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Miss. Code Ann. § 99-38-3: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 99. Criminal Procedure
- Chapter 38. Crime Victim’s Escrow Account Act
As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings herein ascribed:
(a) “Accused” shall mean any person who has been indicted for a criminal offense or against whom a criminal prosecution has been commenced;
(b) “Treasurer” shall mean the State Treasurer of the State of Mississippi; and
(c) “Victim” shall mean any person who suffers damages as a result of another person’s criminal activities. The term “victim” shall not include any coparticipant in the criminal activities of an accused or convicted person, or any person knowingly participating in a criminal act at the time he became a victim.
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