Mississippi § 43-21-207 - Admissibility of statements made by or information obtained from child during screening, assessment or treatment.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 43-21-207 — Admissibility of statements made by or information obtained from child during screening, assessment or treatment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-21-207. Admissibility of statements made by or information obtained from child during screening, assessment or treatment.
No statements, admissions or confessions made by or incriminatory information obtained from a child in the course of a screening or assessment that is undertaken in conjunction with any proceedings under this chapter, including, but not limited to, that which is court-ordered, shall be admitted into evidence against the child on the issue of whether the child committed a delinquent act under the Youth Court Act or on the issue of guilt in any criminal proceedings. The provisions of subsection (1) of this section are in addition to and do not override any existing statutory and constitutional prohibition on the admission into evidence in delinquency or criminal proceedings of information obtained during screening, assessment or treatment.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-21-207 ("Admissibility of statements made by or information obtained from child during screening, assessment or treatment.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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