Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2411

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Title

Description: Drug interdiction; truancy enhancement, "fast tract" trial, anti-diversion.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

101/24/00(S)Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
203/07/00(S)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date** See Text
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredYes

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Smith

Code Sections: A 037-0013-0091, A 009-0001-0036, A 009-0007-0003, A 009-0013-0001, A 009-0013-0017, A 009-0013-0019, A 009-0017-0001, A 013-0007-0035, A 025-0031-0005, A 063-0011-0030, A 041-0029-0187, A 041-0029-0501, A 041-0029-0505, A 041-0029-0513, A 041-0029-0525, A 041-0029-0536, A 041-0029-0701

Title: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY TO CREATE THE ANTI-DRUG DIVERSION ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO REQUIRE TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO MAKE INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL; TO PROVIDE FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DUTIES FOR THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY; TO GRANT CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO THE STATE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS AND TO PROVIDE DUTIES TO THE BUREAU; TO MODIFY PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENCOURAGE ENFORCEMENT OF TRUANCY LAWS BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE A THREE-YEAR DRUG COURT PILOT PROJECT IN THE FIRST, SECOND, TENTH, FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH, SEVENTEENTH, NINETEENTH, TWENTY-FIRST AND TWENTY-SECOND CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICTS TO TRY CASES OF OFFENSES INVOLVING NARCOTICS, DANGEROUS DRUGS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF JUDGES AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR SUPPORT STAFFS; TO PROVIDE FOR COURT REPORTERS, COURT ADMINISTRATORS, PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS; TO REQUIRE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE DRUG COURTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS SHALL MONITOR THE DRUG COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN OFFICE ALLOWANCE FOR DRUG COURT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-13-1, 9-13-17 AND 9-13-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR COURT REPORTERS IN THE DRUG COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-17-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR COURT ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DRUG COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 13-7-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT INDICTMENTS FROM THE STATE GRAND JURY SHALL BE TRIED IN A DRUG COURT WHERE APPLICABLE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-31-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WHO SHALL ONLY PROSECUTE DRUG OFFENSES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-7-3, 63-11-30, 41-29-187, 41-29-501, 41-29-505, 41-29-513, 41-29-525, 41-29-536 AND 41-29-701, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:38.



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