47-5-403 - Definitions.
§ 47-5-403. Definitions.
As used in Sections 47-5-401 through 47-5-421, the following words and terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them:
(a) "County inmate" means a person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of one (1) year's duration or less.
(b) "State inmate" means a person convicted of a crime and sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of confinement of more than one (1) year's duration.
(c) "Department" means the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Sources: Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 1; brought forward, 1984, ch. 471, § 90; reenacted, 1986, ch. 413, § 90; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 32, eff from and after passage (approved May 6, 1988).