{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 45-5-3","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 45-5-3","body":"It is hereby declared that the state public welfare demands and the state public policy requires proper and adequate preservation of the domestic tranquility by the presence of sufficiently trained law enforcement officers on local and state levels; that the means and measures herein authorized to insure the welfare of all the citizens of the state of Mississippi are as a matter of public policy for the purpose of insuring the domestic tranquility; and that the accomplishment of the things herein authorized will preserve the present and prospective safety, morals, pursuit of happiness and general welfare of citizens of the state of Mississippi.","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":"a8f3fdc975f655f741d17e9ce5db8289d27cbb2a84047b79a38fd189deb5abb7","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-5-19","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-45-5-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}