Mississippi: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (MS-AR-3)

Records relating to any youth court matters can be destroyed. Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-265.

Record Detail(s)

All charges

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Potentially, see statute

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

No statutory language

Clearance Process

By petition or court's own motion

Remedy

Delete

Ineligible Category or Citation

Except when juvenile criminal history information has been sealed by order of the court, records of sex offenses cannot be destroyed, expunged, purged, or sealed. Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-55.

Procedure General

No records can be destroyed without the approval of the Director of the Department of Archives and History. Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-265.

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

"Destruction" means the physical destruction by means specified by the youth court. Medical and mental health examination records are exempt from destruction. Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-265.

Waiting Periods

There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period.

Back to Mississippi