MS SB3030

Authorizes Mississippi courts to sentence offenders convicted of nonviolent crimes to the Department of Corrections' intensive supervision program instead of imprisonment in a state facility, provided the sentence does not exceed the maximum punishment allowed by law

Defines "nonviolent crime" by reference to Section 47-7-3(1)(g) of Mississippi Code

Amends over 180 sections of Mississippi Code to add intensive supervision as a sentencing alternative wherever imprisonment in the State Penitentiary is currently authorized for nonviolent offenses

Applies to a wide range of offenses including fraud, embezzlement, forgery, larceny, certain drug offenses, election crimes, public corruption, arson, escape from custody, and various regulatory violations

Effective date of July 1, 2010