Miss. Code § 67-3-37

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 67-3-37 - Judicial revocation or suspension of permit; enforcement

It shall be the duty of the county prosecuting attorney or the district attorney, as the case may be, to file complaints as provided in Section 67-3-31 and to prosecute diligently and without delay all complaints filed by him.

It shall be the duty of all peace officers, within their jurisdiction, and all enforcement officers of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Department of Revenue to enforce the provisions of Section 67-3-53 and they shall frequently visit all licensed premises within their jurisdiction to determine whether such permittees are complying with the laws. They shall promptly investigate all complaints made to them by any citizen relative to any alleged violations of such section within their jurisdiction. When any peace officer or enforcement officer of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division has knowledge of a violation of such section committed by a permittee within his jurisdiction, it shall be his duty forthwith to file an affidavit with the county prosecuting attorney or district attorney requesting that a complaint be filed for the revocation or suspension of the permit of the permittee.

Miss. Code § 67-3-37

Codes, 1942, § 10223; Laws, 1934, ch. 171; Laws, 1944, ch. 133, §§ 2-4; Laws, 1997, ch. 558, § 4; reenacted and amended, 1998, ch. 520, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 570, § 8; Laws, 2003, ch. 392, § 3; Laws, 2005, ch. 462, § 3; Laws, 2007, ch. 462, § 5; Laws, 2011, ch. 379, § 3, eff. 7/1/2011.