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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order » Chapter 7 - County Patrol Officers » Employment, Duties, Uniforms Compensation and Transportation of Patrol Officers

§ 45-7-1. Counties may employ men to enforce road laws

The board of supervisors of any county is hereby authorized to employ, in its discretion, not exceeding three (3) men in counties of Classes 1 and 2, and not exceeding two (2) men to be regularly employed at any time in counties of other classes, whose duty it shall be to patrol the roads of […]

§ 45-7-3. Duties of patrol officers; uniforms

Said patrol officers are hereby authorized to do and perform all acts authorized to be done by the sheriff, constable, or any peace officer. Said patrol officers in addition to their duties as peace officers, shall note the condition of the roads and bridges of the county and make report thereof to the board of […]

§ 45-7-5. Compensation; transportation

Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the board of supervisors may compensate the county patrol officers in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month for any one (1) county; in no case shall any one (1) patrol officer receive compensation in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) […]