Miss. Code § 99-36-1

Current through the 2024 Regular Session

Section 99-36-1 - Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the fair and compassionate treatment of victims and witnesses of crime and to increase the effectiveness of the criminal justice system by affording certain basic rights and considerations to the victims and witnesses of crime who are essential to prosecution.

Laws, 1987, ch. 467, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 1990, ch 486, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 331, § 1, eff. 3/12/1993.