MLRI Research Groups
The Mississippi Law Research Institute conducts research, training, and analysis in governmental law, intellectual property, and natural resources law, while publishing updates to keep state agencies and law enforcement informed on legal developments.
Explore Our Research Groups
The Legislative Group provides research to the Mississippi Legislature on lengthy projects such as tort reform and workers’ compensation law reform and quick turn around fifty state and federal law research projects from Committee Counsel during the session.
Over 70 law research requests are completed annually for the Legislature and other state agencies.
The Local Government group provides comprehensive law research on matters affecting local governments. They develop and maintain a code of ordinances conforming with Mississippi and federal laws that is widely utilized by cities throughout the State.
The group provides research and counsel to the Legislature on local government matters. Over forty law research requests are completed annually for local government entities, mostly municipalities and school boards.
Local Government Researchers
Researchers in the Local Government research group include:
The Law Enforcement group develops and maintains handbooks and training material for use by Mississippi law enforcement personnel, prosecutors and court personnel.
Model Form Affidavit Book
Model Forms For Criminal Affidavits with Statutory References and Penalties: This book contains well in excess of 225 model affidavit forms for violation of various Mississippi criminal statutes.
- Each form tracks the statutory language which in essence gives the elements of the crime and includes the minimum and maximum penalty for its violation. In most cases footnotes are given covering important information about the crime or its prosecution.
The book has been widely used for years by Mississippi judges, prosecutors, court clerks and law enforcement officers as a quick reference guide to Mississippi criminal violations.
Law Enforcement Handbook
The purpose of this pocket size book is to help familiarize law enforcement officers with the legal principles which govern key areas of law enforcement activities in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
Issues dealing with temporary detentions, arrest with or without a warrant, search and seizure with or without a warrant and interrogation of suspects are among the principles included in a summary format.
Rules of the Road
The Mississippi Code, Title 63 entitled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations” encompasses the Mississippi law governing travel on the public roadways of the State of Mississippi.
To make the “rules of the road” more accessible in condensed form to the various law enforcement departments and other agencies of this state, select statutes have been put in a pocket size book and are updated annually.
Law Enforcement Researchers
Researchers in the Law Enforcement research group include:
The Intellectual Property Group was established in 2000 and provides legal research and support to the Mississippi Universities for intellectual property matters. The laws protecting intellectual property include patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret.
In addition to researching these areas, the IP Group provides educational sessions, seminars, and newsletters on a wide variety of IP related topics.
Intellectual Property Researchers
Researchers in the Intellectual Property research group include
The Sea Grant research group is comprised of two programs, The National Sea Grant Law Center and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program. These two Sea Grant programs fill dozens of research requests annually concerning matters in the MS-AL coastal area and Sea Grant College researchers nationwide.
The National Sea Grant Law Center
The National Sea Grant Law Center (NSGLC) was founded in 2002 to provide legal research to the Sea Grant community and its constituents. The Law Center conducts research on marine laws and policies, coordinates ocean and coastal law researchers, and disseminates information to coastal and ocean policy-makers.
The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program
The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program (MASGLP) is the legal arm of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. Program attorneys work closely with the Consortium, extension agents, and state agencies to provide timely legal research and advice on issues in the Gulf of Mexico.