43-15-307 - Registered sex offenders prohibited from working for or volunteering at child care services; penalties for violations. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 43-15-307. Registered sex offenders prohibited from working for or volunteering at child care services; penalties for violations.
 

(1)  A person required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 may not be employed by or volunteer at a child care service. Any person who is required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25 who knowingly undertakes employment or volunteer service with a child care service is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years. 

(2)  Any person who knowingly fails to inform a child care service employer of a prior conviction of a sex offense when applying or volunteering for any child care service, or who applies for employment or as a volunteer for any child care service, knowing that the person is required to register as a sex offender under Section 45-33-25, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period not to exceed five (5) years. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2005, ch. 450, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2005.