MS SB2360

Requires all county sheriffs' departments and municipal police departments to adopt written motor vehicle pursuit policies by December 31, 2024, addressing initiation, continuation, and termination of pursuits.

Pursuit policies must prohibit chases for misdemeanors and most felonies, except for carjacking, murder, aggravated assault, or robbery, and must include decision-making criteria, officer responsibilities, supervisor roles, traffic regulations, tactics, roadblock usage, and interjurisdictional coordination procedures.

Pursuits may only cross into another political subdivision if there is a written agreement with that subdivision requiring notification procedures and coordination of supervisory personnel.

Agencies failing to adopt compliant policies by the deadline become ineligible for state accreditation and their county or municipality loses 10% of certain state allocations and payments until compliance is achieved.

The Office of Standards and Training of the Department of Public Safety must annually examine compliance and may issue certificates of noncompliance, triggering withholding of payments; counties and municipalities have 30 days to cure noncompliance, with forfeited funds reallocated to compliant jurisdictions after 90 days.