2016 Mississippi Code
Title 99 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 20 - Community Service Restitution
§ 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.
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