§ 93-22-9. Registration of order
It is not required that any foreign protection order be registered in Mississippi; however, any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state on behalf of the individual or any protected person. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall present a certified copy of the order to the chancery clerk’s office […]
§ 93-22-11. Immunity
This state or a local governmental agency, or a law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court, or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity, is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising out of the registration or enforcement of a foreign protection order or the […]
§ 93-22-13. Transitional provision
This chapter applies to any protection order issued before July 1, 2004, including any continuing action for enforcement of a foreign protection order commenced before July 1, 2004. A request for enforcement of a foreign protection order brought on or after July 1, 2004 for violations of a foreign protection order occurring before July 1, […]
§ 93-22-15. Other remedies
Pursuit of remedies under this chapter does not preclude a protected individual from pursuing other legal or equitable remedies against the respondent.
§ 93-22-17. Severability clause
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
§ 93-21-309. Purposes for which grants or loans may be made from fund
The division may authorize the disbursement of money in the trust fund in the form of grants or loans for the following purposes, which are listed in order of preference for expenditure: To assist a community private, nonprofit organization or a local public organization or agency in the establishment and operation of a program or […]
§ 93-21-115. Donations from municipalities to support local shelters
The governing authorities of any municipality in the state are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to donate annually out of any money in the municipal treasury such sums as the governing authorities deem advisable to support any domestic violence shelter or rape crisis center operating within or serving its area. For the purposes […]
§ 93-21-117. Victims of Domestic Violence Fund
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the “Victims of Domestic Violence Fund.” The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of: Monies appropriated by the Legislature; The interest accruing to the fund; Monies received under the provisions of Section […]
§ 93-21-119. Office Against Interpersonal Violence (OAIV) established; OAIV Advisory Board; purpose, membership
There is established the Office Against Interpersonal Violence (OAIV) within the Mississippi Department of Health under the direct supervision of the State Health Officer. The OAIV shall be responsible for administering certain state and federal pass-through victim-services funds and related monies, and for developing, promulgating and implementing certification and reporting standards for domestic violence and […]
§ 93-21-121. Office Against Interpersonal Violence powers and duties
The Office Against Interpersonal Violence shall have authority to: Receive funds intended for care of victims of interpersonal violence when those funds are not directed elsewhere; Administer funds received from any source and establish procedures for the disbursement of funds to certified agencies for the delivery of shelter and other services for victims of interpersonal […]