Mississippi Code Title 99. Criminal Procedure § 99-15-109

(a) The offender is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

(b) There is substantial likelihood that justice will be served if the offender is placed in an intervention program;

(c) It is determined that the needs of the offender and the state can better be met outside the traditional criminal justice process;

(d) It is apparent that the offender poses no threat to the community;

(e) It appears that the offender is unlikely to be involved in further criminal activity;

(f) The offender, in those cases where it is required, is likely to respond quickly to rehabilitative treatment;

(g) The offender has no significant history of prior delinquency or criminal activity;

(h) The offender has been indicted and is represented by an attorney; and

(i) The court has determined that the office of district attorney or the department of corrections has sufficient support staff to administer such intervention program.