Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 313

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Background

Title

Description: Shoplifting offense; clarify imposition of sentence for multiple violations.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

House Committee:

Principal Author: Compretta

Code Section: A 097-0023-0093

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-23-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE IMPOSITION OF ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CONVICTIONS OF SHOPLIFTING VIOLATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT, WHEN DETERMINING THE IMPOSITION OF A SENTENCE FOR A SECOND, THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, AN INDICTMENT FOR A SHOPLIFTING VIOLATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ENUMERATE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS BUT ONLY THAT IT STATE THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED; TO PROVIDE THAT EVEN IF THE SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR A PREVIOUS VIOLATION DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE VIOLATION WAS A SECOND, THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER ALL PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS WHEN IMPOSING THE SENTENCE FOR A SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


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

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