Senate Bill 2360

AN ACT TO REQUIRE IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF AN ESCAPE BE GIVEN TO THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement shall be immediately notified of an inmate or detainee escape as soon as that escape is known.

(2) (a) If the escape occurs at a local jail or regional prison, the sheriff shall make the notification required under this section.

(b) If the escape occurs at a state prison facility, the Mississippi Department of Corrections shall make the notification required under this section.

(3) Failure to comply with this section shall result in the imposition of a civil penalty by the Department of Public Safety of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) for a first offense, Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for a second offense and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a third or subsequent offense.

(4) For the purposes of this section, "local law enforcement" means the sheriff and police chiefs of the county where the escape occurred and the sheriff and police chiefs of the county where the original crime occurred.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.