§ 97-17-13. Arson; willfully or negligently firing woods, marsh, meadow, etc.; restitution of fire suppression costs

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-13

(1) If any person willfully, maliciously, and feloniously sets on fire any woods, meadow, marsh, field or prairie, not his own, he is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to the State Penitentiary for not more than two (2) years nor less than one (1) year, or fined not less...

§ 47-5-1013. Conditions for participation in intensive supervision program [Repealed effective after June 30, 2018]

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1013

Participants enrolled in an intensive supervision program shall be required to:(a) Maintain employment if physically able, or full-time student status at an approved school or vocational trade, and make progress deemed satisfactory to the correctional field officer, or both, or be involved in...

§ 47-5-1003. Intensive supervision program; eligibility; procedure; time limits; program violations; notice to Department of Corrections; participation in program during term of probation; provision of certain data to Oversight Task Force [Repealed effective after June 30, 2018]

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1003

(1) An intensive supervision program may be used as an alternative to incarceration for offenders who are not convicted of a crime of violence pursuant to Section 97-3-2 as selected by the court and for juvenile offenders as provided in Section 43-21-605. Any offender convicted of a sex crime shall...

§ 47-5-1001. Definitions [Repealed effective after June 30, 2018]

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1001

For purposes of Sections 47-5-1001 through 47-5-1015, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:(a) "Approved electronic monitoring device" means a device approved by the department which is primarily intended to record and...

§ 47-5-110. Commitments to be to department and not to particular institutions or facilities; transfers of offenders; community prerelease program; conditions; immunity for commissioner of corrections; evidence-based programs for benefit of inmates

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-110

(1) Commitment to any institution or facility within the jurisdiction of the department shall be to the department, not to a particular institution or facility. The commissioner shall assign a newly committed offender to an appropriate facility consistent with public safety; provided, however, that...

§ 43-17-5. Amount of assistance [Repealed effective July 1, 2011]

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-5

(1) The amount of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits which may be granted for any dependent child and a needy caretaker relative shall be determined by the county department with due regard to the resources and necessary expenditures of the family and the conditions existing...

§ 43-17-3. Definitions

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-3

As used in this chapter: (a) "State Department" means the State Department of Human Services. (b) "County department" means the county department of human services and the county director of human services of each of the several counties in this state. (c) "Dependent...

§ 43-17-1. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-1

(1) The State of Mississippi hereby accepts all of the mandatory provisions and benefits, with the exception of those provisions under which the state may exercise its options, of Title I of an act passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress...

§ 97-29-25. Desecration of cemetery; desecration of human corpse

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 97-29-25

(1) (a) Every person who shall knowingly and willfully dig up, except as otherwise provided by law, obliterate, or in any way desecrate any cemetery where human dead are interred, or cause through word, deed or action the same to happen, shall upon conviction be imprisoned for not more than one (1)...

§ 97-9-55. Intimidating judge, juror, witness, attorney, etc., or otherwise obstructing justice

Statutes | Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-55

If any person or persons by threats, force or abuse, attempt to intimidate or otherwise influence a judge, justice of the peace, juror, or one whose name has been drawn for jury service, witness, prosecuting or defense attorney or any other officer in the discharge of his duties, or by such force,...