The purpose of this chapter is to provide for protective services for vulnerable persons in Mississippi who are abused, neglected or exploited.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-3
Legislative purpose
Known as the Mississippi Vulnerable Persons Act
The act spans §§ 43–43 (22 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 719 So. 2d 173 - Ricks v. MISS. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH (1998)
Most recently applied in 719 So. 2d 173 - Ricks v. MISS. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH (August 1998)
Laws, 1986, ch. 468, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1989, ch. 381, § 2; Laws, 2010, ch. 357, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2010.
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