It is hereby declared that the state public welfare demands and the state public policy requires proper and adequate preservation of the domestic tranquility by the presence of sufficiently trained law enforcement officers on local and state levels; that the means and measures herein authorized to insure the welfare of all the citizens of the state of Mississippi are as a matter of public policy for the purpose of insuring the domestic tranquility; and that the accomplishment of the things herein authorized will preserve the present and prospective safety, morals, pursuit of happiness and general welfare of citizens of the state of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-5-3
Public policy declared
Known as the The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy Law
The act spans §§ 45–45 (9 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 196 So. 3d 1121 - Monica Harris v. The Town of Woodville (2016)
Most recently applied in 196 So. 3d 1121 - Monica Harris v. The Town of Woodville (July 2016)
Codes, 1942, § 8086-02; Laws, § 1964, ch. 324, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved May 22, 1964
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