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Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-7 (2026)

Effect of existence of adequate private ambulance service; public subsidies

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If there is in operation an adequate privately run ambulance service, then the governing authorities are hereby prohibited from contracting for ambulance services to be run by the public body. The governing authorities may, however, subsidize such existing privately run ambulance service, in their discretion, if they deem necessary to keep such service in operation.

Codes, 1942, § 2997-25; Laws, 1968, ch. 290, § 5, eff. 7/19/1968.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2003 · leading case: Malone v. Leake Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 841 So. 2d 141 (Miss. 2003).
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Malone v. Leake Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 841 So. 2d 141 (Miss. 2003). · cites it 3× “Miss.Code Ann. § 41-55-7 (Rev. 2001) states the following: If there is in operation an adequate privately run ambulance service, then the governing authorities are hereby prohibited from contracting for ambulance services to be run by the public body.”
Cook v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Lowndes Cnty., 571 So. 2d 932 (Miss. 1990). “This law has been codified as Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-7 (1972). The Circuit Court allowed the Board to evade the statute.”
Teresa Malone v. Leake Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (Miss. 2002). · cites it 3× “Malone argues that the circuit court erred in affirming the Board’s action approving the ambulance contract in favor of Carthage Ambulance Service in violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-7 (1). In addition, Malone asserts that because the Board made no finding that Malone was…”
Cook v. Bd. of Supervisors, 806 F. Supp. 610 (N.D. Miss. 1992). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 41-55-7. The Circuit Court denied the petition and plaintiff appealed.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-7(1): 1 case
Malone v. Leake Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 841 So. 2d 141 (Miss. 2003). “Miss.Code Ann. § 41-55-7 (Rev. 2001) states the following: If there is in operation an adequate privately run ambulance service, then the governing authorities are hereby prohibited from contracting for ambulance services to be run by the public body.”
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