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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-21 - Deputy inspectors; inspection service; special inspectors

The board:
(a)
may employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector and who shall have had at the time of appointment not less than five (5) 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 examination provided for in Section
45-23-23
.
(b)
shall, upon the request of any company licensed to insure and insuring in this state boilers and pressure vessels or, upon the request of any company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels in this state for which the owner or user maintains a regularly established inspection service which is under the supervision of one or more engineers whose qualifications are satisfactory to the board and causes said pressure vessels to be regularly inspected and rated by such inspection service in accordance with applicable provisions of the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section
45-23-9
, issue to any inspectors of said company licenses as special inspectors, provided that each such inspector before receiving his license shall satisfactorily pass the examination provided for by Section
45-23-23
; or in lieu of such examination the board may accept persons who hold a license or a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of the State of Mississippi.
(i)
A license as a special inspector shall be issued to a qualified employee of a company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels in this state only if, in addition to meeting the requirements stated herein, the person is employed full time by the company and is responsible for making inspections of pressure vessels used or to be used by such company and which are not for resale.
(ii)
Such special inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor shall any of their expenses be paid by, the state; and the continuance of a special inspector's license shall be conditioned upon his continuing in the employ of the insurance company duly authorized as aforesaid or upon continuing in the employ of the company so operating pressure vessels in this state and upon his maintenance of the standards imposed by this chapter.
(iii)
Such special inspectors shall inspect all boilers and pressure vessels insured or all boilers and/or pressure vessels operated by their respective companies, and when so inspected the owners and users of such boilers and pressure vessels shall be exempt from payment to the state of inspection fees provided for in Section
43-23-53
.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 10, eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-23 - Examination for inspectors

(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.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 11; Laws, 1978, ch. 521, § 2, eff. 7/1/1978.
Reenacted by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 38, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 510, HB 289, 38, eff. 7/1/2016, rep. 7/1/2020, repeal date removed by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-25 - Suspension or revocation of inspector's license

(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.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 12, eff. 4/22/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-27 - Replacement of lost or destroyed license

If a license is lost or destroyed, a new license shall be issued in its place without another examination.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 13, eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-29 - Inspectors' bonds

The chief inspector shall furnish a bond in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and each of the deputy inspectors employed and paid by the state shall furnish a bond in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties and upon a true account of monies handled by them respectively and the payment thereof to the proper recipient. The cost of said bonds shall be paid from funds appropriated by the legislature for administration of this chapter.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 14, eff. 4/22/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-31 - Access to premises

Any duly authorized representative of the board shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed for use in, or is being installed in, this state for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed and installed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 15(1), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-35 - Who may make required inspections

The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for in this chapter.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 15(3), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-37 - Hydrostatic tests

If the inspector can show due cause that a hydrostatic test is necessary it shall be made by the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel, at the owner's or user's expense.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 15(4), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-39 - Inspection during construction

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.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 15(5), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-41 - Procedure in general by companies employing special inspectors; exemption

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.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 16(1); Laws, 1978, ch. 380, § 1; Laws, 1992, ch. 534, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 323, § 2; Laws, 2008, ch. 316, § 1, eff. 7/1/2008.
Reenacted by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 39, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 510, HB 289, 39, eff. 7/1/2016, rep. 7/1/2020, repeal date removed by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-43 - Procedure by companies covered by owner or user inspection service meeting statutory requirements

Each company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels covered by owner or user inspection service meeting the requirements of Section
45-23-21(b)
shall maintain in its files an inspection record which shall list, by number and such abbreviated description as may be necessary for identification, each pressure vessel covered by this chapter, the date of the last inspection of each such unit, and for each pressure vessel the approximate date for the next inspection thereof arrived at by applying the appropriate rules therefor to all data available at the time such inspection record is compiled. Such inspection record shall be readily available for examination by the chief inspector or his authorized representative during business hours.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 16(2), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-45 - Statement by company covered by owner or user inspection service; filing fee

Each such company shall, in addition, file annually with the board a statement, signed by the engineer having supervision over the inspections made during the period covered thereby, stating the number of vessels covered by this chapter inspected during the year and certifying that each such inspection was conducted pursuant to the inspection requirements provided for by this chapter. Such annual statement shall be accompanied by a filing fee in accordance with the following schedule:
(a)
For statements covering not more than twenty-five (25) vessels - Three Dollars ($3.00) per vessel.
(b)
For statements covering more than twenty-five (25) but less than one hundred one (101) vessels - Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00).
(c)
For statements covering more than one hundred (100) but less than five hundred one (501) vessels - One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).
(d)
For statements covering more than five hundred (500) vessels - Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).
Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section
41-3-65
.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 16(3), eff. 4/2/1974.
Reenacted by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 40, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 510, HB 289, 40, eff. 7/1/2016, rep. 7/1/2020, repeal date removed by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-47 - Invalidation of inspection certificate upon termination of insurance

No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler or pressure vessel based upon a report of a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler or pressure vessel for which it was issued shall cease to be insured by a company duly authorized by this state to provide such insurance.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 16(4), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-49 - Suspension of inspection certificate

The board or its authorized representative may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, upon a showing of due cause, the boiler or pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler or pressure vessel is found not to comply with the rules and regulations herein provided. Each suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until such boiler or pressure vessel shall have been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the board, and until said inspection certificate shall have been reinstated.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 16(5), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-51 - Violations; penalties

After twelve (12) months following the date of issuance of the rules and regulations by the board, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to operate in this state or its territories a boiler or pressure vessel, except a boiler and/or pressure vessel covered by owner or user inspection service as provided for in Sections
45-23-43
and
45-23-45
, without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without such inspection certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that specified in such inspection certificate, shall constitute a misdemeanor on the part of the owner, user or operator thereof and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both. Each day of such unlawful operation shall be deemed a separate offense.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 17, eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-53 - Fees where inspection made by chief inspector or his deputy

The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector, of his deputy inspector, shall pay directly to the board, upon completion of inspection, fees as specified by the board in the rules and regulations.
(a)
Fee schedules set by the board shall be reasonable and practical, but shall be set at a level which, in conjunction with the fees collected under Sections
45-23-41
through
45-23-45
, will make this activity reasonably self-supporting. Any increase in the fees set by the board under this paragraph shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section
41-3-65
.
(b)
A group of pressure vessels, such as the rolls of a paper machine or dryer operating as a single machine or unit, shall be considered as one (1) pressure vessel.
(c)
Not more than one (1) fee shall be charged or collected for any and all inspections of any pressure vessel in any required inspection period.
(d)
When it is necessary to make a special trip to witness the application of a hydrostatic test, an additional fee based on the scale of fees applicable to a certificate inspection of the boiler or pressure vessel shall be charged.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 18(1), eff. 4/2/1974.
Reenacted by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 41, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 510, HB 289, 41, eff. 7/1/2016, rep. 7/1/2020, repeal date removed by Laws, 2020, ch. 473, SB 2311,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-55 - Boiler and pressure vessel safety fund

There is hereby created a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the boiler and pressure vessel safety fund into which shall be deposited all funds appropriated by the legislature for the implementation of this chapter, and funds from fees, fines and any other source that shall be used for the implementation and administration of this chapter by the Mississippi State Board of Health.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 18(2), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-57 - Appeal to board

Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the board or the chief inspector under this chapter may, within fifteen (15) days' notice thereof, appeal from such order or act to the board which shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, issue an appropriate order either approving or disapproving said order or act. A copy of such order by the board shall be given to all interested parties.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 19(1), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-59 - Review of board action

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.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500 § 19(2), eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 23 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-61) › Section 45-23-61 - Legislative power of city, town, or other governmental subdivision

No city, town or other governmental subdivision shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of boilers and pressure vessels within the limits of such city, town or governmental subdivision, and any such laws, ordinances or resolutions heretofore made or passed shall be and are hereby declared void and of no effect.
Laws, 1974, ch. 500, § 20, eff. 4/2/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 25 - IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR NON-DRIVERS [Repealed] (§ 45-25-1) › Section 45-25-1 - through 45-25-21 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1988, ch. 570, § 9, eff. 7/1/1988.
Laws, 1979, ch. 426, §§ 1-11; Laws, 1981, ch. 440, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-1 - Legislative findings and declaration of purpose

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.
Laws, 1980, ch. 555, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 381, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 500, § 13; Laws, 2007, ch. 436, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-5 - Mississippi Justice Information System established; director; personnel

(1)
There is hereby established within the Mississippi Department of Public Safety a system for the communication of vital information relating to crimes, criminals and criminal activity to be known as the Mississippi Justice Information Center. Central responsibility for the development, maintenance and operation of the center shall be vested with the director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center.
(2)
The director of the center shall maintain the necessary staff to enable the effective and efficient performance of the duties and responsibilities ascribed to the center. Such staff shall include but not be limited to statistical analysis personnel and field monitoring personnel, along with the support services to be procured within state government.
(3)
All personnel of the center shall be subject to approval by the state personnel board, with due recognition to be given to the special qualifications and availability of the types of individuals required for such employment.
Laws, 1980, ch. 555, § 3; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 381, § 3, eff. 6/30/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-8 - Mississippi Justice Information Center authorized to charge fees for services and reports

The center, by direction of the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, shall establish and collect fees reasonably calculated to reimburse the center for the actual cost of searching, reviewing, duplicating and mailing records or information of any kind maintained by the center and authorized for release by this chapter.
No records shall be furnished by the center which are classified as confidential by law.
All fees collected by the center pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the Criminal Information Center Special Fund hereby created in the State Treasury. Monies deposited in such fund shall be expended by the center, as authorized and appropriated by the Legislature, to defray the expenses of the center. Any revenue in the fund which is not encumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the State General Fund but shall remain in the special fund.
Laws, 2001, ch. 500, § 16, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-13 - Penalties

(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.
Laws, 1980, ch. 555, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 381, § 7; Laws, 2001, ch. 500, § 20, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-15 - Provisions to be controlling; juvenile offenders; maintenance and dissemination of more detailed information

(1)
In the event of conflict, this chapter shall to the extent of the conflict supersede all existing statutes which regulate, control or otherwise relate, directly or by implication, to the collection, storage and dissemination or usage of fingerprint identification, offender criminal history or any existing statute which relates directly or by implication to any other provisions of this chapter.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, this chapter shall not be understood to alter, amend or supersede the statutes and rules of law governing the collection, storage, dissemination or usage of records concerning individual juvenile offenders in which they are individually identified by name or other means.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall prevent a criminal justice agency from maintaining more detailed information than is required to be reported to the central repository. However, the dissemination of such criminal history record information is governed by federal statute.
Laws, 1980, ch. 555, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 381, § 8, eff. 6/30/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-17 - Counties, municipalities and users of network authorized to pay pro rata cost of justice information center

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.
Laws, 1980, ch. 555, § 10; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 381, § 9; Laws, 2001, ch. 500, § 21, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-19 - Exemption of records

(1)
Unless specifically authorized by law, records maintained by the center shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
(2)
Intelligence and investigative files maintained by law enforcement shall be kept separate from criminal history record information and shall be exempt from dissemination under the provisions of this chapter and the Mississippi Public Records Law.
Laws, 2001, ch. 500, § 22, eff. 7/2/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-21 - Database of all expunction and nonadjudication orders created; accessibility to database

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.
Laws, 2006, ch. 490, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 27 - MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER (§§ 45-27-1 — 45-27-23) › Section 45-27-23 - Approval and ratification of National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; repository of criminal history records; compact officer

(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.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 517, HB 529,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 29 - RECORDS (§ 45-29-1) › Section 45-29-1 - and 45-29-3 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2008, ch. 392, § 4, eff. 7/1/2008.
§ 45-29-1. [Laws, 1983, ch. 424, § 20, eff. 7/1/1983.] § 45-29-3. [Laws, 1984, ch. 487; Laws, 1990, ch. 413, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 560, § 2, eff. 4/10/2002.]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 31 - SEX OFFENSE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION ACT (§ 45-31-1) › Section 45-31-1 - through 45-31-19 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2000, ch. 415, § 8, and ch. 499, § 21, eff.7/1/2000.
§ 45-31-1. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 2, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-3. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 448, § 2, eff. 7/1/1991.] § 45-31-5. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 4, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-7. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 5, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-9. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 6, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-11. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 7, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-12. [Laws, 1993, ch. 512, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 479, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 327, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 329, § 6; Laws, 1999, ch. 330, § 1, eff. 7/1/1999.] § 45-31-13. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 8, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-15. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 9, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-17. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 10, eff. 7/1/1987.] § 45-31-19. [Laws, 1987, ch. 465, § 11, eff. 7/1/1987.]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 33 - REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS (§§ 45-33-1 — 45-33-63) › Section 45-33-1 - through 45-33-19 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2000, ch. 499, § 20, eff. 7/1/2000.
§ 45-33-1. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 454, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 358, § 1, eff. 3/16/1998.] § 45-33-3. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 2; Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 454, § 2, eff. 3/25/1997.] § 45-33-5. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 3; Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 3; Laws, 1997, ch. 454, § 3; Laws, 1998, ch. 358, § 2, eff. 3/16/1998.] § 45-33-7. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 4; Laws, 1996, ch. 325, § 1, eff. 3/17/1996.] § 45-33-9. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 5; Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 5; Laws, 1997, ch. 454, § 4, eff. 3/25/1997.] § 45-33-11. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 6, eff. 7/1/1994.] § 45-33-13. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 7; Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 6; Laws, 1997, ch. 454, § 5; Laws, 1998, ch. 358, § 3, eff. 3/16/1998.] § 45-33-15. [Laws, 1994, ch. 514, § 8; Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 7, eff. 7/1/1995.] § 45-33-17. [Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 8; Laws, 1998, ch. 358, § 4, eff. 3/16/1998.] § 45-33-19. [Laws, 1995, ch. 595, § 9; Laws, 1997, ch. 454, § 6, eff. 3/25/1997.]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 33 - REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS (§§ 45-33-1 — 45-33-63) › Section 45-33-21 - Legislative findings and declaration of purpose

The Legislature finds that the danger of recidivism posed by criminal sex offenders and the protection of the public from these offenders is of paramount concern and interest to government. The Legislature further finds that law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities, conduct investigations, and quickly apprehend criminal sex offenders are impaired by the lack of information shared with the public, which lack of information may result in the failure of the criminal justice system to identify, investigate, apprehend, and prosecute criminal sex offenders.
The Legislature further finds that the system of registering criminal sex offenders is a proper exercise of the state's police power regulating present and ongoing conduct. Comprehensive registration and periodic address verification will provide law enforcement with additional information critical to preventing sexual victimization and to resolving promptly incidents involving sexual abuse and exploitation. It will allow law enforcement agencies to alert the public when necessary for the continued protection of the community.
Persons found to have committed a sex offense have a reduced expectation of privacy because of the public's interest in safety and in the effective operation of government. In balancing offenders' due process and other rights, and the interests of public security, the Legislature finds that releasing such information about criminal sex offenders to the general public will further the primary governmental interest of protecting vulnerable populations and, in some instances the public, from potential harm.
Therefore, the state's policy is to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by requiring criminal sex offenders to register, to record their addresses of residence, to be photographed and fingerprinted, and to authorize the release of necessary and relevant information about criminal sex offenders to the public as provided in this chapter, which may be referred to as the Mississippi Sex Offenders Registration Law.
Laws, 2000, ch. 499, § 1, eff. 7/1/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 33 - REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS (§§ 45-33-1 — 45-33-63) › Section 45-33-28 - Notification of emergency shelter management of person's sex offender status upon entering shelter during declaration of emergency; notification of law enforcement officials of presence of sex offender in shelter

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, during a declaration of emergency, any person who has been required to register as a sex offender as provided in this chapter who enters an emergency shelter, within the first twenty-four (24) hours of admittance, shall notify the management of the facility, the sheriff of the county in which the shelter is located and the chief of police of the municipality, if the shelter is located in a municipality, of the person's sex offender status. The sex offender shall provide his full name, date of birth, social security number, and last address of registration prior to the declaration of emergency. Within seventy-two (72) hours of receiving the notification required by the provisions of this subsection, the sheriff and chief of police shall forward that information to the department.
(2)
The manager or director of the emergency shelter shall make a reasonable effort to notify the chief law enforcement officer of the county or municipality in which the shelter is located of the presence of the sex offender in the emergency shelter. No person associated with a nonprofit organization that operates an emergency shelter shall be liable for any injury or claim arising out of the failure of the manager or operator to communicate the presence of a sex offender in the shelter to the appropriate law enforcement official.
Laws, 2011, ch. 359, § 4, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 33 - REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS (§§ 45-33-1 — 45-33-63) › Section 45-33-29 - Address change notification; change in enrollment, employment or vocation status at any educational institution; change of employment or name; change of vehicle information; change of e-mail address or other designation used in Internet communications

(1)
Upon any change of address, including temporary lodging, an offender required to register under this chapter is required to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, not less than ten (10) days before he intends to first reside at the new address.
(2)
Upon any change in the status of a registrant's enrollment, employment or vocation at any public or private educational institution, including any secondary school, trade or professional institution or institution of higher education, the offender is required to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, within three (3) business days of the change.
(3)
Upon any change of employment or change of name, a registrant is required to personally appear at a facility designated by the Department of Public Safety, or in a manner of the Department of Public Safety's choosing, including by electronic means, within three (3) business days of the change.
(4)
Upon any change of vehicle information, a registrant is required to report the change on an appropriate form supplied by the department within three (3) business days of the change.
(5)
Upon any change of e-mail address or addresses, instant message address or addresses, or any other designation used in Internet communications, postings or telephone communications, a registrant is required to report the change on an appropriate form supplied by the department within three (3) business days of the change.
(6)
Upon any change of information deemed by the department to be necessary to the state's policy to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities, a registrant is required to report the change on an appropriate form supplied by the department within three (3) business days of the change.
Laws, 2000, ch. 499, § 5; Laws, 2001, ch. 500, § 4; Laws, 2005, ch. 353, § 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 563, § 3; Laws, 2007, ch. 392, § 4; Laws, 2011, ch. 359, § 5, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 477, HB 1371,§ 12, eff. 7/8/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 33 - REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS (§§ 45-33-1 — 45-33-63) › Section 45-33-31 - Reregistration

(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.
Laws, 2000, ch. 499, § 6; Laws, 2001, ch. 500, § 5; Laws, 2005, ch. 353, § 3; Laws, 2006, ch. 563, § 4; Laws, 2007, ch. 392, § 5; Laws, 2011, ch. 359, § 6, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 477, HB 1371,§ 13, eff. 7/8/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 521, SB 2732, 5, eff. 1/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 33 - REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS (§§ 45-33-1 — 45-33-63) › Section 45-33-32 - Disclosure by sex offenders volunteering for organizations serving minors under the age of 18

(1)
A person convicted of a sex offense who volunteers for an organization in which volunteers have direct, private and unsupervised contact with minors under the age of eighteen (18) shall notify the organization of the person's conviction at the time of volunteering. Such notification must be in writing to the organization. Any organization which accepts volunteers must notify volunteers of this disclosure requirement upon application of the volunteer to serve or prior to acceptance of any of the volunteer's service, whichever occurs first.
(2)
If the organization, after notification by the offender as provided in subsection (1), accepts the offender as a volunteer, the organization shall make reasonable attempts to notify the parents or guardians of any minors under the age of eighteen (18) involved in the organization of the offender's criminal record.
(3)
This section applies to all registered sex offenders regardless of the date of conviction.
(4)
Any person previously registered as a sex offender and who has a continuing obligation to be registered as a sex offender shall be notified of the person's duty under this section with the first reregistration form to be sent to the person after July 1, 2004.
(5)
If the registered sex offender is currently volunteering for such an organization, the sex offender must resign or notify the organization immediately upon receipt of notice or be subject to the penalties of this chapter.
(6)
An organization acting in good faith in making the notification to parents or guardians under this section, or who fails in good faith to make such notification, shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action as a result of the notification or failure to notify.
Laws, 2004, ch. 493, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 405, SB 2532,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 33 - REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS (§§ 45-33-1 — 45-33-63) › Section 45-33-34 - Notification to the Department of Public Safety regarding reincarceration or commitment of registered sex offender

(1)
The Department of Corrections and all law enforcement agencies shall notify the department when a registered sex offender is arrested or incarcerated for another offense or as the result of having violated probation, parole, conditional discharge or other sentence or court order.
(2)
The offender, offender's guardian, offender's conservator or the administrator of the institution shall notify the department when a registered sex offender is committed to a mental institution for a reason other than the initial confinement following an acquittal by reason of insanity for a sex offense.
Laws, 2006, ch. 563, § 5; Laws, 2007, ch. 392, § 7, eff. 7/1/2007.