§ 65-1-125. Sale of used road building materials
The State Highway Department is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to sell used road building materials of every kind, nature, and description to the various boards of supervisors for a reasonable and fair price. The funds received as a result of a sale contemplated by this section shall be deposited in the state treasury as […]
§ 65-1-127. Participation in Federal Highway Administration Fellowship Program in Highway Safety
The Mississippi State Highway Commission is authorized and empowered to cooperate with the Federal Highway Administration Fellowship Program in Highway Safety by granting permission of any of its employees accepted for participating in such program to be granted a leave of absence to obtain the schooling without loss of salary while gaining the advanced training […]
§ 65-1-129. Security officers; definitions
For purposes of Sections 65-1-129 through 65-1-137, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein: “Highway Commission” means the Mississippi State Highway Commission. “Qualified person” means a person who: Has met all the educational and training requirements of a course of study prescribed and conducted by the Mississippi Law […]
§ 65-1-86. Duty of Attorney General with respect to illegal contracts or criminal acts
The Attorney General shall, with or without a request by the State Highway Commission, bring any lawsuit, in the name of the State Highway Commission, to recover any monies lost through illegal contracts, fraud, false pretense or any other criminal act, and the highway commission shall, at the direction of the Attorney General, supply internal […]
§ 65-1-131. Security officers; appointment; oath; identification; powers; reimbursement by district
The Mississippi Transportation Commission may appoint and commission qualified persons as security officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Any such security officer so appointed shall be a full-time employee of the Transportation Department and shall not be employed by any privately owned guard or security service, and shall at all times be answerable and […]
§ 65-1-87. Purchases of war surplus equipment, supplies and materials
The Mississippi State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase war surplus equipment, supplies, and materials from the General Services Administration of the United States of America without the necessity of advertising for bids for such materials and equipment and supplies, even though the cost of such materials, equipment, and supplies exceed the […]
§ 65-1-133. Security officers; arrest and detention
A person arrested by a security officer appointed and commissioned under Section 65-1-131 shall be handled or processed in the jurisdiction in which the offense was committed, in the same manner as if the arrest had been made by a sheriff or constable. If such security officer detains any person arrested by him, he shall […]
§ 65-1-89. Contract arbitration provisions
Every formal contract made by or on behalf of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the construction of any building, highway, or work, or the doing of any repairs shall contain and include a provision for settlement by arbitration, if requested by either party to the contract, of all claims and disputes and other matters arising […]
§ 65-1-135. Security officers; termination of authority
The powers and authority of any security officer may be terminated at any time by the Highway Commission.
§ 65-1-91. Arbitration proceedings and effect
Upon demand for arbitration by any party to a contract with the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the construction of any building, highway or work, or the doing of any repairs, such arbitration shall proceed in all respects and shall have the same effect as authorized and provided by Sections 11-15-1 through 11-15-37. Any arbitration decision […]