Imposition of community service work in lieu of incarceration.
Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-148
in effectSec. 1-148. - Imposition of community service work in lieu of incarceration.
Upon conviction or by plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the municipal court, the court, where the objects of justice would be more likely met and when it is in the best interest of the city, may in its discretion sentence an offender as a condition of the suspension of sentence or the execution of sentence or any part thereof or as an alternative to imposition of fine and/or incarceration to a period of public service. Community service work shall be with any department or departments of the city as assigned by the court and under the supervision of the head of each applicable department. The sentence shall be specific as to the number of hours to be worked and shall be commensurate with the fine and/or imprisonment that would ordinarily have been imposed. A combination of fine and community service work may be ordered by the court.
(Ord. No. 43, § III, 3-15-88; Ord. of 10-6-92, § III)
Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITIAD_CH4MUCO_ARTIICOSEPR_S1-148IMCOSEWOLIINFetched: 11/1/2026