Mississippi § 61-3-67 - Joint operations; authorization.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 61-3-67 — Joint operations; authorization., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-3-67. Joint operations; authorization.
For the purposes of Sections 61-3-67 through 61-3-75, unless otherwise qualified, the term “public agency” includes municipality and authority, each as defined in this chapter, any agency of the state government and of the United States, and any municipality, political subdivision and agency of an adjoining state. The term “governing body” includes the commissioners of an authority, the governing body of a municipality, and the head of an agency of a state or the United States if the public agency is other than an authority or municipality. All powers, privileges, and authority granted by this chapter may be exercised and enjoyed by an authority jointly with any public agency of this state, and jointly with any public agency of any adjoining state or of the United States to the extent that the laws of such other state or of the United States permit such joint exercise of enjoyment. Any agency of the state government, when acting jointly with any authority, may exercise and enjoy all the powers, privileges, and authority conferred by this chapter upon an authority.
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 61-3-67 cover?
Section 61-3-67 ("Joint operations; authorization.") 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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