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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 47 - DNA DATA BANK (§ 45-47-1) › Section 45-47-1 - DNA samples to be collected from persons arrested for commission or attempted commission of certain crimes of violence; destruction of sample; penalties for obtaining, receiving or disseminating information in DNA data bank without authority

(1)
Every person who is arrested for the commission or attempted commission of a crime of violence as defined in Section
97-3-2
shall provide a biological sample for DNA testing to jail or detention center personnel upon booking. The analysis shall be performed by the Mississippi Forensics Lab or other entity designated by the Department of Public Safety, and the results shall be maintained by the Forensics Lab according to standard protocols adopted for maintenance of DNA records in conformity to federal guidelines for the maintenance of such records.
(2)
(a)
A DNA sample shall be collected by an individual who is trained in the collection procedures that the Forensics Laboratory uses.
(b)
Upon motion of one (1) of the parties, or sua sponte by the court, the court may direct the Forensics Lab to destroy the sample and delete from the database all records thereof if there is no other pending qualifying warrant or capias for an arrest or felony conviction that would require that the sample remain in the DNA data bank if:
(i)
The charge for which the sample was taken is dismissed;
(ii)
The defendant is acquitted at trial or convicted of a lesser-included misdemeanor offense that is not an offense listed in this section;
(iii)
No charge was filed within the statute of limitations, if any; or
(iv)
No conviction has occurred, at least three (3) years have passed since the date of arrest, and there is no active prosecution.
(3)
(a)
Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the DNA data bank shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the DNA data bank, knowing that the dissemination, receipt or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c)
Except as authorized by law, any person who obtains or attempts to obtain any sample for purposes of having DNA analysis performed shall be guilty of a felony.
(4)
(a)
Any person convicted under subsection (3)(a) shall be sentenced to a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or confinement in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.
(b)
Any person convicted under subsection (3)(b) shall be sentenced to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or confinement in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
(c)
Any person convicted under subsection (3)(c) shall be sentenced to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or commitment to the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed two (2) years, or both.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 418, SB 2568,§ 1, eff. 3/26/2018.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 502, SB 2430, 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-1 - Definitions

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings as defined in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Amusement ride" or "ride" means a mechanical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or restricted route or course for the purpose of giving the passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement. The term "amusement ride" does not include bungee jumping, zip lines, waterslides, or obstacle, challenge or adventure courses.
(b)
"Ride operator" means the person having direct control of the starting, stopping, or speed of an amusement ride.
(c)
"Owner or operator" means the person or organization that is responsible for the maintenance and operation of an amusement ride or amusement device.
(d)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Revenue.
(e)
"Serious injuries or illnesses" means a person's injury or illness that results in death, dismemberment, significant disfigurement, permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function, or system, a compound fracture, or other significant injury or illness that requires immediate admission and overnight hospitalization and observation by a licensed physician.
(f)
"Minor injuries or illnesses" means injuries and illnesses that may or may not require emergency first aid or significant treatment, or both, but cannot be otherwise classified as a serious injury or illness. This term includes incidents where treatment is limited to such things as the dispensation of over-the-counter medication or plastic adhesive strips, cleansing, rest, and other similar duties or assistance.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-3 - Annual operating permit decal required; application; display of decal

(1)
An amusement ride may not be operated in this state unless the Mississippi Department of Revenue has issued an operating permit decal for the amusement ride to the owner or operator for the current calendar year.
(2)
An application for an operating permit decal must be submitted to the department not fewer than fifteen (15) business days before the first time the amusement ride is operated in the state, and must include the following:
(a)
Certificate of insurance in the amount of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence that insures the owner or operator against liability for injury to persons and property arising out of the use or operation of the amusement ride;
(b)
Payment of a fee not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
(c)
Proof of satisfactory inspection of the ride by a qualified inspector, as defined in Section
45-49-5
, conducted no earlier than fifteen (15) days before the submission of the application for an operating permit decal. The date of the inspection must be indicated on the proof of inspection.
(3)
The operating permit decal shall be valid until the end of the calendar year of the date of issue and must be in a manner and format as prescribed by the department.
(4)
The operating permit decal must be affixed to the ride in a conspicuous location that is plainly visible to patrons.
(5)
The department shall:
(a)
Determine the manner and format of the operating permit decal, any forms to be used to apply for the decal, and any forms to be used to report serious injuries or illnesses;
(b)
Make any forms and certifications available on the department's website and provide decals to owners or operators;
(c)
Subject to the limitations of this chapter, determine the fee for the filing of an operating permit decal;
(d)
Allow an owner or operator to apply for operating permit decals for multiple rides at one time, using one (1) form; and
(e)
Charge one (1) fee for the filing of each application form, regardless of the number of rides listed on the application.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 401, HB 511,§ 1, eff. 3/25/2021.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-5 - Annual inspection; qualifications of inspector; obligation of owner or operator to operate in compliance with certain standard and keep and make available copies of forms, certifications and safety inspections

(1)
The annual inspection required in Section
45-49-3
must be conducted by a qualified inspector. A qualified inspector must:
(a)
Be certified:
(i)
By the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials at a minimum, as a Level I inspector; or
(ii)
By the Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers International at a level that is equivalent to the certification under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph;
(b)
Have twenty-four (24) months of employment experience in the field of amusement ride inspection; and
(c)
Not be the owner or operator of the ride or an employee or agent of the owner or operator.
(2)
The certificate of inspection shall certify that the ride is in substantial compliance with ASTM International Standard F770-19 concerning practices for ownership, operation, maintenance and inspection of amusement rides and devices.
(3)
The owner or operator of an amusement ride shall:
(a)
Operate, maintain and inspect all rides in substantial compliance with ASTM International Standard F770-19;
(b)
Keep a paper or electronic copy of all required forms or certifications, and of all safety inspections conducted by the owner or operator during the preceding twelve (12) months, or until an inspection is repeated, whichever is longer for each ride:
(i)
On or near that ride; or
(ii)
At the office of the owner or operator; and
(c)
Make those records available to the Mississippi Department of Revenue promptly upon request.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-7 - Ride operator qualifications; denial of entrance to any person if operator believes entrance jeopardizes safety of person or others; patron responsibility

(1)
A ride operator must:
(a)
Be at least sixteen (16) years of age;
(b)
Operate only one (1) amusement ride at a time;
(c)
Be in attendance at all times when the ride is operating; and
(d)
Operate the ride in accordance with the ride manufacturer's specifications.
(2)
To the extent permitted by law, an operator may deny any person entrance to an amusement ride if the operator believes that entrance by that person may jeopardize the safety of the person or other persons.
(3)
Patron responsibility:
(a)
There are inherent risks in the participation in or on any amusement ride. Patrons of an amusement ride, by participation, accept the risks inherent in such participation of which the ordinary prudent person is or should be aware. Patrons have the duty to exercise good judgment and act in a responsible manner while using the amusement ride, device, or attraction and to obey all oral or written warnings, or both, before or during participation, or both.
(b)
Patrons have a duty to not participate in or on any amusement ride when under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
(c)
Patrons have a duty to properly use all ride or device safety equipment provided.
(d)
Any patron that violates the provisions of this subsection (3) shall be subject to immediate removal from the amusement facility without a refund of any admission charge.
(e)
An owner or operator of an amusement ride shall display the potential penalties for violation of this section at each amusement ride.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-9 - Incident report log; contents of log; report of all serious injuries or illnesses resulting from operation of ride; immediate cessation of operation and preservation of condition of ride upon event of serious injury or illness pending investigation

(1)
The owner or operator shall maintain an incident report log for all rider injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement ride, other than minor injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement park ride in this state. The recorded information must include, at a minimum, the following:
(a)
The date the injury occurred;
(b)
The name, address, and telephone number of the injured rider;
(c)
The age of the injured rider;
(d)
The manufacturer's name and serial number of the amusement ride involved in the injury;
(e)
The name of the amusement ride in use at the location of the injury, if different from the manufacturer's name;
(f)
A description of the injury including, to the extent known, its cause; and
(g)
A description of any first-aid treatment administered to the injured rider.
(2)
The owner or operator shall maintain the incident report log for a minimum of three (3) years.
(3)
The owner or operator shall report all serious injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement ride in this state, that do not result in death to the Mississippi Department of Revenue, in writing, within seventy-two (72) hours of the owner or operator being notified of the serious injury or illness.
(4)
The owner or operator shall report all serious injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement ride in this state, that result in death to the administrator within two (2) hours of the owner or operator being notified of the death. The owner or operator may initially notify the department verbally via telephone, but shall follow up with a written report of a death within twenty-four (24) hours of the owner or operator being notified of the death.
(5)
In the event of a serious injury or illness resulting from the operation of an amusement ride in this state, the owner or operator shall immediately cease operation of the amusement ride except as necessary to prevent imminent harm to any person. The owner or operator shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the condition of the amusement ride pending an investigation by the department.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-11 - Investigation by Department of Revenue upon notification by owner or operator of serious injury or illness; department notification to owner or operator that investigation not warranted

(1)
Within twenty-four (24) hours of notification by the owner or operator of a serious injury or illness, the Mississippi Department of Revenue may initiate an investigation into the reported serious injury or illness. If the department determines that an investigation is not warranted, the department shall promptly notify the owner or operator and the amusement ride may be reopened. If the department initiates an investigation, the amusement ride shall not be reopened to the public until such time as the department's investigation is complete and authorization to reopen is given to the owner or operator.
(2)
The department's investigation shall be conducted with the assistance of a qualified inspector employed by the department or through contract with the department. The cost of any investigation shall be paid by the owner or operator.
(3)
Any investigation must be conducted with all practicable speed to minimize the disruption of the amusement facility at which the amusement ride is located, as well as unrelated commercial activities.
(4)
An investigation of a reported serious injury or illness must be completed immediately following the reasonable determination by the qualified inspector or the department's designee that a principal cause of the serious injury or illness was the injured rider's failure to comply with the posted safety rules or with verbal instructions given by operators.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-13 - Applicability of chapter

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any nonprofit owner/operator who operates ten (10) rides or less.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 7, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter 49 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES (§§ 45-49-1 — 45-49-15) › Section 45-49-15 - Adoption of rules and regulations to implement chapter

The Commissioner of Revenue may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 350, HB 999,§ 8, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter [51] - [CYBER SECURITY REVIEW BOARD] (§§ 45-51-NEW-001 — 45-51-NEW-006) › Section 45-51-NEW-001 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Cyber Security Review Board]

There is hereby created the "Cyber Security Review Board," which shall be responsible for ensuring a collaborative effort is made to address the cybersecurity threat posed to the State of Mississippi. Responsibilities of the board include creating a system of reporting cybersecurity attacks within the state, researching and implementing best practices to mitigate cybersecurity risks, and connecting individuals and entities with federal and industry partners.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 313, SB 2698,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter [51] - [CYBER SECURITY REVIEW BOARD] (§§ 45-51-NEW-001 — 45-51-NEW-006) › Section 45-51-NEW-002 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Members]

The Cyber Security Review Board, hereafter referred to as the "board," shall consist of the following seven (7) members:
(a)
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, or his or her designee, as chairman of the board;
(b)
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, or his or her designee, as vice chairman of the board;
(c)
The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, or his or her designee;
(d)
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, or his or her designee;
(e)
The Adjutant General of the Mississippi National Guard, or his or her designee;
(f)
The State Superintendent of Education, as appointed by the Mississippi Board of Education, or his or her designee; and
(g)
The Attorney General of Mississippi, or his or her designee.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 313, SB 2698,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter [51] - [CYBER SECURITY REVIEW BOARD] (§§ 45-51-NEW-001 — 45-51-NEW-006) › Section 45-51-NEW-003 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Ex officio nonvoting members]

(1)
Ex officio nonvoting members of the board include:
(a)
The President of the Mississippi Municipal League, or his or her designee;
(b)
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors staff, or his or her designee; and
(c)
The Chairmen of the Technology Committees of the Mississippi Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives, or their designees.
(2)
The voting members of the Cyber Security Review Board may vote to expand the board with additional ex officio nonvoting members deemed necessary to provide expertise or access to resources involving cybersecurity.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 313, SB 2698,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter [51] - [CYBER SECURITY REVIEW BOARD] (§§ 45-51-NEW-001 — 45-51-NEW-006) › Section 45-51-NEW-004 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Meetings; Quorum]

Within forty-five (45) days of passage of this act, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security shall call a meeting of the board. The board shall adopt rules which govern the time of meetings, place of meetings, and the manner of conducting the business of the board. The board shall meet at least monthly and select one (1) of the ex officio nonvoting members of the board to serve as secretary, whose role it shall be to maintain minutes of each meeting of the board. After the conclusion of each meeting, the board shall send the minutes of the meeting to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the Chairmen of the Technology Committees of the Mississippi Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives.
A quorum shall be a majority of the voting members of the board.
After twelve (12) consecutive monthly meetings, the board may vote to meet less frequently; however, the board shall meet at least once quarterly.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 313, SB 2698,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter [51] - [CYBER SECURITY REVIEW BOARD] (§§ 45-51-NEW-001 — 45-51-NEW-006) › Section 45-51-NEW-005 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Statewide cybersecurity report]

The board shall produce a statewide cybersecurity report, which shall be presented to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and the Chairmen of the Technology Committees of the Mississippi Senate and Mississippi House of Representatives by December 15 each year. The board shall also develop a list of best practices in cybersecurity to disburse throughout the state to various parties as deemed necessary by the board.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 313, SB 2698,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006) › Chapter [51] - [CYBER SECURITY REVIEW BOARD] (§§ 45-51-NEW-001 — 45-51-NEW-006) › Section 45-51-NEW-006 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Cyber Security Review Board Fund; Rules]

(1)
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Cyber Security Review Board Fund." Any funds which may be needed for administrative and travel expenses shall be deposited in this special fund by the Department of Public Safety from the department's regular support appropriation. The Cyber Security Review Board Fund is a special trust fund, and the interest earned thereon shall be credited to the fund.
(2)
The Department of Public Safety shall adopt regulations for the administration of the fund. The commissioner shall administer the fund, and expenditures may be made from the fund upon requisition by the commissioner. The department shall spend monies in the fund by an annual appropriation approved by the Legislature.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 313, SB 2698,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-1 - Enforcement of sentences

Every convict sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, or to such imprisonment and the payment of a fine, or the payment of a fine, shall be committed to jail, and shall remain in close confinement for the full time specified for imprisonment in the sentence of the court, and in like confinement, subject to the provisions of Section
99-19-20.1
, until the fine, costs and jail fees be fully paid, unless discharged in due course of law, or as hereinafter provided. Subject to the provisions of Section
99-19-20.1
, no convict shall be held in continuous confinement under a conviction for any one (1) offense for failure to pay fine and costs in such case for a period of more than one (1) year.
Codes, 1892, § 775; 1906, § 837; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 4015, 4030; 1930, § 4058; 1942, § 7899; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 416, HB 387,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-3 - County convicts; duty of board of supervisors

It is the imperative duty of the board of supervisors in each county in this state to require each convict sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail and the payment of a fine and costs, or to imprisonment and payment of costs, or to payment of fine and costs, to work out the sentence on the county convict farm or on the public roads or other public works of the county, or in a contiguous county, as herein provided. But any convict who is sentenced to the payment of a fine and costs and who pays such fine and costs shall thereby be relieved from working out such fine and costs, but the payment in full of such fine and costs shall not relieve such convict from working out the full time of his imprisonment as adjudged in his sentence. The board of supervisors of any county, however, may by an order spread upon its minutes, giving the reason therefor, and with the approval of the circuit judge of the district, discharge any aged or infirm convict upon his making an affidavit of his insolvency and inability to pay the fine and costs, and filing same with the clerk of the board of supervisors at any time after the expiration of his imprisonment.
Codes, 1892, § 814; 1906, § 870; Hemingway's 1917, § 4030; 1930, § 4059; 1942, § 7900; Laws, 1900, ch. 100; Laws, 1906, ch. 100; Laws, 1908, ch. 168; Laws, 1936, ch. 269.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-5 - County convicts; board of supervisors may lease or buy suitable lands

In order to carry out the provisions of Section
47-1-3
, the board of supervisors of each county in this state are authorized and directed, whenever it may be necessary to buy or lease a sufficient number of acres of land within reasonable and convenient distance of the county jail to be used by the county as a county convict farm. They are also authorized to make any necessary improvements thereon, such as erecting necessary and convenient buildings, clearing, terracing and ditching and leveeing, or otherwise repairing and improving such farm, so that it may be suitable to be used as a farm upon which to work the convicts committed to the county jail, and they shall employ a competent and suitable person to be known as foreman of county farm to superintend such convict farm and manage it and to work the convicts sentenced to the county jail thereon. The board of supervisors in each county shall also have full and complete authority to buy, or rent necessary mules or horses, tractors, farming tools and implements and all other necessary things incidental to the successful operation of such convict farm in such numbers and amounts as they may reasonably contemplate will be necessary to successfully operate such farm, having in view, first, the continuous employment of all the convicts able to work thereon at remunerative labor, and second, the operation of said farm in the most economical manner consistent with the continuous working of such convicts.
Codes, 1892, § 814; 1906, § 870; Hemingway's 1917, § 4030; 1930, § 4060; 1942, § 7901; Laws, 1900, ch. 100; Laws, 1906, ch. 100; Laws, 1908, ch. 168.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-7 - Boards of supervisors of contiguous counties may own farm jointly; working prisoners in another county

In any county where there are not a sufficient number of convicts to make it economically feasible for such county to own and operate a county convict farm as provided for by law, the board of supervisors of any such county may agree with the board of supervisors of any contiguous county to own and operate in common with such contiguous county, a county convict farm upon which prisoners of both such counties may be detained and required to work. In like manner the board of supervisors of any county in which there are not a sufficient number of convicts to make it economically feasible to own and operate a county convict farm, may make similar arrangements with any city, town or village within said county to own and operate said farm in connection with said city, town or village. In any county where there are not a sufficient number of convicts to make it economically feasible for such county to own a farm or to own and operate a farm with a contiguous county or with a city or town, the board of supervisors of such county may contract with the board of supervisors of any contiguous county or with any county in the same circuit or chancery court district, to have its prisoners worked by the contiguous county or counties in the same circuit or chancery court district upon payment made to the board of supervisors of such contiguous county or counties in the same circuit or chancery court district for the purpose of detaining and working such prisoners. The terms of such a contract are to be agreed upon by and between the two contracting boards and the same shall not be in violation of the law. Where the board of supervisors of one county so contracts to work convicts of another county, all the provisions of Sections
47-1-1
through
47-1-37
, Sections
47-1-41
,
47-1-45
,
47-1-47
, and
47-1-61
, Mississippi Code of 1972, and Section 226 of the Constitution in regard to the working of convicts shall apply to the convicts contracted for as herein provided; and the name of the convict or convicts may be entered on the jail docket of the county contracting to detain and work the convict or convicts, together with all other information required by Section
47-1-21
.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 4038; 1930, § 4062; 1942, § 7903; Laws, 1908, ch. 109; Laws, 1936, ch. 269; Laws, 1960, ch. 283.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-9 - Convicts may be worked on public roads or other county public works

In any county where it is clearly more advantageous to the county to work the county convicts or some of them on the public roads of the county, or on other works of the county exclusively public in their character, the board of supervisors shall have the authority so to order, and in such cases the board shall establish all proper regulations for the working, guarding, safekeeping, clothing, housing and subsistence of convicts while so working, and shall provide all the necessary equipment for such purpose. The board shall establish regulations for the discipline of convicts on said works, and on county farms, when a convict is persistently idle or refractory, and may enforce such regulations by penalties.
Codes, 1892, § 784; 1906, § 843; Hemingway's 1917, § 4018; 1930, § 4063; 1942, § 7904; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-11 - Convicts physically unable shall not be required to work

If any convict committed to the county jail is physically unable to do any kind of manual labor, then, upon the certificate of the county health officer or physician designated by the board of supervisors of the county, to this effect, such convict shall not be required, during the period of such physical disability, to perform manual labor on the convict farm. But all convicts shall be required each day to do and perform such work as they are physically able to do and perform and which will not impair the health of such convict, or as is not inhumane to require of him.
Codes, 1930, § 4064; 1942, § 7905; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-13 - By contract county may work under guard certain prisoners before indictment and conviction

Any person being held in the county jail in default of bail to await trial, except those held for treason, murder, arson, or rape, and except such as the sheriff may deem it improper to let out, may on application to the sheriff of the county, be allowed to work on the county farm or on the public roads or other county public works as other convicts are worked and at the same wage. The board of supervisors shall settle with prisoners so working at their regular meetings monthly. But if it appears that it is not to the best interest of the county to work such prisoners, the board may decline at any time to employ them.
Codes, 1892, § 808; 1906, § 864; Hemingway's 1917, § 4040; 1930, § 4068; 1942, § 7909.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-15 - Deductions from sentence for efficient work

Any convict working under the direction of the board of supervisors who renders efficient services and complies with all necessary rules and regulations may have deducted from the term of his imprisonment one-fourth (1/4) thereof.
Codes, 1892, § 783; 1906, § 842; Hemingway's 1917, § 4017; 1930, § 4066; 1942, § 7907; Laws, 1908, ch. 109; Laws, 1932, ch. 199.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-17 - When convict not credited with wages

No convict shall be credited with any wages during the time of his or her escape; and if any convict escapes while being worked on a public road, or works or county farm, he or she may be pursued and retaken by any person, or officer authorized to make arrests, or board, or any one entitled to the custody or services of said convict; and when retaken such convict shall be required to work out the balance of his term of hire, not counting the period of such escape, even if the term of imprisonment and the time for which such convict was first hired had expired before the recapture. Such convict shall be liable to indictment for such escape and liable to the same punishment as for an escape from the custody of the county jail.
Codes, 1906, § 873; Hemingway's 1917, § 4032; 1930, § 4067; 1942, § 7908; Laws, 1908, ch. 109; Laws, 1932, ch. 246.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-19 - Leasing or hiring convicts unlawful; lawful public service work

(1)
It is unlawful for any county-housed state inmate or county prisoner or prisoners to be leased or hired to any individual or corporation for any purpose whatsoever. Nor shall they be worked under any contractor; but in working them on county farms, or on the public roads or on any other work, which work must be of an exclusively public character, they shall be under exclusive official control and management.
(2)
(a)
It is lawful for a state, county or municipality to provide prisoners for public service work for nonprofit charitable organizations as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code if that nonprofit charitable organization provides food to charities. In addition, it is lawful for a state, county or municipality to provide prisoners for public service work for churches according to criteria approved by the Department of Corrections.
(b)
The prisoners participating in the public service work under paragraph (a) shall remain under the exclusive control and management of the county or municipality.
(c)
A prisoner performing public service work under this subsection shall be entitled to earned credits as provided under this chapter.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, §§ 4014, 4016; 1930, § 4057; 1942, § 7898; Laws, 1908, ch. 109; Laws, 1997, ch. 383, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 377, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 364, § 1, eff. 7/1/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-21 - Sheriff to keep a jail docket; what to contain

The sheriff of each county shall keep a well bound alphabetical jail docket. In it he shall promptly enter under the proper initial the name, age, color and sex of each convict, the date of his or her commitment, each day worked on the county farm, time required to be served and amount of fine and costs and the jail fees charged against the prisoner and the date of discharge.
The sheriff shall submit his docket to the board of supervisors at each of their regular meetings, and the same shall be examined carefully by the president of the board, and by any other members who desire to examine the same, in the presence of the board while in session.
Codes, 1892, § 800; 1906, § 858; Hemingway's 1917, § 4024; 1930, § 4071; 1942, § 7912; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-23 - The sexes to be kept separate

It shall be unlawful for convicts of different sexes to be confined or worked together.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 28, art. 3 (15); 1857, ch. 6, art. 131; 1871, § 237; 1880, § 3152; 1892, § 789; 1906, § 874; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 4033, 4034; 1930, § 4072; 1942, § 7913; Laws, 1908, chs. 109, 169; Laws, 1968, ch. 552, § 3, eff. 4/29/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-25 - Officers to have access to convicts

Each county officer or officers, for any district of a county shall at all times have free access to convicts in the custody of any official for the purpose of investigating their condition and treatment. The sheriff or his deputies shall visit the convict camp or county farms where the convicts of his county are kept or worked at least once in every month and more often if necessary. He shall make a thorough inspection and investigation of the treatment of convicts and report the same in writing to the board of supervisors. For failure to perform duty in this respect the board of supervisors may fine the sheriff Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
Codes, 1892, § 799; 1906, § 857; Hemingway's 1917, § 4023; 1930, § 4073; 1942, § 7914; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-27 - Maltreatment forbidden

An official, or guard, or other employee, having the custody of any county prisoner, or any official or employee of the county having custody of any county prisoner, who shall maltreat or abuse any such convict, or who shall knowingly permit the same to be done, or who being under duty to provide sufficient and wholesome food, clothing, shelter, bathing facilities, or medical attention to such convict, shall wilfully fail to furnish the same to such convict, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or shall be imprisoned not less than one (1) month, or shall suffer both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and it shall be the duty of the judge of the circuit court of such county to so charge the grand jury.
Codes, 1906, § 877; Hemingway's 1917, § 4035; 1930, § 4074; 1942, § 7915; Laws, 1896, ch. 88; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-29 - Complaint of convicts investigated

On complaint by or on behalf of any convict to any county or county district officer, that such convict had been improperly treated in any respect, it shall be the duty of such officer at once to investigate the complaint, and if it is believed to be well founded, to report the facts to the president of the board of supervisors, or to the board in session. Upon such report the board shall cite the person complained of to appear before it, and such action shall be taken by the board as shall be proper.
Codes, 1880, § 3180; 1892, § 798; 1906, § 856; Hemingway's 1917, § 4022; 1930, § 4075; 1942, § 7916: Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-31 - Grand jury to examine records and treatment of prisoners

Each grand jury which is impaneled shall examine the records of county prisoners and their treatment and condition and report the same to the court.
Codes, 1906, § 871; Hemingway's 1917, § 4031; 1930, § 4076; 1942, § 7917; Laws, 1896, ch. 133; Laws, 1908, ch. 109; Laws, 1983, ch. 499, § 25, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-33 - Each convict to have evidence of term of sentence and amount of fine

The sheriff on receiving each convict shall furnish such convict with a certificate showing the amount of the fine and costs, as far as the costs are then known, the beginning and length of his term of imprisonment. The convict shall be allowed to have and keep such certificate on or about his person, if he so desires.
Codes, 1892, § 806; 1906, § 862; Hemingway's 1917, § 4027; 1930, § 4077; 1942, § 7918; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-35 - County farms operating at loss, disposition of

(1)
The board of supervisors of any county that now maintains and operates a county penal farm, commonly known as a "county farm," which farm contains more than five hundred (500) acres and less than six hundred (600) acres of land, which said farm has been continuously operating at a loss to the county for a period of five (5) years or more, and provided said county contains at least four hundred (400) square miles of territory and less than four hundred twenty-five (425) square miles of territory within its boundaries, shall sell, at public sale after receiving bids as required by law for the letting of public contracts, to the highest and best bidder for cash, said county farm; provided, however, that the said board shall retain for the benefit of the county and shall reserve from said sale, at least one-half (1/2) of the mineral rights and interests in said lands, with full right in the said board, in its discretion, to lease said retained and reserved mineral interests and rights, to the highest and best bidder after receiving bids therefor in the same manner, at the same or any other time.
(2)
Any and all amounts received from such sale of said lands and from such lease of said mineral interests or rights, shall be, on receipt by the board, applied to the payment of the bonded indebtedness of said county.
Codes, 1942, § 7901-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 312, §§ 1, 2, eff. 12/31/1946.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-37 - Board of supervisors may hire additional labor to work on county farm

In the cultivation of crops and the gathering thereof if it shall appear necessary, from the lack of convict labor, the board of supervisors may employ free labor at current prices to work on a county convict farm until such time as the convict labor may become sufficient to complete and gather the crops started on such a farm, and pay for the same out of the county treasury.
Codes, 1906, § 878; Hemingway's 1917, § 4036; 1930, § 4061; 1942, § 7902; Laws, 1902, ch. 64; Laws, 1908, ch. 109.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-39 - Municipal prison and prisoners; municipality to pay expenses of jail officer education courses

(1)
The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to construct and maintain a municipal prison, and to regulate the keeping of the same and the prisoners therein, and to contract with the board of supervisors, which is empowered in the premises, for the use of the county jail by the municipality; and to provide for the working of the streets by municipal prisoners, and to contract with the county for such work by county prisoners or the working of county roads by municipal prisoners, or for working same on the county farms. Municipal prisoners shall be worked on county roads or county farms only in the county in which the municipality is situated. Males and females shall be confined in separate cells or compartments.
(2)
The municipality shall pay the tuition, living and travel expenses incurred by a person attending and participating in the basic and continuing education courses for jail officers.
Codes, 1892, § 2954; 1906, § 3345; Hemingway's 1917, § 5842; 1930, § 2421; 1942, § 3374-135; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 135; Laws, 1964, ch. 543; Laws, 1968, ch. 552, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 319, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 515, § 12, eff. 7/1/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-41 - Working of municipal prisoners

(1)
Any person convicted of violating any ordinance of any city, town or village in this state and sentenced to pay a fine and costs therefor, and failing to do so, may be worked on the streets or other public works of the municipality in the custody of the street commissioner, or other person designated by the mayor and board of aldermen, or councilmen of such municipality and at its expense, and shall receive credit on such fine and costs as provided in Section
99-19-20
for each day so worked, and such municipality shall accord the same treatment to its convicts that is required by this chapter to county convicts. The responsibility of carrying out the provisions of this section shall devolve on the mayor and board of aldermen or board of councilmen of each municipality with reference to its convicts. In the event it is, in the judgment of the ruling authorities of any village in the state or of any small town in the state, unprofitable to work the convicts as above provided, then such village or town may contract with the board of supervisors of the county at the best price and take and work such convicts on the county farm, but the convict shall receive credit at the rate provided in Section
99-19-20
for each day worked.
(2)
If a convict is unable to work or if the city, town or village is unable to provide work for the convict, the convict shall receive the credit provided in Section
99-19-20
for each day of confinement.
Codes, 1880, § 3185; 1892, § 813; 1906, § 869; Hemingway's 1917, § 4029; 1930, § 4069; 1942, § 7910; Laws, 1918, ch. 154; Laws, 2010, ch. 492, § 2, eff. 4/7/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 1 - COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONS AND PRISONERS (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-1-63) › Section 47-1-43 - Keeping of county offenders in municipal jails pending trial

The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality located within such county are hereby authorized to enter into agreements providing for the keeping of persons arrested for offenses committed within the county in which such municipality is located in the jail facilities of such municipality pending trial of such person. Such agreements may provide for the payment to the municipality by the board of supervisors from any available funds of the county of a sum not to exceed Five Dollars ($5.00) for each day or part thereof during which an offender may be confined in the jail of the municipality.
Codes, 1942, § 3374-135.5; Laws, 1968, ch. 288, § 1, eff. 3/27/1968.