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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3)
Chapter 37 - RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES (§§ 99-37-1 — 99-37-25)
Section 99-37-9 - Term of imprisonment for contempt
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MS Code § 99-37-9 (2023)
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The term of imprisonment for contempt for failure to make restitution shall be set forth in the commitment order, and shall not exceed one (1) day for each twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the restitution, or thirty (30) days if the order of the restitution was imposed upon conviction of a violation or misdemeanor, or one (1) year in any other case, whichever is the shorter period. A person committed for failure to make restitution shall be given credit toward payment for each day of imprisonment at the rate specified in the commitment order.
Laws, 1978, ch. 400, § 4(4); Laws, 1979, ch. 501, § 3, eff. 4/18/1979.
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