Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-71
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Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-71
Official statutory text
Each full-time fire fighter, employed in accordance with Section 45-11-203 , policeman, sheriff, deputy sheriff or other local law enforcement officer, who retires under Section 21-29-139 or the Public Employees' Retirement System, for superannuation or for reason of disability, or any other local government retirement system shall be allowed to retain, as his personal property, the one (1) badge which is issued to him by the local government fire fighting unit or law enforcement unit.
Status: in_force
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