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Miss. Code Ann. § 99-43-43

Victim statement or recording for Department of Corrections records; notice regarding parole or pardon proceedings; notice regarding change in custodial status proceedings

Laws, 1998, ch. 577, § 22; Laws, 2007, ch. 587, § 10, eff from and after July 1, 2007.

(1) Upon written request, the victim shall have the right to be notified that he or she may submit a written statement, or audio or video recording, which shall be entered into the prisoner’s Department of Corrections records. The statement or recording shall be considered during any review for community status of the prisoner or prior to release of the prisoner.

(2) The victim shall have the right to be notified and allowed to submit a written or recorded statement when parole or pardon is considered.

(3) The victim shall have the right to be notified and allowed to submit a written or recorded statement when any change in custodial status is considered, whether such action be by executive order or judicial action.

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.