Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 459

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Background

Title

Description: Office of Indigent Appeals; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Blackmon

Code Section: A 099-0019-0073

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF INDIGENT APPEALS AND SPECIFY ITS PERSONNEL; TO PROVIDE FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ATTORNEYS IN THE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION; TO SPECIFY OFFICE HOURS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO ACQUIRE OFFICE SPACE, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR TO MAINTAIN A DOCKET; TO AUTHORIZE APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS IN SITUATIONS WHERE CONFLICTS ARISE; TO CREATE THE INDIGENT APPEALS SPECIAL FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND EXPENSES FROM THE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT ATTORNEYS APPOINTED TO THE OFFICE SHALL BE FULL TIME; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT ON CERTAIN OFFENSES TO FUND THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF INDIGENT APPEALS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:18.

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