Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 978

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Description: Domestic abuse; require court to conduct hearing before modification or termination of protective orders.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2		02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2003
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Whittington

Additional Authors: McBride, Brown, Watson, Barnett (116th), Eads, Fredericks, Mayo

Code Section: A 093-0021-0017

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-21-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PROTECTIVE ORDER IN A DOMESTIC ABUSE CASE REMAINS EFFECTIVE UNTIL IT IS TERMINATED OR MODIFIED BY ACTION OF THE COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT SHALL CONDUCT A HEARING BEFORE AUTHORIZING MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:51.

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