Mississippi § 43-13-221 - Attorney General; investigation and prosecution; investigator status as law enforcement officer.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 43-13-221 — Attorney General; investigation and prosecution; investigator status as law enforcement officer., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-13-221. Attorney General; investigation and prosecution; investigator status as law enforcement officer.
The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Fraud Control Unit, may, in any case involving alleged violations of this article, conduct an investigation or prosecution. In conducting such actions, the Attorney General, acting through the director, shall have all the powers of a district attorney, including the powers to issue or cause to be issued subpoenas or other process. Persons employed by the Attorney General as investigators in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit shall serve as law enforcement officers as defined in Section 45-6-3, and they shall be empowered to make arrests and to serve and execute search warrants and other valid legal process anywhere within the State of Mississippi.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-13-221 ("Attorney General; investigation and prosecution; investigator status as law enforcement officer.") 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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