Any defendant who qualifies for participation as set out in this chapter, shall be entitled to participate in a community service restitution program. Any convicted defendant who, having been sentenced prior to July 1, 1983, and who qualifies for participation in the program herein established, may petition the circuit court of the county of his conviction to be sentenced under the provisions of this chapter.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 20 - Community Service Restitution
§ 99-20-1. Short title; purpose
§ 99-20-3. Participation in community service restitution program
§ 99-20-5. Qualifications for participation in program
§ 99-20-7. Determining persons eligible for participation; review of district attorney's files
§ 99-20-11. Agreement to and acceptance of sentence by defendant; conditional discharge
§ 99-20-15. Written agreement between program participant and department of corrections