SB2886: Mississippi Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Law; enact.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Law; To Establish A Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Establishment Of Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams Within The Circuit Court Districts Of The State; To Provide Guidelines For The Membership Of The Teams; To Provide That A Team Shall Review Fatal And Near-fatal Incidents Of Domestic Violence, Related Domestic Violence Matters, And Suicides Within Its Jurisdiction; To Provide That The Purpose Of A Team Under This Section Shall Be To Learning How To Prevent Domestic Violence Through Early Intervention And Improving The Quality Of The Response By Individuals And Institutions To Domestic Violence; To Provide Limited Civil Immunity For Team Members And Certain Other Persons; To Provide Procedures For Information, Testimony, Records, Reports, Recommendations, Or Other Evidence Obtained, Generated, Or Transmitted By A Team; And For Related Purposes.