MS HB647 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 21-23-7 And 21-23-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Who Fails To Pay Any Fine Or Assessment Imposed By The Municipal Court Or Fails To Appear Before The Municipal Court For His Or Her Court Date Regarding Any Proceeding Ordered By The Municipal Court Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Bench warrants; provide that failure to appear in municipal court shall be a misdemeanor.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-23HouseDied In Committee
2016-02-08HouseReferred To Judiciary B

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