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MS Code § 47-7-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-35. Terms and conditions of probation; court to determine; sex offender registry check required prior to placing offender on probation

  The courts referredto in Section 47-7-33 or 47-7-34 shall determine theterms and conditions of probation or post-release supervision andmay alter or modify, at any time during the period of probation orpost-release supervision, the conditions and may include among themthe following or any other:  That the offendershall:    Commit no offenseagainst the laws of this or any other state of the United States,or of any federal, territorial or tribal jurisdiction of the UnitedStates;   Avoid injuriousor vicious habits;   Avoid personsor places of disreputable or harmful character;   Report to theprobation and parole officer as directed;   Permit the probationand parole officer to visit him at home or elsewhere;   Work faithfullyat suitable employment so far as possible;   Remain withina specified area;   Pay his finein one (1) or several sums;   Support his dependents;   Submit, as providedin Section 47-5-601, to anytype of breath, saliva or urine chemical analysis test, the purposeof which is to detect the possible presence of alcohol or a substanceprohibited or controlled by any law of the State of Mississippi orthe United States;   Register as asex offender if so required under Title 45, Chapter 33.     When any courtplaces a defendant on misdemeanor probation, the court must causeto be conducted a search of the probationer's name or otheridentifying information against the registration information regardingsex offenders maintained under Title 45, Chapter 33. The search maybe conducted using the Internet site maintained by the Departmentof Public Safety Sex Offender Registry.
MS Code § 47-7-36 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-36. Persons who supervise individuals placed on parole or probation shall set times and locations for required meetings that reasonably accommodate the work schedules of those individuals

 Any person whosupervisesan individual placed on parole by the Parole Board orplaced on probationby the court shall set the times and locationsfor meetings that arerequired for parole or probation at such timesand locations thatare reasonably designed to accommodate the workschedule of an individualon parole or probation who is employedby another person or entity.To effectuate the provisions of thissection, the parole officer orprobation officer may utilize technologyportals such as Skype, FaceTimeor Google video chat, or any othertechnology portal that allows communicationbetween the individualon parole or probation and the parole or probationofficer, as applicable,to occur simultaneously in real time by voiceand video in lieu ofrequiring a face-to-face in person meeting ofsuch individual andthe parole or probation officer, as applicable.For individuals whoare self-employed, the provisions of this sectionshall only applywith the agreement of their supervising parole orprobation officer.
MS Code § 47-7-37.1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-37.1. Revocation of probation or post-release supervision

 Notwithstandingany other provision of law to the contrary, if a court finds by apreponderance of the evidence, that a probationer or a person underpost-release supervision has committed a felony or absconded, thecourt may revoke his probation and impose any or all of the sentence.For purposes of this section, "absconding from supervision"means the failure of a probationer to report to his supervising officerfor six (6) or more consecutive months.
MS Code § 47-7-38 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-38. Graduated sanctions as alternative to judicial modification or revocation of parole, probation or post-release supervision

  The departmentshall have the authority to impose graduated sanctions as an alternativeto judicial modification or revocation, as provided in Sections 47-7-27 and 47-7-37, for offenders onprobation, parole, or post-release supervision who commit technicalviolations of the conditions of supervision as defined by Section 47-7-2.   The commissionershall develop a standardized graduated sanctions system, which shallinclude a grid to guide field officers in determining the suitableresponse to a technical violation. The commissioner shall promulgaterules and regulations for the development and application of the systemof sanctions. Field officers shall be required to conform to the sanctiongrid developed.   The system ofsanctions shall include a list of sanctions for the most common typesof violations. When determining the sanction to impose, the fieldofficer shall take into account the offender's assessed risklevel, previous violations and sanctions, and severity of the currentand prior violations.   Field officersshall notify the sentencing court when a probationer has committeda technical violation or the parole board when a parolee has committeda technical violation of the type of violation and the sanction imposed.When the technical violation is an arrest for a new criminal offense,the field officer shall notify the court within forty-eight (48) hoursof becoming aware of the arrest.   The graduatedsanctions that the department may impose include, but shall not belimited to:   Verbal warnings;   Increased reporting;   Increased drugand alcohol testing;   Mandatory substanceabuse treatment;   Loss of earned-dischargecredits; and   Incarcerationin a county jail for no more than two (2) days. Incarceration as asanction shall not be used more than two (2) times per month for atotal period incarcerated of no more than four (4) days.     The system shallalso define positive reinforcements that offenders will receive forcompliance with conditions of supervision. These positive reinforcementsshall include, but not limited to:   Verbal recognition;   Reduced reporting;and   Credits for earneddischarge which shall be awarded pursuant to Section 47-7-40.     The Departmentof Corrections shall provide semiannually to the Oversight Task Forcethe number and percentage of offenders who have one or more violationsduring the year, the average number of violations per offender duringthe year and the total and average number of incarceration sanctionsas defined in subsection (5) of this section imposed during the year.
MS Code § 47-7-38.1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-38.1. Technical violation centers

  The Departmentof Corrections shall establish technical violation centers to detainprobation and parole violators revoked by the court or parole board.   The departmentshall place an offender in a violation center for a technical violationas ordered by the board pursuant to Section 47-7-27 and the sentencingcourt pursuant to Section 47-7-37.   The violationcenters shall be equipped to address the underlying factors that ledto the offender's violation as identified based on the resultsof a risk and needs assessment. At a minimum each violation centershall include substance abuse services shown to reduce recidivismand a reduction in the use of illicit substances or alcohol, educationprograms, employment preparation and training programs and behavioralprograms.   As required by Section 47-5-20(b), the departmentshall notify, by certified mail, each member of the board of supervisorsof the county in which the violation center shall be located of thedepartment's intent to convert an existing department facilityto a technical violation center.   The departmentshall establish rules and regulations for the implementation and operationof the technical violation centers.   The Departmentof Corrections shall provide to the Oversight Task Force semiannuallythe average daily population of the technical violation centers, thenumber of admissions to the technical violation centers, and the averagetime served in the technical violation centers.
MS Code § 47-7-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-39. Change of residence; transfer

 If, for goodand sufficient reasons, a probationer desires to change his residencewithin or without the state, such transfer may be effected by applicationto his field supervisor which transfer shall be subject to the court'sconsent and subject to such regulations as the court, or judge, mayrequire.
MS Code § 47-7-40 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-40. Earned-discharge program; eligibility; accrual of earned-discharge credits

  The commissioner shall establish rules and regulations for implementing the earned-discharge program that allows offenders on probation and parole to reduce the period of supervision for complying with conditions of probation. The department shall have the authority to award earned-discharge credits to all offenders placed on probation, parole, or post-release supervision who are in compliance with the terms and conditions of supervision. An offender serving a Mississippi sentence for an eligible offense in any jurisdiction under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision shall be eligible for earned-discharge credits under this section. Offenders shall not be denied earned-discharge credits solely based on nonpayment of fees or fines if a hardship waiver has been granted as provided in Section 47-7-49.   For each full calendar month of compliance with the conditions of supervision, earned-discharge credits equal to the number of days in that month shall be deducted from the offender's sentence discharge date. Credits begin to accrue for eligible offenders after the first full calendar month of compliance supervision conditions. For the purposes of this section, an offender is deemed to be in compliance with the conditions of supervision if there was no violation of the conditions of supervision.   No earned-discharge credits may accrue for a calendar month in which a violation report has been submitted, the offender has absconded from supervision, the offender is serving a term of imprisonment in a technical violation center, or for the months between the submission of the violation report and the final action on the violation report by the court or the board.   Earned-discharge credits shall be applied to the sentence within thirty (30) days of the end of the month in which the credits were earned. At least every six (6) months, an offender who is serving a sentence eligible for earned-discharge credits shall be notified of the current sentence discharge date.   Once the combination of time served on probation, parole or post-release supervision, and earned-discharge credits satisfy the term of probation, parole, or post-release supervision, the board or sentencing court shall order final discharge of the offender. No less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of final discharge, the department shall notify the sentencing court and the board of the impending discharge.   The department shall provide semiannually to the Oversight Task Force the number and percentage of offenders who qualify for earned discharge in one or more months of the year and the average amount of credits earned within the year.
MS Code § 47-7-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-41. Discharge from probation

 When a probationershall be discharged from probation by the court of original jurisdiction,the field supervisor, upon receiving a written request from the probationer,shall forward a written report of the record of the probationer tothe Division of Community Corrections of the department, which shallpresent a copy of this report to the Governor. The Governor may, inhis discretion, at any time thereafter by appropriate executive orderrestore any civil rights lost by the probationer by virtue of hisconviction or plea of guilty in the court of original jurisdiction.
MS Code § 47-7-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-43. Application of provisions

 The provisionsof this chapter are hereby extended to all persons who, at the effectivedate thereof, may be on parole, or eligible to be placed on paroleunder existing laws, with the same force and effect as if this chapterhad been in operation at the time such persons were placed on paroleor become eligible to be placed thereon, as the case may be.
MS Code § 47-7-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-45. Provisions inapplicable to Oakley Youth Development Center

 The provisionsof this chapter shall not apply to probation under the Youth CourtLaw nor to parole from the Oakley Youth Development Center.
MS Code § 47-7-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-51. Correctional Training Revolving Fund

  There is herebycreated in the State Treasury a special fund, which shall be knownas the Correctional Training Revolving Fund. This fund shall be usedto develop and implement the comprehensive correction training programauthorized in Chapter 509, Laws of 1990. These funds may be used toconstruct and renovate training facilities, purchase training equipmentfor the hiring of instructors, and to pay operating expenses to accomplishand fulfill the purposes of the training program.   The Commissionerof Corrections shall establish guidelines for the use and accountabilityof such funds.
MS Code § 47-7-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-53. Department of Corrections to assume duties, powers and responsibilities of Parole Board

 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.
MS Code § 47-7-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Probation and Parole Law|§ 47-7-55. Parole Commission; creation; purpose; membership; compensation

  There is herebycreated a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representativesto be known as the Parole Commission, hereinafter referred to as the"commission." The commission shall study and make recommendationsto the Legislature related to the abolition of parole, the completeand thorough classification of inmates prior to sentencing and sentencingstandards.   The commissionshall consist of the following members:   Three (3) membersof the House Judiciary "B" Committee and three (3) membersof the House Penitentiary Committee appointed by the Speaker.   Three (3) membersof the Senate Corrections Committee and three (3) members of the SenateJudiciary Committee appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.     The Chairmanof the Senate Corrections Committee and the Chairman of the HousePenitentiary Committee shall serve as co-chair of the commission.   The commissionshall submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature nolater than January 2, 1996.   For attendingmeetings of the commission, members of the commission shall receiveper diem as provided by Section 25-3-69, and reimbursementof expenses as provided by Section 5-1-47. The membersof the commission shall obtain the approval of the Management Committeeof the House of Representatives and the Contingent Expense Committeeof the Senate for per diem and travel expense expenditures of thecommission. The members of the commission shall not receive per diemor expenses while the Legislature is in session. All expenses incurredby and on behalf of the commission shall be paid from the contingencyfunds of the Senate and the House of Representatives.   In conductingits activities pursuant to this section, the commission may elicitthe support of and participation by federal, state and local agenciesand interested associations, organizations and individuals. The commissionmay appoint an advisory committee whose members shall serve withoutcompensation. The advisory committee may consist of judges, prosecutingattorneys, defense attorneys, medical professionals, correctionalpersonnel and any other individual or groups that the commission desiresto place on the advisory committee.
MS Code § 47-7-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Uniform Act for Out-of-State Parolee Supervision|§ 47-7-73. Notification to county and municipal officials; probation or parole of out-of-state parolee

 The Department of Corrections shall notify the sheriff of the county and the police chief of each municipality in the county when a person is placed on probation or released on parole to reside in the county under the Uniform Act for Out-of-state Parolee Supervision.
MS Code § 47-7-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|§ 47-7-81. Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision

 The Governor, on behalf of this state, may execute a compact, in substantially the following form, and the Governor, on behalf of this state, may execute a compact, in substantially the following form, and the Legislature signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact:
MS Code § 47-7-83 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|§ 47-7-83. Supervision of offenders from participating states

 Pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Department of Corrections may assume the duties of supervision over offenders of any sending state who were convicted of misdemeanors. The Department of Corrections may not supervise offenders convicted of misdemeanors of states that are not participating in the compact.
MS Code § 47-7-85 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole|Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole|Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|§ 47-7-85. Application fee for out-of-state transfer; funds received to defray compact expenses

 Pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Department of Corrections may charge a one-time application fee in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to each offender applying for out-of-state transfer under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Payments received under this section shall be deposited into a special fund which is created in the State Treasury. Monies in the fund shall be expended by the Department of Corrections, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to defray costs incurred by the department under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
MS Code § 49-2-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 2 - Department of Environmental Quality|In General|§ 49-2-1. Declaration of purpose

 It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature to conserve, manage, develop and protect our natural resources and wildlife for the benefit of this and succeeding generations by reorganizing the natural resource and wildlife conservation functions of state government into the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks thereby providing more effective organizations through which the methods of conserving, managing, developing and protecting our natural resources and wildlife can be analyzed, coordinated and implemented.
MS Code § 49-2-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 2 - Department of Environmental Quality|In General|§ 49-2-2. Definitions

 For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein, unless the context otherwise requires:   "Department" means the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.   "Commission" means the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality.   "Office" means an administrative subdivision of the department.   "Executive director" means the chief officer of the department.   "Environmental self-evaluation report" means any document, including any audit, report, finding, communication, or opinion or any draft of an audit, report, finding, communication or opinion, prepared solely as a part of or in connection with a voluntary self-assessment that is done in good faith, which report is kept and maintained solely within the confines of the evaluated party.   "Voluntary self-evaluation" means a self-initiated internal assessment, audit, or review, not otherwise expressly required by environmental law, of a facility or an activity at a facility, or management systems related to a facility or an activity. A voluntary self-evaluation shall be designed to identify and prevent noncompliance with environmental laws, and improve compliance with environmental laws. In addition, a voluntary self-evaluation must be conducted by an owner or operator of a facility or an employee of the owner or operator or by a private contractor engaged by the owner or operator.   "Environmental law" means any federal, state or local statute, rule or regulation, or any order, award, agreement, release, permit, license, standard or notice from or issued by a federal, state or local court, agency or governmental authority in pursuance thereof.
MS Code § 49-2-4 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 2 - Department of Environmental Quality|In General|§ 49-2-4. Department of Environmental Quality; executive director; qualifications

  There is hereby created the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality whose offices shall be located in Jackson, Mississippi.   The department shall be headed by an executive director who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the executive director shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. The executive director may assign to the appropriate bureaus such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department's lawful functions. The executive director shall have the following minimum qualifications:   A master's degree in a field related to natural resources, and at least six (6) years' full-time experience in natural resources, including at least three (3) years of management experience; or   A bachelor's degree in a field related to natural resources or administration and at least eight (8) years of full-time work in the field of natural resources, including four (4) years of management experience.  The executive director shall be the chief administrative officer of the department.