MS HB627

Requires all youth courts in Mississippi to use the Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (MYCIDS) and mandates accurate and timely entry of information into the system.

Establishes an intake officer position in each youth court responsible for entering all intake and case information into MYCIDS for the Division of Youth Services, truancy matters, and Division of Family and Children's Services.

Directs the Administrative Office of Courts' grants to youth courts be used to provide compensation to intake officers, with discretion to use remaining funds for other court support staff if an intake officer is already employed.

Applies to regular youth court referees, municipal youth court judges, and county court judges, with specific funding formulas and oversight requirements established by the Administrative Office of Courts.

Takes effect July 1, 2015.