If the participant completes all requirements imposed upon him by the mental health court, the charge and prosecution shall be dismissed. If the defendant or participant was sentenced at the time of entry of a plea of guilty, the successful completion of the mental health court order and other requirements of probation or suspension of sentence will result in the record of the criminal conviction or adjudication being expunged.
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-27-19
Successful completion of requirements imposed by mental health court may result in dismissal of charge and prosecution or expunction of criminal record
Known as the Rivers McGraw Mental Health Diversion Program Act
The act spans §§ 9–9 (11 sections).
Laws, 2017, ch. 416, § 10, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 11, 2017); Laws, 2019, ch. 466, § 22, eff from and after July 1, 2019.
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