Public Safety

1. If an individual should require an interpreter, you will need to follow the procedures below: a. Get the name and phone number of the individual requiring the service. b. Schedule a time and date to allow at least three to five days and notify Driver Services at headquarters (…

1. Method of Notification:a. Any citizen who has knowledge of improper or inadequate driving skills may notify the Driver Improvement Branch in writing. This notification must be signed, or b. Notification may be by a physician attesting to the physical or mental incompetence of …

Herein are defined certain terms used in these Policy and Procedures. 1. Administrative Hold - Shall mean the withholding of all training funds and certification certificates due to non-compliance with Board policy or official requests for information. 2. Board - Shall mean the B…

1. This section establishes policy and procedure for certification of detention officers. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-2.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-9 Amended 7/31/2023

1. The board shall certify as detention professionals those persons who meet the employment guidelines established in accordance with Mississippi Code as Annotated Section 45-4-9. A. Certification under the Jail Officers Training Program (ETTP) is limited by law to detention offi…

1. All detention employers shall follow these steps in the employment and certification of detention officers. A. The employing agency must evaluate each detention applicant to ensure each applicant meets the minimum employment criteria prior to employment. This evaluation must i…

1. This section establishes policies and procedures governing professional certificates. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-3.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-1, 45-4-3, 45-4-5, 45-4-7, 45-4-9 Amended 7/31/2023

1. Vested by law with ownership of and full responsibility for detention officer's certificates, the Board's policy is to ensure that certificates are issued only to fully qualified detention officers and revoked when appropriate and that all certificates are accounted for at all…

1. All detention officer employers included under the Emergency Jail Officer Training Program as described in this Policy and Procedures Manual should follow these steps in safekeeping certificates issued to their employees by the Board. A. The employer, upon receiving the certif…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the recall or cancellation of the professional certificate of a detention officer. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-4.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-5, 45-4-9, 45-4-13 Amended 7/31/2023

1. The Board reserves the right to cancel and recall any certificate when: A. The certificate was issued by administrative error; B. The certificate was obtained through misrepresentation or fraud; C. The holder has been convicted, pled guilty, pled nolo contendere, fined, ordere…

1. The procedures listed herein shall be followed to ensure a fair and expedient process consistent with law. A. The Board staff shall open a certification review file upon the instruction of the director or the assistant director. The director or the assistant director may base …

1. This section establishes the policy and procedures for compliance monitoring and for addressing any instances of noncompliance that may come to the Board's attention. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-5.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-5, 45-4-9, 45-4-13 Amended 7/31/2023

1. The intent of the Legislature in enacting the County Jail Officers Training Program (CJOTP) was clearly to establish standards for the selection and training of detention officers as soon as possible upon beginning the detention officer's career. This action was for the benefi…

1. The primary tools the Board will use in compliance monitoring are the various forms approved by the Board. These forms provide the Board information upon which to base decisions as to the eligibility of an applicant to become a detention officer and the level of training requi…

1. This section establishes the policy and procedures for certification of detention officers whose certification has lapsed and those officers who have training and experience in another jurisdiction. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-6.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-9 Amended 7/31/2023…

1. The Board shall certify as detention officers those persons who meet the employment guidelines and re-qualify by successfully completing the current standardized detention officer course of the Jail Officer Training Program. A. The certification of any detention officer shall …

1. All procedures applicable to certification for newly employed officers must be followed to re-qualify for certification. In addition to the forms required for the certification process, the employer shall provide documentation of detention officer training (copies of certifica…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the standards and qualifications to be used to certify instructors for Board-approved training. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-7.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-1, 45-4-3, 45-4-5, 45-4-7, 45-4-9 Amended 7/31/2023

1. All persons instructing officers in any Board-approved training courses must be certified as an instructor by the Office of Standards and Training (ST). Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-7.2 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-1, 45-4-3, 45-4-5, 45-4-7, 45-4-9 Amended 7/31/2023

1. Minimum requirements for certification of training instructors. A. Individuals applying for certification to instruct in ST approved courses must apply through the completion of a formal application (ST Instructor Application Packet). Applications must be submitted to the Dire…

1. This section establishes policy and procedures governing the standards and qualifications to be used to accredit training facilities for Board-approved detention officer training. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-8.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-9, 45-4-11 Amended 7/31/2023

1. All academies, institutions, facilities, or independent instructors conducting Board-approved training shall be accredited. All such training activities whether part of an institution or independent trainer shall herein after be referred to as accredited facility for purposes …

1. An academy, institution or facility operated for the purpose of training detention officers or any officials covered by this act shall submit a formal application to the Board for review and approval. Certified detention officer instructors who provide Board-approved training …

1. This chapter provides examples of forms and instructions for completion and submission of forms. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 101-9.1 Miss Code Ann. § 45-4-5 Amended 7/31/2023

1. The agency head is responsible for ensuring timely compliance with the Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training requests for information. Out of date, incomplete or illegible forms will be returned. The Board director relies on the information contained on Board forms as t…

1. All employing agencies included under the JOTP as described in this manual shall follow these steps in submitting required forms:A. "Detention Officer Application for Certification and Background Investigation Review" - This form is required to be completed and submitted to St…

1. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-5(1)(b), 45-1-21, 45-27-7, 45-27-11, and other such points of law that may be applicable, the Mississippi Justice Information Center promulgates the following rules and procedures. 2. Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-5 establishes within the Departme…

1. Registration applies to any person who has been since January 1, 1960 or is hereafter convicted in any other state of any offense which, if committed or attempted in this state, would be punishable as a felony. Within thirty (30) days of establishing residence or temporary dom…

All incoming mail for the registration of convicted felons is opened and date stamped at the front desk. It is then forwarded to the Special Processing Unit where the documents are reviewed for proper completion. The Records Technician establishes a registration file for the indi…

Any change of address must be reported to the law enforcement entity with which registration was made within ten (10) days. The law enforcement entity is then required to submit the new address information to the MDPS within three (3) days of receipt. The MDPS will forward the ap…

1. If an offender required to register under the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-35-27 violates any of the provisions of the law, he/she is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three (3) months or a fine not exceeding $…

Dissemination of FBI and CIC records to a third party is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974 ( 5 U.S.C. § 552a) and Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-1, et seq. This prohibition is subject to certain exceptions including the release of such records when the release is made "pursuant to a…

1. A subpoena or court order authorizing release of such information should be forwarded to the CIC with accompanying information pertinent to the subject of the subpoena or order. The information should include:a. the complete name and birth date of the individual b. the complet…

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety maintains a central registry known requirements of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act and the Mississippi Sex Offender Registration Law (Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-21, et seq.). The …

1. The law requires an offender to notify the MDPS ten (10) days prior to residing or returning to the state and to register with the department within 10 days of residing or returning to the state. The offender must first register with the sheriff of the county in which he resid…

When a new offender registers with Mississippi and is entered on the state's Registry, the MSOR sends a written notification to the sheriff of the county in which the offender resides. If the offender has relocated from another state, the MSOR also sends a notification to that st…

1. All registered offenders are required to report in person at any driver's license station in the state to reregister every ninety (90) days. Re-registration requires the offender to submit current information to the MSOR and to verify existing registration information includin…

1. The offender reports to any driver's license station within 10 days of the re-registration date shown on the sex offender card. At the driver's license station, the offender completes the Mandatory Re-registration and Verification Form, noting any changes in his registration i…

An offender is required to report any change of address by personally appearing at any driver's license station in the state no less than ten (10) days before he intends to first reside at the new address. Additionally, if there is any change in the status of a registrant's emplo…

1. At the driver's license station, the offender completes the Mandatory Re-registration and Verification Form, notes any changes in information on the form, and then signs and dates it. The driver's license station examiner updates the offender's information in the system and ta…

1. When an offender moves out of state, the MSOR sends a written notification to the state that the offender is relocating there. The offender remains on the MSOR as an active registrant until Mississippi receives written notification that he has registered with the Sex Offender …

1. In order for an offender's name to be removed from the Registry, one of the following conditions must be met:a. In the event of an offender's death, a certified copy of the death certificate from the Mississippi Department of Health shall be transmitted to the MSOR. b. In the …

In each condition specified above, the documentation submitted to the Registry will be forwarded to the Legal Counsel for review and for a determination that the documentation meets the requirements of the MSOR law and policy. Any additional information or communication that is r…

1. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-33, any offender who fails to personally appear at a driver's license station or fails to provide any registration information including but not limited to initial registration, re-registration or change of address information, or required n…

1. Under Mississippi law, the central registry covers offenders who have committed one of the following sexual offenses:a. Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-53 Kidnapping, if the victim was below the age of eighteen b. Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-65 Statutory rape (under age 16) c. Miss. Code An…

1. The driver's license system identifies and flags offenders who fail to fulfill their 90-day reregistration requirement on a daily basis based on the offenders' required re-registration dates. The offender is given ten days following the 90-day re-registration date to reregiste…