Any information regarding the registration or issuance of a civil or criminal domestic abuse protection order or a criminal sexual assault protection order, or the filing of a petition for a civil domestic abuse protection order which is maintained in the Mississippi Protection Order Registry and would tend to reveal the identity or location of the protected person(s) shall not constitute a public record and shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. This information may be disclosed to appropriate law enforcement, prosecutors or courts for protection order enforcement purposes.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 21 - Protection from Domestic Abuse
Article 1 - Protection from Domestic Abuse Law
§ 93-21-19. Testimony by spouses not to be restricted
§ 93-21-29. Proceedings to be in addition to other civil or criminal remedies
§ 93-21-33. Domestic Violence Task Force created; membership, duties and responsibilities