Mississippi § 99-20-9 - Notification of eligible persons; request for sentence to program; recommendations of victim.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 99-20-9 — Notification of eligible persons; request for sentence to program; recommendations of victim., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 99-20-9. Notification of eligible persons; request for sentence to program; recommendations of victim.
When a case appears to meet the eligibility criteria established in Section 99-20-5, the Department of Corrections representative shall notify the district attorney of that district and the defense attorney. The Department of Corrections representative, the district attorney and the defense attorney shall request the court to sentence the defendant to the community service restitution program. The Department of Corrections representative shall present to the court its basis for requesting the community service sentence. In addition, the victim, if any, of the crime for which the defendant is charged shall be asked to comment in writing as to whether or not the defendant shall be allowed to enter the program. The court shall not be bound by such recommendations.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 99-20-9 ("Notification of eligible persons; request for sentence to program; recommendations of victim.") 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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