Public Safety

1. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-11-1 and 63-11-19, all Intoxilyzer 8000 locations will be certified using the Intoxilyzer Location Certification (Form IP-65E), which is on file with the Implied Consent Section of the Mississippi Crime Laboratory or designee. All certified lo…

The breath alcohol simulators are to be certified yearly or as required by repair or service. The certification is reported on the Implied Consent Simulator Certification (Form IP-62E) and is on file with the Implied Consent Section of the Mississippi Crime Laboratory or designee…

Breath alcohol reference standard solutions are purchased in the concentrations utilized in the calibration of the Intoxilyzer 8000. These solutions are certified by the manufacturer to be consistent of each concentration throughout the lot. The Mississippi Crime Laboratory analy…

Dry gas ethanol standards are purchased from manufacturers that certify the ethanol concentration using N.I.S.T. traceable standards. Each lot of dry gas ethanol standard comes with a manufacturer's certificate of analysis. This certificate is on file with the Implied Consent Sec…

Herein are defined certain terms used in these Policy and Procedures. 1. Basic 911 Service - A telephone service terminated in designated Public Safety Answering Points accessible by the public through telephone calls dialed to the telephone number 911. Basic 911 is a voice servi…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the certification of emergency telecommunicators who have an established record of experience, training, and education. The Board will establish procedures to review the record of those telecommunicators whose certificat…

1. The Board shall evaluate each applicant's documented record of experience and training.The accomplishments in each area shall be weighed to compare the applicant's credentials with the current standards for professional certification. A. The state certification of any emergenc…

1. All procedures applicable to certification for newly employed emergency telecommunicators must be followed in seeking certification based on equivalency of training. In addition to the forms for the certification process, the employer shall provide documentation of emergency t…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the standards and qualifications to be used to certify or approve instructors for Board-approved training. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-11.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-353 Adopted 3/18/2019 Amended 6/20/2019 Amended 11/30/2019…

1. All persons instructing emergency telecommunicators in Basic, or EMD courses must be certified as an instructor by the Board of Emergency Telecommunications Standards and Training (BETST). All persons instructing elective training must be approved and/or certified as an instru…

1. Minimum requirements for certification of training instructors for Basic, EMD or Recertification courses. A. Application: Individuals desiring to instruct in BETST- approved courses must thoroughly complete a formal application. Applications from currently employed telecommuni…

1. This section establishes policy and procedure for re-certification of emergency telecommunicators. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-12.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-353 Adopted 3/18/2019 Amended 11/30/2019 Amended 10/31/2021 Amended 1/30/2023

1. The Board shall re-certify those emergency telecommunicators who continue to meet the employment guidelines established in accordance with Mississippi Code as Annotated Section 19-5-353 as well as having completed the prescribed continuous training requirements established hen…

1. All emergency telecommunicator applicants for re-certification shall complete the following steps to maintain their current certification status with the Board. A. Applicants for telecommunicator re-certification shall submit a fully completed (1) Application for Re-certificat…

1. This section establishes policy and procedure for certification of emergency telecommunicators. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-2.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-351 Adopted 3/18/2019 Amended 11/30/2019

1. The board shall certify as emergency telecommunicators those persons who meet the employment guidelines established in accordance with Mississippi Code as Annotated Section 19-5-353. A. Certification under the Emergency Telecommunications Training Program (ETTP) is limited by …

1. All emergency telecommunicator employers shall follow these steps in the evaluation, employment and certification of emergency telecommunicators. A. The employing agency must evaluate each emergency telecommunicator applicant to ensure each applicant meets the minimum employme…

1. This section establishes policies and procedures governing professional certificates. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-3.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-353 Adopted 3/18/2019 Amended 11/30/2019

1. Vested by law with ownership of and full responsibility for emergency telecommunicator's certificates, the Board's policy is to ensure that certificates are issued only to fully qualified telecommunicators and cancelled when appropriate and that all certificates are accounted …

1. All emergency telecommunications employers included under the Emergency Telecommunicator Training Program as described in this Policy and Procedures Manual should follow these steps in safekeeping certificates issued to their employees by the Board. A. The employer, upon recei…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the reprimand, suspension, recall or cancellation of the professional certificate of an emergency telecommunicator. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-4.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-353 Adopted 3/18/2019 Amended 11/30/2019

1. The Board reserves the right to either reprimand the holder of a certificate, suspend a certificate upon conditions imposed by the Board, or cancel and recall any certificate when: A. The certificate was issued by administrative error; B. The certificate was obtained through m…

1. The procedures listed herein shall be followed to ensure a fair and expedient process consistent with law. A. The Board staff shall open a certification review file upon the instruction of the assistant director or the director. The director or the assistant director may base …

1. This section establishes the policy and procedures for compliance monitoring and for addressing any instances of noncompliance that may come to the Board's attention. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-5.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-353 Adopted 3/18/2019

1. The intent of the Legislature in enacting the Law Emergency Telecommunications Training Program (ETTP) was clearly to establish standards for the selection and training of emergency telecommunicators as soon as possible upon beginning the telecommunicator's career. This action…

1. The primary tools the Board will use in compliance monitoring are the various forms discussed in the section of this manual. These forms provide the Board information upon which to base decisions as to the eligibility of an applicant to become a emergency telecommunicator and …

1. This section establishes the policy and procedures governing the reimbursement of training costs to the emergency telecommunicator's agencies governed by the Emergency Telecommunications Training Program. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-6.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-355 Adopted 3/18/2…

1. The Emergency Telecommunications Training Program created the Board for the primary purpose of developing and implementing guidelines for the selection and training of emergency communicators. Accordingly, the legislature mandated that the Board authorize, but only from such f…

1. The board staff shall review all the information available on each telecommunication's class and determine the eligibility and amount of reimbursement to each agency. A. The staff shall maintain a running balance of available funds which come from a service charge of Five Cent…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the standards to be used in determining what constitutes successful completion of the Basic Emergency Telecommunication Training Program. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-7.1 Miss Code Ann. § 19-5-353 Adopted 3/18/2019 Amende…

1. The Board approved Basic Emergency Telecommunications Training Courses shall include classroom activity as well as hands-on skill certification. To begin the certification process, the successful completion of the Mississippi Emergency Telecommunications 16-Hour Orientation Co…

1. This section establishes procedures governing the standards to be used for Telecommunicators/Dispatchers. A. Minimum Standards of Training and Certification for Law Enforcement Telecommunicators/Dispatchers. 1. Current certification by APCO Institute 40-Hour Telecommunicator T…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the standards to be used by accredited training instructors in determining what constitutes successful completion of the Emergency Telecommunications Training Program for state certification. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 601-…

1. The Board-approved Emergency Telecommunications Training Program shall include classroom activity. Standards for successful completion of the ETTP program include: A. A passing academic score as determined by the course vendor, B. Successful completion of the Mississippi Emerg…

1. This section establishes procedures governing the admission, attendance, scoring, and completion of Emergency Telecommunicator training. A. Admission/enrollment 1. For classroom training, the course instructor or host agency shall be charged with the registration of students i…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the learning objectives which are expected to be achieved by Board-approved training courses in order to attain successful completion of the Basic Emergency Telecommunications Training Program. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 60…

1. The Basic Emergency Telecommunications Training Courses shall include classroom activity as well as hands-on skill certification. The primary portion of the training curriculum s hall come from the approved courses of national organizations which are considered the standards i…

1. Once an emergency telecommunicator is hired by an agency or private company, it is that employer's responsibility to get the telecommunicator certified. The process for meeting the requirements for certification is derived from the ability to know and perform the learning obje…

The following are a list of Driver Services' fees that are currently being used and the changes in Driver Services' fees effective September 1, 2017. The amounts are subject to change without notice in accordance with any changes mandated by the legislature or rules adopted pursu…

Possession or carrying of any weapon by any person, except a law enforcement officer, is prohibited in all Mississippi Highway Patrol substations, driver's license offices, and all other buildings owned or operated by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Entry upon the af…

1. The purpose of this regulation is to ensure the protection, health and safety of children who are detained in juvenile detention facilities in Mississippi by providing for the licensing of juvenile detention facilities. These regulations are intended to assure that certain min…

1. Any facility/applicant who disagrees with or is aggrieved by the Department of Public Safety in regard to the denial, refusal to renew, suspension, revocation, or restriction of a license may appeal to an appellate panel and shall be provided a hearing. The appellate panel wil…

1. Licensing agency shall issue any notice, including for an administrative hearing, by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice shall state: a. Its effective date; b. Intent; c. Purpose; d. Grounds upon which it is based; and e. Provisions of the stat…

1. Reasonable Notice - All parties shall be afforded opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice. Absent a statutory provision to the contrary, reasonable notice shall be defined as ten (10) days' notice. 2. Evidence May Be Presented - Opportunity shall be afforded all partie…

1. Orders of the Department shall only be effective when in writing. 2. Each Order shall contain its effective date and shall concisely state its intent or purpose and the grounds and pertinent provision of law on which it is based. 3. An Order is effectuated by proper service up…

Any applicable penalty for a violation of this regulation may be reduced or eliminated, according to a schedule adopted by the Unit, if corrective action was taken promptly after a violation was discovered or the violation was not part of a pattern or practice. Notes 31 Miss. Cod…

If any provision of these sections or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or any other application of these sections which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or …