Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-1
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms “rock festival” and “such event” mean, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, an actual, or a reasonably foreseeable, assembly of one thousand (1,000) or more people which does or did continue, or can reasonably be expected to continue, for a period of eighteen (18) or more consecutive hours upon private property which does not contain an established place of worship and at which the principal source of entertainment is, was or will be musical in nature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-4-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-4-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(4) If any jail officer in this state who is employed by a county shall, within three (3) years after the date of his employment, resign from, or be terminated from, employment by such county and immediately become employed by another governmental entity in a jail officer capacity, then the governmental entity by which the resigned or terminated officer is employed shall reimburse the county from which the officer resigned or was terminated a proportionate share of the jail officer's training expenses which were incurred by such entity, if any.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-33 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 23-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-33
Status: in_force

On and after the effective date of the rules and regulations first promulgated by the board, each boiler and pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or pressure vessels exempt under Section 45-23-15 , shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation and condition as follows:

(a) Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers shall receive a certificate inspection annually or as the board may require and shall also be externally inspected annually while under pressure if possible.

(b) Heating boilers shall receive a certificate inspection biennially.

(c) Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection biennially.

(d) Pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection at intervals set by the board, but internal inspection shall not be required of pressure vessels, the contents of which are known to be noncorrosive to the material of which the shell, heads or fittings are constructed, either from the chemical composition of the contents or from evidence that the contents are adequately treated with a corrosion inhibitor, or from evidence that the vessel parts are isolated from the contents with a corrosion resistant lining, provided that such vessels are constructed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board, and provided further that evidence proving noncorrosiveness is approved by the board.

(e) Nuclear vessels within the scope of this chapter shall be inspected and reported in such form and with such appropriate information as the board shall designate.

(f) A grace period of two (2) months beyond the periods specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) may elapse between certificate inspections.

(g) The board may, in its discretion, permit longer periods between certificate inspections.

(h) Under the provisions of this chapter, the board shall provide for the safety of life, limb and property, and therefore has jurisdiction over the interpretation and application of the inspection requirements as provided for in the rules and regulations which they have promulgated. Inspection during construction and installation shall certify as to the minimum requirements for safety. Inspection requirements of operating equipment shall be in accordance with generally accepted practice and compatible with the actual service conditions, such as: (i) previous experience, based on records of inspection, performance and maintenance; (ii) location, with respect to personnel hazard; (iii) quality of inspection and operating personnel; (iv) provision for related safe operation controls; (v) interrelation with other operations outside the scope of this chapter.

Based upon documentation of such actual service conditions by the owner or user of the operating equipment, the board may, in its discretion, permit variations in inspection requirements.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-27 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 45-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-27
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) All tests shall be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 45-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-9
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(l) “ Commissioner ” means Commissioner of Insurance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(y) “ Moving walk ” or “ moving sidewalk ” means an installation defined as a “moving walk” in ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-11
Status: in_force

In order to provide for the protection of the public health and safety, the agency is empowered to:

(a) Develop comprehensive policies and programs for the evaluation, determination and amelioration of hazards associated with the use of sources of radiation. Such policies and programs shall be developed with due regard for compatibility with federal programs for the control and regulation of sources of radiation;

(b) Advise, consult and cooperate with other public agencies and with affected groups and industries;

(c) Encourage, participate in or conduct studies, investigations, public hearings, training, research and demonstrations relating to the control of sources of radiation, the measurement of radiation, the effect upon public health and safety of exposure to radiation and related problems;

(d) Adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal such rules, regulations and standards which may provide for licensing or registration relating to the receipt, possession, use, transfer, ownership, acquisition, manufacture, production, transportation, handling, storage, disposal, sale, lease or other disposition of sources of radiation as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The recommendations of nationally recognized experts in the field of radiation protection shall be taken into consideration;

(e) Provide necessary and desirable services to any agency of the state which will acquire, lease, develop or operate land and facilities to be used for fostering development of the state's economic potential in the nuclear energy field, including, but not limited to, the concentration or storage of radioactive by-products and wastes. Such services may include, but are not limited to, site evaluation, critique of private or public site monitoring activities, and developing plans for perpetual custody and maintenance of radioactive materials held for custodial purposes at any publicly or privately operated facility located within the state;

(f) Require, for new construction and material alterations, submission of plans, specifications and reports on: (1) design and protective shielding of installations for sources of radiation, and (2) systems for the disposal of radioactive waste material and (3) the determination of any radiation hazard. The agency may render opinions, approve or disapprove such plans and specifications;

(g) Require all sources of radiation to be shielded, transported, handled, used, stored or disposed of in such manner as to comply with the provisions of this chapter and rules, regulations and standards promulgated thereunder;

(h) Collect and disseminate information relating to the control of sources of radiation, including, but not limited to: (1) maintenance of a file of all license applications, issuances, denials, amendments, transfers, renewals, modifications, suspensions and revocations, and (2) maintenance of a file of registrants possessing sources of radiation requiring registration under the provisions of this chapter, and regulations thereunder, and any administrative or judicial action pertaining thereto;

(i) Require, on forms prescribed and furnished by the agency, registration, periodic re-registration, or licensing of persons to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own or possess sources of radiation;

(j) Exempt certain sources of radiation or kinds of uses or users from the licensing or registration requirements set forth in this chapter when the agency determines that the exemption of such sources of radiation or kinds of users or uses will not constitute a significant risk to the health and safety of the public;

(k) Promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter which may provide for recognition of other state and federal licenses and registrations as the agency shall deem desirable, subject to such requirements as it may prescribe; and exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;

(l) Conduct environmental radiation surveillance and monitoring programs for evaluating levels of radioactive materials in the environment, including, but not limited to, levels of radioactive materials near nuclear powered electrical generating plants and other nuclear facilities;

(m) Provide, by rules and regulations, for an electronic products safety program to protect the public health and safety. Such program shall authorize regulation and inspection of sources of non-ionizing radiation throughout the state;

(n) Respond to any emergency which involves possible or actual release of radioactive materials; respond, coordinate decontamination, and otherwise protect the public health and safety in any manner deemed necessary. This chapter does not in any way, alter or change the provisions of the Executive Order No. 185, dated August 26, 1974, concerning response during an emergency by the state civil defense council;

(o) Develop and implement a responsible data management program for the purpose of collecting and analyzing statistical information necessary to protect the public health and safety; and

(p) Enforce the provisions and policies of the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact as provided in Section 57-47-1 and regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 57-47-1 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-51 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-51
Status: in_force

Every person who shall give any public amusement, entertainment or exhibition in any house or place for public amusement not constructed and arranged as required by Sections 45-11-21 through 45-11-55 , or shall violate or permit the violation of any of their requirements, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not less than one (1) week nor more than six (6) months, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-65 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 35-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-65
Status: in_force

The department shall collect a fee for an identification card for persons with disabilities as prescribed in Section 63-1-43 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 49-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-13
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any nonprofit owner/operator who operates ten (10) rides or less.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-31 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-31
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(3) A person who fails to reregister and obtain a renewal sex offender registration card as required by this section commits a violation of this chapter. The Department of Public Safety will immediately notify any sheriff or other jurisdiction of any changes in information including residence address, employment and status at a school if that jurisdiction, county or municipality is affected by the change.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 17-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-11
Status: in_force

Any curfew as defined hereby shall not apply to persons lawfully on the streets and public places during a civil emergency who have obtained written permission of the local chief of police or other law enforcement officer then in charge of municipal law enforcement, which permission shall be granted on good cause shown. This curfew shall not apply to medical personnel in the performance of their duties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-3
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons lawfully occupying the land where the line is located and engaged in the regular and ordinary functions and activities of farming, ranching or other agricultural pursuits.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-65 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-65
Status: in_force

The department shall collect a fee for an identification card for persons with disabilities as prescribed in Section 63-1-43 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-13 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 27-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-13
Status: in_force

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

(2) Any person who knowingly discloses or attempts to disclose the techniques or methods employed to ensure the security and privacy of information or data contained in criminal justice information systems, except in accordance with this chapter, shall for each such offense be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than two (2) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-37 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 33-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-37
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5) A DNA sample obtained in good faith shall be deemed to have been obtained in accordance with the requirements of this section. Any entry into the database which is found to be erroneous shall not prohibit law enforcement officials from the legitimate use of information in the furtherance of a criminal investigation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-35
Status: in_force

All hotels or lodging houses hereafter constructed over two (2) stories in height and over one hundred feet (100') in length or breadth, shall be so constructed as to have at least two (2) flights of stairs for use of guests leading from the ground floor to the uppermost story, one (1) to be located at each end or side.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(4) An investigation of a reported serious injury or illness must be completed immediately following the reasonable determination by the qualified inspector or the department's designee that a principal cause of the serious injury or illness was the injured rider's failure to comply with the posted safety rules or with verbal instructions given by operators.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-87 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-87
Status: in_force

No liability under Sections 45-11-81 through 45-11-89 shall be created as to workmen who are employees of a contractor, subcontractor, or other employer responsible for compliance with Sections 45-11-81 through 45-11-89 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-5
Status: in_force

This chapter covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways, except as provided by Section 45-45-7 :

(a) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or platform that moves between two (2) or more landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1/CSA B44, ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7, ASME A17.3 and ASME A18.1):

(i) Elevators;

(ii) Platform lifts;

(iii) Stairway chairlifts.

(b) Power-driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1/CSA B44, ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7, and ASME A17.3):

(i) Escalators;

(ii) Moving walks.

(c) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car that serves two (2) or more landings and is restricted to the carrying of material by its limited size or limited access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1/CSA B44, ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7, and ASME A17.3):

(i) Dumbwaiters;

(ii) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-39 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-39
Status: in_force

All boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve (12) month period from the date upon which the rules and regulations of the board shall become effective, shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the board by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers and pressure vessels in this state, or, if constructed outside of the state, by an inspector holding a license issued by an organization approved by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-69 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-69
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully violates any provision of Sections 45-14-51 through 45-14-67 or any regulation or order issued hereunder may, upon conviction therefor, be punished by a fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for five (5) years, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 13 / Section 35-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-15
Status: in_force

No public entity or public official shall be liable for any loss or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in an identification card issued pursuant to this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 27-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-23
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(4) The state's ratification of the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted specifically renouncing the compact.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-201 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-201
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the specialized and hazardous nature of fire fighting requires that fire fighters possess the requisite knowledge and demonstrate the ability to perform certain skills to carry out their responsibilities. The activities of fire fighters are important to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state and are of such a nature to require education and training of a professional nature. It is the intent of the Legislature to require and provide minimum standards for training and to declare that the State Fire Academy is the principal facility for such purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 34-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-5
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) The department and any individual or entity acting at the request or upon the direction of the department are immune from civil liability for damages arising from reporting information under this chapter and will be presumed to have acted in good faith in performing its duties under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-3
Status: in_force

Whenever the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, or his authorized representative, shall be advised by interested persons of a dangerous or hazardous inflammable condition existing in any building that would tend to impair the safety of persons or property, he shall take proper proceedings, including furnishing of all information in regard thereto to the Attorney General who shall, if he finds such evidence sufficient, bring injunctive proceedings to have the condition corrected. Provided that this section may not apply in any instance where local fire departments or other local agencies have the authority to correct such conditions.

From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.

From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-33 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 14-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-33
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own or possess any source of radiation unless licensed, registered or exempted by the agency in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated hereunder. The provisions of this chapter regarding licensing, permits, registration and bonding shall not apply to the use, ownership, transportation, acquisition, receipt or transferral of household consumer products when so used, owned, transported, acquired, received or transferred by retailers or consumers of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 49-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-7
Status: in_force

(1) A ride operator must:

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Patron responsibility:

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

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

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

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

(e) An owner or operator of an amusement ride shall display the potential penalties for violation of this section at each amusement ride.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-49 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-49
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol District Office, located in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, which serves as the command center for Troop K of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, shall be named the “Commissioner George Landon Phillips District Office.”

(2) The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of George Landon Phillips. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol Division shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the “Commissioner George Landon Phillips District Office.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-59 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-59
Status: in_force

Within thirty (30) days after any order or act of the board, any person aggrieved thereby may file a petition in the circuit court of the county of the aggrieved for a review thereof. The court shall summarily hear the petition and may make any appropriate order.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-41-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 41-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-41-3
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(6) A local law enforcement agency may activate a Purple Alert notwithstanding the existence of an active Silver Alert or Amber Alert for the same missing person if the agency determines that a Purple Alert may improve the chances of finding the person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-9
Status: in_force

Upon the posting by such applicant of the cash bond pursuant to Section 45-21-5 , the sheriff of such county shall secure a surety bond in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Such surety bond shall be in addition to the official bond of such sheriff. The premium for such surety bond shall be paid by the applicant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 13-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-7
Status: in_force

Fireworks kept for sale at wholesale shall be stored in a room set aside for the storage of fireworks only. Over the entrance to this room shall be posted a sign reading “FIREWORKS-NO SMOKING-KEEP OPEN FLAMES AWAY.” Two (2) approved fire extinguishers shall be provided and kept in close proximity to the stock of fireworks in all buildings where fireworks are sold. Small temporary stands used for storing and selling fireworks only, in lieu of the fire extinguishers, may have a barrel of water and two (2) buckets available for use as fire extinguishing equipment. All fireworks kept for sale on counters must remain in original packages unless an attendant is on duty at all times at the counter where the fireworks are on display. Signs reading “FIREWORKS FOR SALE-NO SMOKING ALLOWED” shall be displayed in the section of any store set aside for the sale of fireworks.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-55 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 35-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-55
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) If no court action or proceeding has been instituted against the holder of such permit to recover property damage incurred as a direct result of such event, if no fine assessed against the holder of such permit for failure to substantially comply with the specifications and plans certified by the state board of health or any pertinent regulation of the state board of health about which the holder of the permit had written notice prior to such certification remains unpaid and if no additional law enforcement expense remains unpaid, then sixty (60) days after the conclusion of such event the sheriff shall return the full amount of the cash bond to the party posting it thereof.

(2) If a court action or proceeding has been instituted against the holder of such permit, then the sheriff shall place such cash bond with such court where such action or proceeding has been instituted to be placed in escrow. If no such court action or proceeding has been instituted but a fine assessed against the holder of such permit for failure to comply with the health and safety regulations remains unpaid, or if any additional law enforcement expense remains unpaid, then the sheriff shall reimburse the political subdivision reasonably incurring such legitimate additional law enforcement expenses, the sheriff shall forward to the court assessing such fine portions of the cash bond to meet such obligations and the sheriff shall forward the remainder of such cash bond returned to the party posting. If the cash bond is insufficient to meet such obligations, then the cash bond shall be apportioned equally among such court and such political subdivision.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-1
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(f) “ Minor injuries or illnesses ” means injuries and illnesses that may or may not require emergency first aid or significant treatment, or both, but cannot be otherwise classified as a serious injury or illness. This term includes incidents where treatment is limited to such things as the dispensation of over-the-counter medication or plastic adhesive strips, cleansing, rest, and other similar duties or assistance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-55 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-55
Status: in_force

The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:

(a) “Agency” shall mean the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.

(b) “Radioactive waste” shall mean irradiated nuclear reactor fuel, and any other material which emits radiation which the Mississippi State Board of Health determines by regulation to present a significant threat to public health and safety.

(c) “Application” shall mean any request to the agency for a permit to transfer radioactive waste.

(d) “Carrier” shall mean and include a common, contract or private carrier of property by motor vehicle, railroad, aircraft or vessels, including barges.

(e) “Public safety official” shall mean police, fire, health, disaster or emergency management officials of the state or any of its political subdivisions.

(f) “Permit” shall mean the written authorization for the transportation of radioactive waste issued by the agency in accordance with Sections 45-14-57 et seq.

(g) “Fee” shall mean the amount of money levied against a carrier or shipper for a permit required hereunder.

(h) “Fund” shall mean the special emergency management revolving fund, authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 33-15-11(b)(12), Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(i) “Shipper” shall mean any corporation or person to whom has been issued a license authorizing the possession, use or transfer of radioactive waste by the Mississippi State Board of Health, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any other agreement state or any agency of the federal government exempt from licensing by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(j) “Person” shall mean any corporation or individual or governmental agency of the United States.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47
Status: in_force

(1) A sex offender with a duty to register under Section 45-33-25 shall only be relieved of the duty under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A person required to register for a registrable sex offense under Section 45-33-25 may petition the circuit court of the sentencing jurisdiction, or for a person whose duty to register arose in another jurisdiction, the county in which the registrant resides, to be relieved of that duty under the following conditions:

(a) The offender has maintained his registration in Mississippi for the required minimum registration from the most recent date of occurrence of at least one (1) of the following: release from prison, placement on parole, supervised release or probation or as determined by the offender's tier classification. Incarceration for any offense will restart the minimum registration requirement. Registration in any other jurisdiction does not reduce the minimum time requirement for maintaining registration in Mississippi.

(b) Tier One. (i) Tier One requires registration for a minimum of fifteen (15) years in this state and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

1. Section 97-5-27(1) relating to dissemination of sexually oriented material to children;

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

3. Section 97-29-3 relating to misdemeanor sexual intercourse between teacher and student;

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

5. Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this tier;

6. Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction of any offense listed in this tier;

7. Any offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction for which registration is required in the jurisdiction where the conviction was had, although registration would not be otherwise required in this state.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an offender may petition the appropriate circuit court to be relieved of the duty to register upon fifteen (15) years' satisfaction of the requirements of this section for the convictions classified as Tier One offenses.

(c) Tier Two. (i) Tier Two requires registration for a minimum of twenty-five (25) years in this state and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

1. Section 97-5-33(3) through (9) relating to the exploitation of children;

2. Section 97-29-59 relating to unnatural intercourse;

3. Section 97-29-63 , relating to filming another without permission where there is an expectation of privacy;

4. Section 97-3-104 relating to crime of sexual activity between law enforcement or correctional personnel and prisoners;

5. Section 43-47-18(2)(a) and (b) relating to gratification of lust or fondling by health care employees or persons in position of trust or authority;

6. Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this tier;

7. Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction of any offense listed in this tier; or

8. Any conviction of a Tier One offense if it is the offender's second or subsequent conviction of a registrable sex offense;

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an offender may petition the appropriate circuit court to be relieved of the duty to register upon twenty-five (25) years' satisfaction of the requirements of this section for the convictions classified as Tier Two offenses.

(d) Tier Three. Tier Three requires lifetime registration, the registrant not being eligible to be relieved of the duty to register except as otherwise provided in this section, and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

(i) Section 97-3-65 relating to rape;

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

(iii) Section 97-3-95 relating to sexual battery;

(iv) Subsection (1) or (2) of Section 97-5-33 relating to the exploitation of children;

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

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

(vii) Section 97-3-53 relating to kidnapping if the victim is under the age of eighteen (18);

(viii) Section 97-3-54.1(1)(c) relating to procuring sexual servitude of a minor;

(ix) Section 97-3-54.3 relating to aiding, abetting or conspiring to violate antihuman trafficking provisions;

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

(xi) Section 43-47-18 relating to sexual abuse of a vulnerable person by health care employees or persons in a position of trust or authority;

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

(xiii) Capital murder when one (1) of the above described offenses is the underlying crime;

(xiv) Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction or designation as a sexual predator in another jurisdiction;

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

(xvi) Any conviction of a Tier Two offense if it is the offender's second or subsequent conviction of a registrable sex offense.

(e) An offender who has two (2) separate convictions for any of the registrable offenses described in Section 45-33-23 is subject to lifetime registration and shall not be eligible to petition to be relieved of the duty to register if at least one (1) of the convictions was entered on or after July 1, 1995.

(f) An offender, twenty-one (21) years of age or older, who is convicted of any sex offense where the victim was fourteen (14) years of age or younger shall be subject to lifetime registration and shall not be relieved of the duty to register.

(g) A first-time offender fourteen (14) years of age or older adjudicated delinquent in a youth court for a registrable offense of rape pursuant to Section 96-3-65 or a registrable offense of sexual battery pursuant to Section 97-3-95 is subject to lifetime registration, but shall be eligible to petition to be relieved of the duty to register after twenty-five (25) years of registration.

(h) Registration following arrest or arraignment for failure to register is not a defense and does not relieve the sex offender of criminal liability for failure to register.

(i) The department shall continue to list in the registry the name and registration information of all registrants who no longer work, reside or attend school in this state even after the registrant moves to another jurisdiction and registers in the new jurisdiction as required by law. The registry shall note that the registrant moved out of state.

(3) In determining whether to release an offender from the obligation to register, the court shall consider the nature of the registrable offense committed and the criminal and relevant noncriminal behavior of the petitioner both before and after conviction. The court may relieve the offender of the duty to register only if the petitioner shows, by clear and convincing evidence, that the registrant properly maintained his registration as required by law and that future registration of the petitioner will not serve the purposes of this chapter and the court is otherwise satisfied that the petitioner is not a current or potential threat to public safety. The district attorney in the circuit in which the petition is filed must be given notice of the petition at least three (3) weeks before the hearing on the matter. The district attorney may present evidence in opposition to the requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate the reasons why the petition should be denied. If the court denies the petition, the petitioner may not again petition the court for relief until one (1) year has elapsed unless the court orders otherwise in its order of denial of relief.

(4) The offender will be required to continue registration for any sex offense conviction unless the conviction is set aside in any post-conviction proceeding, the offender receives a pardon, the charge is dismissed or the offender has received a court order pursuant to this section relieving him of the duty to register. Upon submission of the appropriate documentation to the department of one (1) of these occurrences, registration duties will be discontinued.

(5) A person required to register as a sex offender who is convicted under Section 45-33-33 of providing false registration information or of failure to register, reregister, update registration, or comply with electronic monitoring shall be subject to electronic monitoring at the expense of the offender under the program provided in Section 45-33-45 . Termination of the duty to register also terminates the duty to be monitored.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-2-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-2-21
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever used in this section, the term:

(a) “ Covered individual ” means a law enforcement officer or firefighter, including volunteer firefighters, as defined in this section while actively engaged in protecting the lives and property of the citizens of this state when employed by an employer as defined in this section; it does not include employees of independent contractors.

(b) “ Employer ” means a state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency, or a county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state, which employs, appoints or otherwise engages the services of covered individuals.

(c) “ Firefighter ” means an individual who is trained for the prevention and control of loss of life and property from fire or other emergencies, who is assigned to firefighting activity, and is required to respond to alarms and perform emergency actions at the location of a fire, hazardous materials or other emergency incident.

(d) “ Law enforcement officer ” means any lawfully sworn officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision of the state whose duties require the officer or employee to investigate, pursue, apprehend, arrest, transport or maintain custody of persons who are charged with, suspected of committing, or convicted of a crime.

(2)(a) The Attorney General's office shall make a monthly disability benefit payment equal to thirty-four percent (34%) of the covered individual's regular base salary at the time of injury when a covered individual, while engaged in the performance of the individual's official duties, is accidentally or intentionally injured in the line of duty as a direct result of a single incident. The benefit shall be payable for the period of time the covered individual is physically unable to perform the duties of the covered individual's employment, not to exceed twelve (12) total payments for any one (1) injury. Chronic or repetitive injury is not covered. Benefits made available under this section shall be in addition to any workers' compensation benefits and shall be limited to the difference between the amount of workers' compensation benefits and the amount of the covered individual's regular base salary. Compensation under this section shall not be awarded where a penal violation committed by the covered individual contributed to the disability or the injury was intentionally self-inflicted.

(b) Payments made under this subsection are exempt from the claims and demands of creditors of the covered individual.

(3)(a) There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Disability Benefits Fund. The fund shall be funded by any funds made available by the Legislature or by donation, contribution, gift or any other source.

(b) The State Treasurer shall invest the monies of the fund in any of the investments authorized for the funds of the Public Employees' Retirement System under Section 25-11-121 , and those investments shall be subject to the limitations prescribed by Section 25-11-121 .

(c) Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of the state fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any income earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(4) The Attorney General's office shall be responsible for the management of the fund and the disbursement of disability benefits authorized under this section. The Attorney General shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement and standardize the payment of disability benefits under this section, to administer the fund created by this section and to carry out the purposes of this section. The Attorney General's office may expend up to ten percent (10%) of the monies in the fund for the administration and management of the fund and carrying out the purposes of this section.

(5) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Disability Benefits Fund shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law and as determined by the State Fiscal Officer.

(6) From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 35-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-9
Status: in_force

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

(2) Any person who loses an identification card and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card shall promptly surrender the original card to the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 49-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-7
Status: in_force

(1) A ride operator must:

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Patron responsibility:

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

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

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

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

(e) An owner or operator of an amusement ride shall display the potential penalties for violation of this section at each amusement ride.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-15
Status: in_force

No public entity or public official shall be liable for any loss or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in an identification card issued pursuant to this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-133 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-133
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-133
Status: in_force

Each person employed as a law enforcement officer by the Mississippi Department of Transportation who retires for superannuation or for reason of disability under the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be allowed to retain as his personal property, one (1) sidearm which was issued to such law enforcement officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-63 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-63
Status: in_force

The department shall require an applicant for an identification card for persons with disabilities to furnish a birth certificate or other verifiable evidence stating the applicant's birth date.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 39-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-7
Status: in_force

(1) Council records relating to reports of criminal acts are confidential.

(2) Evidence of a communication between a person submitting a report of a criminal act to the council or a local crime stoppers program and the person who accepted the report on behalf of the council or local crime stoppers program is not admissible in a court or an administrative proceeding whether the evidence is held by the council or a local crime stoppers program or is held by a telecommunication service provider.

(3) Records of the council or a local crime stoppers program concerning a report of criminal activity and records of a telecommunication service provider relating to a report made to the council or to a local crime stoppers program may not be compelled to be produced before a court or other tribunal except on the motion of a criminal defendant to the court in which the offense is being tried that the records or report contain evidence that is exculpatory to the defendant in the trial of that offense. On motion of a defendant under this subsection, the court may subpoena the records or report. The court shall conduct an in-camera inspection of materials produced under subpoena to determine whether the materials contain evidence that is exculpatory to the defendant. If the court determines that the materials produced contain evidence that is exculpatory to the defendant, the court shall present the evidence to the defendant in a form that does not disclose the identity of the person who was the source of the evidence, unless the state or federal constitution requires the disclosure of that person's identity. The court shall execute an affidavit accompanying the disclosed materials swearing that, in the opinion of the court, the materials disclosed represent the exculpatory evidence the defendant is entitled to receive under this section. The court shall return to the council or to the local crime stoppers program materials that are produced under this section but not disclosed to the defendant. The council or local crime stoppers program shall store the materials until the conclusion of the criminal trial and the expiration of the time for all direct appeals in the case.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-3
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(d) “ Cigarette ” means:

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

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

(e) “ Manufacturer ” means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(k) “ Wholesale dealer ” means any person, other than a manufacturer, who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale, and any person who owns, operates or maintains one or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 34-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-11
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, Title 25, Chapter 43, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-1
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(c) “Identification card” means a card issued under the provisions of this article by the Department of Public Safety.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-11
Status: in_force

(1) The state board of health is hereby directed to establish for rock festivals health and safety regulations which shall assure that the public health and safety is not endangered hereby and which shall provide for the furnishing of adequate undertakings to secure full compliance with the sanitary code and other applicable law, adequate and satisfactory water supply and sewerage facilities, adequate drainage, adequate toilet and lavatory facilities, adequate refuse storage and disposal facilities, adequate sleeping areas and facilities, wholesome food and sanitary food service, adequate medical facilities, insect and noxious weed control, adequate fire protection and such other matters as may be appropriate for security of life or health.

(2) The state board of health is hereby authorized and empowered to approve and certify in writing the written specifications and plans proposed by any individual, organization, corporation or other entity desiring to hold a rock festival in this state. Such specifications and plans shall be submitted to the state board of health at least eighteen (18) days prior to the commencement of such event and shall conform to the health and safety regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. The state board of health shall grant such certification or deny such certification, with reasons for such denial, within eight (8) days of the submission of such specifications and plans. Such specifications and plans may be altered, with the approval of the state board of health, to conform with the health and safety regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.

(3) In the review of the specifications and plans proposed by any individual, organization, corporation or other entity desiring to hold a rock festival in this state, the state board of health may require such specific written specifications, plans and reports as are necessary for reasonable and proper review and determination in the light of the various factors therein involved, including but not limited to the probable number of people that will be in attendance at such event.

(4) The state board of health shall specify in the certification the number of tickets which may be sold or distributed within seventy-two (72) hours of the commencement of such event.

(5) Such specifications and plans may contain reasonable alternative requirements based upon different numbers of tickets having been sold and distributed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 38-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-3
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(i) Owns or operates a digital service;

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

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

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

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

(e) “ Personal identifying information ” means any information, including sensitive information, that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual. The term includes pseudonymous information when the information is used by a controller or processor in conjunction with additional information that reasonably links the information to an identified or identifiable individual. The term does not include deidentified information or publicly available information.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-35
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall maintain a central registry of sex offender information as defined in Section 45-33-25 and shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section. The responsible agencies shall provide the information required in Section 45-33-25 on a form developed by the department to ensure accurate information is maintained.

(2) Upon conviction, adjudication or acquittal by reason of insanity of any sex offender, if the sex offender is not immediately confined or not sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the clerk of the court which convicted and sentenced the sex offender shall inform the person of the duty to register, including the duty to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, and shall perform the registration duties as described in Section 45-33-23 and forward the information to the department.

(3) Before release from prison or placement on parole, supervised release or in a work center or restitution center, the Department of Corrections shall inform the person of the duty to register, including the duty to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, and shall perform the registration duties as described in Section 45-33-23 and forward the information to the Department of Public Safety.

(4) Before release from a community regional mental health center or from confinement in a mental institution following an acquittal by reason of insanity, the director of the facility shall inform the offender of the duty to register, including the duty to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, and shall perform the registration duties as described in Section 45-33-23 and forward the information to the Department of Public Safety.

(5) Before release from a youthful offender facility, the director of the facility shall inform the person of the duty to register, including the duty to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, and shall perform the registration duties as described in Section 45-33-23 and forward the information to the Department of Public Safety.

(6) In addition to performing the registration duties, the responsible agency shall:

(a) Inform the person having a duty to register that:

(i) The person is required to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, at least ten (10) days before changing address.

(ii) Any change of address to another jurisdiction shall be reported to the department by personally appearing at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, not less than ten (10) days before the change of address. The offender shall comply with any registration requirement in the new jurisdiction.

(iii) The person must register in any jurisdiction where the person is employed, carries on a vocation, is stationed in the military or is a student.

(iv) Address verifications shall be made by personally appearing at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, within the required time period.

(v) Notification or verification of a change in status of a registrant's enrollment, employment or vocation at any public or private educational institution, including any secondary school, trade or professional institution, or institution of higher education shall be reported to the department by personally appearing at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, within three (3) business days of the change.

(vi) If the person has been convicted of a sex offense, the person shall notify any organization for which the person volunteers in which volunteers have direct, private or unsupervised contact with minors that the person has been convicted of a sex offense as provided in Section 45-33-32(1) .

(vii) Upon any change of name or employment, a registrant is required to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, within three (3) business days of the change.

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

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

(x) Upon any change of information deemed to be necessary to the state's policy to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities, a registrant is required to report the change on an appropriate form supplied by the department within three (3) business days of the change.

(b) Require the person to read and sign a form stating that the duty of the person to register under this chapter has been explained.

(c) Obtain or facilitate the obtaining of a biological sample from every registrant as required by this chapter if such biological sample has not already been provided to the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory.

(d) Provide a copy of the order of conviction or sentencing order to the department at the time of registration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

Air tanks used to inflate automobile tires shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 43-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-11
Status: in_force

(1) If a pool yard enclosure is constructed or modified before July 1, 2012, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply, except that any gate in a pool yard enclosure shall conform to Section 45-43-9 no later than January 1, 2013.

(2) This chapter provides no exemption from any local ordinance that may apply to the pool yard enclosure.

(3) A pool yard enclosure modified on or after July 1, 2012, shall conform with this section and Sections 45-43-7 and 45-43-9 as a part of the modification.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(c) A person is designated to observe clearance of the equipment from any nearby high voltage overhead lines and to give timely warning for all operations where it is difficult by visual means for the operator to determine and to maintain the required clearance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 34-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-34-5
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) The department and any individual or entity acting at the request or upon the direction of the department are immune from civil liability for damages arising from reporting information under this chapter and will be presumed to have acted in good faith in performing its duties under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-11
Status: in_force

No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the board governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after twelve (12) months from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to new construction and installation shall have become effective, unless the boiler or pressure vessel is of special design or construction and is not inconsistent with the spirit and safety objectives of such rules and regulations, in which case a special installation and operating permit may, at its discretion, be granted by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-23
Status: in_force

(1) Authorized representatives of the agency shall have the authority in the event of an emergency to impound or order the impounding of sources of radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe the provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations issued thereunder.

(2) The agency may release such sources of radiation to the owner thereof upon terms and conditions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted thereunder or may bring an action in the chancery court of the county wherein the cause of action occurred for an order condemning such sources of radiation and providing for their destruction or other disposition so as to protect the public health and safety.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 49-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-5
Status: in_force

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

(a) Be certified:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(i) On or near that ride; or

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

(c) Make those records available to the Mississippi Department of Revenue promptly upon request.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-101 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-101
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2) The State Fire Marshal shall annually examine the fire prevention codes adopted by counties and municipalities within the State of Mississippi and prepare a list thereof specifying which codes have provisions not less stringent than those of the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-37 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-37
Status: in_force

All the doors for ingress and egress to public schoolhouses, theaters, assembly rooms, halls, courthouses, churches, factories with more than twenty (20) employees, and all other buildings and places of public resort whatever, where people are wont to assemble, excepting schoolhouses, courthouses, and churches of one (1) audience room, and that on the ground floor, shall be so swung as to open outwardly from the audience rooms, halls, or workshops; but such doors may be hung on double-jointed hinges, so as to open with equal ease outwardly or inwardly.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-105 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-105
Status: in_force

Any seller of dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators, or other similar explosives who does not report to proper authorities as required by this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-8 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-8
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the State Fire Academy Advisory Board for the purpose of reviewing matters affecting the State Fire Academy and advising the State Fire Academy on any such matters. The advisory board shall consist of the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, the Manager of the Mississippi State Rating Bureau, the President of the State Firefighter's Association, the President of the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association, the President of the Mississippi Municipal Association and the President of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors or his designee. Members of the State Fire Academy Advisory Board who are not state employees shall be entitled to a per diem compensation as provided in Section 25-3-69, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and to travel expenses as provided in Section 25-3-41, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 23-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-3
Status: in_force

This chapter, except as otherwise herein provided, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels operating or intended for operation in the State of Mississippi or its territories.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 23-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-23
Status: in_force

(1) The examination for chief, deputy or special inspector shall be in writing and shall be by the merit system of the board under the rules of procedure during the examination. Application for examination shall be in writing on forms provided by the board and shall be accompanied by a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this subsection shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 . Such examination shall be confined to questions, the answers to which will aid in determining the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service.

(2) In case an applicant for an inspector's license fails to pass the examination, he may appeal to the merit system of the board for another examination which shall be given by the board within ninety (90) days.

(3) The record of an applicant's examination shall be accessible to the applicant and his employer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 27-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-1
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that a more effective administrative structure now is required to control the collection, storage, dissemination and use of criminal offender record information. These improvements in the organization and control of criminal offender record keeping are imperative both to strengthen the administration of criminal justice and to assure appropriate protection of rights of individual privacy. The purposes of this chapter are (a) to control and coordinate criminal offender record keeping within this state; (b) to assure periodic reporting to the Governor and Legislature concerning such record keeping; and (c) to establish a more effective administrative structure for the collection, maintenance, retrieval and dissemination of criminal history record information described in this chapter, consistent with those principles of scope and security prescribed by this chapter, and to facilitate the practical use of criminal offender record information within the criminal justice system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-73 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-73
Status: in_force

The State Fire Marshal shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections 45-11-71 through 45-11-75 . These rules and regulations shall apply except in any county or municipality which has adopted the Standard Building Code of the Southern Building Code Congress International, with standards not less stringent than the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-23
Status: in_force

Patrol officers employed pursuant to Section 45-7-21 are authorized to do, in the performance of their duties, all acts authorized to be done by the sheriff, constable, or any peace officer. Said patrol officers, in addition to their duties as peace officers, shall note the condition of the roads and bridges of the county and make report thereof to the board of supervisors as may be required by said board.

Said patrol officers shall not have the power and authority to enforce the traffic laws, rules and regulations of this state, or any related laws upon any highway of the state highway system, unless and until they have been authorized and empowered to enforce such laws and to aid and assist in the enforcement thereof by the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety may grant or withhold such authority to the patrolmen of each individual county in his discretion, and may provide and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations under which the patrol officers to whom such authority has been granted shall act in enforcing such laws.

In the performance of their official duties, such patrol officers shall have the power and authority to wear uniforms, but they shall not wear the same uniforms as are worn by members of the highway safety patrol of Mississippi, nor shall they wear uniforms substantially identical thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47
Status: in_force

(1) A sex offender with a duty to register under Section 45-33-25 shall only be relieved of the duty under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A person required to register for a registrable sex offense under Section 45-33-25 may petition the circuit court of the sentencing jurisdiction, or for a person whose duty to register arose in another jurisdiction, the county in which the registrant resides, to be relieved of that duty under the following conditions:

(a) The offender has maintained his registration in Mississippi for the required minimum registration from the most recent date of occurrence of at least one (1) of the following: release from prison, placement on parole, supervised release or probation or as determined by the offender's tier classification. Incarceration for any offense will restart the minimum registration requirement. Registration in any other jurisdiction does not reduce the minimum time requirement for maintaining registration in Mississippi.

(b) Tier One. (i) Tier One requires registration for a minimum of fifteen (15) years in this state and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

1. Section 97-5-27(1) relating to dissemination of sexually oriented material to children;

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

3. Section 97-29-3 relating to misdemeanor sexual intercourse between teacher and student;

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

5. Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this tier;

6. Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction of any offense listed in this tier;

7. Any offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction for which registration is required in the jurisdiction where the conviction was had, although registration would not be otherwise required in this state.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an offender may petition the appropriate circuit court to be relieved of the duty to register upon fifteen (15) years' satisfaction of the requirements of this section for the convictions classified as Tier One offenses.

(c) Tier Two. (i) Tier Two requires registration for a minimum of twenty-five (25) years in this state and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

1. Section 97-5-33(3) through (9) relating to the exploitation of children;

2. Section 97-29-59 relating to unnatural intercourse;

3. Section 97-29-63 , relating to filming another without permission where there is an expectation of privacy;

4. Section 97-3-104 relating to crime of sexual activity between law enforcement or correctional personnel and prisoners;

5. Section 43-47-18(2)(a) and (b) relating to gratification of lust or fondling by health care employees or persons in position of trust or authority;

6. Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this tier;

7. Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction of any offense listed in this tier; or

8. Any conviction of a Tier One offense if it is the offender's second or subsequent conviction of a registrable sex offense;

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an offender may petition the appropriate circuit court to be relieved of the duty to register upon twenty-five (25) years' satisfaction of the requirements of this section for the convictions classified as Tier Two offenses.

(d) Tier Three. Tier Three requires lifetime registration, the registrant not being eligible to be relieved of the duty to register except as otherwise provided in this section, and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

(i) Section 97-3-65 relating to rape;

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

(iii) Section 97-3-95 relating to sexual battery;

(iv) Subsection (1) or (2) of Section 97-5-33 relating to the exploitation of children;

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

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

(vii) Section 97-3-53 relating to kidnapping if the victim is under the age of eighteen (18);

(viii) Section 97-3-54.1(1)(c) relating to procuring sexual servitude of a minor;

(ix) Section 97-3-54.3 relating to aiding, abetting or conspiring to violate antihuman trafficking provisions;

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

(xi) Section 43-47-18 relating to sexual abuse of a vulnerable person by health care employees or persons in a position of trust or authority;

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

(xiii) Capital murder when one (1) of the above described offenses is the underlying crime;

(xiv) Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction or designation as a sexual predator in another jurisdiction;

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

(xvi) Any conviction of a Tier Two offense if it is the offender's second or subsequent conviction of a registrable sex offense.

(e) An offender who has two (2) separate convictions for any of the registrable offenses described in Section 45-33-23 is subject to lifetime registration and shall not be eligible to petition to be relieved of the duty to register if at least one (1) of the convictions was entered on or after July 1, 1995.

(f) An offender, twenty-one (21) years of age or older, who is convicted of any sex offense where the victim was fourteen (14) years of age or younger shall be subject to lifetime registration and shall not be relieved of the duty to register.

(g) A first-time offender fourteen (14) years of age or older adjudicated delinquent in a youth court for a registrable offense of rape pursuant to Section 96-3-65 or a registrable offense of sexual battery pursuant to Section 97-3-95 is subject to lifetime registration, but shall be eligible to petition to be relieved of the duty to register after twenty-five (25) years of registration.

(h) Registration following arrest or arraignment for failure to register is not a defense and does not relieve the sex offender of criminal liability for failure to register.

(i) The department shall continue to list in the registry the name and registration information of all registrants who no longer work, reside or attend school in this state even after the registrant moves to another jurisdiction and registers in the new jurisdiction as required by law. The registry shall note that the registrant moved out of state.

(3) In determining whether to release an offender from the obligation to register, the court shall consider the nature of the registrable offense committed and the criminal and relevant noncriminal behavior of the petitioner both before and after conviction. The court may relieve the offender of the duty to register only if the petitioner shows, by clear and convincing evidence, that the registrant properly maintained his registration as required by law and that future registration of the petitioner will not serve the purposes of this chapter and the court is otherwise satisfied that the petitioner is not a current or potential threat to public safety. The district attorney in the circuit in which the petition is filed must be given notice of the petition at least three (3) weeks before the hearing on the matter. The district attorney may present evidence in opposition to the requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate the reasons why the petition should be denied. If the court denies the petition, the petitioner may not again petition the court for relief until one (1) year has elapsed unless the court orders otherwise in its order of denial of relief.

(4) The offender will be required to continue registration for any sex offense conviction unless the conviction is set aside in any post-conviction proceeding, the offender receives a pardon, the charge is dismissed or the offender has received a court order pursuant to this section relieving him of the duty to register. Upon submission of the appropriate documentation to the department of one (1) of these occurrences, registration duties will be discontinued.

(5) A person required to register as a sex offender who is convicted under Section 45-33-33 of providing false registration information or of failure to register, reregister, update registration, or comply with electronic monitoring shall be subject to electronic monitoring at the expense of the offender under the program provided in Section 45-33-45 . Termination of the duty to register also terminates the duty to be monitored.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-181 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-181
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-181
Status: in_force

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act.”

(2) For purposes of this section:

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

(b) “ Governing body ” means with respect to any public school district or public charter school, the local school board or charter school board, as applicable; with respect to any private school, the board or other governing body of the private school as provided in the charter, bylaws, or other governing documents of the school.

(c) “ Program ” means a school safety guardian program established by the governing body of a school in accordance with this section.

(d) “ School ” means any public or private educational institution within the State of Mississippi and includes any elementary or secondary school.

(e) “ Training program ” means the School Safety Guardian Training Program established in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) There is hereby established the School Safety Guardian Program in the Office of Homeland Security within the department. The department shall administer the program through the Office of Homeland Security. In consultation with the Mississippi Department of Education, the department shall establish the program and promulgate rules, regulations, and establish training requirements.

(4) The governing body of a school, in consultation with school administrators and the department, may establish a program under this section. The department or the governing body of a school may discontinue a school's participation in the program at anytime. If the governing body of a school establishes a program under this section, the governing body of a school shall designate employees to participate in the training program developed by the department by which designated and trained school employees are authorized to carry concealed firearms for the protection of the students, employees and others on the campus of the school. The scope and purpose of each program shall include responding to an active shooter situation or other situation that would cause death or serious bodily harm on the school campus or in the immediate vicinity of the school campus. The school safety guardian's weapon shall always remain under his or her physical control on campus.

(5) A designated school safety guardian is immune from civil liability for any action taken by the school safety guardian if the action in question occurs during the reasonable exercise of and within the course and scope of the designated School Safety Guardian's official duties. School Safety Guardians are charged with these duties and must act in accordance with these duties to maintain their immunity. If a School Safety Guardian is found to have failed to carry out their official duties, the immunity described in this subsection shall be waived.

(6) School Safety Guardians shall be paid a monthly stipend in an amount not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), but not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) by the school district, however, no funds received by school districts under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) shall be used to pay the stipends authorized under this subsection in accordance with the prohibition on the use of such funds as prescribed in Section 13401 of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Public Law 117-159 , 117th Congress of the United States, which amends the ESEA ( 20 USCS Section 7906 (Supp. 2022) .

(7) To be eligible for the immunity provided in this section:

(a) The program, at a minimum, shall require that each designated member of the program who is not a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 45-6-3 , possess a firearms license issued under Section 45-9-101 and the endorsement authorized in Section 97-37-7 ; has completed instructional training through a law enforcement training academy approved department not less than once every twelve (12) months; and has been CPR and First Aid certified; and

(b) The identities of any person designated by the school's governing body to serve as a School Safety Guardian must be documented at the time of the designation and shall be communicated to school administrators and local law enforcement.

(8) The department may authorize and certify Mississippi law enforcement training academies to offer the training program to the governing body of a school.

(a) The training program, at a minimum, must include:

(i) An instructional course developed by the department;

(ii) A criminal background check;

(iii) A psychological screening;

(iv) A shooting proficiency test; and

(v) An annual recertification training.

(b) A law enforcement training academy may provide School Safety Guardian training to any employee of a school or school district who:

(i) Holds a license to carry a concealed handgun issued under Section 45-9-101 ;

(ii) Has an endorsement authorized by Section 97-37-7 ; and

(iii) Has current certification in CPR and First Aid.

(c) The department may establish a fee in an amount that is sufficient to cover the costs of the training program under this section to be paid to the training academy by the governing body of the school.

(d) The department shall adopt rules to administer this section, including a method to identify license holders who have completed a School Safety Guardian training certification course and setting a fee to be charged by the department for the issuance or reissuance of identification of the license holder as being certified.

(e) The department shall adopt rules and regulations that require review of the firearms training policies and procedures of school districts that authorized its employees to carry concealed firearms as part of a school safety program before July 1, 2023. Upon review of such rules and regulations, if the department determines that such district's policies and procedures conform to the department's training standards under the authority of this section, the department shall approve such district's policies and procedures and all employees of such school district that have completed the approved training shall receive all authority and protections provided by this section to carry concealed firearms as part of an approved school safety guardian program. However, if the department determines that such district's policies and procedures fail to conform to the department's training standards under the authority of this section, the employees of the district shall be required to comply with the requirements under this section to carry concealed firearms as part of an approved school safety guardian program.

(9) A person who is indicted or charged with a violation of criminal law while acting as a School Safety Guardian may assert as a defense, in addition to any other defense available, that, at the time of the action in question, the person was a certified School Safety Guardian, was then actually engaged in the performance of the person's duties as a School Safety Guardian, and had met the requirements of this section at the time of the action in question.

(10) Records relating to the identities of any person designated by the school's governing body to serve as a School Safety Guardian shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.

(11) Subject to appropriation and any other requirements provided by law, the Office of Homeland Security may contract with a third-party vendor for mobile phone applications and/or computer equipment or services to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-59 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 35-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-59
Status: in_force

The identification card for persons with disabilities shall bear the word “SEATING” with a box or blank space adjacent thereto. The issuer of the card shall place an “X” in such box or blank space if the applicant's disability creates mobility or health limitations which prevent him or her from climbing stairs or steep inclines. When so marked, the identification card for persons with disabilities shall be sufficient to admit the holder to seating for persons with disabilities at public events in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-101 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-101
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2) The State Fire Marshal shall annually examine the fire prevention codes adopted by counties and municipalities within the State of Mississippi and prepare a list thereof specifying which codes have provisions not less stringent than those of the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-11 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(c) A person is designated to observe clearance of the equipment from any nearby high voltage overhead lines and to give timely warning for all operations where it is difficult by visual means for the operator to determine and to maintain the required clearance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 49-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-1
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(f) “ Minor injuries or illnesses ” means injuries and illnesses that may or may not require emergency first aid or significant treatment, or both, but cannot be otherwise classified as a serious injury or illness. This term includes incidents where treatment is limited to such things as the dispensation of over-the-counter medication or plastic adhesive strips, cleansing, rest, and other similar duties or assistance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-37 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-37
Status: in_force

All the doors for ingress and egress to public schoolhouses, theaters, assembly rooms, halls, courthouses, churches, factories with more than twenty (20) employees, and all other buildings and places of public resort whatever, where people are wont to assemble, excepting schoolhouses, courthouses, and churches of one (1) audience room, and that on the ground floor, shall be so swung as to open outwardly from the audience rooms, halls, or workshops; but such doors may be hung on double-jointed hinges, so as to open with equal ease outwardly or inwardly.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 27-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-17
Status: in_force

All boards of supervisors, municipal authorities of the state and other users of the network are hereby authorized to appropriate and pay, in their discretion, to the Department of Public Safety such sum as may be assessed against said county or municipality or user agency as their pro rata cost of the justice information system and Mississippi Justice Information Center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-25 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 43-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-25
Status: in_force

The owner of a multiunit rental complex or a property owners association is not required to enclose a body of water or construct barriers between the owner's or property owners association's property and a body of water such as an ocean, bay, lake, pond, bayou, river, creek, stream, spring, reservoir, stock tank, culvert, drainage ditch, detention pond, or other flood or drainage facility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 15-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-1
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(d) “Authorized person” means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(f) “Warning sign” means a weather-resistant sign of not less than seven (7) inches by ten (10) inches reading as follows: “DANGER-UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT NEARER THAN 10 FEET TO HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD LINES.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 27-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-17
Status: in_force

All boards of supervisors, municipal authorities of the state and other users of the network are hereby authorized to appropriate and pay, in their discretion, to the Department of Public Safety such sum as may be assessed against said county or municipality or user agency as their pro rata cost of the justice information system and Mississippi Justice Information Center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-49 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-49
Status: in_force

Every owner, lessee, keeper, or proprietor of a hotel or a lodging house who shall, when the same is prescribed by law to be done, fail, neglect or refuse:

(a) To provide for each room a rope or rope ladder, or other like appliance; or

(b) To give notice calling attention to such rope or rope ladder or appliance, and giving directions for its use; or

(c) To provide iron balconies with iron stairs; or

(d) To provide a hand or side rail to each stairway; or

(e) To provide a Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved electric fire detector; or

(f) To give alarm and awaken all guests and inmates of his house in case of fire therein or in close proximity thereto; or

(g) To do everything in case of fire in his power to rescue the guests or inmates of his house; or

(h) To do anything required by law to be done under the provisions of Sections 45-11-21 through 45-11-55 ;

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ninety (90) days nor more than six (6) months, or fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-35 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 45-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-35
Status: in_force

There is created a special fund to be designated as the “Mississippi Elevator and Conveyance Fund.” The fund shall consist of monies appropriated by the act of the Legislature and monies collected by the Commissioner of Insurance for licenses, fees and penalties levied pursuant to this chapter. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. The Commissioner of Insurance may contract with a third party to assist the commissioner with carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The Commissioner of Insurance may use the monies in this fund to defray the costs of administration of this chapter, including, but not limited to, using the monies in this fund to pay a third party a reasonable fee for its services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 49-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-5
Status: in_force

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

(a) Be certified:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(i) On or near that ride; or

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

(c) Make those records available to the Mississippi Department of Revenue promptly upon request.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-101 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-101
Status: in_force

Every person who sells or otherwise disposes of dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives, shall keep an accurate record of the name of the purchaser, his address, quantity, and the general purpose of its intended use. It shall be unlawful to sell dynamite, nitroglycerine, explosives, gas bombs, dynamite caps, nitroglycerine caps, fuses, detonators or other similar explosives unless the person making the sale knows the purchaser and the general purpose for which such explosive or its counterpart will be used.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 39-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

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

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

(i) Operates less than statewide; and

(ii) Forwards reported information to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 45-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-7
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(k) Kip or furnace hoists;

(l) Wharf ramps;

(m) Railroad car lifts or dumpers;

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

(2) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any conveyance that is located in a private residence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 43-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17
Status: in_force

Each door, sliding glass door, window, and window screen of each dwelling unit in a residential building located in the enclosed pool yard must comply with Sections 45-43-13 and 45-43-15 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-15 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 12-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-15
Status: in_force

To enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Attorney General, the commissioner and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel, are hereby authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices and other records of any person in possession, control or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. Every person in the possession, control or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold or offered for sale, is hereby directed and required to give the Attorney General, the commissioner and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel, the means, facilities and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-63 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 35-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-63
Status: in_force

The department shall require an applicant for an identification card for persons with disabilities to furnish a birth certificate or other verifiable evidence stating the applicant's birth date.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-23 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-23
Status: in_force

(1) Authorized representatives of the agency shall have the authority in the event of an emergency to impound or order the impounding of sources of radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe the provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations issued thereunder.

(2) The agency may release such sources of radiation to the owner thereof upon terms and conditions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted thereunder or may bring an action in the chancery court of the county wherein the cause of action occurred for an order condemning such sources of radiation and providing for their destruction or other disposition so as to protect the public health and safety.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 39-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-17
Status: in_force

In addition to any other monetary penalties and other penalties imposed by law, any county or municipality by ordinance may assess an additional surcharge in an amount not to exceed Two Dollars ($2.00) on each person upon whom a county, justice or municipal court imposes a fine or other penalty for any misdemeanor other than offenses relating to vehicular parking or registration if there is established to the benefit of the citizens of the county or municipality a local crime stoppers program which is not authorized to receive funds under local and private legislation. The proceeds from the surcharge may be used by a county or municipality only to fund that county's or municipality's support of the local crime stoppers program as authorized by Section 45-39-15, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The proceeds from the surcharge imposed by this section shall be deposited into a special fund in the Department of Public Safety's Office of Public Safety Planning which shall promulgate rules and procedures relating to the administration of the special fund and the disbursement of monies in the fund to participating counties and municipalities. The maximum amount that a county or municipality may receive from the special fund shall be an amount equal to the deposits made into the fund by that entity, less one percent (1%) to be retained by the Office of Public Safety Planning to defray the costs of administering the special fund. Interest earned on the special fund shall remain in the fund and shall be used by the Office of Public Safety Planning to further defray the costs of administering the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 38-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-5
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(i) A message board;

(ii) A chat room; or

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

(2) This chapter does not apply to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

(i) Professional networking;

(ii) Job skills;

(iii) Learning certifications;

(iv) Job posting; and

(v) Application services.

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

(a) On the Internet; or

(b) On a facility, system or network not under the control of the Internet service provider, provider's affiliate or subsidiary, search engine or cloud service provider.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-53 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-53
Status: in_force

Any architect, carpenter, or builder, or the owner or other person, who may hereafter erect or cause to be erected, or aid in erecting, any hotel or other house or structure for the construction of which provisions are made in Sections 45-11-21 through 45-11-55 , who shall refuse or fail to comply, in the erection or construction thereof, with such provisions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-19
Status: in_force

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

(2) The agency is authorized to require that any person possessing or using a source of radiation, at the request of any employee, furnish to each employee for whom personnel monitoring is required a copy of such employee's personnel exposure record annually, and upon termination of employment at any time such employee has received excessive exposure.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 23-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-9
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(3) Notice of the hearing shall give the time and place of the hearing and shall state the matters to be considered. Such notice shall be given to all persons directly affected by such hearing. In the event all persons directly affected are unknown, notice shall be perfected by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Northern, Central and Southern Supreme Court Districts of this state at least thirty (30) days prior to such hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 43-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the “William Lee Montjoy Pool Safety Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-19
Status: in_force

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of Section 45-12-5 if the cigarettes are, or will be, stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that such cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-33 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-33
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, or corporation owning, operating, controlling, maintaining, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting, testing, or repairing any elevator or other related mechanism covered by this chapter for damages to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor does the state assume any such liability or responsibility therefor or any liability to any person for whatsoever reason by the enactment of this chapter or any acts or omissions arising hereunder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 23-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-41
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

Air tanks used to inflate automobile tires shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 43-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-9
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by Section 45-43-11 , a gate in a fence or wall enclosing a pool yard as required by Section 45-43-7 shall:

(a) Have a self-closing and self-latching device;

(b) Have hardware enabling it to be locked, at the option of whoever controls the gate, by a padlock or a built-in lock operated by key, card, or combination; and

(c) Open outward away from the pool yard.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (3) of this section and Section 45-43-11 , a gate latch must be installed so that it is at least sixty (60) inches above the ground, except that it may be installed lower if:

(a) The latch is installed on the pool yard side of the gate only and is at least three (3) inches below the top of the gate; and

(b) The gate or enclosure has no opening greater than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) inch in any direction within eighteen (18) inches from the latch, including the space between the gate and the gatepost to which the gate latches.

(3) A gate latch may be located forty-two (42) inches or higher above the ground if the gate cannot be opened except by key, card, or combination on both sides of the gate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 27-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-21
Status: in_force

A certified copy of every expunction and nonadjudication order shall be sent by the circuit clerk to the Mississippi Criminal Information Center where it shall be maintained in a separate confidential database accessible only upon written request by a district attorney, a county prosecuting attorney, a municipal court prosecuting attorney, the Attorney General of Mississippi and the Mississippi Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board. Any criminal conviction which has been expunged or nonadjudicated may be used for the purpose of determining habitual offender status and for the use of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board in giving or retaining law enforcement certification, and to ensure that a person is only eligible for first-offender status one (1) time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-21-17
Status: in_force

Upon notification by the county board of health that the holder of a permit for such event has not substantially complied, within twenty-four (24) hours of the commencement of such event with the specifications and plans certified by the state board of health or any pertinent regulation of the state board of health about which the holder of the permit had written notice prior to such certification, the sheriff of such county shall thereupon revoke such permit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-21 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-7-21
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) The board of supervisors of any Class 1 county bordering on the east side of Pearl River, and wherein are located five (5) incorporated municipalities, may employ one (1) patrol officer for the supervisors district wherein are located the two (2) incorporated municipalities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-9
Status: in_force

(1) The council shall consist of the director of radiological health within the state board of health, who shall serve ex officio as secretary, and six (6) members appointed by the state board of health as follows:

(a) One (1) member from the Mississippi Medical Association for a term of three (3) years;

(b) One (1) member from the Mississippi Dental Association for a term of three (3) years;

(c) One (1) member from the Mississippi Radiological Society for a term of four (4) years;

(d) One (1) licensed chiropractor for a term of four (4) years;

(e) One (1) member having recognized knowledge in the radiation field from private industry in Mississippi for a term of four (4) years; and

(f) One (1) member having recognized knowledge in the radiation field from one (1) of the Mississippi institutions of higher learning for a term of four (4) years.

The members described above and serving on the council on June 30, 1984, shall continue to serve on the council until the expiration of their terms.

(2)(a) The chairman of the council shall be selected by and from the council membership.

(b) The council shall meet at the call of the chairman but at least once a year.

Upon the request of three (3) or more members, it shall be the duty of the chairman to call a meeting of the council. Minutes of the meetings of the council shall be transmitted to the secretary and executive officer of the state board of health.

A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum to conduct business.

(c) Any member may be removed prior to the expiration of his term by the state board of health. His removal may be based upon wilful neglect of duty or impropriety in office.

(3) Members of the council shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, including food, lodging and mileage as authorized by Section 25-3-41, Mississippi Code of 1972 , required for attendance at council meetings. Council members shall receive a per diem for attendance at council meetings as is authorized under Section 25-3-69 .

(4) All clerical and other services required by the council shall be supplied by the agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-7 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-7
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), each applicant for an original or renewal identification card issued pursuant to this chapter who is entitled to issuance of such a card shall be issued a four-year card or an eight-year card, at the option of the applicant. Each card shall expire at midnight on the cardholder's birthday and may be renewed any time within six (6) months before the expiration date of the card upon application and payment of the required fee.

(b) Any applicant who is blind, as defined in Section 43-6-1 , upon payment of the fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43 , shall be issued an original or renewal identification card which shall remain valid for a period of eight (8) years, shall expire at midnight on the cardholder's birthday, and may be renewed any time within six (6) months before the expiration date of the card upon application and payment of the required fee.

(2)(a) Any applicant who is not a United States citizen, upon payment of the fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43 , shall be issued an original or renewal identification card which shall expire four (4) years from date of issuance or on the expiration date of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States, whichever is the lesser period of time, and may be renewed, if the person is otherwise qualified to renew the license, within thirty (30) days of expiration.

(b) An applicant for an original or renewal identification card under paragraph (a) must present valid documentary evidence documenting that the applicant:

(i) Is a citizen or national of the United States;

(ii) Is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States;

(iii) Has conditional permanent residence status in the United States;

(iv) Has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status;

(v) Has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into or lawful presence in the United States;

(vi) Has a pending application for asylum in the United States;

(vii) Has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;

(viii) Has approved deferred-action status;

(ix) Has pending an application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident status in the United States; or

(x) Has a valid employment authorization card issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security.

(3) The fee for the issuance of an original or renewal identification card shall be as prescribed in Section 63-1-43 .

(4) Any person who, for medical reasons, surrenders his unexpired driver's license, and any person whose unexpired driver's license is suspended for medical reasons by the Commissioner of Public Safety under Section 63-1-53(2)(e) , upon request shall be issued an identification card without payment of a fee. The identification card shall be valid for a period of four (4) years from its date of issue. Subsequent renewals shall be subject to the fees prescribed in Section 63-1-43 .

(5) The department shall maintain a record of all identification cards issued.

(6)(a) Any male who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-six (26) years of age and who applies for an identification card or a renewal of an identification card under this chapter shall be registered in compliance with the requirements of Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 USCS Appx 451 et seq., as amended.

(b) The department shall forward in an electronic format the necessary personal information of the applicant to the Selective Service System. The applicant's submission of the application shall serve as an indication that the applicant either has already registered with the Selective Service System or that he is authorizing the department to forward to the Selective Service System the necessary information for registration. The commissioner shall notify the applicant on, or as a part of, the application that his submission of the application will serve as his consent to registration with the Selective Service System, if so required. The commissioner also shall notify any male applicant under the age of eighteen (18) that he will be registered upon turning age eighteen (18) as required by federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-59 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-59
Status: in_force

At least thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which a shipper intends to begin the movement of radioactive waste into or within this state, the shipper shall apply to the agency for an annual permit for such shipments. Before any radioactive wastes may be transported into or within this state, the shipper shall:

(a) Comply fully with all applicable laws and administrative rules and regulations, both state and federal, regarding the packaging and transportation of radioactive wastes.

(b) Provide any information as the agency deems necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the public and the environment.

(c) Provide evidence of liability insurance sufficient to protect the state and the public at large from possible radiological injury or damage to any person or property due to packaging or transportation.

(d) Certify to the agency that it will hold the State of Mississippi harmless for all claims, actions or proceedings in law or equity arising out of radiological injury or damage to persons or property occurring during the transportation of its radioactive waste into or within the state, including all costs of defending the same; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed as a waiver of the state's sovereign immunity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-3 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 12-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-3
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(d) “ Cigarette ” means:

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

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

(e) “ Manufacturer ” means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(k) “ Wholesale dealer ” means any person, other than a manufacturer, who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale, and any person who owns, operates or maintains one or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-49-9
Status: in_force

(1) The owner or operator shall maintain an incident report log for all rider injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement ride, other than minor injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement park ride in this state. The recorded information must include, at a minimum, the following:

(a) The date the injury occurred;

(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the injured rider;

(c) The age of the injured rider;

(d) The manufacturer's name and serial number of the amusement ride involved in the injury;

(e) The name of the amusement ride in use at the location of the injury, if different from the manufacturer's name;

(f) A description of the injury including, to the extent known, its cause; and

(g) A description of any first-aid treatment administered to the injured rider.

(2) The owner or operator shall maintain the incident report log for a minimum of three (3) years.

(3) The owner or operator shall report all serious injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement ride in this state, that do not result in death to the Mississippi Department of Revenue, in writing, within seventy-two (72) hours of the owner or operator being notified of the serious injury or illness.

(4) The owner or operator shall report all serious injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement ride in this state, that result in death to the administrator within two (2) hours of the owner or operator being notified of the death. The owner or operator may initially notify the department verbally via telephone, but shall follow up with a written report of a death within twenty-four (24) hours of the owner or operator being notified of the death.

(5) In the event of a serious injury or illness resulting from the operation of an amusement ride in this state, the owner or operator shall immediately cease operation of the amusement ride except as necessary to prevent imminent harm to any person. The owner or operator shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the condition of the amusement ride pending an investigation by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-19 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-12-19
Status: in_force

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of Section 45-12-5 if the cigarettes are, or will be, stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that such cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-271 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-271
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-271
Status: repealed

(1) The Mississippi Insurance Department shall establish the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the recruitment and the retention of volunteer firefighters. Such program shall provide paid Length-of-Service Awards to eligible volunteer firefighters and shall be open to all Mississippi volunteer fire department members.

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

(a) “ Length-of-Service Award Program ” means a program to provide paid length-of-service awards to eligible volunteer firefighters.

(b) “ Eligible volunteer firefighter ” means a bona fide volunteer firefighter who is registered with the State of Mississippi or a political subdivision thereof and is an active part-time or on-call member of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer firefighter. Eligible volunteer firefighter shall not include full-time firefighters or career firefighters unless such firefighters are also active eligible volunteer firefighters when they are not acting as full-time or career firefighters and meet all other required qualifications as provided by the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program Board of Trustees in collaboration with the Mississippi Insurance Department.

(c) “ Defined contribution ” means the predefined contribution that the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program Board of Trustees in collaboration with the Mississippi Insurance Department establishes as a yearly contribution to an eligible volunteer firefighter's LOSAP account.

(3)(a) The LOSAP shall be administered by the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program Board of Trustees, which shall be comprised of the following members:

(i) The Commissioner of Insurance, or his or her designee;

(ii) The State Fire Coordinator, or his or her designee;

(iii) The State Treasurer, or his or her designee;

(iv) One (1) member from the state at large appointed by the Governor; and

(v) One (1) member from the state at large appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.

(b) The LOSAP Board of Trustees, in collaboration with the Mississippi Insurance Department, shall have the following powers and duties:

(i) Establish a points system to be awarded to volunteer firefighters for their performance of certain activities as determined by the board and award LOSAP service credit based upon that points system;

(ii) Create a list of the activities that points will be awarded for. Such list shall include, at a minimum, the number of emergency and nonemergency calls responded to by the volunteer member; the activities and training of each member as determined on an annual basis; and the volunteer fire department members eligible time to be considered as an active member of the department before the establishment of the LOSAP on July 1, 2023;

(iii) Determine the annual contribution to each volunteer's LOSAP account; and

(iv) Promulgate any rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this section. All such rules and regulations shall be in compliance with Section 457(e)(11) of the United States Internal Revenue Code .

(4) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the “Mississippi Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund” (LOSAP Fund) to be maintained by the State Treasurer. The Treasurer of the State of Mississippi may invest the monies deposited in the special fund. The amounts to be invested shall be determined by the Treasurer and shall be in the approximate amount of the total monies deposited in said special fund less the anticipated withdrawals and disbursements from the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program to be made within the following ninety-day period. Such funds shall be invested by said Treasurer in short-term bonds, Treasury Bills, or other direct obligations of the United States of America, or any national or state banks in the State of Mississippi. Monies in the fund shall first be used for the purpose of providing retirement benefits as a defined contribution to volunteer firefighters for the purpose of recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters as provided in this section. Any other unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(5) The Mississippi Insurance Department shall notify the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program Board of Trustees and the State Fire Marshal of any volunteer fire department member that is ineligible to receive LOSAP funds due to the member or department's failure to file required documentation or financial reports or failure to comply with an audit or review by the Mississippi Insurance Department. A volunteer fire department member or department reported by the Mississippi Insurance Department shall be ineligible to receive funds under this section until the Mississippi Insurance Department notifies the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program Board of Trustees and the State Fire Marshal that the volunteer member or department has come into compliance.

(6) A member of the Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program may receive the funds allocated on their behalf to the program upon their withdrawal from the program.

(7) The Mississippi Length-of-Service Award Program may allocate a maximum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) in yearly defined contributions to each member's LOSAP account.

(8) The provisions of this section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-61 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-61
Status: repealed

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

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

(3) The provisions of this section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 39-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-39-5
Status: in_force

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

(2) The council shall:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5) The council shall have the authority to require financial statement reporting from any local crime stoppers program receiving any type of public funding, including, but not limited to, surcharges, assessments, fees or other funds paid directly to a local crime stoppers program by a municipal or county agency, including funds received under Section 45-39-17 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47
Status: in_force

(1) A sex offender with a duty to register under Section 45-33-25 shall only be relieved of the duty under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A person required to register for a registrable sex offense under Section 45-33-25 may petition the circuit court of the sentencing jurisdiction, or for a person whose duty to register arose in another jurisdiction, the county in which the registrant resides, to be relieved of that duty under the following conditions:

(a) The offender has maintained his registration in Mississippi for the required minimum registration from the most recent date of occurrence of at least one (1) of the following: release from prison, placement on parole, supervised release or probation or as determined by the offender's tier classification. Incarceration for any offense will restart the minimum registration requirement. Registration in any other jurisdiction does not reduce the minimum time requirement for maintaining registration in Mississippi.

(b) Tier One. (i) Tier One requires registration for a minimum of fifteen (15) years in this state and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

1. Section 97-5-27(1) relating to dissemination of sexually oriented material to children;

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

3. Section 97-29-3 relating to misdemeanor sexual intercourse between teacher and student;

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

5. Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this tier;

6. Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction of any offense listed in this tier;

7. Any offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction for which registration is required in the jurisdiction where the conviction was had, although registration would not be otherwise required in this state.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an offender may petition the appropriate circuit court to be relieved of the duty to register upon fifteen (15) years' satisfaction of the requirements of this section for the convictions classified as Tier One offenses.

(c) Tier Two. (i) Tier Two requires registration for a minimum of twenty-five (25) years in this state and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

1. Section 97-5-33(3) through (9) relating to the exploitation of children;

2. Section 97-29-59 relating to unnatural intercourse;

3. Section 97-29-63 , relating to filming another without permission where there is an expectation of privacy;

4. Section 97-3-104 relating to crime of sexual activity between law enforcement or correctional personnel and prisoners;

5. Section 43-47-18(2)(a) and (b) relating to gratification of lust or fondling by health care employees or persons in position of trust or authority;

6. Any conviction of conspiracy to commit, accessory to commission, or attempt to commit any offense listed in this tier;

7. Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction of any offense listed in this tier; or

8. Any conviction of a Tier One offense if it is the offender's second or subsequent conviction of a registrable sex offense;

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an offender may petition the appropriate circuit court to be relieved of the duty to register upon twenty-five (25) years' satisfaction of the requirements of this section for the convictions classified as Tier Two offenses.

(d) Tier Three. Tier Three requires lifetime registration, the registrant not being eligible to be relieved of the duty to register except as otherwise provided in this section, and includes any of the following listed registrable sex offenses:

(i) Section 97-3-65 relating to rape;

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

(iii) Section 97-3-95 relating to sexual battery;

(iv) Subsection (1) or (2) of Section 97-5-33 relating to the exploitation of children;

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

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

(vii) Section 97-3-53 relating to kidnapping if the victim is under the age of eighteen (18);

(viii) Section 97-3-54.1(1)(c) relating to procuring sexual servitude of a minor;

(ix) Section 97-3-54.3 relating to aiding, abetting or conspiring to violate antihuman trafficking provisions;

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

(xi) Section 43-47-18 relating to sexual abuse of a vulnerable person by health care employees or persons in a position of trust or authority;

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

(xiii) Capital murder when one (1) of the above described offenses is the underlying crime;

(xiv) Any conviction for violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction or designation as a sexual predator in another jurisdiction;

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

(xvi) Any conviction of a Tier Two offense if it is the offender's second or subsequent conviction of a registrable sex offense.

(e) An offender who has two (2) separate convictions for any of the registrable offenses described in Section 45-33-23 is subject to lifetime registration and shall not be eligible to petition to be relieved of the duty to register if at least one (1) of the convictions was entered on or after July 1, 1995.

(f) An offender, twenty-one (21) years of age or older, who is convicted of any sex offense where the victim was fourteen (14) years of age or younger shall be subject to lifetime registration and shall not be relieved of the duty to register.

(g) A first-time offender fourteen (14) years of age or older adjudicated delinquent in a youth court for a registrable offense of rape pursuant to Section 96-3-65 or a registrable offense of sexual battery pursuant to Section 97-3-95 is subject to lifetime registration, but shall be eligible to petition to be relieved of the duty to register after twenty-five (25) years of registration.

(h) Registration following arrest or arraignment for failure to register is not a defense and does not relieve the sex offender of criminal liability for failure to register.

(i) The department shall continue to list in the registry the name and registration information of all registrants who no longer work, reside or attend school in this state even after the registrant moves to another jurisdiction and registers in the new jurisdiction as required by law. The registry shall note that the registrant moved out of state.

(3) In determining whether to release an offender from the obligation to register, the court shall consider the nature of the registrable offense committed and the criminal and relevant noncriminal behavior of the petitioner both before and after conviction. The court may relieve the offender of the duty to register only if the petitioner shows, by clear and convincing evidence, that the registrant properly maintained his registration as required by law and that future registration of the petitioner will not serve the purposes of this chapter and the court is otherwise satisfied that the petitioner is not a current or potential threat to public safety. The district attorney in the circuit in which the petition is filed must be given notice of the petition at least three (3) weeks before the hearing on the matter. The district attorney may present evidence in opposition to the requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate the reasons why the petition should be denied. If the court denies the petition, the petitioner may not again petition the court for relief until one (1) year has elapsed unless the court orders otherwise in its order of denial of relief.

(4) The offender will be required to continue registration for any sex offense conviction unless the conviction is set aside in any post-conviction proceeding, the offender receives a pardon, the charge is dismissed or the offender has received a court order pursuant to this section relieving him of the duty to register. Upon submission of the appropriate documentation to the department of one (1) of these occurrences, registration duties will be discontinued.

(5) A person required to register as a sex offender who is convicted under Section 45-33-33 of providing false registration information or of failure to register, reregister, update registration, or comply with electronic monitoring shall be subject to electronic monitoring at the expense of the offender under the program provided in Section 45-33-45 . Termination of the duty to register also terminates the duty to be monitored.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-17
Status: in_force

Each door, sliding glass door, window, and window screen of each dwelling unit in a residential building located in the enclosed pool yard must comply with Sections 45-43-13 and 45-43-15 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-17 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-17
Status: in_force

The board shall employ a chief inspector who shall be a citizen of this state, or if no suitable person is available a citizen of another state, who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten (10) years experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed under Section 45-23-23 , and who should be, whenever possible, a registered professional engineer in this state. Such appointment shall be made within sixty (60) days after passage of this chapter and at any time thereafter that the office of the chief inspector may become vacant. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-33 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-33
Status: in_force

Every proprietor or keeper of a hotel or lodging house shall, in case of fire therein, give notice of the same to all guests and inmates thereof at once, and do all in his power to rescue them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-1 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 38-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-38-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-51 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-51
Status: in_force

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

(2) The sale or exchange of sex offender information for profit is prohibited. Any violation of this subsection (2) is a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-27 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-45-27
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) All tests shall be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-9 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-11-9
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) The Commissioner of Insurance, acting through the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-25 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 23-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-23-25
Status: in_force

(1) An inspector's license may be suspended by the chief inspector, after due investigation and approval by the board, for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his application or in a report of any inspection made by him. Written notice of any such suspension shall be given by the chief inspector within not more than ten (10) days thereof to the inspector and his employer.

A person whose license has been suspended shall be entitled to an appeal to the board, as provided in Section 45-23-57 , and to be present in person or to be represented by counsel at the hearing of the appeal.

(2) If the board has reason to believe that a licensed inspector is no longer qualified to hold his license, the board shall, upon not less than ten (10) days' written notice to the inspector and his employer, hold a hearing at which such inspector and his employer shall have an opportunity to be heard. If, as a result of such hearing, the board shall find that such inspector is no longer qualified to hold his license, the board shall instruct the chief inspector that such license shall be revoked and the chief inspector shall thereupon revoke such license forthwith.

(3) A person whose license has been suspended shall be entitled to apply, after ninety (90) days from the date of such suspension for reinstatement of such license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-5 — MS Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-15-5
Status: in_force

No person shall permit any employee to do any of the things prohibited in Section 45-15-3 .