Disclosure of Volunteer at Organization with Minors Policy

Disclosure of Volunteer at Organization with Minors Policy 1. Any person who is convicted of a sex offense who volunteers for an organization in which volunteers have direct, private and unsupervised contact with minors shall notify the organization in writing of the person’s conviction at the time of volunteering. Any organization which accepts volunteers is required to notify volunteers of this disclosure requirement upon application of the volunteer to serve or prior to acceptance of the volunteer’s service, whichever occurs first. 2. If the organization accepts the offender as a volunteer after receiving notification the organization is required to notify the parents or guardians of any minors involved in the organization of the offender’s criminal record. 3. If an offender is currently volunteering for such an organization, the offender must immediately resign or notify the organization immediately upon receipt of notice or be subject to the penalties of the MS sex offender law. 4. Failure to provide required notification to a volunteer organization is a violation of the law. Any violation of this law is a felony and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not more than five years, or both fine and imprisonment. The offender’s driving privilege in the State of Mississippi is also suspended for noncompliance. Statutory Reference: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-32.