{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-116","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-116","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-116","body":"(1) The term “ Biddle guard ” means a device or partition installed in a vehicle operated by a law enforcement officer which separates the front and rear passenger compartments.\n\n(2) It is unlawful to transport a prisoner who is committed to the Department of Corrections in a vehicle which is not equipped with a secure Biddle guard. Each prisoner shall be restrained and a state, county, municipal or private correctional facility shall not release a prisoner into the custody of a law enforcement officer unless the prisoner is being transported in a vehicle equipped in accordance with this section.\n\n(3) The Commissioner of Corrections, sheriff or chief law enforcement officer who is responsible for a vehicle in which any transportation in violation of this section occurs shall be assessed a civil penalty of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) which shall be collected by the Attorney General and paid into the State Treasury.\n\n(4) The Commissioner of Corrections, sheriff or chief law enforcement officer who is responsible for a vehicle in which a prisoner is transported in violation of this section shall not be liable personally for any damages arising from injuries to persons or property caused by a prisoner who has escaped while being transported in violation of this section.\n\n(5) This section does not apply to any vehicle used by a correctional officer for transporting prisoners on the grounds of a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department, to any vehicle used by a field officer of the Department of Corrections when taking a prisoner into the custody of the Department of Corrections or to any vehicle used to transport prisoners in work release programs.","path":["MS Code","Title 47"],"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":"42c1d07f4693f99bcf6dad03683057287c5a0813032f8fcd516992146d6fbaa8","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-115","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}