Mississippi § 47-5-715 - Weekly certification of population figures during state of emergency; termination of state of emergency [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-715 — Weekly certification of population figures during state of emergency; termination of state of emergency [Repealed effective July 1, 2022]., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-715. Weekly certification of population figures during state of emergency; termination of state of emergency [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].
During the continuation of a state of emergency, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall weekly certify to the Governor the prison system population for each day of the preceding week. The Governor shall declare the state of emergency terminated upon notification that the prison system population has been at or below ninety-five percent (95%) of operating capacity for seven (7) consecutive days. If no declaration of termination is issued within seven (7) days after the certification of conditions for termination of the state of emergency, the state of emergency is considered terminated as of the seventh day after the certification.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-5-715 ("Weekly certification of population figures during state of emergency; termination of state of emergency [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].") 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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