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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The department shall post a publicly accessible registry online of all offenders by July 1, 2024.
(2)(a) The list must include the offender's full legal name, any aliases by which the offender is or has been known, including any online or internet identifiers and the offender's date of birth.
(b) The list shall not include the offender's social security number, driver's license number, any other state or federal identification number, physical address or telephone numbers.
(3)(a) No offender shall be removed from the registry unless and until all fines, penalties and restitution resulting from conviction have been paid and proof of same provided to the department.
(b) If the offender is not convicted of another registrable offense while listed and if all fines, penalties and restitution have been paid, the department shall remove the offender's information from the list after either five (5) years from the date of the offender's conviction or five (5) years from the date of an offender's release from physical incarceration, whichever is later.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a person who has served any sentence imposed and paid all fines, penalties and any restitution ordered may petition the department to be removed from the list after the satisfaction of the conditions of this paragraph (c). Upon receipt and confirmation of a true and correct petition, the department shall remove the offender from the registry.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 45. Public Safety and Good Order § 45-34-3 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-45-public-safety-and-good-order/ms-code-sect-45-34-3/
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