Mississippi
Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 3,300
Latest Events
Recent Action: February 2005, stricter monitoring, registration measures, and residency restrictions proposed
Statutes
Sex Offender Registration
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-21-45-33-57
Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
Miss. Code. Ann. § 45-33-49
Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-65, § 97-3-95, § 97-5-23, § 97-5-41, § 97-29-3
Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-5-5
Child Abuse Crimes: Homicide
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-19
Regulations
Registration: Adults and juveniles (if second adjudication); 2 tiers; within 3 days of conviction, probation or parole; consideration of foreign conviction not specified; notification of changes: address change within 10 days, response for re-registration within 10 days
Notification: passive; mandatory; no specified time frame; applicable to adult and juvenile sex offenders; offender required to notify Department of Public Safety for college where attending or working
Risk Designation: no specified tiers; hearing only for those who have complied with registration for at least 10 yrs and want to be taken off the list
Tracking: verification through re-registration every 90 days; duration of registration rests upon petition after 10 years or life (including for twice-adjudicated juvenile); FBI notified
Penalties: felony with up to 5 years and/or $5,000 in fines
Resources
Website of Registry:
http://sor.mdps.state.ms.us/
Relevant State Entity: Department of Public Safety