Mississippi Administrative Code

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 Out of date, incomplete or illegible forms will be returned.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…

1. Any person who is convicted of a sex offense who volunteers for an organization in which volunteers have direct, private and unsupervised contact with minors shall notify the organization in writing of the person's conviction at the time of volunteering. Any organization which…

1. At the time of initial registration or upon registration following noncompliant status, the responsible agency is required to inform the offender of his duties to register and have the offender read and sign the Acknowledgement of Convicted Sex Offender's Duty to Register form…

Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47 sets forth the requirements for a sex offender with the duty to register to petition for relief from the duty. It also sets forth the requirements for lifetime registration for sex offenders. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 2-12.23 Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-3…

1. Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47 states that a sex offender with the duty to register under Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-25 can be relieved of the duty to register as follows. The offender may petition the court of the sentencing jurisdiction for relief from the duty to register as set f…

1. If an offender has been convicted of one (1) of the following offenses, the offender is subject to lifetime registration and shall not be relieved of the duty to register:a. Rape (Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-65) b. Rape and assault with intent to ravish (Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-71) …

In compliance with federal and state law, the MSOR releases relevant registration information to members of the public upon request. Only information regarding convicted offenders is released. The name of the victim is NOT released under any circumstances. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R.…

The law states the information that may be released to the public includes: 1. Name 2. Address 3. Photograph, if available 4. Date of photograph 5. Hair and eye color 6. Sex 7. Race 8. Date of birth 9. Place of employment 10. Crime for which convicted 11. Date and place of convic…

Information is released to the public in one of several ways: 1. The sheriff of each county is required to keep current information on sexual offenders residing in that county and to make it available to any person upon request as specified in Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-49. 2. Indiv…

When the Department receives a written request for information via U.S. mail or MSOR email, the staff ensures the information that is requested can be released and then obtains it from the MSOR. If the request is for information regarding a specific offender, a Public Flier is pr…

1. Any person convicted, twice adjudicated delinquent or acquitted by reason of insanity for one of the offenses listed in the Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-23 is required to register with the MSOR. The conviction can occur in any state court, federal court, military court or Indian tr…

1. There is a designated "hot line" telephone line for the MSOR. All incoming and outgoing calls made on this line are recorded and maintained on file at DPS. If a request for information is made over the telephone, the staff directs the requestor to submit the request in writing…

1. In compliance with federal and state law, the MSOR releases relevant registration information to a registered offender upon request. Only information regarding convicted offenders is released. 2. The law states the information that may be provided includes: a. Name b. Address …

1. If an offender requests information about his or her record by telephone, the MSOR staff first informs the offender of the MSOR website address. If the offender does not have access to a computer, the staff instructs the offender to submit the request in writing. Upon receipt …

To comply with the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act (otherwise known as the Clery Act), the State of Mississippi requires sex offenders to submit information regarding any employment, enrollment, vocation or volunteer work at any school in Mississippi to include institutions of h…

Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 2-12.34 Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-3

Except for juvenile criminal history information that has been sealed by order of the court, expunction of sex offense convictions is prohibited by law. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 2-12.35 Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-3 Statutory Authority: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-55

The sheriffs' offices shall be responsible for verifying their respective registries annually against the Department's records. Notes 31 Miss. Code. R. 2-12.36 Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-3 Statutory Authority: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-49(3)

Each year, the MSOR generates a list of all registered offenders residing in each county and forwards it to each sheriff in the state. The sheriff is responsible for comparing the MSOR-generated list with the information maintained at the county level to ensure the information is…

1. Pursuant to Miss Code Ann. § 45-33-25, any person required to register as sex offender in Mississippi shall submit the following information at the time of registration: a. Name, including a former name which has been legally changed b. Street address c. Place of employment d.…

1. The registration information is obtained by the responsible agencies (listed below) and is submitted on forms provided by the MSOR along with other specified documents: a. Convicted Sex Offender Registration Form b. Acknowledgment of Convicted Sex Offender Duty to Register For…