If the ParoleBoard is abolished, the Department of Corrections shall assume andexercise all the duties, powers and responsibilities of the StateParole Board. The Commissioner of Corrections may assign to the appropriateofficers and divisions any powers and duties deemed appropriate tocarry out the duties and powers of the Parole Board. Wherever theterms “State Parole Board” or “Parole Board”appear in any state law, they shall mean the Department of Corrections.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-7-53
Department of Corrections to assume duties, powers and responsibilities of Parole Board
Known as the Probation and Parole Law
The act spans §§ 47–47 (47 sections).
Laws, 1994, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 25, § 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 596, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 569, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved May 14, 2004.
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