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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Every sheriff, chief of police or constable or other peace officer in this state and the identification bureau of the highway safety patrol is hereby required to report to the bureau all arrests, incidences and information involving or connected with controlled substances.
(2) The owner, manager, practitioner, or any other person having possession or custody of controlled substances or of premises on which controlled substances are stored or located, whether or not such person is a registrant under Section 41-29-125, is hereby required to report to the bureau any theft, burglary, robbery or attempted theft, burglary or robbery of such premises or substance, or the mysterious disappearance of any controlled substance within forty-eight (48) hours of the discovery of such occurrence or disappearance.
(3) The director shall promulgate appropriate procedures and shall supply forms to facilitate the reports as required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person required to submit reports under subsection (2) of this section to omit to do so or to knowingly submit a false or incorrect report, in whole or in part, and upon conviction such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and may be confined for not more than thirty (30) days.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 41. Public Health § 41-29-168 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-41-public-health/ms-code-sect-41-29-168/
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