Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2546

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Title

Description: Extortion; revise definitions, offense and penalties, include bail agents.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2 02/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/07 (S) Passed
5 02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
6 02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
7 03/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Tollison

Code Sections: A 097-0003-0082, A 097-0011-0033

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-82, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF "OBTAIN" AND "PROPERTY" AND TO ENACT A DEFINITION FOR "PUBLIC OFFICIAL"; TO INCLUDE EXTORTION TO OBTAIN A REWARD, FAVOR OR ADVANTAGE IN THE OFFENSE; TO REVISE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-11-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF ACCEPTING ANYTHING OF VALUE FROM A BAIL AGENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/01/05 at 17:08.

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