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 45-7-27 - Compensation of patrol officers; transportation; bond

(1)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the board of supervisors of any such county may compensate the county patrol officers in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per month for any one (1) county; in no case shall any one (1) patrol officer receive compensation in excess of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) per month. In addition to such compensation, the board of supervisors may furnish said patrol officers with means of transportation or reimburse them for their actual and proven transportation expenses. Such compensation and transportation expenses shall be paid from the general fund of the county.
(2)
(a)
The board of supervisors of any county bordering on the Mississippi Sound, and having two (2) judicial districts and an assessed valuation of property for ad valorem taxation in excess of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00) according to the last completed assessment for taxation, may, in its discretion, compensate each such officer in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month.
(b)
The board of supervisors of any county bordering on the west side of the Pearl River, and having two (2) judicial districts and an assessed valuation of property for ad valorem taxation in excess of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00), according to the last completed assessment for taxation, may, in its discretion, compensate each such officer in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month.
(c)
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 compensate the patrol officer employed for the supervisors district wherein are located two (2) incorporated municipalities in an amount not in excess of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) per month.
(d)
The board of supervisors of any county bordering on the State of Alabama and the Mississippi Sound and having 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 may, in its discretion, compensate each such officer in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month.
(e)
The board of supervisors of any county bordering on the west side of the Pearl River, and wherein are located four (4) incorporated municipalities, may, in its discretion, compensate each such officer in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month.
(3)
Each county patrol officer shall, prior to entering upon the duties of his office, give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in a penalty not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The premium for such bond shall be paid from the general fund of such county.
Codes, 1942, § 8063-04; Laws, 1956, ch. 196, § 4; Laws, 1960, ch. 207; Laws, 1964, ch. 285, § 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 302, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 291, § 2; Laws, 1971, ch. 434, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 492, § 2; Laws, 1975, ch. 505; Laws, 1976, ch. 326; Laws, 1978, ch. 328, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 503; Laws, 1980, ch. 557, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 415; Laws, 1986, ch. 400, § 31; Laws, 1986, ch. 458, § 39; Laws, 1988, ch. 500; Laws, 2009, ch. 467, § 17, eff. 7/1/2009.