MS HB1361

Amends Section 63-11-5 of the Mississippi Code to clarify which officers are authorized to administer DUI tests under the state's Implied Consent Law.

Defines "authorized officer" to include highway patrol officers, sheriffs and their deputies, municipal police officers, national park rangers, campus police at state-supported institutions of higher learning (for on-campus violations), and Pearl River Valley Water Supply District security officers (for violations within district limits).

Requires any person administering a DUI test to have completed all educational and training requirements prescribed by the Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training, with an exception for sheriffs and elected chiefs of police.

Prohibits DUI tests from being administered within fifteen (15) minutes of a person consuming any substance by mouth.

Takes effect July 1, 2016.