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Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-1 (2026)

Maintenance and operation of public ambulance service by political entities

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The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any city, town, or any political subdivision thereof, either separately or acting in conjunction, in their discretion and upon finding that adequate public ambulance service would not otherwise be available, may own, maintain, and operate a public ambulance service as a governmental function, fix and collect charges therefor, and adopt, promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of said service. Any political subdivision, or parts thereof, acting hereunder may contract and otherwise cooperate with any department or agency of the United States Government or the State of Mississippi, or any county, city, town, or supervisors district of the same, or other counties of the State of Mississippi in carrying out any of the powers herein conferred or otherwise effectuating the purposes of Sections 41-55-1 through 41-55-11 and in so doing accept gifts, money, and other property of whatever kind.

Codes, 1942, § 2997-21; Laws, 1968, ch. 290, § 1, eff. 7/19/1968.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1990–2018 · leading case: Samuel Wilcher, Jr. v. Lincoln Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 243 So. 3d 177 (Miss. 2018).
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Samuel Wilcher, Jr. v. Lincoln Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 243 So. 3d 177 (Miss. 2018). · cites it 2× “This, in fact, is similar in principle to the statute [( Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-1 (Rev. 2013))] rendering a city ambulance service a discretionary function in Brantley.”
Taghi 'Ted' Boroujerdi v. City of Starkville, 158 So. 3d 1106 (Miss. 2015). · cites it 2× “5 Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-1 (Rev. 2013). 10 now, pursuant to our holding in Brantley, is to consider whether there are narrower functions or duties concomitant to the general discretionary function of sewage maintenance that have been rendered ministerial through statute,…”
Cook v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Lowndes Cnty., 571 So. 2d 932 (Miss. 1990). “This finding was an apparent reference to Section 41-55-7's proviso that private entrepreneurs be preferred only "if there is in operation an adequate privately run ambulance service" and the complementary provision of Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-1 (1972) which authorizes the Board…”
William T. Brantley v. City of Horn Lake, Mississippi, 152 So. 3d 1106 (Miss. 2014). · cites it 2× “” Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-1 (Rev. 2013). So, when a city determines that inadequate ambulance service is available within its corporate limits, it may, in its discretion, own, maintain, and operate an ambulance service.”
Stone Cnty. v. Stone Cnty. Hosp. Ambulance Serv., 64 So. 3d 507 (Miss. Ct. App. 2010). “Miss.Code Ann. § 41-55-1 (Rev.2009) (emphasis added).”
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