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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-23 - Payment of expenses of operating and administering department; budget; disposition of funds received

(1)
The expenses of operating and administering the department of public safety, including the highway safety patrol, the bureau of investigation, and the safety responsibility bureau, shall be paid from monies appropriated for such purposes by the Mississippi Legislature.
The department of public safety shall comply with all the applicable provisions of Chapter 103, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972, being the state budget and accounting act.
(2)
All funds received by the department of public safety and any bureau, department or division thereof shall be paid into the state treasury on the same day in which said funds are collected. The state auditor of public accounts may require the commissioner to adopt standard accounting procedures acceptable to the auditor for the handling of such sums.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8120.5, 8120.7; Laws, 1956, ch. 378, § 6; Laws, 1958, ch. 500; Laws, 1962, ch. 513; ch. 518, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 525, § 1; ch. 524, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 396, § 4; Laws, 1984, ch. 478, § 28, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-25 - Director of Mississippi Forensics Laboratory; qualifications; removal

The Director of the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory which has been established by the Commissioner of Public Safety under the authority of Section
45-1-17
shall be a person who is experienced in forensics laboratory operations, knowledgeable of the criminal justice system, and who shall have the following minimum qualifications:
(a)
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in forensic science, chemistry, biology, commercial science or physics.
(b)
At least five (5) years' full-time employment in a forensics laboratory, with supervisory or administrative responsibility.
(c)
Thorough knowledge of the utilization of forensics laboratory services and their relation to the investigating law enforcement officers.
(d)
Thorough knowledge of techniques employed in processing of physical evidence.
(e)
Membership in professional organizations promoting advancement of forensic science.
(f)
Proven effectiveness as a manager and administrator.
Unusual strength in one or more of the above qualifications may compensate for failure to exactly satisfy paragraph (b) of this section.
The Director of the Forensics Laboratory may only be removed by the Commissioner of Public Safety upon proof of his inability to serve due to illness, administrative or managerial ineffectiveness, incompetence, malfeasance, dereliction of duty or moral turpitude.
Laws, 1979, ch. 455, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 384, eff. 4/18/1984.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 452, SB 2159, 6, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-27 - Director of Crime Laboratory; responsibilities and duties

The director shall have responsibilities and duties including but not limited to the following:
(a)
To plan and give general direction to activities or programs for which he is responsible, through the issuance of directives and orders.
(b)
To review proposed changes in policies affecting the operation of the division under his direction.
(c)
To maintain liaison with other agencies, divisions or departments of state and federal government.
(d)
To approve and maintain uniform procedures and standards of operation for the laboratory.
(e)
To supervise and approve procedures and processing of physical evidence.
(f)
To present testimony in court in analysis of physical evidence.
(g)
To supervise the state medical examiner.
(h)
To attend scientific conferences and hold classes for law enforcement officers.
(i)
To present budget requests to the legislative budget office and to legislative committees.
Laws, 1979, ch. 455, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 343, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 213, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-29 - Mississippi Forensics Laboratory; funding; fees for services

(1)
The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall be funded separately from the Department of Public Safety. Any appropriated funds shall be maintained in an account separate from any funds of the Department of Public Safety and shall never be commingled with any funds of the department. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the utilization of the combined resources of the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory, the Division of Support Services of the Department of Public Safety or the Mississippi Justice Information Center to efficiently carry out the mission of the Department of Public Safety.
(2)
Grants and donations to the Forensics Laboratory may be accepted from individuals, the federal government, firms, corporations, foundations and other interested organizations and societies.
(3)
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish and the Division of Support Services of the Department of Public Safety shall collect for services rendered proper fees commensurate with the services rendered by the Forensics Laboratory. Those fees shall be deposited into a special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Forensics Laboratory and expended in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration. Those fees may be used for any authorized expenditure of the Forensics Laboratory except expenditures for salaries, wages and fringe benefits.
(4)
Upon every individual convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, every individual who is nonadjudicated on a felony or misdemeanor case under Section
99-15-26
or
63-11-30(14)
, and every individual who participates in a pretrial intervention program established under Section
99-15-101
et seq., in a case where the Forensics Laboratory provided forensic science or laboratory services in connection with the case, the court shall impose and collect a separate laboratory analysis fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), in addition to any other assessments and costs imposed by statutory authority, unless the court finds that undue hardship would result by imposing the fee. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the special fund of the Forensics Laboratory created in subsection (3) of this section.
Laws, 1979, ch. 455, § 3; Laws, 1988, ch. 401; Laws, 2002, ch. 621, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 495, § 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
Brought forward with no change by Laws, 2019, ch. 312, HB 913,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 411, HB 1288,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 452, SB 2159, 7, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-31 - Mississippi Forensics Laboratory; vehicles and equipment

(1)
The Forensics Laboratory shall be empowered to purchase, equip and maintain vehicles, as authorized by law, and other conveyances for necessary business such as travel to court, crime scene assistance and consultation. The vehicles shall be independent of the vehicles purchased and operated by the department of public safety.
(2)
Obsolete nonrepairable or salvageable equipment shall be sold, as provided by law, and the funds so derived shall go into the account of the Forensics Laboratory and be used to replace such equipment.
Laws, 1979, ch. 455, § 4, eff. 7/1/1979.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 452, SB 2159, 8, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-33 - Transfer of Office of Criminal Justice Planning and Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee

The Office of Criminal Justice Planning, including the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, as constituted in the Governor's Office of Federal-State Programs on June 30, 1989, is hereby transferred to the Department of Public Safety.
Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 36, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-35 - Department of Public Safety to provide state highway accident statistics to Department of Transportation

The Department of Public Safety shall provide each month to the Mississippi Department of Transportation accident statistics for accidents involving motor vehicles which occur on the designated state highway system. Information provided to the transportation department shall include at least the following:
(a)
The date of the accident and time of day (if known);
(b)
The location of the accident;
(c)
The cause of the accident (if known);
(d)
The number of vehicles involved; and
(e)
Injuries and fatalities resulting from the accident.
Laws, 1994, ch. 380, § 1, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-37 - Commissioner authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with bordering states for purpose of entering such state to make arrest; commissioner to require Department of Public Safety to enter into Memorandum of Understanding with county registrars for purpose of providing Mississippi Voter Identification Card

(1)
The Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to seek reciprocal agreements with bordering states to allow law enforcement officers of the State of Mississippi to enter into such bordering states while in pursuit of persons who have committed crimes for the purpose of apprehending and arresting such persons. Any state who enters into such reciprocal agreement shall be authorized to enter into the State of Mississippi for the same purpose.
(2)
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall require the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, which is negotiated by the Secretary of State, with the registrar of each county for the purpose of providing a Mississippi Voter Identification Card.
Laws, 2000, ch. 339, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 526, § 9, eff. 8/5/2013 (the date of the United States Attorney General's response to the submission of this section under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-39 - [Repealed] Negotiation of contract for construction of interior elements of new Department of Public Safety building; use of construction-manager-at-risk methodology; exemption from public purchasing requirements

(1)
For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Project" means the project for construction of interior elements at the new Department of Public Safety building in Pearl, Mississippi.
(b)
"Bureau" means the Bureau of Building, Ground, and Real Property Management.
(c)
"Contract" means the contract for the project which shall be awarded under the construction-manager-at-risk methodology as otherwise provided for herein.
(d)
"Standards" means the American Institute of Architects (AIA) A133-2019 Owner/Construction Manager as Constructor Agreement-Cost of the Work Plus Fee with GMP, the AIA A133-2019 Exhibit A: GMP Amendment, and the AIA A133-2019 Exhibit B: Insurance and Bonds, with such revisions, qualifications, and assumptions as the bureau and the construction manager deem appropriate due to market conditions and the overall nature of the project.
(2)
The Legislature finds that the size and nature of the project require the use of the construction-manager-at-risk methodology and that the resulting opportunities for savings in construction time and cost justify the direct negotiation of the contract between the bureau and a construction manager. The bureau shall negotiate and execute the contract based on the standards.
(3)
The project and the contract are hereby exempt from the public purchasing requirements of Sections
31-7-13
and
31-7-13.2
.
Repealed by its own terms, eff.6/30/2007.
Laws, 2000, ch. 513, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 374, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 352, § 1, eff. 3/14/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-41 - Disposition of seized property after notice to any known owner or lienholder

(1)
Any property received, recovered or seized by the Department of Public Safety which is not forfeited or disposed of by court order may be released to the owner of or lienholder on the property upon receipt of payment for all storage and towing charges incurred by the Department of Public Safety.
(2)
The Department of Public Safety shall notify in writing, by United States certified mail, the owner or lienholder of the property at the owner's or lienholder's last known address that the owner or lienholder may retrieve the property. In the event that the owner or lienholder does not claim the property within thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of the notice, the property is declared forfeited to the Department of Public Safety.
(3)
In the event the notice by mail is returned undelivered, the department shall cause to be made further search and inquiry to ascertain the reputed owner's or lienholder's street and post office address. If a new or additional address is ascertained, the department shall again issue notice. If a new or additional address is not ascertained, or if notice is again returned undelivered, the department shall cause an affidavit to be prepared to that effect which shall specify the acts of search and inquiry made in the effort to ascertain the owner's or lienholder's address. The affidavit shall be retained by the department for three (3) years. Upon the making of the affidavit, the property is declared forfeited to the Department of Public Safety.
Laws, 2002, ch. 324, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-43 - Emergency response and vehicular pursuit policies; state, county and local mandate; training procedures; sanctions for failure to adopt

On or after January 1, 2005, each state, county and local law enforcement agency that conducts emergency response and vehicular pursuits shall adopt written policies and training procedures that set forth the manner in which these operations shall be conducted. Each law enforcement agency may create their own such policies or adopt an existing model. All pursuit policies created or adopted by any law enforcement agency must address situations in which police pursuits cross over into other jurisdictions. Law enforcement agencies which do not comply with the requirements of this provision are subject to the withholding of any state funding or state administered federal funding.
Laws, 2004, ch. 487, § 2, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-45 - Implementation of Internet-based data and information sharing network for exchange and viewing of certain felony and misdemeanor information; Information Exchange Network Fund created

(1)
The Department of Public Safety shall implement an Internet-based data and information sharing network that will allow state and local law enforcement, court personnel, prosecutors and other agencies to exchange and view felony and misdemeanor information on current and former criminal offenders through a currently available, near real-time, updated hourly, nationwide jail database which represents fifty percent (50%) or more of all incarcerated persons in the country.
(2)
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Information Exchange Network Fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide funding for the Web-based information sharing network required by subsection (1) of this section. Monies from the funds derived from assessments under Section
99-19-73
shall be distributed by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the Department of Public Safety. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of:
(a)
Monies appropriated by the Legislature;
(b)
The interest accruing to the fund;
(c)
Monies received under the provisions of Section
99-19-73
;
(d)
Monies received from the federal government;
(e)
Donations; and
(f)
Monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.
Laws, 2009, ch. 535, § 2, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-47 - Department of Public Safety authorized to sell and replace as needed its fleet of aircraft; use of proceeds

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary that may be found in Section
61-13-1
et seq., the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to sell any or all of its fleet of aircraft and replace the same with aircraft more suited to the needs of the department. The proceeds from the sale of such aircraft shall be retained by the Department of Public Safety to be used by the department to offset the cost of replacement aircraft purchased by the department and shall not be transferred to the State General Fund. However, in the event there are any proceeds remaining after the purchase of the replacement aircraft, the department shall transfer the remaining amounts to the State General Fund. The department is authorized to escalate its budget to expend the proceeds from the sale of the aircraft in a manner consistent with authorization granted in this section.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 547, SB 2681, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-49 - Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop K command center in Biloxi, Mississippi, renamed "Commissioner George Landon Phillips District Office."

(1)
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol District Office, located in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, which serves as the command center for Troop K of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, shall be named the "Commissioner George Landon Phillips District Office."
(2)
The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of George Landon Phillips. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol Division shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the "Commissioner George Landon Phillips District Office."
Added by Laws, 2019, ch. 336, HB 701,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-51 - The Gulf Coast Regional Forensics Laboratory named the "Gary T. Hargrove Memorial Forensics Laboratory."

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Gulf Coast Regional Forensics Laboratory, located at 16743 Mississippi Highway 67 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, shall be named the "Gary T. Hargrove Memorial Forensics Laboratory." The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of Mr. Gary T. Hargrove. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building facing Highway 67 displaying the official name of the building as the "Gary T. Hargrove Memorial Forensics Laboratory." Any and all funds necessary to accomplish this section will be appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 350, HB 1018,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-53 - Mississippi Department of Public Safety Headquarters' Office to be named "David R. Huggins Headquarters of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety."

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety Headquarters' Office, to be constructed and located in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, shall be named the "David R. Huggins Headquarters of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety." The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be approved by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state by Commissioner David R. Huggins. The Department of Finance and Administration, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the "David R. Huggins Headquarters of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety." Any and all funds necessary to accomplish this act will be appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 540, HB 266,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-55 - Mississippi Forensics Laboratory of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety located in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, named the "Tom Weathersby State Forensics Laboratory."

The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety located in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, shall be named the "Tom Weathersby State Forensics Laboratory." The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be approved by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Mississippi House of Representatives, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state by the Honorable Tom Weathersby. The Department of Finance and Administration, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the "Tom Weathersby State Forensics Laboratory." Any and all funds necessary to accomplish this section will be appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 540, HB 266,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-57) › Section 45-1-57 - Purchase and issuance of equipment necessary to enforce traffic-related laws of the state and traffic or disturbance of the public peace related ordinances of the City of Jackson

The Department of Public Safety may purchase and issue all patrol law enforcement officers within the department any equipment deemed necessary by the commissioner for use to enforce any traffic related law of the State of Mississippi, City of Jackson's traffic ordinances or ordinances related to the disturbance of the public peace, or agency regulation on any property, public street, road or highway upon which it has jurisdiction.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 546, HB 1020,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS PERMITTED TO KEEP BADGES UPON RETIREMENT (§ 45-1-71) › Section 45-1-71 - Full-time fire fighters and law enforcement officers permitted to keep badges upon retirement

Each full-time fire fighter, employed in accordance with Section
45-11-203
, policeman, sheriff, deputy sheriff or other local law enforcement officer, who retires under Section
21-29-139
or the Public Employees' Retirement System, for superannuation or for reason of disability, or any other local government retirement system shall be allowed to retain, as his personal property, the one (1) badge which is issued to him by the local government fire fighting unit or law enforcement unit.
Laws, 2006, ch. 590, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPON WITHOUT PERMIT (§ 45-1-101) › Section 45-1-101 - Certain retired law enforcement officers may obtain certification from Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police to carry concealed weapon without permit

(1)
This section may be referred to as the "HR218 Qualification Law."
(2)
Any retired law enforcement officer who resides in this state and for whom the law enforcement agency from which the officer retired does not participate in the necessary certification for the retired officer to be certified according to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 or who does not reside in convenient proximity to the law enforcement agency from which the officer retired, may obtain the necessary certification from the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.
Laws, 2010, ch. 480, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 477, HB 691,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › BLUE ALERT SYSTEM (§ 45-1-151) › Section 45-1-151 - Blue alert program established; definitions; activation; termination of activation

(1)
There is established a statewide alert system known as "Blue Alert" which shall be developed and implemented by the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Public Safety.
(2)
As used in this section, unless the context requires a different definition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)
"Law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the search for a suspect in a case involving the death or serious injury of a peace officer.
(b)
"Peace Officer" means a law enforcement officer as defined in Section
45-6-3
.
(c)
"Director" means the director of the Bureau of Investigation.
(3)
The "Blue Alert" system may be activated when a suspect for a crime involving the death or serious injury of a peace officer has not been apprehended, and law enforcement personnel have determined that the suspect may be a serious threat to the public.
(4)
Upon notification by a law enforcement agency that a suspect in a case involving the death or serious injury of a peace officer has not been apprehended and may be a serious threat to the public, the director shall activate the "Blue Alert" system and notify appropriate participants in the "Blue Alert" system, as established by rule, if:
(a)
A law enforcement agency believes that a suspect has not been apprehended;
(b)
A law enforcement agency believes that the suspect may be a serious threat to the public; and
(c)
Sufficient information is available to disseminate to the public that could assist in locating the suspect.
The area of the alert may be less than statewide if the director determines that the nature of the event makes it probable that the suspect did not leave a certain geographic location.
(5)
Before requesting activation of the "Blue Alert" system, a law enforcement agency shall verify that the criteria described by this section have been satisfied. The law enforcement agency shall assess the appropriate boundaries of the alert based on the nature of the suspect and the circumstances surrounding the crime.
(6)
The director shall terminate any activation of the "Blue Alert" system with respect to a particular suspect if:
(a)
The suspect is located or the incident is otherwise resolved; or
(b)
The director determines that the "Blue Alert" system is no longer an effective tool for locating the suspect.
(7)
Any entity or individual involved in the dissemination of a "Blue Alert" generated pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any civil damages arising from that dissemination.
Laws, 2011, ch. 368, § 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 45-1-1 — 45-1-161) › DUI INFORMATION-EXCHANGE IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§ 45-1-161) › Section 45-1-161 - [Repealed]

Repealed internally, eff. 12/31/2018.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 457, § 1, eff. 5/4/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS TRUST FUNDS (§§ 45-2-NEW — 45-2-41) › Article 3 - OTHER SAFETY OFFICIALS DEATH BENEFITS TRUST FUND (§ 45-2-31) › Section 45-2-31 - Definitions; establishment of death benefits trust fund for directors and assistant directors of certain local emergency management organizations and coroners and deputy coroners; payments from fund; administration of fund

(1)
As used in this section, the term "covered individual" means the directors and assistant directors of local emergency management organizations established under Section
33-15-17
, and coroners and deputy coroners.
(2)
(a)
The Department of Public Safety shall make a payment, as provided in this section, in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) when a covered individual, while engaged in the performance of the person's official duties, is accidentally or intentionally killed, provided that the killing is not the result of suicide and that the bodily injury is not intentionally self-inflicted.
(b)
The payment provided for in this subsection shall be made to the beneficiary who was designated in writing by the covered individual during the covered individual's lifetime. If no such designation is made, then the payment shall be made to the surviving child or children and spouse in equal portions, and if there is no surviving child or spouse, then to the parent or parents. If a beneficiary is not designated and there is no surviving child, spouse or parent, then the payment shall be made to the covered individual's estate.
(c)
The payment made in this subsection is in addition to any workers' compensation or pension benefits and is exempt from the claims and demands of creditors of the covered individual.
(3)
(a)
There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Other Safety Officials Death Benefits Trust Fund." The trust fund shall be funded by monies made available by the Legislature by appropriations as needed, or by donation, contribution, gift or any other source.
(b)
The State Treasurer shall invest the monies of the trust fund in any of the investments authorized for the funds of the Public Employees' Retirement System under Section
25-11-121
, and those investments shall be subject to the limitations prescribed by Section
25-11-121
.
(c)
Unexpended amounts remaining in the trust fund at the end of the state fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any income earned on amounts in the trust fund shall be deposited to the credit of the trust fund.
(4)
The Department of Public Safety shall be responsible for the management of the trust fund and the disbursement of death benefits authorized under this section. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement and standardize the payment of death benefits under this section, to administer the trust fund created by this section and to carry out the purposes of this section.
Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 467, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-1 - Citation of chapter

This chapter and Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972, may be cited as the Highway Safety Patrol and Driver's License Law of 1938.
Codes, 1942, § 8076; Laws, 1938, ch. 143.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-3 - Definitions

The following words when used in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(a)
The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety of this state;
(b)
The term "highway" means every way or place of whatever nature open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, and shall include streets of municipalities.
Codes, 1942, § 8077; Laws, 1938, ch. 143.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-5 - Chief of patrol

The commissioner is empowered and authorized to appoint an Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety to be known as the chief of patrol, who shall have the qualifications set forth in Section
45-3-9
, and shall have charge of the division of operations of the patrol. The annual salary of the chief of patrol shall be fixed by the Legislature, payable monthly. He shall execute a bond in the penal sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) with a surety company authorized to do business in this state, the bond to be conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. The bond shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner.
Codes, 1942, § 8078; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1940, ch. 167; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, § 1; Laws, 1948, ch. 343, § 1; Laws, 1950, ch. 404; Laws, 1952, ch. 356; Laws, 1958, ch. 320; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 33; Laws, 2011, ch. 503, § 2, eff. 4/26/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-7 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 8079; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1940, ch. 167; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, § 2; Laws, 1948, ch. 343, § 2; Laws, 1950, ch. 407, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 357, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 377, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 338, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 515; Laws, 1964, ch. 324, § 9; Laws, 1966, ch. 568, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 472, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 482; Laws, 1971, ch. 518, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 527, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 485, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 488; Laws, 1981, ch. 511, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 339, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 326, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 551, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 527, SB 2285,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-9 - Qualifications of members of Highway Safety Patrol; agents of Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics employed as enforcement troopers

(1)
The chief of patrol, directors, inspectors, assistant inspectors, patrol officers and investigators of the department shall be selected after an examination as to physical and mental fitness, knowledge of traffic laws, rules and regulations of this state, the laws of the state pertaining to arrest, and the rules and regulations of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and Public Service Commission, such examination to be prescribed by the commissioner. At the time of appointment they shall be citizens of the United States and the State of Mississippi, of good moral character, and shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age and shall have a high school diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma.
(2)
Sworn agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics who are employed as enforcement troopers shall retain all compensatory, personal and sick leave accrued pursuant to Sections
25-3-92
,
25-3-93
and
25-3-95
.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8079, 8086; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1940, ch. 167; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, § 2; Laws, 1948, ch. 343, § 2; Laws, 1950, ch. 407, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 357, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 377 § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 338, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 515; Laws, 1962, ch. 516; Laws, 1964, ch. 324, § 9; Laws, 1964, ch. 453, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 568, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 472, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 482; Laws, 1971, ch. 518, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 527, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 485, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 561, § 21; Laws, 1981, ch. 511, § 3; Laws, 1984, ch. 518, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 468 § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 442, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 550, § 3; Laws, 2011, ch. 503, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 561, § 1, eff. 5/23/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 403, HB 974,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 398, HB 426, 14, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-11 - Prohibitions as to engaging in political activity and soliciting campaign contributions

No member of the patrol shall, while in such position, be a candidate for any political office or take part in or contribute any money or other things of value, directly or indirectly, to any political campaign or to any candidate for public office. Anyone violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon final conviction shall be punished as provided by law, and shall be dismissed from the patrol.
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or attempt to solicit any money or thing of value from any employee of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol for political purposes. Any person violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon final conviction shall be punished as provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 8079; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1940, ch. 167; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, § 2; Laws, 1948, ch. 343, § 2; Laws, 1950, ch. 407, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 357, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 377, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 338, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 515; Laws, 1964, ch. 324, § 9; Laws, 1966, ch. 568, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 472, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 482; Laws, 1971, ch. 518, § 1, eff. 7/1/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-13 - No exemption from military service for patrolmen

No patrolman shall be exempt from military service because of appointment to the highway safety patrol.
Codes, 1942, § 8079-01; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-15 - Preference to returning veterans

All patrolmen who have been or are called to the armed services shall be given preference in employment upon their return.
Codes, 1942, § 8080; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1940, ch. 167; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-17 - Dismissal of patrolmen

During the period of the first twelve (12) months after appointment, any member of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol shall be subject to dismissal at the will of the commissioner. After twelve (12) months' service, no member of the patrol shall be subject to dismissal or otherwise have his salary adversely affected except for cause, and any such action against an officer of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol shall be subject to and proceed under the laws, rules and regulations of the state personnel system.
Codes, 1942, § 8081; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1981, ch. 511, § 2, eff. 4/20/1981.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-19 - Regulations governing discipline, uniforms, supplies, and the like

The commissioner shall have authority, with the approval of the Governor, to make needful and proper rules and regulations governing the proper discipline of the members of the patrol, of selecting, designing and effecting an appropriate uniform therefor, and prescribing outfits and equipment and supplies necessary and proper to carry out the objects of this chapter. The commissioner shall provide the same as well as such weapons, vehicles and equipment as shall be necessary and proper and shall be responsible therefor. The commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, shall, from time to time, establish headquarters and substations, as he shall deem it advisable for the objects and purposes of such an organization and for the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations hereinabove provided, and to that end he may, with the approval of the Governor acquire the right to use lands and buildings for the accommodation of members of said organization and properties and equipment.
Codes, 1942, § 8087; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1944, ch. 331, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-23 - Commissioner not to impose rule which impedes enforcement of traffic laws

It shall be unlawful for the commissioner to impose any rule of limitation of daily mileage travel or any other rule which will impede highway patrolmen from effectively enforcing the traffic laws in their jurisdiction of assignment. The commissioner will insure that patrolmen spend the maximum amount of their daily work schedule within the highway rights-of-way as a deterrent to traffic violations.
Codes, 1942, § 8079; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1940, ch. 167; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, § 2; Laws, 1948, ch. 343, § 2; Laws, 1950, ch. 407, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 357, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 377, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 338, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 515; Laws, 1964, ch. 324, § 9; Laws, 1966, ch. 568, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 472, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 482; Laws, 1971, ch. 518, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 527, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 485, § 1, eff. 7/1/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-25 - Patrolman preferring traffic charge to forward abstract of court record

Whenever any patrolman shall prefer any traffic charge whatsoever against any person in any court, it shall be the duty of such patrolman, upon the termination of such proceeding, to mail two (2) copies of the abstract of the court record immediately to the Commissioner of Public Safety at Jackson, Mississippi, showing the nature of the charge preferred, the date of the trial upon such charge, the disposition of the matter by the court and the sentence, if any, imposed by the court. Such abstract shall be signed by the presiding judge of the court in which the charge was preferred. Upon receipt of such abstracts, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to retain a copy for the use of, and inspection by, the State Auditor.
Codes, 1942, § 8082-11; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, § 12; Laws, 1964, ch. 324, § 11; Laws, 2009, ch. 546, § 14, eff. 4/15/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-27 - Bearing of arms; compliance with dress regulations

Members of the highway safety patrol shall be entitled to bear arms in the discharge of their duties. Said members shall, while in the discharge of their duties, wear such dress, uniform, and insignia, and carry such credentials as shall be prescribed by the commissioner.
Codes, 1942, § 8088; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1964, ch. 324, § 12, eff. 5/22/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 3 - HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL (§§ 45-3-1 — 45-3-57) › Section 45-3-29 - Penalty for impersonating patrolman; exception for county patrolman; exception for retired patrolman with prior authorization from commissioner

(1)
Except as otherwise authorized under this section, it shall be unlawful for any person not authorized so to do to impersonate a state highway safety patrolman, wear or use the insignia or uniform thereof, or to in anywise imitate or impersonate such patrolman. Any person adjudged guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail, where such offense is committed, for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to prevent or preclude the boards of supervisors of the several counties from employing county highway patrolmen as presently authorized by law, and said county patrolmen shall, when authorized by the commissioner and under rules and regulations with respect thereto, after completing such examinations and meeting such requirements as are specified by the commissioner, be entitled to wear the uniform and insignia of state highway safety patrolmen and discharge the duties thereof.
(2)
It shall not be unlawful or a violation of this section for a retired State Highway Safety Patrol officer to wear the uniform and insignia of the State Highway Safety Patrol when making presentations, delivering speeches or addressing public or private audiences for the purpose of entertaining or amusing such audiences provided such retired officer obtains written authorization from the Commissioner of Public Safety before engaging in such events. The approval of the commissioner shall not be required for each separate event but shall remain effective as an authorization for all such events until revoked or rescinded by the commissioner.
Codes, 1942, § 8088; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1964, ch. 324, § 12; Laws, 2000, ch. 521, § 1, eff. 4/30/2000.