Mississippi § 25-3-61 - Governor may grant leave of absence.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-3-61 — Governor may grant leave of absence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-3-61. Governor may grant leave of absence.
The Governor may grant leave of absence for a time not to exceed three (3) months in the year to any officer at a time when the duties of his office will admit of the absence without injury to the public service; but a judge, district attorney, and the attorney general shall not have a leave of absence which will interfere with his presence at any term of court at which he should be present. Nor shall a public service commissioner have a leave of absence which will interfere with his presence at any session or meeting of the public service commission.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-3-61 ("Governor may grant leave of absence.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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