Miss. Code Ann. § 21-21-11

Purchase of certain insurance for police; payment of premiums

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The governing authorities of any municipality having a population in excess of 140,000 people by virtue of the 1960 census are hereby authorized to purchase insurance coverage to protect members of the police force working under the direction of the municipal authorities, against any suit or claims growing out of any action of such policemen guilty of false arrest, false imprisonment, false or improper service of process, malicious prosecution or any other claim resulting from such officers' performance of official duties.

Such municipal authorities shall have the right to pay, out of the general fund of such municipality any premiums which may become due on the aforesaid insurance policies.

Codes, 1942, § 3374-151.5; Laws, 1971, ch. 376, § 1, eff. 3/16/1971.

Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 546, HB 1020, 10, eff. 7/1/2023.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1979–1981 · leading case: John C. Reeves v. City of Jackson, Mississippi

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John C. Reeves v. City of Jackson, Mississippi (1979) ca5 “376, § 1, authorizes a city to purchase insurance to protect its policemen from suits arising out of their official duties; it does not authorize a city to purchase insurance to protect itself from vicarious liability for the torts of its officers.”

Janet Karpovs, Individually and as Personal Representative of Juris A. Karpovs, Deceased v. State of Mississippi (1981) ca5 “In Reeves we stated: Reeves argues that Miss.Code Ann. § 21-21-11 (1972) constitutes a waiver of statutory immunity that opens the City to suit.”

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