31 chapters · 478 sections in this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-20-1 Short title; purpose
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This chapter shall be known as the Mississippi Community Service Restitution Act. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an alternative method of punishment in cases in which the defendant would have otherwise been sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-20-11 Agreement to and acceptance of sentence by defendant; conditional discharge
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If a determination is made to use the community service sentence, the defendant must agree to and accept the determination. Any defendant who is sentenced to the community service restitution program shall receive a conditional discharge from the presiding court and shall be sent…
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-20-13 Participant informed of possible criminal sentence; consequences of failure to perform community service sentence
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Upon sentencing to the community service restitution program, the judge shall instruct the defendant as to what the sentence would have been had he or she not been placed in the community service restitution program, and shall inform the defendant as to consequences of failure to…
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-20-15 Written agreement between program participant and department of corrections
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If the court imposes the community service sentence, a written agreement shall be immediately executed by the defendant and the Department of Corrections representative. The agreement shall contain such provisions and conditions as the Department of Corrections and the court shal…