25-9-301 - Definitions. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 25-9-301. Definitions.
 

The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall require otherwise: 
 

(a) "Veteran" means a person who served in the active Armed Forces of the United States for a period of ninety (90) days during a period of war or armed conflict and was granted an honorable discharge therefrom; or was discharged therefrom for a service-connected injury in less than ninety (90) days. 

(b) "Disabled veteran" means a veteran who the Veterans Administration has certified to have a service-connected disability within the last ninety (90) days. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1980, ch. 346, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 476, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1991.