Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Venue and jury selection; revise and allow certain bench trials.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 06/01 (H) Referred To Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 06/08 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | ** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | None | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Moak
Code Sections: A 011-0011-0003, A 013-0005-0023, A 013-0005-0025, A 013-0005-0028, A 013-0005-0034, A 025-0007-0061, A 033-0001-0005, RP 041-0017-0007, RP 047-0005-0055
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VENUE IN GENERAL CIVIL ACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JURORS CAN ONLY BE EXCUSED FROM SERVICE FOR ILLNESS OR UNDUE HARDSHIP; TO CODIFY SECTION 13-5-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JURORS CAN POSTPONE JURY SERVICE ONE TIME ONLY; TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT THE FREQUENCY OF JURY SERVICE; TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-28, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE NOTICE OF JURY SERVICE EXEMPTION ENTITLEMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN JUROR SUMMONSES; TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-34, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PUNISHMENT FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR JURY SERVICE; TO CODIFY SECTION 13-5-99, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR JURORS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A LENGTHY TRIAL FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 33-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN JUROR EXEMPTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 41-17-7 AND 47-5-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM JURY SERVICE; TO ALLOW BENCH TRIALS FOR CERTAIN CAUSES OF ACTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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