45-6-17 - Noncomplying officers and officers with certificates revoked or suspended not to exercise powers; salary not to be paid.

MISSISSIPPI STATUTES AND CODES

45-6-17 - Noncomplying officers and officers with certificates revoked or suspended not to exercise powers; salary not to be paid.

§ 45-6-17. Noncomplying officers and officers with certificates revoked or suspended not to exercise powers; salary not to be paid.

(1) Any full- or part-time law enforcement officer who does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, or whose certificate has been suspended or revoked under provisions of this chapter, shall not be authorized to exercise the powers of law enforcement officers generally, and particularly shall not be authorized to exercise the power of arrest.

(2) Any state agency or political subdivision that employs a person as a full- or part-time law enforcement officer who does not meet the requirements of this chapter, or who employs a person whose certificate has been suspended or revoked under provisions of this chapter, is prohibited from paying the salary of such person, or providing any public monies for the equipment or support of the law enforcement activities of such person and any person violating this subsection shall be personally liable for making such payment.

Sources: Laws, 1981, ch. 474, § 9; Laws, 1992, ch. 415, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 394, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 1998.