{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-147","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-147","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-147","body":"When an offender escapes from the custody of the department, the commissioner shall immediately notify the Governor who shall have exclusive power to authorize the payment of a reward, in his discretion, not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00), out of any money available in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the arrest and delivery of such offender to the proper authorities.","path":["MS Code","Title 47"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"f51ccb255fa2f3bd72d627c013498124c2f531e478a70e7cbf1fa6bac16ff788","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-145","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-47-5-149"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}