by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
As used in Sections 93-21-101 through 93-21-113, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Domestic violence shelter” means a place established to provide temporary food and shelter, counseling, and related services to victims of domestic violence.(b)...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) There is established the Domestic Violence Task Force, which will be made up of not more than twenty-six (26) members as follows: (a) The Governor shall appoint the following appointees who shall possess a practicing knowledge of domestic violence as follows: (i)...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund designated as the Domestic Violence Training Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
Any proceeding under this chapter shall be in addition to other available civil or criminal remedies.Miss. Code § 93-21-29Laws, 1981, ch. 429, § 15, eff. 7/1/1981.
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
(1) A person who alleges that he or she or a minor child has been the victim of domestic violence may request the assistance of a local law enforcement agency. The local law enforcement agency shall respond to the request for assistance. The local law enforcement...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi
A law enforcement officer shall not be held liable in any civil action for an arrest based on probable cause, enforcement in good faith of a court order, or any other action or omission in good faith under this chapter arising from an alleged domestic violence...
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