House Bill 1382

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN OFFENDER TO ALLOW A CORRECTIONAL FIELD OFFICER TO MAKE CERTAIN SEARCHES AS A CONDITION OF POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 47-7-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

47-7-35. The courts referred to in Section 47-7-33 or 47-7-34 shall determine the terms and conditions of probation or post-release supervision and may alter or modify, at any time during the period of probation or post-release supervision, the conditions, and may include among them the following or any other:

That the offender shall:

(a) Commit no offense against the laws of this or any other state of the United States, or of the United States;

(b) Avoid injurious or vicious habits;

(d) Report to the probation and parole officer as directed;

(e) Permit the probation and parole officer to visit him at home or elsewhere;

(f) Work faithfully at suitable employment so far as possible;

(g) Remain within a specified area;

(h) Pay his fine in one (1) or several sums;

(i) Support his dependents;

(j) Submit, as provided in Section 47-5-601, to any type of breath, saliva or urine chemical analysis test, the purpose of which is to detect the possible presence of alcohol or a substance prohibited or controlled by any law of the State of Mississippi or the United States;

(k) Permit the correctional field officer to search his official residence or any automobile operated by the offender at any time or place.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2002.