HB 1356 Summary

• Authorizes courts to issue criminal sexual assault protection orders upon conviction of rape or sexual assault under sections 97-3-65 and 97-3-101, prohibiting offender contact with victim regardless of their relationship.

• Criminal sexual assault protection orders must remain in effect for a minimum of two years after expiration of any sentence of imprisonment and subsequent community supervision, probation, or parole.

• Requires court clerks to enter all criminal sexual assault protection orders into the Mississippi Protection Order Registry within 24 hours of issuance with no weekend or holiday exceptions.

• Establishes violation of a criminal sexual assault protection order as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500 or imprisonment up to six months, with sentences running consecutively to other sentences; courts may extend orders by one year per violation.

• Amends arrest authority provisions to include violations of criminal sexual assault protection orders and updates the protection order registry to include criminal sexual assault protection orders alongside domestic abuse orders.