3 Miss. Code. R. 1-7-709 - Disclosure of Records

1. Under Mississippi Code Annotated § 99-47-1(5), a program participants confidential address, telephone number, and any other identifying information in the possession of the Office of the Attorney General shall not constitute a public record within the meaning of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, and shall not be disclosed during discovery in any criminal prosecution.

2. The Office of the Attorney General shall not make any records in a program participants file available for inspection or copying other than the substitute address, except under the following circumstances:

a. If requested by a law enforcement agency for their official use only, but not to be included in any reports made by the law enforcement agency or required to be produced in discovery in any criminal prosecution;

b. If directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order;

c. If certification has been cancelled, withdrawn, or invalidated; or

d. To verify, if requested by a public body, the participation of a specific program participant, in which case the Office of the Attorney General may only confirm participation in the ACP program and confirm information supplied by the requester.

3. The Office of the Attorney General shall provide notification to the program participant (by telephone and written notice) in advance of pending disclosure if not otherwise prohibited by law.

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3 Miss. Code. R. 1-7-709