45-39-11 - Establishment and operation of a toll-free telephone number for reporting information about criminal acts. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 45-39-11. Establishment and operation of a toll-free telephone number for reporting information about criminal acts.
 

The council shall establish and operate a toll-free telephone service and make the service accessible to persons residing in areas of the state not served by a local crime stoppers program for reporting to the council information about criminal acts. The toll-free service must be available between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Monday through Thursday and from 5:00 p.m. Friday until 8:00 a.m. Monday. The council shall forward the information received to appropriate law enforcement agencies or local crime stoppers programs. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1996, ch. 529, § 6, eff from and after July 1, 1996.