Indemnification and insurance.
Hattiesburg Code of Ordinances § 46-216
in effectSec. 46-216. - Indemnification and insurance.
(a) The applicant and any other persons, organizations, firms or corporations on whose behalf the application is made, by filing such application do represent, stipulate, contract and agree that they will jointly and severally indemnify and hold the city harmless against liability for any and all claims for damage to property, or injury to, or death of persons arising out of resulting from the issuance of the permit or the conduct of the block party or its participants.
(b) In addition, no block party permit shall be issued unless the applicant therefor shall obtain a comprehensive general liability insurance policy, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, with coverage that includes the assembly area, the block party boundaries, the clean-up and take down of the event, staging, and any other area used by the participants of the event. The city shall be named as an additional insured on the policy. The policy limits of said insurance shall not be less than:
(1) Property damage: $5,000.00 each occurrence.
(2) Bodily injury or death: $25,000.00 each person.
(3) $50,000.00 each occurrence.
(c) At the time of the application for the block party permit satisfactory proof that the required insurance has been obtained must be presented to the chief of police and attached to the permit application. The requirement for satisfactory proof may be compiled with either by depositing the insurance policy itself with the chief of police or by furnishing a certificate of insurance, meeting the following specifications to the chief of police:
(1) The insurance policies issued should be listed and for each policy the type of insurance, policy number, expiration date and limits of liability should be shown.
(2) The certificate should designate the city as certificate holder and as an additional insured and should contain a statement to the effect that the policies listed are in force and that in the event of cancellation or any material change in a policy affecting the certificate holder, at least ten days prior written notice will be given to the certificate holder.
(3) Below the schedule of insurance in force, the certificate should include a statement substantially as follows: "The comprehensive general liability policy above includes coverage of designated premises and coverage for contractual liability in compliance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 3300 of the city or a block party to be held on ________ (date year)."
(4) The certificate should be signed or countersigned by an authorized local agent of the issuing company or companies and should have attached a copy of power of attorney evidencing the agent's authority.
(Ord. No. 3300, 11-16-2021)
Source: City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/hattiesburg/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH46STSIOTPUPL_ARTVIPABLPAEV_DIV3BLPAPA_S46-216ININFetched: 11/1/2026