99-43-1 - Short title and purpose.
§ 99-43-1. Short title and purpose.
This chapter may be cited as the "Mississippi Crime Victims' Bill of Rights." The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the fair and compassionate treatment of victims of crime, to increase the effectiveness of the criminal justice system by affording rights and considerations to the victims of crime, and to preserve and protect victims' rights to justice and fairness in the criminal justice system.
Sources: Laws, 1998, ch. 577, § 1, eff from and after January 1, 1999.