45-3-39 - Prohibition as to personal use of cars, materials and equipment.
§ 45-3-39. Prohibition as to personal use of cars, materials and equipment.
No state officer or other person shall utilize at any time any uniform, car, material or equipment of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol for his personal use or for private purposes except in an emergency, and except to the extent authorized by Section 25-1-85, Mississippi Code of 1972. A breach of this provision shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), or thirty (30) days in jail, or both. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to apply to the governor or lieutenant governor of the state of Mississippi.
Sources: Codes, 1942, §§ 8083, 8085; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1940, ch. 167; Laws, 1944, ch. 330, § 2; ch. 331, § 1; Laws, 1946, ch. 420, §§ 5, 6; Laws, 1948, ch. 343, §§ 3, 4; Laws, 1950, ch. 407, §§ 2, 3; Laws, 1956, ch. 377, §§ 2, 3, eff July 1, 1956.