on duty, may fix the necessary limits or bounds to his unit's parade, armory building, camp, base, post or area. No person shall enter such limits without leave, and said commanding officer at any parade, camp, base, post, or area may refuse to any person entrance to any such military installation, area, or building in which troops may be quartered, or military equipment stored, whenever, in his judgment, the exigencies of the service make it expedient to do so. Whoever intrudes within the limits of any such parade, camp, base, area, armory or building in which troops are quartered, after being forbidden entrance therein, may be ejected forcibly if necessary, or may be confined under guard as provided for in Section 33-1-11 . Whoever resists a sentry or any authorized member of the Mississippi National Guard endeavoring to exclude them from such limits or building, or who resists arrest by the military authorities within such limits or building shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-202 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-202
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-202
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature and declared to be the policy of the state that funds to meet emergencies or major disasters shall always be made available.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-205 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-205
Status: in_force

Whenever the President of the United States, at the request of the Governor, has declared an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state and the declaration includes Individual Assistance, the Governor is authorized:

(a) To accept a grant by the federal government, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed, including the required final audit by the State Auditor's Office, upon determination and with concurrence by the director that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals, families or households adversely affected by a major disaster that cannot be otherwise adequately met from other means of assistance.

(b) To enter into an agreement with the federal government, or any officer or agency thereof, pledging the state to participate in the funding of the Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program authorized in the Act, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) thereof, and if state funds are not otherwise available to the Governor, to accept an advance of the state share from the federal government to be repaid when the state is able to do so when appropriated for that purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-403 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-403
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-403
Status: in_force

There is established within the Office of the Governor a separate and distinct office to be known as the Office of Disaster Assistance Coordination. The office shall be the primary entity responsible for coordinating information regarding disaster assistance provided by federal agencies other than the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), by state agencies other than the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), and by other public and private entities that provide various types of assistance and benefits to victims of major natural disasters. The duties and responsibilities of the office shall be as follows:

(a) To serve as a single point of contact where individuals and public entities that are victims of major disasters may obtain information about all federal and state programs that provide assistance and benefits to disaster victims other than those provided by FEMA or MEMA, as well as information about the availability of disaster-related in-kind donations by private entities and individuals;

(b) To provide victims of major disasters with all of the forms and materials necessary in order to receive the benefits of those disaster assistance programs and disaster-related in-kind donations, and provide them with assistance in completing and filing the applications for those programs and in-kind donations;

(c) To coordinate and cooperate with FEMA, MEMA, other federal and state agencies and other public and private entities in providing and sharing information, forms and materials related to disaster assistance programs and disaster-related in-kind donations;

(d) To work with MEMA in coordinating information, revenues, programs and assistance made available in Mississippi by FEMA, whether directly through FEMA or through MEMA; and

(e) To perform such other duties relating to disaster assistance information as may be prescribed by the Governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-5 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-5
Status: in_force

The following words, whenever used in this article shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings:

(a) “ Agency ” means the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, created by Section 33-15-7 .

(b) “ Director ” means the Director of Emergency Management, appointed pursuant to Section 33-15-7 .

(c) “ Emergency management ” means the preparation for, the mitigation of, the response to, and the recovery from emergencies and disasters. Specific emergency management responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

(i) Reduction of vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury and loss of life and property resulting from natural, technological or man-made emergencies or hostile military paramilitary action.

(ii) Preparation for prompt and efficient response and recovery to protect lives and property affected by emergencies.

(iii) Response to emergencies using all systems, plans and resources necessary to preserve adequately the health, safety and welfare of persons or property affected by the emergency.

(iv) Recovery from emergencies by providing for the rapid and orderly start of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by emergencies.

(v) Provision of an emergency management system embodying all aspects of preemergency preparedness and postemergency response, recovery and mitigation.

(vi) Assistance in anticipation, recognition, appraisal, prevention and mitigation of emergencies which may be caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for, and regulation of public and private facilities and land use.

(d) “ Civil defense ,” whenever it appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall mean “emergency management” unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(e) “ State of war emergency ” means the condition which exists immediately, with or without a proclamation thereof by the Governor, whenever this state or nation is attacked by an enemy of the United States or upon receipt by the state of a warning from the federal government indicating that such an attack is probable or imminent.

(f) “ State of emergency ” means the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property within the state caused by air or water pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, hurricane, resource shortages, or other natural or man-made conditions other than conditions causing a “state of war emergency,” which conditions by reasons of their magnitude are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county and/or municipality and requires combined forces of the state to combat.

(g) “ Local emergency ” means the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a county and/or municipality caused by such conditions as air or water pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, hurricane, resource shortages or other natural or man-made conditions, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the political subdivision and require the combined forces of other subdivisions or of the state to combat.

(h) “ Emergency ” means any occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or man-made, in war or in peace, which results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property.

(i) “ Man-made emergency ” means an emergency caused by an action against persons or society, including, but not limited to, emergency attack, sabotage, terrorism, civil unrest or other action impairing the orderly administration of government.

(j) “ Natural emergency ” means an emergency caused by a natural event, including, but not limited to, a hurricane, a storm, a flood, severe wave action, a drought or an earthquake.

(k) “ Technological emergency ” means an emergency caused by a technological failure or accident, including, but not limited to, an explosion, transportation accident, radiological accident, or chemical or other hazardous material incident.

(l) “ Local emergency management agency ” means an organization created to discharge the emergency management responsibilities and functions of a political subdivision.

(m) “ Disaster ” means any natural, technological or civil emergency as defined in this section that causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to result in a declaration of an emergency by a county or municipality, the Governor or the President of the United States. Disasters shall be identified by the severity of resulting damage, as follows:

(i) “ Catastrophic disaster ” means a disaster that will require massive state and federal assistance, including immediate military involvement.

(ii) “ Major disaster ” means a disaster that will likely exceed local capabilities and require a broad range of state and federal assistance.

(iii) “ Minor disaster ” means a disaster that is likely to be within the response capabilities of local government and to result in only a minimal need for state or federal assistance.

(n) “ Disaster Reservist ” means any person hired on a temporary basis pursuant to State Personnel Board policies and procedures regulating personal service contracts, that is hired to perform specific tasks related to a Governor's State of Emergency, or by an emergency or disaster declaration of the President of the United States, by the agency, and is assigned to perform such duties as may be required under the direction of the appropriate agency supervisor.

(o) “ Emergency impact area ” means the area of the state in which market conditions exist due to a state of emergency creating a likelihood that prices ordinarily charged for goods and services could be raised unfairly due to the underlying emergency.

(p) “ Political subdivision ” means a local government created by the State of Mississippi to assist in fulfilling the state's obligations. The term “ political subdivision ” includes levee districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-485 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-485
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-485
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code, who is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, any person subject to his orders shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-203 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-203
Status: in_force

The following words wherever used in this article shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings:

(a) “ Necessary expense ” means the cost of an item or service essential to an individual, family or household to mitigate or overcome an adverse condition caused by an emergency or major disaster.

(b) “ Serious need ” means a requirement for an item or service essential to an individual, family or household to prevent or reduce hardship, injury or loss caused by an emergency or major disaster.

(c) “ Family ” means a social unit, comprised of husband and wife and dependents, if any, or a head of a household, as these terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

(d) “ Individual ” means a person who is not a member of a family as defined in paragraph (c).

(e) “ Household ” means a dwelling containing a single family or single family and other relatives not otherwise considered family as defined in paragraph (c).

(f) “ Assistance from other means ” means aid, including monetary or in-kind contributions from other governmental programs, insurance, voluntary or charitable organizations or from any sources other than those of the individual, family or household.

(g) “The Act ” means the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( Public Law 93-288 , as amended by PL 100-707 and PL 106-390 ).

(h) “ Individuals and households program ” means the federal assistance available to eligible individuals under a major disaster declaration by the president pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

(i) “ Other Needs Assistance ” means that component of the IHP program that provides a grant for individuals that requires the state share twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost according to Section 408 of the Stafford Act ( 42 USC 5174 ).

(j) “ Federal regulations ” means those regulations published in the Federal Register relating to the specific subject.

(k) “ Emergency ” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the Governor or President, federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.

(l) “ State of emergency ” means that a state of emergency has been declared by the Governor pursuant to Section 33-15-11(b)(17) to exist as a result of a man-made, technological or natural disaster and the local government has exhausted local resources and requires state assistance.

(m) “ Federal assistance ” means aid to disaster victims or state and local governments by federal agencies under the provisions of the Act.

(n) “ Major disaster ” means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, explosions, acts of terrorism or other man-made, technological or natural disaster or catastrophe in the State of Mississippi which, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Federal Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and beyond emergency services of the state, local governments and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship or suffering caused thereby.

(o) “ Director ” means the Director of Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, appointed pursuant to Section 33-15-7 .

(p) “ Governor's authorized representative ” means the person appointed by the Governor to administer federal disaster assistance programs on behalf of the state and local governments and are responsible for the state compliance with the FEMA-State Agreement.

(q) “ State coordinating officer ” means the person appointed by the Governor to act in cooperation with the federal coordinating officer appointed under Section 303(c) of the Act.

(r) “ Temporary housing program ” means rental of existing housing, apartments or commercial lodging provided by assistance from state government either individually or jointly to individuals, families or households made homeless by emergency or major disaster.

(s) “ Voluntary organization ” means any chartered or otherwise duly recognized tax-exempt local, state or national organized group that has provided or may provide services to states, local governments or individuals in a major disaster or emergency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-513 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-513
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-513
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority:

(1) sells or otherwise disposes of;

(2) wilfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses; or

(3) wilfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of, any military property of the United States or of the State of Mississippi; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-11-15 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-11-15
Status: in_force

The Adjutant General of Mississippi, in his discretion, subject to the approval of the Governor and the Attorney General, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute leases to the United States of America on lands held through deed or lease by the State of Mississippi for National Guard purposes, for the purpose of securing construction of air National Guard armories thereon at the expense of the federal government. Likewise, the governing board of any county, municipality or school district is authorized to lease lands to the United States for such purpose, and the Adjutant General of Mississippi and said governing boards are authorized to execute such instruments as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-1 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-1
Status: in_force

The militia of the State of Mississippi shall consist of all able-bodied citizens of the state between the ages of seventeen (17) and sixty-two (62) years, who are not exempt by law of this state or of the United States, together with all other able-bodied persons who shall voluntarily enlist or accept commission, appointment or assignment to duty therein, subject to such classifications as may be hereinafter prescribed. The militia shall be divided into three (3) classes: The National Guard, the Mississippi State Guard, and the unorganized militia. The unorganized militia shall consist of all persons liable to service in the militia, but not members of the National Guard or the Mississippi State Guard.

A seventeen-year-old person shall not be allowed to enlist or be assigned to duty without the written consent of both parents, if living, or one (1) parent if one (1) is deceased, or if both parents are deceased, the guardian of such person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-39 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-39
Status: in_force

Any county or municipality, through its governing board, and with the approval of the sheriff in a county, or the chief of police in a municipality, may confer upon members of emergency management auxiliary police units, the powers of peace officers, subject to such restrictions as shall be imposed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-308 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-308
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-308
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever the Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency determines that funds are immediately needed in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund to provide for disaster assistance under this section, he shall notify the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration of his determination and shall requisition the amount of funds from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) that are needed in the trust fund, which shall be subject to the limitations set forth below in this section. At the same time he makes the requisition, the director shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the respective Chairmen of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee of his determination of the need for the funds and the amount that he has requisitioned. Upon receipt of such a requisition from the director, the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall ascertain if the amount requisitioned is available in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) and is within the limitations set forth below in this section and, if it is, he shall transfer that amount from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) to the trust fund. If the amount requisitioned is more than the amount available in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) or above the limitations set forth below in this section, the executive director shall transfer the amount that is available within the limitations. The maximum amount that may be transferred from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) to the trust fund for any one (1) disaster occurrence shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) and the maximum amount that may be transferred during any fiscal year shall be One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).

It is the intention of the Legislature, that during the subsequent legislative session, consideration shall be given to provide an appropriation equal to the amount transferred from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund under the provisions of this section as repayment to the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-411 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-411
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-411
Status: in_force

In acting on the findings and sentence of a court-martial, the convening authority may approve only such findings of guilty, and the sentence or such part or amount of the sentence, as he finds correct in law and fact and as he in his discretion determines should be approved. Unless he indicates otherwise, approval of the sentence is approval of the findings and sentence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-515 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-515
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-515
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States or of this state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-221 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-221
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-221
Status: in_force

When temporary housing assistance is provided based on the guidelines outlined in Section 33-15-217 , the following conditions are imposed:

(a) An applicant is expected to expend the grant proceeds to secure adequate temporary housing for purposes stated in their application for assistance. Refusal by the applicant to abide by this provision shall result in his forfeiture of eligibility for additional temporary housing assistance.

(b) Temporary housing assistance proceeds shall not be provided for nor expended for providing minimal home repairs or replacing lost or damaged personal property.

(c) Temporary housing assistance shall not be made available to those individuals, families or households with insurance coverage which provides full cost of alternate living arrangements except when, as determined by the appropriate authority, adequate alternate housing is not readily available or the receipt of insurance benefits are uncertain or inadequate to meet temporary housing needs. Individuals, families or households who qualify for and accept state assistance under the exception shall repay or pledge to repay to the state government, from any insurance proceeds for temporary housing to which they are entitled, an amount equivalent to the fair market value of the housing provided by the state. Temporary housing assistance shall not be made available to any individual, family or household for use as a vacation or recreational residence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-407 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-407
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-407
Status: in_force

Where there is an apparent error or omission in the record or where the record shows improper or inconsistent action by a court-martial with respect to a finding or sentence which can be rectified without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused, the convening authority may return the record to the court for appropriate action. In no case, however, may the record be returned:

(a) For reconsideration of a finding of not guilty, or a ruling which amounts to a finding of not guilty;

(b) For consideration of a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless the record shows a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge which sufficiently alleges a violation of some section of this code; or

(c) For increasing the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-3 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 5-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-3
Status: in_force

Whenever the Governor deems it necessary, he may order an enrollment to be made by officers designated by him of all persons liable to service in the militia of this state. Such enrollment shall include such information as the Governor may require. Three (3) copies thereof shall be made: One (1) copy shall be filed in the office of the circuit clerk of the county in which the enrollment is made, and two (2) copies in the office of the Adjutant General. Enrollment shall be made upon such notice and in such manner as the Governor may direct. Every person required by such notice to enroll who wilfully fails or refuses to do so shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or by confinement in jail not to exceed twenty-five (25) days, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-553 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-553
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-553
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Mississippi Legislature that counties and municipalities be authorized to participate in regional pre-need contracts, negotiated in advance by the state after a public bidding process, for disaster-related solid waste collection, disposal, and monitoring, such that the citizens of those counties and municipalities will be quickly and adequately served while recovering from the disaster.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-21 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-21
Status: in_force

(1) Arrest is the restraint of a person by an order, not imposed as a punishment for an offense, directing him to remain within specified limits. Confinement is the physical restraint of a person.

(2) An enlisted member may be ordered into arrest or confinement by any commissioned officer by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or through other persons subject to this code or through any person authorized by this code to apprehend persons. A commanding officer may authorize warrant officers, or noncommissioned officers to order enlisted members of his company or subject to his authority into arrest or confinement.

(3) A commissioned officer or warrant officer may be ordered into arrest or confinement only by a commanding officer to whose authority he is subject, by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or by another commissioned officer. The authority to order such persons into arrest or confinement may not be delegated.

(4) No person may be ordered into arrest or confinement except for probable cause.

(5) This section does not limit the authority of persons authorized to apprehend offenders to secure the custody of an alleged offender until a proper authority may be notified.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-419 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-419
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-419
Status: in_force

Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and of the Courts of Review of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be considered persuasive authority but will not be regarded as binding precedent unless adopted as such by the Mississippi Court of Military Appeals.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-307 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-307
Status: in_force

(1) At any time after the service of charges which have been referred for trial to a court-martial composed of a military judge and members, the military judge may, subject to Section 33-13-261 , call the court into session without the presence of the members for the purpose of:

(a) Hearing and determining motions raising defense or objections which are capable of determining without trial or the issue raised by a plea of not guilty;

(b) Hearing and ruling upon any matter which may be ruled upon by the military judge under this chapter, whether or not the matter is appropriate for later consideration or decision by the members of the court;

(c) If permitted by regulations of the Governor, holding the arraignment and receiving the pleas of the accused; and

(d) Performing any other procedural function which may be performed by the military judge under this chapter or under rules prescribed pursuant to Section 33-13-301 and which does not require the presence of the members of the court. These proceedings shall be conducted in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel and the trial counsel, and shall be made a part of the record.

(2) When the members of a court-martial deliberate or vote, only the members may be present. All other proceedings, including any other consultation of the members of the court with counsel or the military judge, shall be made a part of the record and shall be in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, the trial counsel and, in cases in which a military judge has been detailed to the court, the military judge.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-401 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-401
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-401
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the Mississippi National Guard Educational Assistance Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-23 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-23
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code shall be ordered into arrest or confinement as circumstances may require; but when charged with only an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, such person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement unless a threat to himself or others. When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform him of the specific wrong of which he is accused and to try him or to dismiss the charges and release him. Persons confined other than in a guardhouse, whether before, during or after trial by a military court, shall be confined in civil institutions designated by the Adjutant General.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-29 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-29
Status: in_force

(1) Under such regulations as may be prescribed under this code, a person subject to this code who is on active duty who is accused of an offense against civil authority shall be delivered, upon request, to the civil authority for trial.

(2) When delivery under this section is made to any civil authority of a person undergoing sentence of a court-martial, the delivery, if followed by conviction in a civil tribunal, interrupts the execution of the sentence of the court-martial; and the offender, after having answered to the civil authorities for his offense, shall, upon the request of competent military authority, be returned to military custody for the completion of his sentence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-475 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-475
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-475
Status: in_force

Any commissioned officer subject to this code who uses contemptuous words against the Governor of Mississippi shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-29 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-29
Status: in_force

(a) In carrying out the provisions of this article, the Governor and the executive officers or governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state are directed to utilize the services, equipment, supplies and facilities of existing departments, offices, and agencies of the state and of the political subdivisions thereof to the maximum extent practicable, and the officers and personnel of all such departments, offices, and agencies are directed to cooperate with and extend such services and facilities to the Governor and to the emergency management organizations of the state or such subdivisions upon request.

(b) State agencies in carrying out their assigned disaster or emergency assignments shall be reimbursed their expenses for emergency or disaster-related duties which may include the payment of overtime and the employment of temporary personnel by such agencies in the same manner as authorized in Sections 33-15-301 et seq. , 43-41-17 and 43-41-319 , and as provided by Section 43-41-701 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-7 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-7
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint boards vested with the authority and power of passing upon and determining the claims of exemption filed under Section 33-5-5 . An appeal to the Governor may be taken from the decision of the boards of the state by any person interested in the matter, within the time prescribed by regulation promulgated by the Governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-515 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-515
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-515
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States or of this state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-329 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-329
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-329
Status: in_force

(1) Upon a showing of unavailability in any case not extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer, the sworn testimony, contained in the duly authenticated record of proceedings of a court of inquiry, or of a person whose oral testimony cannot be obtained, may, if otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence, be read in evidence by any party before a court-martial if the accused was a party before the court of inquiry and if the same issue was involved or if the accused consent to the introduction of such evidence.

(2) Such testimony may be read in evidence only by the defense in cases extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer.

(3) Such testimony may also be read in evidence before a court of inquiry or a military board.

(4) In all courts of inquiry both enlisted men and officers shall have the right to counsel and the right to cross-examination of all witnesses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-499 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-499
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-499
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who compels or attempts to compel the commander of any place, vessel, aircraft or other military property, or of any body of members of the state military forces of this state, or of any other state, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-11-17 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-11-17
Status: in_force

The Adjutant General is authorized to lease the Camp Shelby training site for oil and gas and other minerals exploration and to expend revenues therefrom in maintaining and developing the facilities.

He shall cause to be published a legal notice of the proposed lease once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in Forrest, Harrison and Hinds Counties and in not less than one (1) oil and gas periodical having general circulation in this state, with the last publication to be completed not less than ten (10) days from the date sealed bids are to be received. All bids will be accompanied by a five percent (5%) bid bond in the form of a certified or cashier's check or in the form of a bid bond of a surety company qualified to do business in this state. If the Adjutant General deems the highest and best bid acceptable, he will make his recommendations in writing to the state oil and gas board for its consideration. The board is hereby authorized to either approve or disapprove the bid or bids, which action shall become final. Any such lease executed by the Adjutant General for oil, gas and for other minerals shall contain contractual provisions which shall not be for more than seven-eighths ( 7 / 8 ) of such oil, gas and for other minerals, retaining to the state at least one-eighth ( 1 / 8 ) royalty to be paid as prescribed by the state oil and gas board. No lease shall be for a primary term in excess of six (6) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-23 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-23
Status: in_force

For the purpose of paying any expenses of its local emergency management organization, or for paying any expenses of the emergency management program, any board of supervisors of a county or any governing body of a municipality is authorized to expend any available funds from the general fund of such county or municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-353 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-353
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-353
Status: in_force

The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed the limits prescribed by this code or by federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor shall have general direction and control of the activities of the Emergency Management Agency and Council and shall be responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this article, and in the event of a man-made, technological or natural disaster or emergency beyond local control, may assume direct operational control over all or any part of the emergency management functions within this state.

(b) In performing his duties under this article, the Governor is further authorized and empowered:

(1) To make, amend and rescind the necessary orders, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article with due consideration of the plans of the federal government, and to enter into disaster assistance grants and agreements with the federal government under the terms as may be required by federal law.

(2) To work with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in preparing a comprehensive plan and program for the emergency management of this state, such plan and program to be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency management plans of the federal government and of other states to the fullest possible extent, and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs for emergency management by the political subdivisions of this state, such local plans to be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency management plan and program of this state to the fullest possible extent.

(3) In accordance with such plan and program for emergency management of this state, to ascertain the requirements of the state or the political subdivisions thereof for food or clothing or other necessities of life in the event of attack or natural or man-made or technological disasters and to plan for and procure supplies, medicines, materials and equipment, and to use and employ from time to time any of the property, services and resources within the state, for the purposes set forth in this article; to make surveys of the industries, resources and facilities within the state as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this article; to institute training programs and public information programs, and to take all other preparatory steps, including the partial or full mobilization of emergency management organizations in advance of actual disaster, to insure the furnishing of adequately trained and equipped forces of emergency management personnel in time of need.

(4) To cooperate with the President and the heads of the Armed Forces, and the Emergency Management Agency of the United States, and with the officers and agencies of other states in matters pertaining to the emergency management of the state and nation and the incidents thereof; and in connection therewith, to take any measures which he may deem proper to carry into effect any request of the President and the appropriate federal officers and agencies, for any action looking to emergency management, including the direction or control of (a) blackouts and practice blackouts, air raid drills, mobilization of emergency management forces, and other tests and exercises, (b) warnings and signals for drills or attacks and the mechanical devices to be used in connection therewith, (c) the effective screening or extinguishing of all lights and lighting devices and appliances, (d) shutting off water mains, gas mains, electric power connections and the suspension of all other utility services, (e) the conduct of civilians and the movement and cessation of movement of pedestrians and vehicular traffic during, prior and subsequent to drills or attack, (f) public meetings or gatherings under emergency conditions, and (g) the evacuation and reception of the civilian population.

(5) To take such action and give such directions to state and local law enforcement officers and agencies as may be reasonable and necessary for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of this article and with the orders, rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.

(6) To employ such measures and give such directions to the state or local boards of health as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of this article or with the findings or recommendations of such boards of health by reason of conditions arising from enemy attack or the threat of enemy attack or natural, man-made or technological disaster.

(7) To utilize the services and facilities of existing officers and agencies of the state and of the political subdivisions thereof; and all such officers and agencies shall cooperate with and extend their services and facilities to the Governor as he may request.

(8) To establish agencies and offices and to appoint executive, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article including, with due consideration to the recommendation of the local authorities, part-time or full-time state and regional area directors.

(9) To delegate any authority vested in him under this article, and to provide for the subdelegation of any such authority.

(10) On behalf of this state to enter into reciprocal aid agreements or compacts with other states and the federal government, either on a statewide basis or local political subdivision basis or with a neighboring state or province of a foreign country. Such mutual aid arrangements shall be limited to the furnishings or exchange of food, clothing, medicine and other supplies; engineering services; emergency housing; police services; national or state guards while under the control of the state; health, medical and related services; firefighting, rescue, transportation and construction services and equipment; personnel necessary to provide or conduct these services; and such other supplies, equipment, facilities, personnel and services as may be needed; the reimbursement of costs and expenses for equipment, supplies, personnel and similar items for mobile support units, firefighting and police units and health units; and on such terms and conditions as are deemed necessary.

(11) To sponsor and develop mutual aid plans and agreements between the political subdivisions of the state, similar to the mutual aid arrangements with other states referred to above.

(12) To collect information and data for assessment of vulnerabilities and capabilities within the borders of Mississippi as it pertains to the nation and state's security and homeland defense. This information shall be exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act, Section 25-61-1 et seq.

(13) Authorize any agency or arm of the state to create a special emergency management revolving fund, accept donations, contributions, fees, grants, including federal funds, as may be necessary for such agency or arm of the state to administer its functions of this article as set forth in the Executive Order of the Governor.

(14) To authorize the Commissioner of Public Safety to select, train, organize and equip a ready reserve of auxiliary highway patrolmen.

(15) To suspend or limit the sale, dispensing or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives and combustibles.

(16) To control, restrict and regulate by rationing, freezing, use of quotas, prohibitions on shipments, price-fixing, allocation or other means, the use, sale or distribution of food, feed, fuel, clothing and other commodities, materials, goods or services.

(17) To proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected or likely to be affected thereby when he finds that the conditions described in Section 33-15-5(g) exist, or when he is requested to do so by the mayor of a municipality or by the president of the board of supervisors of a county, or when he finds that a local authority is unable to cope with the emergency. Such proclamation shall be in writing and shall take effect immediately upon its execution by the Governor. As soon thereafter as possible, such proclamation shall be filed with the Secretary of State and be given widespread notice and publicity. The Governor, upon advice of the director, shall review the need for continuing the state of emergency at least every thirty (30) days until the emergency is terminated and shall proclaim a reduction of area or the termination of the state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant.

(18) To declare an emergency impact area when he finds that the conditions described in Section 33-15-5(o) exist. The proclamation shall be in writing and shall take effect immediately upon its execution by the Governor. As soon as possible, the proclamation shall be filed with the Secretary of State and be given widespread notice and publicity. The Governor shall review the need for continuing the declaration of emergency impact area at least every thirty (30) days until the emergency is terminated, and shall proclaim the reduction of the emergency impact area or termination of the declaration of emergency impact area at the earliest date or dates possible.

(c) In addition to the powers conferred upon the Governor in this section, the Legislature hereby expressly delegates to the Governor the following powers and duties in the event of an impending enemy attack, an enemy attack, or a man-made, technological or natural disaster where such disaster is beyond local control:

(1) To suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business, or the orders, rules or regulations of any state agency, if strict compliance with the provisions of any statute, order, rule or regulation would in any way prevent, hinder or delay necessary action in coping with a disaster or emergency.

(2) To transfer the direction, personnel or functions of state agencies, boards, commissions or units thereof for the purpose of performing or facilitating disaster or emergency services.

(3) To commandeer or utilize any private property if necessary to cope with a disaster or emergency, provided that such private property so commandeered or utilized shall be paid for under terms and conditions agreed upon by the participating parties. The owner of said property shall immediately be given a receipt for the said private property and said receipt shall serve as a valid claim against the Treasury of the State of Mississippi for the agreed upon market value of said property.

(4) To perform and exercise such other functions, powers and duties as may be necessary to promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population in coping with a disaster or emergency.

(d) This section does not authorize the Governor or a designee of the Governor to act in contravention of Section 33-7-303 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-53 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-53
Status: in_force

The head of each state department, agency or commission shall select from within such agency a person to be designated as the emergency coordination officer for the agency and an alternate. The emergency coordination officer is responsible for coordinating with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on emergency preparedness issues, preparing and maintaining emergency preparedness and postdisaster response and recovery plans for such agency, maintaining rosters of personnel to assist in disaster operations and coordinating appropriate training for agency personnel. These individuals shall be responsible for ensuring that each state facility, such as a prison, office building or university, has a disaster preparedness plan that is approved by the applicable local emergency management agency or the division. The head of each agency shall notify the Governor and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in writing of the person initially designated as the emergency coordination officer for such agency and his alternate and of any changes in persons so designated thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-333 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-333
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-333
Status: in_force

(1) No person may be convicted of an offense, except by the concurrence of two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

(2) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

(3) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged, but a determination to reconsider a sentence with a view toward decreasing it, may be made by any lesser vote which indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-203 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-203
Status: in_force

The following words wherever used in this article shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings:

(a) “ Necessary expense ” means the cost of an item or service essential to an individual, family or household to mitigate or overcome an adverse condition caused by an emergency or major disaster.

(b) “ Serious need ” means a requirement for an item or service essential to an individual, family or household to prevent or reduce hardship, injury or loss caused by an emergency or major disaster.

(c) “ Family ” means a social unit, comprised of husband and wife and dependents, if any, or a head of a household, as these terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

(d) “ Individual ” means a person who is not a member of a family as defined in paragraph (c).

(e) “ Household ” means a dwelling containing a single family or single family and other relatives not otherwise considered family as defined in paragraph (c).

(f) “ Assistance from other means ” means aid, including monetary or in-kind contributions from other governmental programs, insurance, voluntary or charitable organizations or from any sources other than those of the individual, family or household.

(g) “The Act ” means the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( Public Law 93-288 , as amended by PL 100-707 and PL 106-390 ).

(h) “ Individuals and households program ” means the federal assistance available to eligible individuals under a major disaster declaration by the president pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

(i) “ Other Needs Assistance ” means that component of the IHP program that provides a grant for individuals that requires the state share twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost according to Section 408 of the Stafford Act ( 42 USC 5174 ).

(j) “ Federal regulations ” means those regulations published in the Federal Register relating to the specific subject.

(k) “ Emergency ” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the Governor or President, federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.

(l) “ State of emergency ” means that a state of emergency has been declared by the Governor pursuant to Section 33-15-11(b)(17) to exist as a result of a man-made, technological or natural disaster and the local government has exhausted local resources and requires state assistance.

(m) “ Federal assistance ” means aid to disaster victims or state and local governments by federal agencies under the provisions of the Act.

(n) “ Major disaster ” means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, explosions, acts of terrorism or other man-made, technological or natural disaster or catastrophe in the State of Mississippi which, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the Federal Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and beyond emergency services of the state, local governments and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship or suffering caused thereby.

(o) “ Director ” means the Director of Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, appointed pursuant to Section 33-15-7 .

(p) “ Governor's authorized representative ” means the person appointed by the Governor to administer federal disaster assistance programs on behalf of the state and local governments and are responsible for the state compliance with the FEMA-State Agreement.

(q) “ State coordinating officer ” means the person appointed by the Governor to act in cooperation with the federal coordinating officer appointed under Section 303(c) of the Act.

(r) “ Temporary housing program ” means rental of existing housing, apartments or commercial lodging provided by assistance from state government either individually or jointly to individuals, families or households made homeless by emergency or major disaster.

(s) “ Voluntary organization ” means any chartered or otherwise duly recognized tax-exempt local, state or national organized group that has provided or may provide services to states, local governments or individuals in a major disaster or emergency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-457 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-457
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-457
Status: in_force

An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-201 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-201
Status: in_force

(a) The qualifications for enlistment and re-enlistment, the periods of enlistment, re-enlistment and voluntary extension of enlistment, the period of service, the form of oath to be taken, and the manner and form of transfer and discharge of enlisted personnel of the forces of the organized militia shall be those prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and by this chapter and by regulations issued thereunder.

(b) The Governor is authorized to extend the period of any enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment, and the period of service of enlisted personnel of the organized militia for a period not to exceed six (6) months after the termination of an emergency declared by him, the legislature or congress.

(c) Whenever the period of enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment and the period of service of enlisted personnel of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States are extended, the Governor shall extend the period of any enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment and the period of service of enlisted personnel in the corresponding force of the organized militia for the same period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-1 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-1
Status: in_force

In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “State military forces” means the National Guard of this state, as defined in Section 101(3) , (4) and (6) of Title 32, United States Code , and any other militia or military forces organized under the Constitution and laws of this state.

(b) “Commanding officer” includes commissioned officers and warrant officers, as applicable.

(c) “Officer” means commissioned or warrant officer.

(d) “Superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.

(e) “Officer candidate” means a cadet of the state officer candidate school.

(f) “Enlisted member” means a person in an enlisted grade.

(g) “Military” refers to any or all of the state military forces.

(h) “Accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.

(i) “Military judge” means an official of a court-martial detailed in accordance with Section 33-13-183 .

(j) “Convening authority” includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding for the time being, or a successor in command.

(k) “Legal officer” means any commissioned officer of the state military forces designated to perform legal duties for a command.

(l) “State judge advocate” means the judge advocate of the state military forces, commissioned therein, and responsible for supervising the administration of military justice in the state military forces, and performing such other legal duties as may be required by the Adjutant General.

(m) “Grade” means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.

(n) “Rank” means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces.

(o) “Military duty (or duty status)” means all duty authorized under the Constitution and laws of the State of Mississippi and all training authorized under Title 32, United States Code.

(p) “Judge advocate” means any commissioned officer who is certified by the state judge advocate.

(q) “Military court” means a court-martial, a court of inquiry, a military commission, or a provost court.

(r) “May” is used in a permissive sense.

(s) “Shall” is used in an imperative sense.

(t) “He”, where used, means, and shall be interpreted to include, both the masculine and feminine gender.

(u) “Code” means this chapter which may be cited as the Mississippi Code of Military Justice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-201 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-201
Status: in_force

(a) The qualifications for enlistment and re-enlistment, the periods of enlistment, re-enlistment and voluntary extension of enlistment, the period of service, the form of oath to be taken, and the manner and form of transfer and discharge of enlisted personnel of the forces of the organized militia shall be those prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and by this chapter and by regulations issued thereunder.

(b) The Governor is authorized to extend the period of any enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment, and the period of service of enlisted personnel of the organized militia for a period not to exceed six (6) months after the termination of an emergency declared by him, the legislature or congress.

(c) Whenever the period of enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment and the period of service of enlisted personnel of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States are extended, the Governor shall extend the period of any enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment and the period of service of enlisted personnel in the corresponding force of the organized militia for the same period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-453 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-453
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-453
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who:

(1) commits an offense punishable by this code or aids, abets, counsels, commands or procures its commission; or

(2) causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him would be punishable by this code; is a principal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-429 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-429
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-429
Status: in_force

(1) Under such regulations as the Governor may prescribe, all rights, privileges, and property affected by an executed part of a court-martial sentence which has been set aside or disapproved, except an executed dismissal or discharge, shall be restored unless a new trial or rehearing is ordered and such executed part is included in a sentence imposed upon a new trial or hearing.

(2) If a previously executed sentence of dishonorable discharge is not imposed on a new trial, the Governor shall substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issuance unless the accused is to serve out the remainder of his enlistment.

(3) If a previously executed sentence of dismissal is not imposed on a new trial, the Governor shall substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issue, and a commissioned officer dismissed by that sentence may be reappointed by the Governor alone to such commissioned grade and with such rank as in the opinion of the Governor that former officer would have attained had he not been dismissed. The reappointment of such former officer may be made if a position vacancy is available under applicable table of organization. All the time between the dismissal and reappointment shall be considered as service for all purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-45 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-45
Status: in_force

All local emergency management councils heretofore created under the provisions of former Sections 8610-8620, Mississippi Code of 1942, are hereby continued, subject to the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-109 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-109
Status: in_force

Officers of all grades will be assigned to units or arms of the service and will be transferred from one unit or arm of the service to another by order of the commander in chief as the interest of the service may require; and all appointments will be by commission or warrant in the Mississippi National Guard, and not in any particular unit, and all commissions and warrants now in effect will be considered as such.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-25 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-9-25
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Mississippi National Guard Special Construction Project Design Fund for the purpose of receiving monies appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expense of construction design to enable the Mississippi Military Department to access federal construction funds. Unexpended amounts remaining in such special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in such special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-181 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-181
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-181
Status: in_force

(1) Any commissioned officer of the state military forces in a duty status is eligible to serve on all courts-martial for the trial of any person who may lawfully be brought before such courts for trial.

(2) Any warrant officer of the state military forces in a duty status is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any person, other than a commissioned officer, who may lawfully be brought before such courts for trial.

(3)(a) Any enlisted member of the state military forces in a duty status who is not a member of the same unit as the accused is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any enlisted member of the state military forces who may lawfully be brought before such courts for trial, but he shall serve as a member of a court only if, before the conclusion of a session called by the military judge under Section 33-13-207 prior to trial or, in the absence of such a session, before the court is assembled for the trial of the accused, the accused personally has requested in writing that enlisted members serve on it. After such a request, the accused may not be tried by a general or special court-martial the membership of which does not include enlisted members in a number comprising at least one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the total membership of the court, unless eligible members cannot be obtained on account of physical conditions or military exigencies. If such members cannot be obtained, the court may be convened and the trial held without them, but the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating why they could not be obtained.

(b) In this subsection, the word “unit” means any regularly organized body of the state military forces comparable to company size.

(4)(a) When it can be avoided no person subject to this code may be tried by a court-martial any member of which is junior to him in rank or grade.

(b) When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail as members thereof such members of the state military forces as, in his opinion, are best qualified for the duty by reason of age, education, training, experience, length of service and judicial temperament. No member of the state military forces is eligible to serve as a member of a general or special court-martial when he is the accuser or a witness for the prosecution or has acted as investigating officer or as counsel in the same case.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-615 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-615
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-615
Status: in_force

(1) Military courts may issue any process or mandate necessary to carry into effect their powers. Such a court may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum and enforce by attachment attendance of witnesses and production of books and records, when it is sitting within the state and the witnesses, books and records sought are also so located.

(2) Process and mandates may be issued by summary courts-martial, provost courts, military judges, or the president of other military courts and may be directed to and may be executed by the marshals of the military court or any peace officer and shall be in such form as may be prescribed by regulations issued under this code.

(3) All officers to whom process or mandates may be directed shall execute them and make return of their acts thereunder according to the requirements of those documents. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this code, no such officer may demand or require payment of any fee or charge for receiving, executing, or returning such a process or mandate or for any service in connection therewith.

(4) The president of any court-martial, any military judge and any summary court officer, shall have authority to issue, under his hand, in the name of the State of Mississippi, directed to any sheriff or constable, whose duty it shall be to serve or execute the same in the same manner in which like process is served or executed when issued by a magistrate, all necessary process, subpoenas, attachments, warrants of arrest, and warrants of commitment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-7 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-7
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint boards vested with the authority and power of passing upon and determining the claims of exemption filed under Section 33-5-5 . An appeal to the Governor may be taken from the decision of the boards of the state by any person interested in the matter, within the time prescribed by regulation promulgated by the Governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-307 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-307
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this article shall be invoked only pursuant to a state of emergency declared by the Governor or an emergency or major disaster declared by the President, or pursuant to an executive order of the Governor, or administrative order of the director, in order to provide state or local government resources and personnel in compliance with the provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, Section 45-18-1 et seq. , or in nondeclared times for administrative and training costs associated with state disaster response and recovery programs. Each declaration shall cite the cause for the declaration and define the area eligible for assistance and the type of assistance to be provided.

(2) The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury into which shall be paid any funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature for disaster assistance, any funds transferred from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund as provided under subsection (5) of this section, any income from investment of the funds in the trust fund, and federal reimbursement for administrative costs for management of the Individuals and Households Program (IHP), the Public Assistance Program, the Hazard Mitigation Program and Disaster Reservist Program.

(3) Income from investment of the funds in the trust fund, and all other funds deposited therein pursuant to law, shall be available for expenditure, transfer and allocation pursuant to this article.

(4) The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund shall be used only for the following purposes:

(a) The state's portion of the cost share for public assistance under a major disaster declaration.

(b) The state's cost share of the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) pursuant to Section 33-15-209(1) under a major disaster declared by the President.

(c) Administrative costs for managing the IHP.

(d) Administrative costs for managing the Public Assistance Program.

(e) The State Temporary Housing Program pursuant to Section 33-15-217 under a state of emergency declared by the Governor.

(f) Out-of-pocket expenses, including travel, per diem, overtime and other similar expenses, of state or local agencies when so tasked by the Governor or the director for emergency response under the provisions of Section 33-15-11(b)(7) and current executive orders. This includes actual emergency response and recovery activities, and applies to mobilization and deployment of personnel from state or local agencies to another state under the provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. At the discretion of the director, this may include reimbursement of costs to local governments for overtime and backfill of deployed personnel within the state under the provisions of Section 33-15-15(a) and to jurisdictions who are signatories of the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact (SMAC).

(g) Costs incurred as a result of state active duty for the Mississippi National Guard when so tasked by the Governor to provide support to other agencies and local governments in a major disaster or emergency situation, or when tasked by the Governor to provide support to another state under the provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

(h) The state's portion of the cost share for hazard mitigation under a major disaster declaration.

(i) Administrative costs of the Hazard Mitigation Program.

(j) Costs incurred as a result of the implementation of the Disaster Reservist Program under a major disaster declaration.

(k) Administrative costs of the Disaster Reservist Program.

(l) Costs incurred as a result of the implementation of public assistance, and/or individual assistance, and/or Disaster Reservist Program, and/or hazard mitigation, and/or temporary housing under a Governor's state of emergency.

(m) The state's portion of the cost share for public assistance under a major disaster declaration for tornado or other storm damage to public facilities and infrastructure occurring on November 10, 2002, as provided in Sections 1 through 16 of Chapter 3, Third Extraordinary Session 2002.

(n) Actual costs, including personnel call-back wages, base and overtime wages, travel, per diem and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by regional response teams as a result of being mobilized or deployed when so tasked by the Governor pursuant to Section 33-15-11(b)(7) , or by the director for emergency response pursuant to Section 33-15-15(a) .

(o) The state's portion of the cost share for public assistance under the Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-1604-DR) dated August 29, 2005, for hurricane or other storm damage to public facilities and infrastructure as a result of Hurricane Katrina, as provided in Section 3 of Chapter 538, Laws of 2006.

(p) Costs incurred for alternative housing grants up to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) per county, per event, to be administered by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for materials only for repairs to communities that do not qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Grants.

(q) Costs incurred by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, approved by the executive director, to assist municipalities and counties by allowing them to apply and receive funds for debris removal support, which funds shall be reimbursed to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency at the date determined after the federal disaster declaration. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer this program.

(5) Whenever the director determines that funds are immediately needed in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund to provide for disaster assistance under this article, he shall notify the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration of his determination and shall requisition the amount of funds from the Working Cash-Stabilization Fund that are needed in the trust fund, which shall be subject to the limitations set forth below in this subsection. At the same time he makes the requisition, the director shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the respective Chairmen of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee of his determination of the need for the funds and the amount that he has requisitioned. Upon receipt of such a requisition from the director, the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall ascertain if the amount requisitioned is available in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund and is within the limitations set forth below in this subsection and, if it is, he shall transfer that amount from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund to the trust fund. If the amount requisitioned is more than the amount available in the Working Cash-Stabilization Fund or above the limitations set forth below in this subsection, the executive director shall transfer the amount that is available within the limitations. The maximum amount that may be transferred from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund to the trust fund for any disaster or disasters occurrence shall be One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) and the maximum amount that may be transferred during any fiscal year shall be Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00).

(6) Unexpended state funds in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund but shall remain in the trust fund for use under this article for as long as the funds are needed for the particular purpose for which they were appropriated, deposited or transferred into the trust fund. After any state funds in the trust fund are no longer needed for the particular purpose for which they were appropriated, deposited or transferred into the trust fund, the director may use those funds for any other purpose under this article for which they currently are needed and for which other funds are not available. If there is no current need for such funds for any purpose under this article, the funds and the income earned from the investment of the funds shall be transferred back to the particular fund or funds in the State Treasury from which they were appropriated or transferred into the trust fund, upon certification of the director to the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration that the funds are not currently needed; however, if such funds are derived from the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued by the state under Section 3 of Chapter 538, Laws of 2006, such excess funds and the income earned from such funds shall be utilized to pay the debt service on such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-2 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-2
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the state is vulnerable to a wide range of emergencies, including natural, technological and man-made disasters, all of which threaten the life, health and safety of its people; damage and destroy property; disrupt services and everyday business and recreational activities; and impede economic growth and development. The Legislature further finds that this vulnerability is exacerbated by the growth in the state's number of persons with special needs. This growth has greatly complicated the state's ability to coordinate its emergency management resources and activities.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the vulnerability of the people and property of this state; to prepare for efficient evacuation and shelter of threatened or affected persons; to provide for the rapid and orderly provision of relief to persons and for the coordination of activities relating to emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation among and between agencies and officials of this state, with similar agencies and officials of other states, with local and federal governments, with interstate organizations and with the private sector.

(3) It is further the intent of the Legislature to promote the state's emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation capabilities through enhanced coordination, long-term planning and adequate funding. State policy for responding to disasters is to support local emergency response efforts. In the case of a major or catastrophic disaster, however, the needs of residents and communities will likely be greater than local resources. In these situations, the state must be capable of providing effective, coordinated and timely support to communities and the public. Therefore, the Legislature determines and declares that the provisions of this article fulfill an important state interest.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-311 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-311
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-311
Status: in_force

(1) The military judge and members of a general or special court-martial may be challenged by the accused or the trial counsel for cause stated to the court. The military judge shall determine the relevancy and validity of challenges for cause, and may not receive a challenge to more than one (1) person at a time. Challenges by trial counsel shall ordinarily be presented and decided before those by the accused are offered.

(2) Each accused and the trial counsel are entitled to one (1) preemptory challenge, but the military judge may not be challenged except for cause.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-251 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-251
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-251
Status: in_force

(1) Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this code under oath before a commissioned officer of the state military forces authorized to administer oaths and shall state:

(a) That the signed has personal knowledge of, or has investigated the matters set forth therein; and

(b) That they are true in fact to the best of his knowledge and belief.

(2) Upon the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be informed of the charges against him as soon as practicable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-13 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-13
Status: in_force

(1) This code applies throughout the state. It also applies to all persons otherwise subject to this code while they are serving outside the state in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were serving inside the state.

(2) Courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be convened and held in units of the state, with the same jurisdiction and power as to persons subject to this code as if the proceedings were held inside the state, and offenses committed outside the state may be tried and punished either inside or outside the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-29 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-7-29
Status: in_force

Each unit of the Mississippi National Guard which has a comparable unit in the Armed Forces of the United States to which is furnished the national colors and a unit flag shall be furnished by the Adjutant General with the national colors and the unit flag.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-507 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-507
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-507
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who:

(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or

(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to, or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-493 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-493
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-493
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-309 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-309
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-309
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall administer this article and shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this article.

(2) A state agency, when requested by the director in accordance with Section 33-15-11(b)(7) or 33-15-11(c)(2) and current executive orders, shall render services and perform duties within its areas of responsibility necessary to carry out the purpose of this article.

(3) Each project application executed between a local agency and the director pursuant to subsection (4) of Section 33-15-313 shall contain a provision under which the local agency agrees to hold the state harmless from damages due to the work for which funds were allocated.

(4) Before the convening of the Legislature each year, the director shall submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature relating to the operation of the trust fund.

(5) When certified by the director, requests for reimbursements, advances or final payments from local or state agencies shall be presented to the Department of Finance and Administration for payment out of the trust fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-301 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-301
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Act of 1993.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-459 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-459
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-459
Status: in_force

(a) An act, done with specific intent to commit an offense under this code, amounting to more than mere preparation and tending, even though failing, to effect its commission, is an attempt to commit that offense.

(b) Any person subject to this code who attempts to commit any offense punishable by this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, unless otherwise specifically prescribed.

(c) Any person subject to this code may be convicted of an attempt to commit an offense although it appears on the trial that the offense was consummated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-501 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-501
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-501
Status: in_force

There is established the Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program, which shall be administered by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of reimbursing counties and municipalities for eligible expenditures incurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-14 — MS Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-14
Status: in_force

(1) The agency is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive statewide program of emergency management. The agency is responsible for coordination with efforts of the federal government with other departments and agencies of state government, with county and municipal governments and school boards and with private agencies that have a role in emergency management.

(2) In performing its duties under this article, the agency shall:

(a) Work with the Governor, or his representative, in preparing a State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan of this state, which shall be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency management plans of the federal government and of other states to the fullest possible extent, and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs for emergency management by the political subdivisions of the state, such local plans to be integrated into and coordinated with the emergency plan and program of this state. The plan must contain provisions to ensure that the state is prepared for emergencies and minor, major and catastrophic disasters, and the agency shall work closely with local governments and agencies and organizations with emergency management responsibilities in preparing and maintaining the plan. The State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan will be operations oriented and:

(i) Include an evacuation component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of evacuation activities. This component must, at a minimum: ensure coordination pertaining to evacuees crossing county lines; set forth procedures for directing people caught on evacuation routes to safe shelter; and establish policies and strategies for emergency medical evacuations.

(ii) Include a shelter component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes coordination of shelter activities between the public, private and nonprofit sectors. This component must, at a minimum: contain strategies to ensure the availability of adequate public shelter space in each region of the state; establish strategies for refuge-of-last-resort programs; provide strategies to assist local emergency management efforts to ensure that adequate staffing plans exist for all shelters, including medical and security personnel; provide for a postdisaster communications system for public shelters; establish model shelter guidelines for operations, registration, inventory, power generation capability, information management and staffing; and set forth policy guidance for sheltering people with special needs.

(iii) Include a postdisaster response and recovery component that includes specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of postdisaster response and recovery activities. This component must provide for postdisaster response and recovery strategies according to whether a disaster is minor, major or catastrophic. The postdisaster response and recovery component must, at a minimum: establish the structure of the state's postdisaster response and recovery organization; establish procedures for activating the state's plan; set forth policies used to guide postdisaster response and recovery activities; describe the chain of command during the postdisaster response and recovery period; describe initial and continuous postdisaster response and recovery actions; identify the roles and responsibilities of each involved agency and organization; provide for a comprehensive communications plan; establish procedures for monitoring mutual aid agreements; provide for rapid impact assessment teams; ensure the availability of an effective statewide urban search and rescue program coordinated with the fire services; ensure the existence of a comprehensive statewide medical care and relief plan administered by the State Department of Health; and establish systems for coordinating volunteers and accepting and distributing donated funds and goods.

(iv) Include additional provisions addressing aspects of preparedness, response and recovery, as determined necessary by the agency.

(v) Address the need for coordinated and expeditious deployment of state resources, including the Mississippi National Guard. In the case of an imminent major disaster, procedures should address predeployment of the Mississippi National Guard, and, in the case of an imminent catastrophic disaster, procedures should address predeployment of the Mississippi National Guard and the United States Armed Forces. This subparagraph (v) does not authorize the agency to call out and deploy the Mississippi National Guard, which authority and determination rests solely with the Governor.

(vi) Establish a system of communications and warning to ensure that the state's population and emergency management agencies are warned of developing emergency situations and can communicate emergency response decisions.

(vii) Establish guidelines and schedules for annual exercises that evaluate the ability of the state and its political subdivisions to respond to minor, major and catastrophic disasters and support local emergency management agencies. Such exercises shall be coordinated with local governments and, to the extent possible, the federal government.

(viii)1. Assign lead and support responsibilities to state agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other support activities.

2. The agency shall prepare an interim postdisaster response and recovery component that substantially complies with the provisions of this paragraph (a). Each state agency assigned lead responsibility for an emergency support function by the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall also prepare a detailed operational plan needed to implement its responsibilities. The complete State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall be submitted to the Governor no later than January 1, 1996, and on January 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter.

(b) Adopt standards and requirements for county emergency management plans. The standards and requirements must ensure that county plans are coordinated and consistent with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. If a municipality elects to establish an emergency management program, it must adopt a city emergency management plan that complies with all standards and requirements applicable to county emergency management plans.

(c) Assist political subdivisions in preparing and maintaining emergency management plans.

(d) Review periodically political subdivision emergency management plans for consistency with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and standards and requirements adopted under this section.

(e) Make recommendations to the Legislature, building code organizations and political subdivisions for zoning, building and other land use controls, safety measures for securing mobile homes or other nonpermanent or semipermanent structures; and other preparedness, prevention and mitigation measures designed to eliminate emergencies or reduce their impact.

(f) In accordance with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and program for emergency management, ascertain the requirements of the state, its political subdivisions and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for equipment and supplies of all kinds in the event of an emergency; plan for and either procure supplies, medicines, materials and equipment or enter into memoranda of agreement or open purchase orders that will ensure their availability; and use and employ from time to time any of the property, services and resources within the state in accordance with this article.

(g) Anticipate trends and promote innovations that will enhance the emergency management system.

(h) Prepare and distribute to appropriate state and local officials catalogs of federal, state and private assistance programs.

(i) Implement training programs to improve the ability of state and local emergency management personnel to prepare and implement emergency management plans and programs, and require all local civil defense directors or emergency management directors to complete such training as a condition to their authority to continue service in their emergency management positions.

(j) Review periodically emergency operating procedures of state agencies and recommend revisions as needed to ensure consistency with the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and program.

(k) Prepare, in advance whenever possible, such executive orders, proclamations and rules for issuance by the Governor as are necessary or appropriate for coping with emergencies and disasters.

(l) Cooperate with the federal government and any public or private agency or entity in achieving any purpose of this article.

(m) Assist political subdivisions with the creation and training of urban search and rescue teams and promote the development and maintenance of a state urban search and rescue program.

(n) Delegate, as necessary and appropriate, authority vested in it under this article and provide for the subdelegation of such authority.

(o) Require each county or municipality to designate an agent for working with the agency in the event of a natural disaster. The county or municipality may designate any person as agent who has completed training programs required of emergency management directors.

(p) Report biennially to the Governor and the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, no later than January 1 of every odd-numbered year, the status of the emergency management capabilities of the state and its political subdivisions.

(q) In accordance with Section 25-43-1 et seq. , create, implement, administer, promulgate, amend and rescind rules, programs and plans needed to carry out the provisions of this article with due consideration for, and in cooperating with, the plans and programs of the federal government.

(r) Have the sole power and discretion to enter into, sign, execute and deliver long-term or multiyear leases of real and personal property with other state and federal agencies.

(s) Do other things necessary, incidental or appropriate for the implementation of this article.

(t) In accordance with Section 33-15-15 , create, implement, administer, promulgate, amend and rescind rules regarding the development of the Mississippi Disaster Reservist Program.

(u) Unless otherwise instructed by the Governor, sponsor and develop mutual aid plans and agreements between the political subdivisions of the state and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians similar to the mutual aid arrangements with other states referenced in Section 33-15-11(b)(10) .