Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2456

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Background

Title

Description: State inmates; require to pay certain litigation expenses for in forma pauperis proceedings per DOC recommendations.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/14 (S) Referred To Corrections
2 01/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/10 (S) Died On Calendar

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Huggins

Code Section: A 047-0005-0076

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-76, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN INMATE WHO PROCEEDS IN FORMA PAUPERIS TO PAY CERTAIN LITIGATION EXPENSES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IN INCREMENTS OF 20% FROM HIS OR HER INMATE ACCOUNT; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT IN ORDER FOR AN INMATE TO PAY CERTAIN LITIGATION EXPENSES RELATED TO THE IN FORMA PAUPERIS PROCEEDINGS, THE INMATE MUST HAVE HAD FUNDS IN HIS OR HER ACCOUNTS DURING THE PRECEDING SIX MONTHS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/10/05 at 17:40.

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