Violations.

Biloxi Code of Ordinances § 12-13-19

in effect

Sec. 12-13-19. - Violations. (a) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person or any ambulance service provider to commit any of the following acts: (1) To perform duties as an EMS driver attendant, (EMT—Basic, EMT—Intermediate, EMT—Paramedic or pre-hospital RN or licensed physician), without a current valid certification issued by the state department of health. (2) To allow any person to work as an ambulance driver or attendant, without current valid certification issued by the state department of health. (3) To use, or cause to be used, an ambulance service other than an ambulance service provider holding a valid ambulance service license pursuant to this article. (4) For any person, firm or organization to respond to emergency or routine/nonemergency ambulance calls which originate within the city, other than an ambulance service provider which is the holder of a valid ambulance service license issued pursuant to this article or with the express authorization of the operations contractor. (5) To knowingly give false information to induce the dispatch of an ambulance or first responder. (6) To originate transportation of a dead human body in an ambulance which has been permitted hereunder. (7) To operate an ambulance in the emergency mode when not responding to an emergency transport call in compliance with this article. (8) For any person, firm or organization to solicit or otherwise advertise for emergency or non-emergency ambulance service other than an ambulance service provider holding a valid ambulance service license pursuant to this article. (b) Notwithstanding anything herein, it shall not be a violation of this article, and no ambulance service license shall be required if the vehicle or ambulance is: (1) Responding to an emergency or routine/nonemergency transport call at the request of the EMS agency. (2) A privately owned vehicle not used in the business of transporting patients who are sick, injured, wounded, incapacitated or helpless. (3) A vehicle rendering services as an ambulance in the event of a major catastrophe or emergency when ambulances with permits based in the locality of the catastrophe or emergency are incapacitated or insufficient in number to render the services needed. (4) An ambulance transporting a patient to a location within the city which transport originated from a point outside the city, and an ambulance operated by the same ambulance service as above, which transports the same patient from the original destination within the city back to the point of origin of the original transport and the patient (or a proper representative of the patient) specifically requests the services of said ambulance service. (5) A vehicle engaged in the interstate transport of a patient. (6) An ambulance service who responds with mutual aid and permission of the operations contractor, so long as the response is coordinated through the EMS dispatch center and the EMS lead agency determines that the ambulance service meets or exceeds the needs of the specific patient(s). (c) Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this article shall be punished by fine and costs not to exceed the sum of $1,000.00 for each violation. (d) Each day that any violation of the provisions of this article is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. No. 2527, § 1, 9-19-23)

Source: City of Biloxi, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Land Development Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/biloxi/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH12LIBURE_ARTXIIIAMSE_S12-13-19VIFetched: 11/1/2026