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MS Code § 45-7-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 7 - County Patrol Officers|Patrol Officers in Certain Counties, Bordering on Gulf of Mexico, Bordering on State of Alabama, or Bordering on Mississippi River|§ 45-7-41. Employment of patrol officers

  The board of supervisors of any county:   Bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, having created a county port authority under the provisions of Sections 59-9-1 through 59-9-85, Mississippi Code of 1972; or   Bordering on the State of Alabama, having a land area of seven hundred twenty-one (721) square miles, having a population in excess of sixty-seven thousand (67,000) in the 1960 federal decennial census, wherein there is located a state-supported mental institution, and wherein U. S. Highways 80 and 45 intersect; may employ not more than five (5) county patrol officers.     The board of supervisors of any county bordering on the Mississippi River and having an area of four hundred forty-eight (448) square miles with a population not in excess of thirty-two thousand five hundred (32,500), and a municipality therein with a population in excess of twenty-two thousand (22,000) and of not more than twenty-three thousand (23,000), all in accordance with the federal census of 1950, may employ not more than two (2) county patrol officers.
MS Code § 45-7-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 7 - County Patrol Officers|Patrol Officers in Certain Counties, Bordering on Gulf of Mexico, Bordering on State of Alabama, or Bordering on Mississippi River|§ 45-7-43. Duties of patrol officers

 Those county patrol officers who are employed pursuant to the authority granted in Section 45-7-41 shall exercise the same duties and have the same power and authority as provided for under Section 45-7-3.   The duties of such county patrol officers shall be performed only in the county in which employed. Such county patrol officers shall not be authorized to operate county patrol vehicles outside of the limits of such county, except in case of emergency when the public safety and welfare shall require the same.
MS Code § 45-7-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 7 - County Patrol Officers|Patrol Officers in Certain Counties, Bordering on Gulf of Mexico, Bordering on State of Alabama, or Bordering on Mississippi River|§ 45-7-45. Compensation; transportation; uniforms; equipment

  The board of supervisors of any county specified in subsection (1) of Section 45-7-41 may pay the county patrol officers in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per month for any one (1) county; in no case shall any one (1) patrol officer receive in excess of Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($950.00) per month. Said board may also pay a reimbursement for expenses in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month for any one (1) county; in no case shall any one (1) patrol officer receive in excess of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month.   The board of supervisors of any county specified in subsection (2) of Section 45-7-41 may pay the county patrol officers in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per month for any one (1) county; in no case shall any one (1) patrol officer receive in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month.   The board of supervisors of any county specified in Section 45-7-41 may furnish said patrol officers means of transportation or reimburse them for their actual and proven transportation expenses, may furnish suitable uniforms, and may acquire radio transmitting and receiving equipment, and such other equipment as may be required for use by said patrol officers in the proper performance of their duties. All salaries and expenses provided for herein shall be paid from the general fund of said county.
MS Code § 45-7-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 7 - County Patrol Officers|Patrol Officers in Certain Counties, Bordering on Gulf of Mexico, Bordering on State of Alabama, or Bordering on Mississippi River|§ 45-7-47. Powers to be additional and supplemental

 The power and authority granted in Sections 45-7-41 through 45-7-45 shall be additional and supplemental to Sections 45-7-1 and 45-7-5.
MS Code § 45-9-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Reports of Gunshots and Knifings|§ 45-9-31. Medical personnel required to report injuries from gunshots, knifings, and hunting or boating accidents

 Any physician, surgeon, dentist, veterinarian, paramedical employee, or nurse, or any employee of a hospital, clinic, or any other medical institution or office where patients regularly receive care, who treats, at any location, any human being suffering from a wound or injury and who has reason to believe or ought to know that the wound or injury was caused by gunshot or knifing, or receiving a request for such treatment, shall report the same immediately to the municipal police department or sheriff's office of the municipality or county in which such treatment is administered or request for such treatment is received. If the wound or injury is the result of a hunting or boating accident, the injury shall be reported immediately to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   Any person making a report or the reports required by this section shall be immune from civil liability for the making of the said reports.
MS Code § 45-9-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Restrictions Upon Local Regulation of Firearms or Ammunition|§ 45-9-51. Prohibition against adoption of certain ordinances

  Subject to the provisions of Section 45-9-53, no county or municipality may adopt any ordinance that restricts the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer or ownership of firearms or ammunition or their components.   No public housing authority operating in this state may adopt any rule or regulation restricting a lessee or tenant of a dwelling owned and operated by such public housing authority from lawfully possessing firearms or ammunition or their components within individual dwelling units or the transportation of such firearms or ammunition or their components to and from such dwelling.
MS Code § 45-9-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Restrictions Upon Local Regulation of Firearms or Ammunition|§ 45-9-55. Employer not permitted to prohibit transportation or storage of firearms on employer property; exceptions; certain immunity for employer

  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting a person from transporting or storing a firearm in a locked vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area.   A private employer may prohibit an employee from transporting or storing a firearm in a vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees to which access is restricted or limited through the use of a gate, security station or other means of restricting or limiting general public access onto the property.   This section shall not apply to vehicles owned or leased by an employer and used by the employee in the course of his business.   This section does not authorize a person to transport or store a firearm on any premises where the possession of a firearm is prohibited by state or federal law.   A public or private employer shall not be liable in a civil action for damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving the transportation, storage, possession or use of a firearm covered by this section.
MS Code § 45-9-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Restrictions Upon Local Regulation of Firearms or Ammunition|§ 45-9-57. Regulation by county of discharge of any firearm within platted subdivision

 A county may regulate the discharge of any firearm or weapon, other than a BB gun, within any platted subdivision.However, no county may prohibit the discharge of any firearm or weapon on land, if such firearm or weapon is discharged in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile from such firearm or weapon to travel across any property line without permission of the property owner.
MS Code § 45-9-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|License to Carry Concealed Pistol or Revolver|§ 45-9-103. Federal firearm reporting

 [Effective from and after January 1 2020, this section will read as follows:]    In this section, "federal prohibited-person information" means information that identifies an individual as:   A person who has been judicially determined by a court as a person with mental illness or person with an intellectual disability under Title 41, Chapter 21, Mississippi Code of 1972, whether ordered for inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, day treatment, night treatment or home health services treatment;   A person acquitted in a criminal case by reason of insanity or on a ground of intellectual disability, without regard to whether the person is ordered by a court to receive inpatient treatment or residential care under Section 99-13-7;   An adult individual for whom a court has appointed a guardian or conservator under Article 2, 3 or 4 of Title 93, Chapter 20, Mississippi Code of 1972, based on the determination that the person is incapable of managing his own person or estate; or   A person determined to be incompetent to stand trial by a court pursuant to Rule 9.06 of the Mississippi Rules of Circuit and County Court Practice.     The Department of Public Safety by rule shall establish a procedure to provide federal prohibited-person information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Except as otherwise provided by state law, the department may disseminate federal prohibited-person information under this subsection only to the extent necessary to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation to collect and maintain a list of persons who are prohibited under federal law from engaging in certain activities with respect to a firearm.   The department shall grant access to a person's own federal prohibited-person information to the person who is the subject of the information.   Federal prohibited-person information maintained by the department is confidential information for the use of the department and, except as otherwise provided by this section and other state law, is not a public record and may not be disseminated by the department.   The department by rule shall establish a procedure to correct department records and transmit those corrected records to the Federal Bureau of Investigation when a person provides:   A copy of a judicial order or finding under Section 93-20-318 or 93-20-430 that a person has been restored to reason;   Proof that the person has obtained notice of relief from disabilities under 18 USC, Section 925; or   A copy of a judicial order of relief from a firearms disability under Section 97-37-5(4).
MS Code § 45-9-131 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Purchase of Sidearms by Retiring Law Enforcement Personnel|§ 45-9-131. Purchase of sidearm by retiring law enforcement officer or spouse of law enforcement officer killed in line of duty

 Upon approval of the governing authority of the municipality or county, a member of any municipal or county law enforcement agency who retires under any state retirement system or the spouse of a law enforcement officer who is killed in the line of duty may be allowed to purchase as his or her personal property one (1) sidearm which was issued to the law enforcement officer by the law enforcement agency from which he or she retired or by whom he or she was employed at the time of death. The governing authority of the municipality or county shall determine the amount to be paid for the firearm by the retiring member of the law enforcement agency or the spouse of the law enforcement officer.
MS Code § 45-9-133 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Purchase of Sidearms by Retiring Law Enforcement Personnel|§ 45-9-133. Retention of sidearm by retiring law enforcement officer of Mississippi Department of Transportation

 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.
MS Code § 45-9-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Docket of Deadly Weapons Seized|§ 45-9-151. Docket of deadly weapons seized

  Every law enforcement agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof shall maintain a docket which shall contain a record of all deadly weapons that are seized by employees of such law enforcement agency. Such docket shall include the name of the arresting officer, the date of the arrest, the charge upon which the seizure was based, the name of the person from whom such deadly weapon was seized, the physical description of the deadly weapon, the serial number, if any, of the deadly weapon, and the chain of custody of the deadly weapon.   Every deadly weapon seized by any law enforcement officer shall be entered into the docket required to be maintained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such seizure.   If the court orders any seized deadly weapon to be forfeited and disposed of by sale, the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited into the general fund of the governmental entity of which such law enforcement agency is a part and shall be budgeted to such law enforcement agency. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to deadly weapons that are subject to forfeiture pursuant to Section 41-29-153, Mississippi Code of 1972.   Any law enforcement officer who knowingly fails to cause a seized deadly weapon to be entered into the docket within the time limit specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). A conviction under the provisions of this section shall not be used as the basis for removal of a person from elective office.
MS Code § 45-9-171 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 9 - Weapons|Mississippi Church Protection Act|§ 45-9-171. Mississippi Church Protection Act; security program requirements

  This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Church Protection Act."     The governing body of any church or place of worship may establish a security program by which designated members are authorized to carry firearms for the protection of the congregation of the church or place of worship, including resisting any unlawful attempt to commit a violent felony listed in Section 97-3-2(1) upon a member or other attendee in the church or place of worship or on the immediate premises thereof. A church or place of worship may establish a security program that meets the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of this section, and a member of the security program shall be immune from civil liability for any action taken by a member of the security program if the action in question occurs during the reasonable exercise of and within the course and scope of the member's official duties as a member of the security program for the church or place of worship. For purposes of this section, "church" or "place of worship" means only a bona fide duly constituted religious society, ecclesiastical body, or any congregation thereof.   In order to be eligible for the immunity provided in this section:   The program at a minimum must require that each member of the program possesses a firearms permit issued under Section 45-9-101 and has completed an instructional course in the safe handling and use of firearms as described in Section 97-37-7, is a law enforcement officer as defined in Section 45-6-3, or is a qualified retired law enforcement officer as defined in 18 U.S.C. Section 926C(c). The program may also include one or more persons with law enforcement or military background who may assist the church or place of worship in training of the members of the program;   The names of the members designated by the church or place of worship to serve in the security program must be spread upon the minutes of the body or otherwise noted in writing at the time of the member's designation if the body does not maintain minutes, and this written record must be made available to law enforcement upon request during the course of investigation after an incident in which the member used a firearm while acting as a member of the security program; and   The member of the program who is claiming immunity under the provisions of this section must have met the requirements of this paragraph (b).       A person who is indicted or charged with a violation of criminal law while acting as a member of a security program of a church or place of worship 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 member of a church body or place of worship security program, was then actually engaged in the performance of the person's duties as a member of the program, and had met the requirements of this section at the time of the action in question.
MS Code § 45-11-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 11 - Fire Protection Regulations, Fire Protection and Safety in Buildings|State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal and State Firefighter's School|§ 45-11-2. Establishment and maintenance of registry of fire damages; provision of information by insurance companies and public agencies; promulgation of rules

  The State Fire Marshall shall establish a registry of fire damage in all instances of fires causing Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more in property damage or in which any person is injured or loses his life.   The registry so established shall be compiled and maintained in a manner whereby data may be retrieved by subject categories, including, but not limited to, the following:   Geographic location;   Damages in monetary terms;   Insurer;   Insured; and   Tenant or resident.     All insurance companies doing business in this state and all public agencies shall supply such information as may be demanded by the State Fire Marshall with respect to this section.   The State Fire Marshall shall promulgate all rules necessary for the implementation of this section in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
MS Code § 45-11-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 11 - Fire Protection Regulations, Fire Protection and Safety in Buildings|State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal and State Firefighter's School|§ 45-11-3. Proceedings in regard to dangerous or hazardous inflammable condition existing in building; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

 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.
MS Code § 45-11-8 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 11 - Fire Protection Regulations, Fire Protection and Safety in Buildings|State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal and State Firefighter's School|§ 45-11-8. State Fire Academy Advisory Board

 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.
MS Code § 45-11-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 11 - Fire Protection Regulations, Fire Protection and Safety in Buildings|State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal and State Firefighter's School|§ 45-11-9. Fire Safety Education Division created; Commissioner of Insurance to administer; development of fire safety education program; rules and regulations

  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.   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.   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.
MS Code § 45-11-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 11 - Fire Protection Regulations, Fire Protection and Safety in Buildings|Hotels, Schools and Other Public Buildings|§ 45-11-21. Duty of hotel and lodging house keepers to provide means of escape

 It is the duty of every keeper or proprietor of a hotel or lodging house of over two (2) stories in height to provide and securely fasten in every lodging room above the second story which has an outside window and is used for the accommodation of guests or employees, a rope or rope ladder, for the escape of the lodgers therein in case of fire, of at least one inch (1") in diameter, which shall be fastened therein as near a window as practicable, and of sufficient length to reach therefrom to the ground on the outside of the hotel or lodging house, and made of strong material and as secure against becoming inflamed as practicable. Such rope or rope ladder shall be kept in good repair and condition. In lieu of a rope or rope ladder, there may be substituted any other appliance that may be deemed of equal or greater utility by the fire department or authority having control of the fire regulations of the city or town where such hotel or lodging house is located; but such appliance shall in all cases be so constructed as to be under the control and management of any lodger.