HB1557 - Crime Stoppers Programs; establish requirements and designate Commissioner of Public Safety as Director of Advisory Council.
Fred L. Shanks
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An Act To Create New Section 45-39-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Certain Financial And Reporting Requirements For Local Crime Stoppers Programs; To Amend Section 45-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Terms Of Office Of Members Of The Crime Stoppers Advisory Council Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Amend Section 45-39-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Commissioner Of Public Safety As The Director Of The Advisory Council; To Amend Section 45-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare Records Of The Department Of Public Safety Relating To Reports Of Criminal Acts That Are Confidential And Not Discoverable Unless The Records Contain Exculpatory Evidence, And To Exempt Such Records From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Amend Section 45-39-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Toll-free Telephone Service For Reporting Criminal Acts To Be Operated Continuously On A Statewide Basis; To Amend Section 45-39-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local Surcharges Assessed By Counties And Municipalities In Support Of Crime Stoppers Programs To Be Deposited Into The State Crime Stoppers Fund For Disbursement Back To Participating Counties And Municipalities; And For Related Purposes.
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