Penalties; injunctive relief

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  2. Mississippi Code
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  5. General Provisions
  6. Penalties; injunctive relief

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  1. It shall be the duty of the licensed owner of any ambulance service or other employer of emergency medical technicians for the purpose of providing basic or advanced life support services to insure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter 59 and Chapter 60 and all rules and regulations promulgated by the board.
  2. Any person, corporation or association that violates any rule or regulation promulgated by the board pursuant to these statutes regarding the provision of ambulance services or the provision of basic or advanced life support services by emergency medical technicians shall, after due notice and hearing, be subject to an administrative fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per occurrence.
  3. Any person violating or failing to comply with any other provisions of this Chapter 59 or Chapter 60 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense.
  4. The board may cause to be instituted a civil action in the chancery court of the county in which any alleged offender of this Chapter 59 or Chapter 60 may reside or have his principal place of business for injunctive relief to prevent any violation of any provision of this Chapter 59 or Chapter 60, or any rules or regulation adopted by the board pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter 59 or Chapter 60.
  5. Each day that any violation or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the board thereto is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate and distinct offense under this section, except that the court may, in its discretion, stay the cumulation of penalties.

    It shall not be considered a violation of this Chapter 59 or Chapter 60 for a vehicle domiciled in a nonparticipating jurisdiction to travel in a participating jurisdiction.


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