Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 740

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Background

Title

Description: "The Abandoned Vessel on Land Act"; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Marine Resources
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Patterson

Additional Authors: Bentz, Guice, Janus, Zuber

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE "THE ABANDONED VESSEL ON LAND ACT"; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE THAT ALLOWS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO REMOVE ABANDONED VESSELS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS; TO DEFINE "ABANDONED VESSELS" AND "DEALER"; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE SALE OR DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATUS OF A VESSEL BE DETERMINED BEFORE DISPOSITION OF THE VESSEL; TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF THE REGISTERED OWNER AND LIENHOLDERS PRIOR TO THE DISPOSITION OF SUCH VESSEL; TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR ANY OWNER WHO CLAIMS A VESSEL PRIOR TO THE SALE OF SUCH VESSEL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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