Mississippi Code, Volume 15A

2012·80.5 MB·English

by  State of Mississippi

CODE
MISSISSIPPI 1972
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Title /
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 15A
TITLE 73
PROFESSIONSAND VOCATIONS
BEGINNING
CHAP. SECTION
1. Architects 73-1-1
2. LandscapeArchitectural Practice 73-2-1
3. Attorneys at Law 73-3-1
4. Auctioneers 73-4-1
5. Barbers 73-5-1
6. Chiropractors 73-6-1
7. Cosmetologists 73-7-1
9. Dentists 73-9-1
10. Dietitians 73-10-1
11. Practice ofFuneral Service and Funeral Directing 73-11-1
13. Engineers and Land Surveyors 73-13-1
14. HearingAid Dealers 73-14-1
15. Nurses 73-15-1
17. NursingHomeAdministrators 73-17-1
19. Optometry and Optometrists 73-19-1
21. Pharmacists 73-21-1
22. Orthotics and Prosthetics 73-22-1
23. Physical Therapists 73-23-1
24. Mississippi Occupational Therapy PracticeAct 73-24-1
25. Physicians 73-25-1
26. PhysicianAssistants 73-26-1
27. Podiatrists 73-27-1
29. Polygraph Examiners 73-29-1
30'. Licensed Professional Counselors 73-30-1
31. Psychologists 73-31-1
33. PublicAccountants 73-33-1
34. Real EstateAppraisers 73-34-1
35. Real Estate Brokers 73-35-1
36. Registered Foresters 73-36-1
37. Sanitarians 73-37-1
38. Speech Pathologists andAudiologists 73-38-1
39. Veterinarians 73-39-1
BEGINNING
CHAP. SECTION
41. AthleteAgents [Repealed] 73-41-1
42 UniformAthleteAgents Law 73-42-1
43. State Board ofMedical Licensure 73-43-1
45. Information to Be Included in Prescriptions 73-45-1
47. [Reserved]
49. Health Care Provider LicensingBoards 73-49-1
51. Unlicensed Practice ofProfession 73-51-1
52. Licensure Records 73-52-1
53. Licensing and Regulation ofSocial Workers 73-53-1
54. Marriage and Family Therapists 73-54-1
55. MississippiAthletic Trainers LicensureAct 73-55-1
57. Mississippi Respiratory Care PracticeAct 73-57-1
59. Residential Builders and Remodelers 73-59-1
60. Home Inspectors 73-60-1
61. Tattooing and Body Piercing 73-61-1
63. Registered Professional Geologists PracticeAct 73-63-1
65. ProfessionalArtTherapists 73-65-1
67. Professional Massage Therapists 73-67-1
69. MississippiResidentialElectronicProtectionLicensing
Act 73-69-1
71. Acupuncture PracticeAct
[Repealed effective July 1, 2013] 73-71-1
73. Mississippi Certified Interior DesignerAct 73-73-1
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CODE
MISSISSIPPI
1972
ANNOTATED
ADOPTEDAS THE OFFICIALCODE OFTHE
STATE OFMISSISSIPPI
BYTHE
1972 SESSION OFTHE LEGISLATURE
VOLUME FIFTEEN A
PROFESSIONS
AND VOCATIONS
§§ 73-1-1 to 73-73-35
CONTAINING PERMANENT PUBLIC STATUTES OF MISSISSIPPI
TO THE END OF THE 2012 REGULAR LEGISLATPv^E SESSION
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PREFACE
The Mississippi Code of 1972, which became effective on November 1,
1973, is the culmination of nearly four years of effort on the part of the
Legislature, the Attorney General's office and the publishers, which brings
together provisions ofgeneral statutory law having a common subject matter
into a more orderly and logical framework of code titles and chapters, and
employing a modern and effective section numbering system. A major by-
product ofthe code revision will be the state-owned magnetic computer tape
containingthe Mississippi Code of1972, whichwill be ofinvaluable assistance
to the Legislature and to the state.
The enabling act for the code was a recommendation of the Mississippi
State Bar, whichresultedinthe consideration andpassage ofSenateBill 1964,
Chapter 465, Laws of 1970, signed into law by Governor John Bell Williams.
The Code Committee provided for in that act was comprised of A. F.
Summer, Attorney General, Heber Ladner, Secretary ofState, Representative
Edgar J. Stephens, Jr., Chairman, House Appropriations Committee, Senator
William G. Burgin, Jr., Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee, Repre-
sentative H. L. Meredith, Jr., Chairman, House Judiciary"A"andJudiciary en
banc Committees, Senator E. K. Collins, Chairman, Senate Judiciary "A" and
Judiciary en banc Committees, Representative Ney McKinley Gore, Jr.,
Chairman, HouseJudiciary"B"Committee, and SenatorWilliamE.Alexander,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary "B" Committee. In 1972, Representative Marby
Robert Penton and Senator Herman B. Decell, Chairman ofHouse and Senate
Judiciary "B" Committees, respectively, became members of the Committee,
replacingRepresentative Gore and Senator Collins, SenatorAlexanderhaving
been appointed Chairman of Senate Judiciary "A" and Judiciary en banc
Committees. The DeputyAttorney General, Delos H. Burks, served the Code
Committee as Secretary. SpecialAssistantAttorneyGeneral FredJ. Lotterhos,
under the supervision of the Attorney General, was assigned the principal
responsibility for the supervision ofthe recodification, including the consider-
ation and treatment ofsome 16,000 sections ofcode manuscript.
Final legislative approval was given to the Mississippi Code of 1972 by
passage of Senate Bill 2034, Laws of 1972, which was signed by Governor
William L. Waller onApril 26, 1972. Acopy ofthat act is set out in Volume 1,
following the Publisher's Foreword.
The Code Committee is of the opinion that the recodification has been
thoroughly and well accomplished, and will result in a greatly improved
repository ofthe general statutory law ofthe state.
A. F. Summer
Attorney General
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PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD
This 2012 Replacement Volume 15A of the Mississippi Code of 1972
Annotated, represents material appearing in the original 1973 Volume 15A,
the 2000 Replacement Volume 15A, the 2004 Replacement Volume 15A, and
the 2008 ReplacementVolume 15A, as well as reflectingamendments, repeals,
and new Code provisions enacted by the Mississippi Legislature through the
2012 Regular Session.
This volume contains the text ofTitle 73, ofthe Mississippi Code of 1972
Annotated, as amended through the 2012 Regular Legislative Sessions.
Case annotations are included based on decisions ofthe State and federal
courts in cases arising in Mississippi. Many ofthese cases were decided under
the former statutes in effect prior to the enactment ofthe Code of1972. These
earlier cases have been moved to pertinent sections of the Code where they
may be useful in interpreting the current statutes. Annotations to collateral
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This publication contains annotations taken from decisions ofthe Missis-
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federal courts. These cases will be printed in the following reporters:
Southern Reporter, 3rd Series
United States Supreme Court Reports
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition, 2nd Series
Federal Reporter, 3rd Series
Federal Supplement, 2nd Series
Federal Rules Decisions
Bankruptcy Reporter
Additionally, annotations have been taken from the following sources:
American Law Reports, 6th Series
American Law Reports, Federal Series
Mississippi College Law Review
Mississippi Law Journal
Finally, published Opinions of the Attorney General and opinions of the
Ethics Commission have been examined for annotations.
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comprehensive Index appears at the end ofthis volume.
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