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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES, UNIFORMS COMPENSATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-5) › Section 45-7-1 - Counties may employ men to enforce road laws

The board of supervisors of any county is hereby authorized to employ, in its discretion, not exceeding three (3) men in counties of Classes 1 and 2, and not exceeding two (2) men to be regularly employed at any time in counties of other classes, whose duty it shall be to patrol the roads of the county and to enforce the road and motor vehicle laws.
It is hereby expressly provided that such patrol officers shall not have the power and authority, nor shall they be authorized by the motor vehicle comptroller or the tax collector of any county, to enforce any of the provisions of law relating to the taxation of motor vehicles using the highways of this state; nor shall they receive or collect any taxes due or alleged to be due under any of such laws. This shall not apply to a county where the federal government owns thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the total acreage of the county.
Codes, 1930, § 5583; 1942, § 8061; Laws, 1926, ch. 202; Laws, 1946, ch. 277, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES, UNIFORMS COMPENSATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-5) › Section 45-7-3 - Duties of patrol officers; uniforms

Said patrol officers are hereby authorized to do and perform 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.
Such patrol officer 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.
Codes, 1930, § 5584; 1942, § 8062; Laws, 1926, ch. 202; Laws, 1946, ch. 277, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES HAVING TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, WHEREIN CERTAIN HIGHWAYS INTERSECT, OR BORDERING ON PEARL RIVER (§§ 45-7-21 — 45-7-29) › Section 45-7-21 - Employment of patrol officers

(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.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8063-01, 8063-04; Laws, 1956, ch. 196, §§ 1, 4; Laws, 1960, ch. 207; Laws, 1964, ch. 285, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 302, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 291, § 2; Laws, 1971, ch. 434, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 492, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1980, ch. 395, eff. 10/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES HAVING TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, WHEREIN CERTAIN HIGHWAYS INTERSECT, OR BORDERING ON PEARL RIVER (§§ 45-7-21 — 45-7-29) › Section 45-7-23 - Duties of patrol officers; uniforms

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.
Codes, 1942, § 8063-02; Laws, 1956, ch. 196, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES HAVING TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, WHEREIN CERTAIN HIGHWAYS INTERSECT, OR BORDERING ON PEARL RIVER (§§ 45-7-21 — 45-7-29) › Section 45-7-25 - Radio equipment

The board of supervisors is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to acquire radio transmitting and receiving equipment for use by said patrol officers in the performance of their duties.
Codes, 1942, § 8063-03; Laws, 1956, ch. 196, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES HAVING TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, WHEREIN CERTAIN HIGHWAYS INTERSECT, OR BORDERING ON PEARL RIVER (§§ 45-7-21 — 45-7-29) › Section 45-7-29 - Powers to be additional and supplemental

The power and authority granted in Sections
45-7-21
through
45-7-27
shall be additional and supplemental to the power and authority of Sections
45-7-1
through
45-7-5
.
Codes, 1942, § 8063-05; Laws, 1956, ch. 196, § 5.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, BORDERING ON GULF OF MEXICO, BORDERING ON STATE OF ALABAMA, OR BORDERING ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER (§§ 45-7-41 — 45-7-47) › Section 45-7-41 - Employment of patrol officers

(1)
The board of supervisors of any county:
(a)
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
(b)
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.
(2)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 8063.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 216, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 206; Laws, 1966, ch. 567, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 292; Laws, 1976, ch. 338, § 1, eff. 4/13/1976.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, BORDERING ON GULF OF MEXICO, BORDERING ON STATE OF ALABAMA, OR BORDERING ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER (§§ 45-7-41 — 45-7-47) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 8063.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 216, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 206; Laws, 1966, ch. 567, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 292, eff. 6/21/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, BORDERING ON GULF OF MEXICO, BORDERING ON STATE OF ALABAMA, OR BORDERING ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER (§§ 45-7-41 — 45-7-47) › Section 45-7-45 - Compensation; transportation; uniforms; equipment

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 8063.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 216, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 206; Laws, 1966, ch. 567, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 292; Laws, 1972, ch. 373, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 338, § 2; Laws, 1978, ch. 430, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 557, § 2, eff. 5/26/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 7 - COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS (§§ 45-7-1 — 45-7-47) › PATROL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, BORDERING ON GULF OF MEXICO, BORDERING ON STATE OF ALABAMA, OR BORDERING ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER (§§ 45-7-41 — 45-7-47) › Section 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
.
Codes, 1942, § 8063.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 216, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 206; Laws, 1966, ch. 567, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 292, eff. 6/21/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS [Repealed] (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-19) › Section 45-9-1 - through 45-9-17 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 341, § 1, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 45-9-1. [Codes, 1942, § 8621; Laws, 1942, ch. 177; Laws, 1946, ch. 272, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1950, ch. 444, § 46] §§ 45-9-3 through 45-9-17. [Codes, 1942, §§ 8622-8625, 8627-8630; Laws, 1942, ch. 177; Laws, 1946, ch. 272, §§ 3-6, 8-11]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS [Repealed] (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-19) › Section 45-9-19 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1988, ch. 407, eff.4/23/1988.
Codes, 1942, § 8631.5; Laws, 1969, Ex Sess, ch. 23, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › REPORTS OF GUNSHOTS AND KNIFINGS (§ 45-9-31) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 7015-41; Laws, 1972, ch. 530, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 365, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › RESTRICTIONS UPON LOCAL REGULATION OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION (§§ 45-9-51 — 45-9-57) › Section 45-9-51 - Prohibition against adoption of certain ordinances

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
Laws, 1986, ch. 471, § 1, eff. 4/14/1986.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 443, HB 314, 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › RESTRICTIONS UPON LOCAL REGULATION OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION (§§ 45-9-51 — 45-9-57) › Section 45-9-55 - Employer not permitted to prohibit transportation or storage of firearms on employer property; exceptions; certain immunity for employer

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting a person from transporting or storing a firearm in a locked vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area.
(2)
A private employer may prohibit an employee from transporting or storing a firearm in a vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees to which access is restricted or limited through the use of a gate, security station or other means of restricting or limiting general public access onto the property.
(3)
This section shall not apply to vehicles owned or leased by an employer and used by the employee in the course of his business.
(4)
This section does not authorize a person to transport or store a firearm on any premises where the possession of a firearm is prohibited by state or federal law.
(5)
A public or private employer shall not be liable in a civil action for damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving the transportation, storage, possession or use of a firearm covered by this section.
Laws, 2006, ch. 450, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › RESTRICTIONS UPON LOCAL REGULATION OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION (§§ 45-9-51 — 45-9-57) › Section 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.
Laws, 2010, ch. 523, § 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW REGULATING FIREARM SUPPRESSORS (§§ 45-9-81 — 45-9-85) › Section 45-9-85 - [Effective upon occurrence of contingency - see note] Alleged offenses under 97-37-1 and 97-37-31 cannot be prosecuted after July 1, 2023; dismissal of charges pending on July 1, 2023

An alleged offense under Section
97-37-1
, as it existed on June 30, 2023, of concealed carrying of a muffler or silencer for any firearm, or under Section
97-37-31
, as it existed on June 30, 2023, of possession of a device that is used to muffle a firearm, may not be prosecuted on or after July 1, 2023. If on July 1, 2023, a criminal action is pending for an offense described in this section, the action is dismissed on that date. However, a final conviction for an offense described in this section which exists on July 1, 2023, is unaffected by Sections
45-9-81
through
45-9-85
.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 461, HB 912,§ 3.
Effective date:
Section 7 of Laws, 2023, ch. 461, HB 912, which added this section, provides: "This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date that the United States Supreme Court rules in favor of the Texas Attorney General and the State of Texas and its passage and implementation of Texas House Bill 957, 2021 Regular Session, in any appeal related to that certain case pending in the United States District Court for the North District of Texas and styled Paxton et al v. Richardson (4:22-cv-00143), or after ten (10) days following the date of publication by the Attorney General of Mississippi in the administrative bulletin published by the Secretary of State as provided in Section 25-43-2.101, Mississippi Code of 1972, that the Attorney General of Mississippi has determined that the United States Supreme Court has rendered binding precedent that it is reasonably probable that this act would be upheld by the court as constitutional."
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › LICENSE TO CARRY CONCEALED PISTOL OR REVOLVER (§§ 45-9-101 — 45-9-103) › Section 45-9-103 - Federal firearm reporting

(1)
In this section, "federal prohibited-person information" means information that identifies an individual as:
(a)
A person who has been judicially determined by a court as a person with mental illness or person with an intellectual disability under Title 41, Chapter 21, Mississippi Code of 1972, whether ordered for inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, day treatment, night treatment or home health services treatment;
(b)
A person acquitted in a criminal case by reason of insanity or on a ground of intellectual disability, without regard to whether the person is ordered by a court to receive inpatient treatment or residential care under Section
99-13-7
;
(c)
An adult individual for whom a court has appointed a guardian or conservator under Article 2, 3 or 4 of Title 93, Chapter 20, Mississippi Code of 1972, based on the determination that the person is incapable of managing his own person or estate; or
(d)
A person determined to be incompetent to stand trial by a court pursuant to Rule 9.06 of the Mississippi Rules of Circuit and County Court Practice.
(2)
The Department of Public Safety by rule shall establish a procedure to provide federal prohibited-person information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Except as otherwise provided by state law, the department may disseminate federal prohibited-person information under this subsection only to the extent necessary to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation to collect and maintain a list of persons who are prohibited under federal law from engaging in certain activities with respect to a firearm.
(3)
The department shall grant access to a person's own federal prohibited-person information to the person who is the subject of the information.
(4)
Federal prohibited-person information maintained by the department is confidential information for the use of the department and, except as otherwise provided by this section and other state law, is not a public record and may not be disseminated by the department.
(5)
The department by rule shall establish a procedure to correct department records and transmit those corrected records to the Federal Bureau of Investigation when a person provides:
(a)
A copy of a judicial order or finding under Section
93-20-318
or
93-20-430
that a person has been restored to reason;
(b)
Proof that the person has obtained notice of relief from disabilities under
18 USC, Section 925
; or
(c)
A copy of a judicial order of relief from a firearms disability under Section
97-37-5(4)
.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 463, SB 2828,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2020.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 384, HB 2647,1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › PURCHASE OF SIDEARMS BY RETIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL (§§ 45-9-131 — 45-9-133) › Section 45-9-131 - Purchase of sidearm by retiring law enforcement officer or spouse of law enforcement officer killed in line of duty

(1)
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 leaves such employment after being employed for ten (10) continuous years of service 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 that employed the member of the law enforcement agency shall determine an agreed-upon price to be paid for the sidearm.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, upon approval of the director of a state agency, board or commission, a law enforcement officer employed by a state agency, board or commission who retires under any state retirement system may be allowed to purchase, as his or her personal property, one (1) sidearm which was issued to the law enforcement officer by a state agency, board or commission. The state agency, board or commission that employed the law enforcement officer shall determine an agreed-upon price to be paid for the sidearm.
(3)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section and subject to the satisfactory completion of any required background checks, the next of kin of a law enforcement officer who is killed in the line of duty is authorized to purchase the sidearm that was issued to the officer. The amount to be paid for any sidearm purchased under the authority of this subsection shall be an agreed-upon price as determined by the appropriate governmental authority who employed the officer.
(4)
This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Public Safety or a beneficiary of a law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Public Safety, who, pursuant to Section
45-3-51
, may retain one (1) sidearm upon the officer's retirement or death in the line of duty.
Laws, 1995, ch. 462, § 1, eff. 7/1/1995.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 463, SB 2179,§ 3, eff. 4/30/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 439, HB 634,§ 1, eff. 4/25/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 425, HB 281,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 381, SB 2047, 1, eff. 3/20/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › PURCHASE OF SIDEARMS BY RETIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL (§§ 45-9-131 — 45-9-133) › Section 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.
Laws, 2010, ch. 550, § 2, eff. 4/28/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › DOCKET OF DEADLY WEAPONS SEIZED (§ 45-9-151) › Section 45-9-151 - Docket of deadly weapons seized

(1)
Every law enforcement agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof shall maintain a docket which shall contain a record of all deadly weapons that are seized by employees of such law enforcement agency. Such docket shall include the name of the arresting officer, the date of the arrest, the charge upon which the seizure was based, the name of the person from whom such deadly weapon was seized, the physical description of the deadly weapon, the serial number, if any, of the deadly weapon, and the chain of custody of the deadly weapon.
(2)
Every deadly weapon seized by any law enforcement officer shall be entered into the docket required to be maintained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such seizure.
(3)
If the court orders any seized deadly weapon to be forfeited and disposed of by sale, the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited into the general fund of the governmental entity of which such law enforcement agency is a part and shall be budgeted to such law enforcement agency. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to deadly weapons that are subject to forfeiture pursuant to Section
41-29-153
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(4)
Any law enforcement officer who knowingly fails to cause a seized deadly weapon to be entered into the docket within the time limit specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). A conviction under the provisions of this section shall not be used as the basis for removal of a person from elective office.
Laws, 1991, ch. 609, § 2, eff. 7/1/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › SECOND AMENDMENT FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT (§§ 45-9-201 — 45-9-209) › Section 45-9-201 - Short title

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act."
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 462, HB 1110,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › SECOND AMENDMENT FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT (§§ 45-9-201 — 45-9-209) › Section 45-9-203 - Legislative findings and intent

The Legislature finds that:
(a)
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the people the right to keep and bear arms;
(b)
Article III, Section 12, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, provides that "The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the Legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons";
(c)
In September 2022, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), based in Switzerland, approved a new merchant category code for firearm and ammunition merchants;
(d)
In the letter to payment card networks, federal lawmakers stated that the new Merchant Category Code for firearms retailers would be ". . .the first step towards facilitating the collection of valuable financial data that could help law enforcement in countering the financing of terrorism efforts", expressing a clear government expectation that networks will utilize the new Merchant Category Code to conduct mass surveillance of constitutionally protected firearms and ammunition purchases in cooperation with law enforcement;
(e)
This potential for cooperative surveillance and tracking of lawful firearms and ammunition purchases will have a significant chilling effect on citizens wishing to exercise their federal and state constitutional rights to keep and bear arms in Mississippi;
(f)
While federal law requires some financial institutions to report transactions that are highly indicative of money laundering or other unlawful activities, there is no federal or state law authorizing financial institutions to surveil and track lawful activities by customers in cooperation with law enforcement;
(g)
The creation or maintenance of records of purchases of firearms or ammunition or the tracking of sales made by a retailer of firearms or ammunition by a nongovernmental entity, including a financial institution, without a substantial and historical business need or a requirement imposed by law, may frustrate the right to keep and bear arms and violate the reasonable privacy rights of lawful purchasers of firearms or ammunition; and
(h)
Based on the above stated findings, it is the intent of the Legislature to prohibit the misuse of payment card processing systems to surveil, report, or otherwise discourage constitutionally protected firearm and ammunition purchases within the State of Mississippi.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 462, HB 1110,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › SECOND AMENDMENT FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT (§§ 45-9-201 — 45-9-209) › Section 45-9-205 - Definitions

As used in Sections
45-9-201
through
45-9-209
, the following words shall have the meanings as defined in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Customer" means any resident of Mississippi engaged in a payment card transaction that a financial institution facilitates or processes.
(b)
"Disclosure" or "disclose" means the transfer, publication, or distribution of protected financial information to another person or entity for any purpose other than:
(i)
to process or facilitate a payment card transaction; or
(ii)
to take any actions related to dispute processing, fraud management, or protecting transaction integrity from concerns related to illegal activities, breach or cyber risks.
(c)
"Financial institution" means an entity involved in facilitating or processing a payment card transaction, including, but not limited to, a bank, an acquirer, payment card network, or payment card issuer.
(d)
"Financial record" means a record held by a financial institution related to a payment card transaction that the financial institution has processed or facilitated.
(e)
"Firearms retailer" means any person or entity physically located in the State of Mississippi engaged in the lawful business of selling or trading firearms or ammunition to be used in firearms.
(f)
"Firearms code" means the Merchant Category Code 5723 approved in September 2022 by the International Organization for Standardization for firearms retailers.
(g)
"Government entity" means any county or municipality, or state board, commission, agency, bureau, department, or any other political subdivision of the state.
(h)
"Protected financial information" means any record of a sale, purchase, return, or refund involving a payment card that is retrieved, characterized, generated, labeled, sorted, or grouped based on the assignment of a firearms code.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 462, HB 1110,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 9 - WEAPONS (§§ 45-9-1 — 45-9-209) › SECOND AMENDMENT FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT (§§ 45-9-201 — 45-9-209) › Section 45-9-207 - Retention of list, record or registry of privately owned firearms or owners of those firearms prohibited; exception; restrictions on use of firearms code by financial institutions

(1)
Except for those records kept during the regular course of a criminal investigation and prosecution or as otherwise required by law, a state governmental agency or local government, special district, or other political subdivision or official, agent, or employee of the state or other governmental entity or any other person, public or private, other than the owner or owner's representative, may not knowingly and willfully keep or cause to be kept any list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms or any list, record, or registry of the owners of those firearms.
(2)
A financial institution or its agent may not require the usage of the firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer physically located in the State of Mississippi from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.
(3)
A financial institution may not discriminate against a firearms retailer by declining a lawful payment card transaction based solely on the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code; provided that a financial entity may decline or otherwise refuse to process the transaction on the basis of the firearms code only if necessary to comply with this section or if requested by the customer or due to fraud controls or merchant category exclusions offered by a financial entity for the purpose of expenditure control or corporate card control.
(4)
Except as otherwise required by law or regulation, a financial institution may not disclose a financial record, including a firearms code that was collected in violation of Sections
45-9-201
through
45-9-209
, unless the disclosure of such financial record or firearms code was based on a good-faith conclusion that the entity's action was required by applicable law or regulation.
(5)
Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of a financial institution to negotiate with responsible parties or otherwise impair the financial institution's actions related to dispute processing, fraud management, protecting transaction integrity from concerns related to illegal activities, breach or cyber risks.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 462, HB 1110,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 10 - NOVELTY LIGHTERS (§§ 45-10-1 — 45-10-7) › Section 45-10-1 - Definition

For purposes of this chapter, "novelty lighter" means a mechanical or electrical device typically used for lighting cigarettes, cigars or pipes, grills, fireplaces, campfires or campfire stoves that is designed to resemble a cartoon character, toy, gun, watch, musical instrument, vehicle, animal, food or beverage, or similar articles, or that plays musical notes, or has flashing lights for entertainment or has other entertaining features. A novelty lighter may operate on any fuel, including butane, isobutane or liquid fuel. "Novelty lighter" does not include:
(a)
A lighter manufactured prior to January 1, 1980;
(b)
A lighter incapable of being fueled or lacking a device necessary to produce combustion or a flame;
(c)
Standard disposable and refillable lighters that are printed or decorated with logos, labels, decals or artwork, or heat shrinkable sleeves.
Laws, 2010, ch. 354, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 10 - NOVELTY LIGHTERS (§§ 45-10-1 — 45-10-7) › Section 45-10-3 - Prohibition; penalty

A person may not sell at retail, offer for retail sale or distribute for retail sale or promotion in this state a novelty lighter. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) may be imposed.
Laws, 2010, ch. 354, § 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 10 - NOVELTY LIGHTERS (§§ 45-10-1 — 45-10-7) › Section 45-10-5 - Exception

The prohibition specified in Section
45-10-3
does not apply to the transportation of novelty lighters through this state or the storage of novelty lighters in a warehouse or distribution center in this state that is closed to the public for purposes of retail sales.
Laws, 2010, ch. 354, § 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 10 - NOVELTY LIGHTERS (§§ 45-10-1 — 45-10-7) › Section 45-10-7 - Enforcement

This section may be enforced by the State Fire Marshal's office; a state, county or municipal law enforcement officer; or a municipal code enforcement officer.
Laws, 2010, ch. 354, § 4, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 11 - FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-301) › STATE CHIEF DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL AND STATE FIREFIGHTER'S SCHOOL (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-11) › Section 45-11-2 - Establishment and maintenance of registry of fire damages; provision of information by insurance companies and public agencies; promulgation of rules

(1)
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.
(2)
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:
(a)
Geographic location;
(b)
Damages in monetary terms;
(c)
Insurer;
(d)
Insured; and
(e)
Tenant or resident.
(3)
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.
(4)
The State Fire Marshall shall promulgate all rules necessary for the implementation of this section in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
Laws, 1991, ch. 489, § 1, eff. 1/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 11 - FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-301) › STATE CHIEF DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL AND STATE FIREFIGHTER'S SCHOOL (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-11) › Section 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.
Codes, 1906, § 2663; Hemingway's 1917, § 5129; 1930, § 5192; 1942, § 5702; Laws, 1964, ch. 421, § 3; Laws, 1988, ch. 584, § 3, eff. 7/1/1988.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 459, SB 2362, 8, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 11 - FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-301) › STATE CHIEF DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL AND STATE FIREFIGHTER'S SCHOOL (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-11) › Section 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.
Laws, 1988, ch. 584, § 6, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 11 - FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-301) › STATE CHIEF DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL AND STATE FIREFIGHTER'S SCHOOL (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-11) › Section 45-11-9 - Fire Safety Education Division created; Commissioner of Insurance to administer; development of fire safety education program; rules and regulations

(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.
Laws, 2004, ch. 376, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 11 - FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-301) › STATE CHIEF DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL AND STATE FIREFIGHTER'S SCHOOL (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-11) › Section 45-11-11 - State Fire Academy Workforce Program Fund created

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the State Fire Academy Workforce Program Fund. The fund shall consist of monies appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature and monies received by the State Fire Academy for workforce programs. The fund shall be expended by the State Fire Academy, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for such purposes as provided in the appropriation. 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.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 385, HB 9,§ 6, eff. 3/22/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 11 - FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-301) › HOTELS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-21 — 45-11-55) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 2080; 1906, § 2264; Hemingway's 1917, § 4631; 1930, § 4688; 1942, § 6999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 11 - FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-1 — 45-11-301) › HOTELS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS (§§ 45-11-21 — 45-11-55) › Section 45-11-23 - Duty of hotel and lodging house keeper to post notice

Every proprietor or keeper of any hotel or lodging house of the kind mentioned in Section
45-11-21
, shall post notices in every room of the hotel or lodging house required to be provided with a rope or rope ladder or other appliance, calling attention to the fact that said section has been complied with, and designating the part of such room where the rope, rope ladder, or appliance is fastened, with general directions for its use.
Codes, 1892, § 2081; 1906, § 2265; Hemingway's 1917, § 4632; 1930, § 4689; 1942, § 7000.