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Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-1 Imposition of curfews during civil emergencies; definitions
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(a) “Civil emergency” is defined as:(1) A riot or unlawful assembly characterized by any use of force or violence disturbing the public peace, or any threat to use such force and violence, if accompanied by immediate power of execution, by two (2) or more persons acting together …
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-11 Persons to whom curfew does not apply
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Any curfew as defined hereby shall not apply to persons lawfully on the streets and public places during a civil emergency who have obtained written permission of the local chief of police or other law enforcement officer then in charge of municipal law enforcement, which permiss…
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-3 Proclamation of emergency
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When, in the judgment of the chief administrative officer of a municipality a civil emergency as defined herein is determined to exist, he shall forthwith proclaim in writing the existence of same, a copy of which proclamation will be filed with the clerk of the municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-5 Curfew order to state times and places applicable; maximum duration
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After proclamation of a civil emergency by the chief administrative officer, he may order a general curfew applicable to such geographical areas of the municipality or to the municipality as a whole as he deems advisable, and applicable during such hours of the day or night as he…