Mississippi Administrative Code

1. This chapter provides examples of forms and instructions for completion and submission of forms. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 301-15.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-6-7 Adopted 9/16/2019

1. The agency head is responsible for insuring timely compliance with the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training requests for information. Incomplete or illegible forms will be returned. Failure to comply will result in the agency being placed on administrative h…

1. All employing agencies included under the LEOTP as described in this manual shall follow these steps in submitting required forms: A. "Full-Time and Part-Time Law Enforcement Application for Certification and Background Investigation Review" - This form is required to be compl…

1. This section establishes policy and procedure for certification of law enforcement officers. Note: This section comprises sections formerly known as "grand-fathered" officers, newly employed officers and lateral transfers. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 301-2.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-6-…

1. The Board shall certify as law enforcement professionals those persons who meet the employment guidelines established in accordance with Mississippi Code as Annotated § 45-6-11(3). Additionally, the Board shall certify certain eligible law enforcement officers as being exempt …

1. All law enforcement employers shall follow these steps in the evaluation, employment and certification of law enforcement officers.A. The employing agency must evaluate each law enforcement applicant to ensure each applicant meets the minimum employment criteria prior to emplo…

1. This section establishes policies and procedures governing professional certificates. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 301-3.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-6-7 Adopted 9/16/2019 Amended 11/3/2021

1. Vested by law with ownership of and full responsibility for law enforcement officers' certificates, the Board's policy is to ensure that certificates are issued only to fully qualified officers and revoked when appropriate and that all certificates are accounted for at all tim…

1. All law enforcement employers included under the Law Enforcement Officers 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 receiving the certifi…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the classification of "not eligible for certification" or the reprimand, suspension (under conditions imposed by the board), recall or cancellation of the professional certificate of a law enforcement officer. This secti…

1. The Board may reject any unqualified applicant for certification by a classification of not eligible for certification. Further, the Board reserves the right to reprimand, suspend or cancel and recall any certificate when:A. The certificate was issued by administrative error; …

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 may base the openi…

1. This document is the recognized Code of Ethics for Law Enforcement agencies. Law Enforcement Code of Ethics As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppre…

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. 301-5.1 Miss Code Ann.§ 45-6-7 Adopted 9/16/2019 Amended 11/3/2021

1. The intent of the Legislature in enacting the Law Enforcement Officers Training Program (LEOTP) was clearly to establish standards for the selection and training of law enforcement officers as soon as possible upon beginning the officer's career. This action was for the benefi…

1. The primary tools the Board will use in compliance monitoring are the various forms discussed in the section of this manual concerning "Official Certification Forms". These forms provide the Board information upon which to base decisions as to the eligibility of an applicant t…

1. This section establishes the policy and procedures governing the reimbursement of training costs to the law enforcement agencies governed by the Law Enforcement Officers Training Program. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 301-6.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-6-7, 45-6-13 Adopted 9/16/2019

1. The Law Enforcement Officers Training Program created the board for the primary purpose of developing and implementing guidelines for the selection and training of law enforcement officers. Accordingly, the legislature mandated that the board authorize, but only from such fund…

1. The board staff shall review all the information available on each academy class and determine the eligibility and amount of reimbursement to each agency. A. The staff shall maintain a running balance of available funds. The estimated training demand and funds available shall …

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the standards to be used by accredited training academies in determining what constitutes successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 301-7.1 Miss Code Ann.§ 45-6-7 Adopte…

1. The Board approved Basic Law Enforcement Training Course shall include classroom activity, fitness training and hands-on skill certification.A. Standards for successful completion of the course are as follows: 1. An academic average score of seventy percent (70%), 2. Physical …

1. This section establishes procedures governing the standards to be used by accredited training academies. A. Admission/enrollment procedure 1. Each academy shall develop an admittance and enrollment procedure. This procedure must ensure that only those applicants who are of goo…

1. This document describes the 480-hour Full-Time Basic Training Curriculum for all Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers. FULL-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT BASIC TRAINING CURRICULUM Hours 1. ORIENTATION 1. Orientation to Basic Training ___5___ 2. INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 2. Histor…

1. This document describes the 307-hour Part-Time Basic Training Curriculum for all Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers. PART-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT BASIC TRAINING CURRICULUM Hours 1. ORIENTATION 1. Orientation to Basic Training ___2___ 2. INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 2. Histor…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the Physical Fitness Program. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 301-8.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-6-7 Adopted 9/16/2019

1. The Board requires that each law enforcement officer be able to demonstrate an acceptable level of fitness before graduation from the basic course. A. The Board recognizes that fitness can greatly mitigate the effects of stress, heart and back problems. These three problems ar…

1. The fitness program is a part of the probationary period activities which lead to the eventual professional certification of the law enforcement officer. A. The program actually begins upon the officer's date of hire. Officers must be deemed physically fit to satisfactorily me…

1. This document describes the Agility Run Standards for Mississippi Law Enforcement officers. EVENT I - AGILITY RUN STANDARDS EFFICIENY SCORE 20-29 YEARS AGILITY TIME (in seconds) 30-39 YEARS AGILITY TIME (in seconds) 40-50+ YEARS AGILITY TIME (in seconds) Male Female Male Femal…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the certification of law enforcement officers' procedures to review the record of those officers whose certification has lapsed and those officers who have training and experience in another jurisdiction (i.e., federal s…

1. The Board shall evaluate each applicant's documented record of experience, education 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 certification status of…

1. All procedures applicable to certification for newly employed officers must be followed in seeking certification based on equivalency and refresher course training. In addition to the forms required for the certification process, the employer shall provide documentation of law…

1. This document describes the 200-hour Refresher Training Curriculum for all Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers. LAW ENFORCEMENT REFRESHER TRAINING CURRICULUM 1. Mississippi Vehicle Law and Enforcement HOURS 9. Traffic Crash Investigation 16 10. Mississippi Motor Vehicle Law a…

This chapter consists of model rules addressing the public's request for declaratory opinions and an agency's disposition of requests for declaratory opinions. The Secretary of State's Office is required to provide these model rules under Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.105. Agencies a…

Declaratory opinions and requests for declaratory opinions shall be available for public inspection and copying at the expense of the viewer during normal business hours. All declaratory opinions and requests shall be indexed by name, subject, and date of issue. Declaratory opini…

This chapter sets forth the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's rules governing the form, content, and filing of requests for declaratory opinions, the procedural rights of persons in relation to the written requests, and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's proced…

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety will issue declaratory opinions regarding the applicability to specified facts of: 1. a statute administered or enforceable by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, 2. a rule promulgated by the Mississippi Department of Public Sa…

A request must be limited to a single transaction or occurrence. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 4-1.4 Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-2.105 (Rev. 2006).

When a person with substantial interest, as required by Section 25-43-2.103 of the Administrative Procedures Act, requests a declaratory opinion, the requestor must submit a printed, typewritten, or legibly handwritten request. 1. Each request must be submitted on 8-1/2" x 11" wh…

Any party who signs the request shall attest that the request complies with the requirements set forth in these rules, including but not limited to a full, complete, and accurate statement of relevant facts and that there are no related proceedings pending before any agency, admi…

Each request must contain the following: 1. A clear identification of the statute, rule, or order at issue; 2. The question for the declaratory opinion; 3. A clear and concise statement of all facts relevant to the question presented; 4. The identity of all other known persons in…

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety may, for good cause, refuse to issue a declaratory opinion. The circumstances in which declaratory opinions will not be issued include, but are not necessarily limited to: 1. The matter is outside the primary jurisdiction of the Mississ…

1. Within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of a request for a declaratory opinion which complies with the requirements of these rules, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall, in writing:a. Issue an opinion declaring the applicability of the statute, rule, or orde…

All definitions set forth in Miss. Code Ann. § 41-61-53 shall apply in these Rules and Regulations. When used in these Regulations, the term Medical Examiner case means any human death required by Miss. Code Ann. § 41-61-59 to be investigated and certified by the Medical Examiner…

All death investigation training, including continuing education, for Mississippi County Medical Examiners and Deputy County Medical Examiners (CME and Deputy CME) and for County Medical Examiner Investigators and Deputy Medical Examiner Investigators (CMEI and DMEI) shall be cer…

All individuals who are elected or appointed as County Medical Examiners/Investigators or Deputy Medical Examiners/Investigators, before taking the oath of Office, must attend the Basic Death Investigation Training School provided by the State Medical Examiner and the Mississippi…

If an occasion arises requiring appointment of a Deputy or Chief Medical Examiner/Investigator during that period of time between scheduled Basic Death Investigation courses, individuals thus appointed may be permitted to take Office upon completion of the Interim Medicolegal Dea…

All individuals who have attended the Basic Death Investigation Training School must, at least once every four years, attend the Advanced Death Investigation Training School provided by the State Medical Examiner and Mississippi Forensics Laboratory. This ordinarily will be a one…