Every person who is arrested for the commission of any sex crime against a minor as provided in Section 97-5-51, the Mississippi Child Protection Act, shall be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Such test shall be administered upon arrest but, no later than twenty-four (24) hours […]
When a state, county or local law enforcement officer stops a person with the intent to effectuate an arrest of the person, if the officer has the capability of doing so, the officer shall, at the time of the stop or as soon as possible thereafter, conduct a criminal history background check on the person […]
A person under the age of twenty-one (21) who is released under either Section 99-3-17 or 99-3-18 following arrest must be given notice: That the person is allowed to call a parent, guardian or custodian in addition to any other opportunity to call that has been afforded to such person; and That Intervention Court and […]
Every person when commanded to do so by an officer seeking to arrest an offender, must aid and assist in making the arrest, and must obey the commands of the officer in respect thereto.
An officer or private person may arrest any person without warrant, for an indictable offense committed, or a breach of the peace threatened or attempted in his presence; or when a person has committed a felony, though not in his presence; or when a felony has been committed, and he has reasonable ground to suspect […]
After an indictment is returned into court by the grand jury, the court may direct any defendant who has not been arrested to be taken into custody in the presence of the court, without process therefor.
