95-005-E Do the Mississippi Ethics in Government laws prohibit the spouse of a county sheriff from being appointed by the county/youth court judge as the county court administrator within the same county in which the sheriff is a county elected official? [13, 27, 28, A]
95-010-E Are the Mississippi Ethics in Government laws violated should:
1. a municipality's acting chief of police qualify as a candidate for justice court judge without taking a leave of absence; and
2. a municipal police officer qualily as a candidate for sheriff without taking a leave of absence? [5, 7, 13, 29, M]
95-019-E Are the Mississippi Ethics in Government laws violated should a sheriff's department lease from one of its deputy sheriff's a motor vehicle for use as a drug protection canine unit for $1.00 a month and provide the necessary liability and collision insurance coverage? [9, 11, 13]
95-022-E Are the Mississippi Ethics in Government laws violated should a sheriff marry an employee of the sheriff's department and retain her as an employee after the marriage? [11,13, A]
95-061-E It is not a violation of the conflict of interest laws for the county sheriff's niece to serve as a bail bond agent in the sheriff's county but the sheriff should be especially cautious of 25-4-105(5). [3, 13, 31]
95-064-E It is not a violation of the conflict of interest laws if a dispatcher is employed by a county sheriff's department, who also is a licensed bail bond agent, and is writing bail bonds returnable to judicial and law enforcement entities other than those of his or her employing county. Cautioned as to 254-105(1) and (5). Prohibition as to 25-4-105(3)(a) writing bail bonds to entities of employing county. [11,3, 13]
95-121-E An individual elected to the office of constable may not continue to work as a deputy sheriff for the county he or she was elected to serve as constable. [13, 16]
94-091-E A sheriff may not hire his spouse as jail administrator.
94-097-E A fulltime security guard for a state hospital may become a candidate for county Constable, and if elected, perform the duties of both positions.93-162-E 1. A county may do business with the son of one of its employees, provided...
2. A current sheriffs office employee may transfer to a department under supervision of the Board of Supervisors, the employee being a Board of Supervisors member's sister-in-law.
93-210-E An Alderman may be employed as a lieutenant of a Sheriffs Office or as a captain of a Metro Narcotics Unit, formed by local governmental entities including his city and funded by a federal grant.
93-211-E A Sheriff's Department may purchase radio equipment from a vendor which licenses a Sheriffs Deputy as a dealer, provided..
93-225-E A county Sheriff or a county law enforcement employee may own and operate a private security business which contracts with either private businesses within the county or the county school system, but it is not advised pursuant to Code Section 25-4-101.
92-058-E A sheriff may invest in and become an officer in a private security firm.
92-085-E A sheriff may not recommend his spouse for employment with the sheriffs department. Violation: 254-105(1).92-102-E A sheriff may employ the emancipated son of a supervisor.
92-107-E A sheriffs office may not compensate one of its deputies for the storage of evidence. Violation: 254-105(3)(a).
92-191 -E A fill-time employee of a county sheriff may be elected and simultaneously serve as a county election commissioner.
92-225-E 1. A constable may simultaneously serve as a collection agent for the county justice court.
2. A constable may receive a $20 fee for serving arrest warrants in the capacity of collection agent.Referred to AG.
91-017-E A sheriff may employ the brother of a supervisor.
91-060-E 1. An elected constable may serve as a full-time sheriffs department investigator under the ethics laws. (Referred to AG.)
2. The constable/sheriffs investigator may not perform constable duties and receive consequent fees while on duty for the sheriffs department. Violation: 25-4-105(1); 25-4-101.
90-020-E The first cousin of a sheriff may write bail bonds for the same county.
89-09-E A sheriff may not employ a spouse, parent or child on a part-time basis when full-time employees are on vacation. Violation of Section 109 and 25-4-105(2) if a spouse or dependent child or parent. Violation of 25-4-105(1).
89-29-E A sheriff's employment of his spouse as a dispatcher following the resignation of the prior dispatcher violates Section 109 and 25-4-105(2).
89-36-E A board of supervisors may contract with a private security company to transport prisoners which is owned by the sheriff's sons. Cautioned regarding 25-4-101 and 25-4-105(1).
88-30-E A sheriffs department may not purchase tires from a company owned by the son of the sheriff. Violation: 25-4-105(1).
88-172-E A deputy sheriff/owner of a plumbing contracting business may not contract with the board of supervisors, as that is the same governmental entity of which he is an employee. Violation: 25-4-l05(2)(a).
88-176-E A former supervisor may not be employed by the county sheriffs department prior to the expiration of one year after he left office. Violation: 25-4-105(2)(f).
87-77-E A county sheriff may contract with a county recreation department for the lease of golf carts, because the recreation department is a "separate authority" under 25-4-103(a).
87-l01-E A legislator may simultaneously serve as an employee of a county sheriffs department, provided recusal.