Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-61 (2026)
Confidentiality of records and information; penalty for disclosure
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Records and information involving court proceedings conducted pursuant to Section 41-41-55 shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed other than to the minor, her attorney and necessary court personnel. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the keeping of statistical records and information as long as the anonymity of the minor is in no way compromised.
- (2) Any person who shall disclose any records or information made confidential pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Laws, 1986, ch. 448, § 6, eff. 7/1/1986.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Planned Parenthood of S. Arizona v. Lawall, 307 F.3d 783 (9th Cir. 2002).
Planned Parenthood of S. Arizona v. Lawall, 307 F.3d 783 (9th Cir. 2002). “, any employee from any state or federal agency can access the bypass proceeding files as long as they are authorized under law to review closed court records for any purpose.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-61(1) — 1 case
Planned Parenthood of S. Arizona v. Lawall, 307 F.3d 783 (9th Cir. 2002). “, any employee from any state or federal agency can access the bypass proceeding files as long as they are authorized under law to review closed court records for any purpose.”
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