{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-43-9","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-9","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 45-43-9","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided by Section 45-43-11 , a gate in a fence or wall enclosing a pool yard as required by Section 45-43-7 shall:\n\n(a) Have a self-closing and self-latching device;\n\n(b) Have hardware enabling it to be locked, at the option of whoever controls the gate, by a padlock or a built-in lock operated by key, card, or combination; and\n\n(c) Open outward away from the pool yard.\n\n(2) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (3) of this section and Section 45-43-11 , a gate latch must be installed so that it is at least sixty (60) inches above the ground, except that it may be installed lower if:\n\n(a) The latch is installed on the pool yard side of the gate only and is at least three (3) inches below the top of the gate; and\n\n(b) The gate or enclosure has no opening greater than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) inch in any direction within eighteen (18) inches from the latch, including the space between the gate and the gatepost to which the gate latches.\n\n(3) A gate latch may be located forty-two (42) inches or higher above the ground if the gate cannot be opened except by key, card, or combination on both sides of the gate.","path":["MS Code","Title 45"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"f8493187cc0d936a2f3674cd941be22a9fe1e344bab0d510de56c543319c6dfb","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-43-7","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-45-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}