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Mississippi Statutes, Title 21

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Title 21, Municipalities

27 chapters · 687 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 21687 Ch 29, Employees’ Retirement and Disability…97 Ch 27, Public Utilities and Transportation83 Ch 33, Taxation and Finance77 Ch 19, Health, Safety, and Welfare42 Ch 9, Council-Manager Plan of Government39 Ch 1, Classification, Creation, Abolition,…33 Ch 37, Streets, Parks and Other Public Property32 Ch 43, Business Improvement Districts30 Ch 31, Civil Service27 Ch 41, Special Improvements26 Ch 8, Mayor-Council Form of Government23 Ch 15, Officers and Records22 Ch 35, Municipal Budget18 Ch 25, Fire Departments and Fire Districts17

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Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-1 Marshal or chief of police; duties; bond
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The marshal or chief of police shall be the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality and shall have control and supervision of all police officers employed by said municipality. The marshal or chief of police shall be an ex officio constable within the boundaries of the …
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-11 Purchase of certain insurance for police; payment of premiums
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The governing authorities of any municipality having a population in excess of 140,000 people by virtue of the 1960 census are hereby authorized to purchase insurance coverage to protect members of the police force working under the direction of the municipal authorities, against…
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-13 Staffing of City of Jackson police department
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The City of Jackson, at all times, shall adequately staff its police department with the necessary number of law enforcement officers. The Jackson Police Department shall continue to enforce all ordinances of the City of Jackson.
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-3 Police and night marshals
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The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power and authority to employ, regulate and support a sufficient police force or night marshals, to define the duties thereof, and to furnish and supply all suitable and necessary equipment therefor.

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-31 Declaration of legislative findings

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The legislature finds that the availability of law enforcement officers to a municipality in a state of civil emergency is of a statewide concern, and that it is in the public interest that municipalities needing additional law enforcement officers in a state of civil emergency b…

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-33 Definitions

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“Municipality” as used in Sections 21-21-31 through 21-21-41 means any city, town, or village as defined in Section 21-1-1. “Law enforcement officer” as used herein means any policeman.

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-35 Powers of municipality to provide assistance

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Any municipality shall have the power by resolution or order of its governing body to make provision for or to authorize its mayor or chief administrative officer or chief of police to make provision for its regularly employed law enforcement officers to assist any other municipa…

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-37 Powers of law enforcement officer while in another municipality

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While any law enforcement officer regularly employed as such in one municipality is in the service of another municipality pursuant to Sections 21-21-31 through 21-21-41, he shall be a peace officer of such other municipality and be under the command of the law enforcement office…

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-39 Rights of law enforcement officer while in another municipality

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Any law enforcement officer who is ordered by the official designated by the governing body of any municipality to perform police or peace duties outside the territorial limits of the municipality where he is regularly employed as such officer, shall be entitled to the same wage,…

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-41 Payments to law enforcement officer; reimbursement to the regularly employing municipality

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All wage and disability payments, pension payments, damage to equipment and clothing, medical expense, and expenses of travel, food, and lodging shall be paid by the municipality regularly employing such law enforcement officer. Upon making such payments, the municipality that fu…

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-5 Purchasing dogs for use of police department

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The governing authorities of any municipality in the state are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to purchase by negotiation or otherwise, any breed of dogs suitable for law enforcement purposes, and pay for same out of the proceeds derived from tax levies made…

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-7 Peace officers attending training schools; expenses

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The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power and authority, in their discretion, to pay the expenses of any municipal peace or police officer which said officer incurs in attending any recognized training school for peace and law enforcement officers. Such gov…

Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-9 Medical and hospital care for injured policemen

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In all municipalities of this state maintaining a police department, the personnel of which department is actively and exclusively engaged in police duty, the governing authorities of such municipality may pay out of the general fund of said municipality reasonable hospital and m…