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Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-41

Notification to inmates and offenders by Department of Corrections, county or municipal jails, and juvenile detention facilities; victim notification

Known as the Mississippi Sex Offenders Registration Law

The act spans §§ 45–45 (27 sections).

Laws, 2000, ch. 499, § 11; Laws, 2004, ch. 493, § 4; Laws, 2007, ch. 392, § 9; Laws, 2014, ch. 457, § 77, eff from and after July 1, 2014.

(1) The Department of Corrections or any person having charge of a county or municipal jail or any juvenile detention facility shall provide written notification to an inmate or offender in the custody of the jail or other facility due to a conviction of or adjudication for a sex offense of the registration and notification requirements of Sections 45-33-25, 45-33-31, 45-33-32 and 45-33-59 at the time of the inmate’s or offender’s confinement and release from confinement, and shall receive a signed acknowledgment of receipt on both occasions.

(2) At least fifteen (15) days prior to the inmate’s release from confinement, the Department of Corrections shall notify the victim of the offense or a designee of the immediate family of the victim regarding the date when the offender’s release shall occur, provided a current address of the victim or designated family member has been furnished in writing to the Director of Records for such purpose.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.