§ 99-38-1. Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Crime Victims’ Escrow Account Act.”

§ 99-38-11. Offenses and penalties

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity to fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the violation, shall be […]

§ 99-38-3. Definitions

As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings herein ascribed: “Accused” shall mean any person who has been indicted for a criminal offense or against whom a criminal prosecution has been commenced; “Treasurer” shall mean the State Treasurer of the State of Mississippi; and “Victim” shall mean any person who suffers […]

§ 99-38-5. Obligation to submit contract with respect to reenactment of crime or expression of defendant’s thoughts regarding crime, and to pay over funds due under contract, to Treasurer

Every person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity contracting with any person or the legal representative, assignee, beneficiary or heirs at law of any person accused or convicted of a crime in this state, with respect to the reenactment of such crime by way of a movie, book, magazine article, tape recording, phonograph […]

§ 99-38-7. Deposit of funds into escrow account; registration by crime victims; notice of establishment of escrow account; payments from escrow to victims; notice of filing of claim

The Treasurer shall deposit such monies as he receives under the provisions of Section 99-38-5, within seven (7) days from the receipt thereof, in an interest-bearing escrow account in the name of the person accused or convicted, for the benefit of and payable to any victim or the legal representative of any victim of crimes […]

§ 99-38-9. Disposition of escrow account; mental illness of defendant; payments to defendant; payments to defendant’s minor children; payments to Criminal Justice Fund

The Treasurer shall make payments from an escrow account established under Section 99-38-5 to the accused or convicted person in whose name the account was established upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, after a showing by the person that those monies will be used for the exclusive purpose of retaining legal representation […]