Neshoba County Arrest Records

Law enforcement in Neshoba County conducts arrests and detains individuals suspected of committing crimes. The official documents created when these agencies, such as the Neshoba County Sheriff's Department, detain suspects are arrest records. The Sheriff's Department detains arrested persons in the county at the Neshoba County Jail.

Neshoba County arrest records, maintained by the Sheriff's Department, are part of the Neshoba County Court Records, which are referenced when tracking cases from initial detention to final outcomes.

Are Arrest Records Public in Neshoba County?

Arrest records are public records in Neshoba County per the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, MS Code Ann. § 25-61-1 et seq. This act guarantees public access to arrest records in the county. However, some records are exempt from public access. Exempted records include:

• Juvenile records
• Attorney-client privilege documents and materials
• Records from active law enforcement investigations
• Personal privacy information, such as medical records and social security numbers

Where authorities exempt records, certain persons can still access them under limited circumstances, such as:

• Law enforcement's access to active investigations
• Authorized government personnel have access to records for official duties
• Individuals have access to their records.
• The defendant's attorney requested sealed records through a court order.

Persons with an interest in Neshoba County arrest records can seek more information from the county sheriff's office at:

Neshoba County
920 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone: (601) 656-1414

Neshoba County Arrest Statistics

Neshoba County arrest information based on records from the Philadelphia Police Department and the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office shows 975 total arrests in the county in 2023. The most prevalent arrests, in descending order, were for:

• Drug/Narcotic Offenses - 285 arrests
• Drive Under the Influence - 239 arrests
• Disorderly conduct - 113 arrests

The records could further indicate 59 property crime-related arrests, which included 38 larcenies and 13 burglaries, and 29 violent crime arrests, which included 16 simple assaults and eight aggravated assaults.

Find Neshoba County Arrest Records

To find inmates in Neshoba County, searchers can use the Mississippi Department of Corrections' Inmate Search tool to locate individuals detained in a regional facility, such as the Kemper-Neshoba County Correctional Facility. For in-county searches, interested persons can visit the Neshoba County Jail for more information at:

Neshoba County Jail
920 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, MS, 39350

Neshoba County Arrest Records Vs. Criminal Records

Neshoba County arrest and criminal records are related documents for different legal and practical purposes.

Arrest records by definition:

• Logs every time a person is detained by law enforcement, regardless of the outcome, including charges filed, an acquittal, a conviction, or the charges the courts dismissed.

While criminal records:

• Logs the complete formal history of a person's criminal convictions, including the offenses they pleaded guilty to or for which they were found guilty through a court process.

Arrest records by legal significance:

• It does not indicate guilt, but only that law enforcement found probable cause to detain an individual.

While criminal records:

• Show that a person's trial for committing an offense.

Arrest records can appear in background checks, but since they do not indicate a conviction, employers cannot use them solely to affect employees adversely.

While criminal records:

• Employers and landlords can use it when making decisions, such as determining eligibility for employment and selecting potential tenants.

How Long Do Arrests Stay on Your Record?

Neshoba County arrest records are not automatically removed from a person's record after a specific time; they remain part of the records available to law enforcement and the courts. To remove them, the record owners must take decisive steps to seal or expunge them. Persons eligible for expungement of records include:

• Non-guilty arrests or ones where law enforcement never brought charges forward
• A first offender (also referred to as a person with one conviction) after a petition of the court
• Persons with non-violent felony convictions
• Misdemeanor convictions, apart from traffic offenses
• Persons with one non-violent felony conviction

Expungement periods vary and can last up to five years after completing the sentence, including meeting the restitution requirements and paying all required fines. The court grants the petition to expunge records if it determines that the petitioner has been rehabilitated. Note that after expunging the record, the Mississippi Criminal Information Center retains a non-public copy used in the future to determine if a person is a first offender.

Neshoba County Arrest Warrants

Neshoba County arrest warrants are legal orders signed by the county's judicial authorities granting permission to law enforcement to take a named person into custody. The judge or magistrate issues an arrest warrant in response to an affidavit sworn by a law enforcement officer establishing probable cause. Judicial authorities that process warrants in Neshoba County include the justice and circuit courts, depending on whether the offense is a misdemeanor or a felony. In line with Mississippi law, Warrants issued in Neshoba County must dictate the offense charges and the facts supporting probable cause.

Individuals in Neshoba County who are searching for active warrants can contact the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office for more information.

Do Neshoba County Arrest Warrants Expire?

No, Neshoba County arrest warrants do not expire, and there are no state or county-mandated statutes of limitation on their effectiveness. They remain valid unless:

• Executed: This means that law enforcement arrested the person named on the warrant.
• Quashed: Meaning they are recalled or nullified by the issuing court of jurisdiction.
• They are legally vacated: In response to a challenge by the defendant in court, they are rendered ineffective.

Expunge Neshoba County Arrest Records

Petitioners must file for expungement in the court of the county where the conviction occurred. They must pay a $150 filing fee for each petition they submit. Mississippi law restores to a person granted an expunction the original status before the offense of conviction. Persons with a felony conviction, if awarded a certificate of rehabilitation by the court of convictions, are no longer to be subject to prosecution as felons.

Note that Neshoba County Juvenile records are considered confidential and are disclosed only to the necessary staff of the youth court. The Mississippi Youth Court, on its own and at any time upon the application of a party to the case, can seal a juvenile record when the defendant reaches 20 years.