In Legal Terms

We’re discussing liquor laws today. Our guests are from the Department of Revenue: Riley Nelson – Chief of Enforcement for the ABC and attorney Matthew Henry. https://www.dor.ms.gov/abc We hope we can answer your questions with our show today, but if we miss something, maybe it’s answered on the Department of Revenue’s Frequently Asked Questions page. Since 1966, ABC agents have successfully prosecuted in excess of 40,000 liquor law violations and destroyed approximately 3,000 illicit whiskey stills. https://www.dor.ms.gov/abc/abc-enforcement Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How would you feel if you needed to go to court or conduct legal business but weren’t fluent in the language? Our guests will help us understand court interpreter service in Mississippi: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access Mississippi Supreme Court and Dr. Javier Gerardo Gómez, Credentialed Court Interpreter. H.B. 1217 became law July 1, 2023. The new laws prohibit Limited English Proficient individuals from being responsible for the costs of court interpretation in all bilingual proceedings for civil and criminal matters. The law also now clarifies that a Limited English proficient individual is entitled to the services of an interpreter in any instance arising out of or pertaining to the individual’s involvement in litigation. The Administrative Office of Courts has developed the Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program. For more detailed information please contact: Administrative Office of Courts Attention: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access Post Office Box 117 Jackson, MS 39205 T: 601-359-4469 deenie.miller@courts.ms.gov For assistance with interpreters for the hearing impaired, please visit the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf at the following link: https://www.rid.org or https://www.odhh.org Dr. J.G. Gómez, U.S. Army Veteran - Credentialed Interpreter and Translator Language Educator and Technologist - Gómez Language and Culture Services, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone loves a puppy! We’ll learn about your rights with a service animal with guest Robert Schwinn the National Legal Administrator at Canine Companions and disability attorney Rick Courtney whose daughter has a service animal. Canine companions website: https://canine.org/ From their website anyone can pre-order their 2024 puppy calendar, sponsor a puppy, or learn how to donate or volunteer. National Headquarters: 1-866-CCI-DOGS (224-3647) P.O. Box 446 Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446 If you’d like to read up on Mississippi law, check out 2013 Mississippi Code Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE Chapter 6 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Article 5 - MISSISSIPPI SUPPORT ANIMAL ACT § 43-6-155 - Support animals' access to public places; limitations https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-43/chapter-6/article-5/section-43-6-155 It’s always best to go to the official source for information. https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/ US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: ADA requirements: service animals page where you can learn how “service animals are defined, where they are allowed, and how they must behave. According to their website: Staff may ask two questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability, and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year! What I mean is, Happy “ Fiscal “ New Year. Our state starts a new year with new laws. We’ll learn about those new laws from MPB’s legislative reporter – Will Stribling. We’ll learn what laws didn’t pass also. The Mississippi Public Service Commission, on June 13, 2024, approved a new area code to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code. The new area code is 471. Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers, or requests for additional lines, may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated. Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026. We had Public Service Commissioner, for the Northern District, Chris Brown on In Legal Terms April 9th. You can listen to that podcast to learn more about the Public Service Commission. You can find out vehicle information by listening to MPB’s Auto Correct. On recent broadcast/podcasts Germaine Flood and Master Mechanic Coach Charlie Melton talked about 2 bills that recently passed the Mississippi legislature: House Bill 0349 Squatted vehicles; prohibit modifications to motor vehicle which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender. bans vehicles with front fenders that are four or more inches higher than rear fenders. Senate Bill 2695 Driver's education; revise certain provisions related thereto. If you’re interested in finding out what our Mississippi House and Senate members are up to you can read or watch them online. https://www.legislature.ms.gov/ is the website to read about measures. Now, if you want power yourself – you can register to vote. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s website has a wealth of information about registering to vote. October 7th is the deadline for registering to vote in the November general election. AUGUST 7th Qualifying Period Begins. First day candidates may file petitions and/or qualifying statements for the offices of County School Board, Municipal Separate School District Trustee, Special Municipal Separate School District Trustee or Consolidated/Consolidated Line School District Trustee. Think about it. Could you see yourself on your county’s school board? ILT Podcast about voting rights ILT Mobile sports betting podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re learning about adoption law today with our guest attorney, Chad King from the firm of Thompson Addison. https://thompsonaddison.com/team-member/chadking/ The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services can give you more information about adoption and foster care. In Legal terms had their commissioner Andrea Sanders on a recent broadcast. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-foster-care We also talked with folks from the Office of the State Defender about Youth and Family Defense http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-youth-family-defense-program Senate Bill 2244 Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges. Was a bill recently passed by our Mississippi legislature. We’ll learn about that and other new laws next week on In Legal Terms. https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2244.xml If you like watching videos or documentaries about adoption – The MPB Public Media App and PBS.org is for you! Many of the videos are free to watch. But if you are a sixty dollar annual contributor (that could be five dollars a month), you have the member benefit of Passport. You’re able watch any of the videos online and on our app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Department of Public Safety? What all is that and how does it affect you? Eric Brown, General Counsel for MSPS will tell us. https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division Guest co-host Adam Kilgore General Counsel, The Mississippi Bar. https://www.msbar.org/media/3109/what-to-do-when-you-get-a-bar-complaint-adam-kilgore.pdf Attorney volunteers are needed to serve as judges during the 2024 Mississippi High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored annually by the YLD of the Mississippi Bar. There will be three Regional Competitions: Southern on January 27 in Gulfport, Central on February 3 in Jackson, and Northern on February 10 in Oxford. The Statewide Competition will be March 1-2 in Jackson. More Info: https://msbar.org/pro.../high-school-mock-trial-competition/ Have you thought about a career in law enforcement? In Legal Terms did a show with the director of training from the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center . You can find that podcast from December 21st 2021 here: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-enforcement-training February 12th is the Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit Clerk’s office on that day and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than February 12th are eligible to vote in the March 12, 2024 Primary Elections. If you want to have a say in who is nominated by ONE party or THE OTHER for president, or the 4 House of Representatives seats or Senator Rodger Wicker’s Senate seat you have less than 2 weeks to get registered. https://sos.ms.gov/ IRSs News for 2024 State Sex Offender Registry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some good news has come out of our latest legislative session; ways to protect youth and families. We’ll let our guests from the Office of the State Public Defender explain: André de Gruy, State Defender, Jennifer Morgan - Family Defense Program Manager, and Tonya Rogillio - IDT Coordinator. We’re talking about the Youth and Family Defense Program. One place to find a directory of public defender is the Office of State Public Defenders: ospd.ms.gov and click on Find a Public Defender. There you’ll see Felony level, certified parent, certified youth, and certified death penalty defenders. There’s a Juneteenth Free Expungement Clinic Saturday, June 15th 2024 from 9am to noon in Canton. Get the address and list of things you MUST bring by checking the Office of State Public Defender’s facebook page post If you’re interested in hearing more about the work from the office of State Public Defender, André de Gruy, check out our past podcasts: In Legal Terms: Juvenile Life Without Parole 05/16/2024 In Legal Terms: Public Defenders 11/15/2022 In Legal Terms: Public Defender System Reforms In Legal Terms: Bail 02/09/2021 In Legal Terms: Capital Defense 10/15/2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve all bought something before. Have you bought something that has harmed you? Whose fault is that? We’ll learn about product liability law with attorney Trey Bourn from Butler Snow. The website https://www.butlersnow.com/ has a long long list of News & Events you can select from to learn more about many subjects. More information about our guest can be found as well as the blog: Product Lines https://www.butlersnow.com/news-and-events/category/product-lines-blog If you’re interested in the topic of product liability, In Legal Terms did another podcast on the topic a couple of years ago. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/in-legal-terms-product-liability If you need help selecting a lawyer there’s a “How to Select A Lawyer” article on the Mississippi Bar website. https://msbar.org/for-the-public/how-to-select-a-lawyer/ Spoliation: The destruction or alteration of evidence resulting from a party's failure to preserve evidence relevant to a litigation or investigation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jury duty – there’s two ways to think of it: a chance to do your American civic duty or a big disruption to your life. How do you see it? We’ll learn more about Jury duty today with attorney Charles “Chuck” Mullins from Coxwell and Associates. If you like to read up on personal injury, nursing home abuse, dog bite law or so many other topics before you act when choosing an attorney Coxwell Law.com has a huge list of topics you can learn about. You can also learn about today’s guest – Charles Mullins, the attorney who’s helping us learn about jurys. https://www.coxwelllaw.com/ There are different kinds of juryies. If you travel more than 50 miles and need to stay overnight, you might be reimbursed for a hotel, mileage, and get a daily attendance fee. Read your details! https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/petit-jury-information We’ll have the Mississippi Bar’s video about being on a jury on our information page. https://msbar.org/for-the-public/juror-video/ and Juror's Guide (msbar.org) From the website https://www.desotocountyms.gov/388/Jury-Duty: If you receive a phone call stating that you have missed your jury duty service and you are in contempt of court, please immediately contact the DeSoto County Sheriff. No one from this office will ever direct you to pay a contempt of court fine over the phone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attorney Francis Springer has a unique point of view – he’s an attorney but he’s also been a deputy sheriff. We’ll learn about your rights when interacting with police; how you could or shouldn’t handle a stop. You can find a complete list of traffic laws in Mississippi in Title 63 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations” of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated https://mdot.ms.gov/safetyeducation/teens/mississippi-traffic-safety/ HB 349 was passed and signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves during the last legislative session. It’s a ban on “squatted vehicles,” which prohibits modifications to motor vehicles which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender. Auto Correct discussed this on their suspension broadcast on May 2nd 2024. https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0349.xml http://autocorrect.mpbonline.org/episodes/auto-correct-suspension ACLU Mississippi has a webpage that provides tips for interacting with police and understanding your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MPB Think Radio’s In Legal Terms with expert host attorney Adam Kilgore. We’ve got our most popular topic on the show today – Estate Planning. Everyone will die at some point. If you want a say on what happens to your property after you die, now is the time to make plans. Our guest Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn and Associates will give us tips. If you’d like to read up on estate planning, Kyle-Wynn’s website has a resources tab with pdfs with information on HIPPA, trusts, veteran’s benefits and Medicaid information. https://www.mpbfoundation.org/ has a link and information about creating a will. There’s also information about leaving a legacy and planned donations. About 1 in 9 people (10.9%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. The percentage of people with Alzheimer’s dementia increases with age. 33.4% of people age 85 and older have Alzheimer’s dementia. People younger than 65 can also develop Alzheimer's dementia. Although prevalence studies of younger onset dementia in the U.S. are limited, researchers believe about 110 of every 100,000 people age 30 to 64 years, or about 200,000 Americans in total, have younger-onset dementia. https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Robert McDuff from the Mississippi Center for Justice. Rob works with litigation cases relating to voting and election issues, racial discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, reproductive freedom, police misconduct, consumer protection, and prisoners’ rights. Information about the work of the Mississippi Center for Justice, can be found on their website: https://mscenterforjustice.org/ Or on their social media accounts: Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and YouTube In Legal Terms: Loans Tuesday, March 14, 2023 In Legal Terms: Champions of Justice – MSCJ; Tuesday, October 17, 2023 In Legal Terms: LGBTQ+ Tuesday, October 11, 2022 In Legal Terms: Public Funds Private Schools Tuesday, November 1, 2022 In Legal Terms: MCJ Heirs' Property Tuesday, May 24, 2022 In Legal Terms: Heirs' Property Help Tuesday, November 9, 2021 In Legal Terms: Mississippi Center for Justice Tuesday, August 7, 2018 In Legal Terms: Flowers v Mississippi Tuesday, October 13, 2020 In Legal Terms: Housing with MS Center for Justice Tuesday, April 21, 2020 If you’re interested in supporting the Mississippi Center for Justice, you’re in luck. They’re hiring. Their career page has a list of opportunities to work with the Center. They also accept donations since they are a not-for-profit organization. In Legal Terms: Law Libraries Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking about The Mississippi Bar. Here to tell us about the work of The Mississippi Bar is their General Counsel Adam Kilgore and Deputy General Counsel Missye Scott. There are over 50 bar associations in Mississippi. https://www.msbar.org/programs-affiliates/local-bar-associations/ Where can you look up a lawyer? https://msbar.reliaguide.com/home Welcome to new In Legal Terms expert host: Adam Kilgore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our laws are created to help us and protect us. We should try to know our laws and regulations, so we don’t step over the line so as to be illegal, but we should know where the line is to get the most of our rights. Richard Courtney is going to help us navigate the Mississippi laws of Medicaid.https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/ There’s an easy to remember website where you can see if you qualify for Medicaid, locate a regional office, or watch a webinar. It’s https://medicaid.ms.gov/ If you love to know your rights – you could go to Bendefits.gov “your path to government benefits” to learn more about Mississippi Medicaid. https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1631 Mississippi Medicaid has a twitter account: @MSMedicaid https://twitter.com/MSMedicaid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Legal Terms has been so grateful that Richard Courtney has been a guest on our show to discuss Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Needs Law and other topics. You’ll find links to all his broadcasts on the information for this recording. In Legal Terms is heard live Tuesdays at 10am Central on MPB Think Radio and at mpb online / radio https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ 04/23/2024 Medicaid http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-medicaid 08/16/2023 Marriage & Estates http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-marriage-estate-planning 05/02/2023 National Elder Law Month http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-national-elder-law-month 11/20/2022 Trustees http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-trustees 03/08/2022 Wills http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-with-richard-courtney 10/12/2021Elder Abuse http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-elder-abuse 04/13/2021 Executors http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-executor 10/27/2020 Special Needs Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law 07/02/2019 Gap Act http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-gap-act 05/14/2019 Wills and Probate http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-and-probate-and-executors 08/08/2017 Estate Planning http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625766b 10/28/2016 Special Needs Law Month http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625768b 8/23/2022 In Legal Terms: Estate Planning http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-estate-planning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve got a fantastic show for you today – if I do say so myself. I’m Liz Gill – MPB’s host. We’re going to Celebrate 10 years of In Legal Terms. We’re also celebrating Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He’s been here with the show since the beginning. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/ Guests include: https://www.ritabrent.com/Plus many other coworkers and former guest of In Legal Terms. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/MPB Think Radio You Tube Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest host today, in for Professor Richard Gershon, is Adam Kilgore. Adam is General Counsel for The Mississippi Bar where his duties include reviewing all Bar complaints, conducting investigations regarding Bar complaints, prosecuting attorney discipline cases, handling appeals before the Supreme Court of Mississippi, and serving as Bar liaison for the Board of Bar Commissioners, Committee on Professional Responsibility, and the Ethics Committee. Adam is a member of The Mississippi Bar, National Organization of Bar Counsel, Capital Area Bar Association and the Professional Responsibility Section of the American Bar Association. Our very special guest, North District Public Service Commissioner Chris Brown will break down any and all things related to the Mississippi Public Service Commission. If you’re in need of an attorney for personal injury, divorce, intellectual property, or whatever – try looking through the Lawyer Directory and the For the Public sections of The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/ I love that our show is about you and your rights. Your rights are being determined by your Mississippi house and senate representatives right now. You can find out what some of the bills and issues are by listening to the MPB News program @Issue heard on MPB Think Radio Fridays at 6:30pm with extra information on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@MSPublicBroadcasting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest expert today – attorney Baskin Jones - will tell us about a topic I hope to have to never need to use! Personal Injury law. But it’s good to know, just in case. https://injuredinmississippi.com/ Phone: 601 INJURED (465-8733) If you’re in need of an attorney for personal injury, divorce, intellectual property, or whatever – try looking through the Lawyer Directory and the For the Public sections of The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/ APRIL 2nd PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY. Polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-1031) April 9th Absentee Ballots Returned by Mail Receipt Deadline, 5:00 p.m.: Circuit Clerks’ Offices must be in actual receipt of absentee ballots returned by mail for ballots to be timely. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-637(1)(a)) Voter ID Affidavit Ballot Deadline, 5:00 p.m.: Last day voters who cast an affidavit ballot by reason of voter photo ID may present an acceptable form of photo ID or complete an affidavit of religious objection in the Circuit Clerks’ Offices. (Miss. Const. 1890 § 249-A) https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2024%20Website%20Calendar.pdf Two Republicans will compete on Tuesday for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith were the top vote-getters in the March 12 primary, but neither received the vote majority needed to avoid the runoff election. https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-primary-runoff-eller-smith-thompson-ce9225af839490e61d2c5eac3aec26f9 I love that our show is about you and your rights. Your rights are being determined by your Mississippi house and senate representatives right now. You can find out what some of the bills and issues are by listening to the MPB News program @Issue heard on MPB Think Radio Fridays at 6:30pm with extra information on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@MSPublicBroadcasting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mississippi has some fantastically creative individuals. We want to protect all those ideas by talking about intellectual property. Get your questions ready all you song writers, artists, poets. Kamel King – attorney will help us learn. If someone was thinking of maybe “borrowing” another’s idea or creation. You might want to check out the 2020 Mississippi Code; Title 97 – Crimes; Chapter 45 - Computer Crimes and Identity Theft; section 97-45-9. Offense against intellectual property; penalties There’s some big money fines for in appropriate actions. One thing that I love about Mississippi is our music history. So many artists and such rich history are a part of our story. If you’re interested in learning more – take a little field trip to a Mississippi Country Music Trail or Mississippi Blues Trail marker. You can start at the https://visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/music/ website to learn about our experiences. I haven’t looked at his calendar, but he probably can’t help everyone in Mississippi with their legal issues. Luckily the Mississippi Bar has a page for attorneys. They have a way to find an attorney. https://www.msbar.org/inside-the-bar/sections/intellectual-property-entertainment-sports-law-section/ https://www.msbar.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one wants their “rights” taken away from them. No one. We’re going to learn about LGBTQ rights with the guidance of McKenna Raney-Gray, an attorney with ACLU Mississippi. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/mckenna-raney-gray-lgbtq-justice-project-staff-attorney https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/lgbtq-justice-project https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/trans_parent_resources.pdf https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/facts_about_low-income_lgbt_families_engish_and_spanish.pdf https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/tips_for_legal_advocates_working_with_lgbt_clients_english_and_spanish.pdf Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session House Bill 1607 Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session House Bill 585 Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session Senate Bill 2753 SAFER Act Mississippi Legislature 2023 Regular Session House Bill 1315 Pornographic online and digital/resources for K-12 students ACLU Mississippi has a great page where you can learn more about protecting YOUR rights: police encounters, voting rights, constitutional rights, in addition to LGPBQ Student rights, Immigrant Rights and Abortion Rights. https://www.aclu-ms.org/ The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, Inc, is a 501c(4) and c(3) organization. ACLU Mississippi has a printable card on their website to present to a poll worker if for transgender voters if their gender identity is different than the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate.https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/poll_workers_how-to_card_for_trans_voters.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.