Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 1121

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Title

Description: Crimes; increase threshold and revise penalties for larceny and related crimes (MPA).

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/20 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2 01/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3 01/29 (H) Passed
4 01/30 (H) Transmitted To Senate
5 01/30 (S) Referred To Judiciary
6 03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
7 03/06 (S) Amended
8 03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
9 03/10 (S) Returned For Concurrence
10 03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
11 03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
12 03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
13 03/31 Approved by Governor

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 2

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2003
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number499

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Blackmon

Code Sections: A 097-0017-0041, A 097-0017-0042, A 097-0017-0043, A 097-0017-0070, A 097-0019-0039, A 097-0021-0033, A 097-0023-0019, A 097-0023-0093, RP 099-0019-0017

Title: AN ACT TO REVISE THE THRESHOLD FOR PETIT AND GRAND LARCENY AND SIMILAR CRIMES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR GRAND LARCENY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-42, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR PETIT LARCENY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-70, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-19-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM FALSE PRETENSE TO SUCH VALUE AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-21-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM FORGERY TO SUCH VALUE AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-23-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM EMBEZZLEMENT TO SUCH VALUE AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-23-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR SHOPLIFTING; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-19-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR SENTENCING FOR EMBEZZLEMENT BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AS PETIT LARCENY; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF HOME REPAIR FRAUD; TO ENACT EXCEPTIONS; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PRESCRIBE THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE AND THE PUNISHMENT THEREFOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/31/03 at 10:56.

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