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To: Corrections
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Barnett

SENATE BILL NO. 2778
(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE 2
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO COLLECT MONTHLY FEES FROM 3
OFFENDERS WHO ARE ON PROBATION, PAROLE OR ANY OTHER FIELD 4
SUPERVISION AND TO DEPOSIT THOSE FEES INTO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE 5
REVOLVING FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 7
SECTION 1. Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 8
amended as follows: 9
47-7-49. (1) Any offender on probation, parole, 10
earned-release supervision, post-release supervision, earned 11
probation or any other offender under the field supervision of the 12
Community Services Division of the department shall pay to the 13
department the sum of Fifty-five Dollars ($55.00) per month by 14
certified check or money order unless a hardship waiver is 15
granted. An offender shall make the initial payment within sixty 16
(60) days after being released from imprisonment unless a hardship 17
waiver is granted. A hardship waiver may be granted by the 18
sentencing court or the Department of Corrections. A hardship 19
waiver may not be granted for a period of time exceeding ninety 20
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(90) days. The commissioner or his designee shall deposit Fifty 21
Dollars ($50.00) of each payment received into a special fund in 22
the State Treasury, which is hereby created, to be known as the 23
Community Service Revolving Fund. Expenditures from this fund 24
shall be made for: (a) the establishment of restitution and 25
satellite centers; and (b) the establishment, administration and 26
operation of the department's Drug Identification Program and the 27
intensive and field supervision program. The Fifty Dollars 28
($50.00) may be used for salaries and to purchase equipment, 29
supplies and vehicles to be used by the Community Services 30
Division in the performance of its duties. Expenditures for the 31
purposes established in this section may be made from the fund 32
upon requisition by the commissioner, or his designee. 33
Of the remaining amount, Three Dollars ($3.00) of each 34
payment shall be deposited into the Crime Victims' Compensation 35
Fund created in Section 99-41-29, and Two Dollars ($2.00) shall be 36
deposited into the Training Revolving Fund created pursuant to 37
Section 47-7-51. When a person is convicted of a felony in this 38
state, in addition to any other sentence it may impose, the court 39
may, in its discretion, order the offender to pay a state 40
assessment not to exceed the greater of One Thousand Dollars 41
($1,000.00) or the maximum fine that may be imposed for the 42
offense, into the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund created 43
pursuant to Section 99-41-29. 44
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ST: Community Service Revolving Fund; extend
repealer on authority to collect fees from
paroled offenders for deposit into.
Any federal funds made available to the department for 45
training or for training facilities, equipment or services shall 46
be deposited into the Correctional Training Revolving Fund created 47
in Section 47-7-51. The funds deposited in this account shall be 48
used to support an expansion of the department's training program 49
to include the renovation of facilities for training purposes, 50
purchase of equipment and contracting of training services with 51
community colleges in the state. 52
No offender shall be required to make this payment for a 53
period of time longer than ten (10) years. 54
(2) The offender may be imprisoned until the payments are 55
made if the offender is financially able to make the payments and 56
the court in the county where the offender resides so finds, 57
subject to the limitations hereinafter set out. The offender 58
shall not be imprisoned if the offender is financially unable to 59
make the payments and so states to the court in writing, under 60
oath, and the court so finds. 61
(3) An offender's responsibilities under this section may be 62
satisfied by an offender's employer under Section 47-7-36.1(2). 63
(4) This section shall stand repealed from and after * * * 64
July 1, 2030. 65
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 66
and after June 30, 2026. 67