Mississippi § 47-7-23 - Rules and regulations.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-7-23 — Rules and regulations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-7-23. Rules and regulations.
Except as otherwiseprovided by law, the Department of Corrections shall have the powerand duty to make rules for the conduct of persons heretofore or hereafterplaced on parole under the supervision of the Department of Correctionsand for the investigation and supervision of such persons, which supervisionmay include a condition that such persons submit, as provided in Section 47-5-601, to anytype of breath, saliva or urine chemical analysis test, the purposeof which is to detect the possible presence of alcohol or a substanceprohibited or controlled by any law of the State of Mississippi orthe United States. The department shall not make any rules which shallbe inconsistent with the rules imposed by the State Parole Board pursuantto Section 47-7-17 on offenderswho are placed on unsupervised parole.
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-7-23 cover?
Section 47-7-23 ("Rules and regulations.") 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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