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Miss. Code Ann. § 21-31-13 (2026)

Coverage afforded by civil service system

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The provisions of Sections 21-31-1 through 21-31-27 shall include all full paid employees of the fire and/or police departments of each municipality coming within its purview, including the chiefs of those departments. All appointments to and promotions in said departments shall be made solely on merit, efficiency, and fitness, which may be ascertained by open competitive examination and impartial investigation. No person shall be reinstated in, or transferred, suspended, or discharged from any place, position or employment contrary to the provisions of Sections 21-31-1 through 21-31-27. The governing authorities of the municipality may, with the approval of the civil service commission, extend the benefits of Sections 21-31-1 through 21-31-27 to other full time employees of the municipality.

All incumbents and future appointees shall be subject to civil service, except, however, those appointees now and hereafter serving as extra members.

Codes, 1942, §§ 3825-03, 3825-04; Laws, 1944, ch. 208, § 2; Laws, 1962, ch. 547, § 2, eff. 4/30/1962.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1994–2018 · leading case: Vince Bates v. City of Natchez, Mississippi, 247 So. 3d 338 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018).
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Vince Bates v. City of Natchez, Mississippi, 247 So. 3d 338 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). “He had a pre-termination hearing before the police department's disciplinary board, of which he had notice and an opportunity to have an attorney present and call witnesses.”
Chandler v. City of Jackson Civ. Serv., 687 So. 2d 142 (Miss. 1997). “As to assignment of error II, rules of statutory construction as applied to this case require that Miss. Code Ann. § 21-31-13 be read literally.”
Bobby J. Chandler v. Ltd Firefighters (Miss. 1994). · cites it 4× “There the appellant, Bob Chandler, and his attorney spoke against the adoption of the proposed changes, arguing that the Mississippi Civil Service statute, Miss. Code Ann. § 21-31-13 , did not allow for appointive positions without competition and submitting written objections…”
Patterson v. City of Greenville, 117 So. 3d 630 (Miss. 2013). “See also Miss.Code Ann. § 21-31-13 (Rev. 2007) (regarding civil service).”
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