Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to investigate deaths of local, municipal, county, or state officials under certain circumstances.
The bill amends the Mississippi Code to authorize the Department of Public Safety to investigate the death of any former or sitting local, municipal, county, or state official when the circumstances of the official's death are questionable. This provision is named the "Representative Ashley Henley Investigation Authority Act." The Department of Public Safety is also granted additional powers to enforce state laws, assist other law enforcement agencies, and respond to calls for assistance in law enforcement incidents.
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