MS HB1090

Amends Section 47-7-47 of Mississippi Code to extend the time period for suspending sentence execution from one (1) year to two (2) years after a defendant is delivered to the custody of the Department of Corrections.

Allows circuit or county courts to place offenders on earned probation upon their own motion, with advice and consent of the commissioner, between 30 days and two years after confinement.

Maintains existing restrictions prohibiting earned probation eligibility for defendants sentenced to death, life imprisonment, those with prior felony convictions, or those convicted of felonies involving deadly weapons.

Requires courts to notify the Mississippi Department of Corrections within 15 days of placing an offender on earned probation.

Takes effect July 1, 2014.