House Bill 30

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT COUNTY JAIL DOCKETS CONTAIN ADDITIONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRANSPARENCY AND TO REQUIRE THAT ALL DATA RECORDED IN COUNTY JAIL DOCKETS BE RECORDED IN A UNIFORM MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 19-25-63, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

19-25-63. It shall be the duty of every sheriff to keep a record, to be called the "Jail docket," in which he shall note each warrant or mittimus by which any person shall be received into or placed in the jail of his county, entering the nature of the writ or warrant, by whom issued, the name of the prisoner, when received, the date of the arrest and commitment, for what crime or other cause the party is imprisoned, and on what authority, how long the prisoner has been currently or was so imprisoned, how released or discharged, bail amounts for individual prisoners, and the warrant therefor or the receipt of the officer of the Penitentiary when sent there. All of * * * ~~said~~ the entries shall be full and complete, so as to give a perfect history of each case and shall be recorded in a uniform manner and format as prescribed by the Administrative Office of Courts. The record shall be kept as a public record, and turned over to his successor.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.