MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 99-15-115. Waiver and agreements required of offender who enters program.

An offender who enters an intervention program shall:

(a) Waive, in writing and contingent upon his successful completion of the program, his or her right to a speedy trial;

(b) Agree, in writing, to the tolling while in the program of all periods of limitation established by statutes or rules of court;

(c) Agree, in writing, to the conditions of the intervention program established by the district attorney which shall not require or include a guilty plea;

(d) In the event there is a victim of the crime, agree, in writing, to make restitution to the victim within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined by the district attorney and approved by the court; and

(e) Agree, in writing, to waive extradition.

SOURCES: Laws, 1983, ch. 445, Sec. 8; reenacted, 1987, ch. 329, Sec. 8, eff from and after July 1, 1987.


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