HB1371

Mississippi HB1371 establishes a public registry for individuals convicted of domestic violence, requiring them to register with the Department of.

Mississippi HB1371, known as the Domestic Violence Transparency Act, mandates that individuals convicted of domestic violence register with the Department of Public Safety. The registry includes the offender's full legal name, aliases, date of birth, photograph, and other identifying information. The Department of Public Safety will maintain this registry on the Internet, accessible to the public. The information will be removed from the registry after specific periods based on the number of prior convictions, ranging from five to twenty years.