Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2389

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Title

Description: Position of trust; provide triple damages for certain violations of fiduciary duty.

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

History of Actions:

1 01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2 01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/01 (S) Passed
5 02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
6 02/08 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
7 02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
8 03/02 (H) Amended
9 03/02 (H) Passed As Amended
10 03/03 (H) Returned For Concurrence
11 03/21 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
12 03/21 (S) Conferees Named Ross,Doxey,White
13 03/22 (H) Conferees Named Smith (39th),Bailey,Fleming
14 03/27 (S) Died In Conference

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1   
   
[H] Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2389   

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Nunnelee

Additional Authors: Burton, Hyde-Smith

Title: AN ACT TO DEFINE "POSITION OF TRUST" AND TO TRIPLE THE DAMAGES AVAILABLE IN A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A PERSON WHO USES HIS POSITION OF TRUST OR A FIDUCIARY OR CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A VULNERABLE ADULT TO CONVERT THE VULNERABLE ADULT'S PROPERTY TO HIS OWN USE, OR TO DECEIVE, INTIMIDATE, EXPLOIT OR UNDULY INFLUENCE THE VULNERABLE ADULT SO AS TO OBTAIN CONTROL OVER PROPERTY WITH THE INTENT TO PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VULNERABLE ADULT OF THE OWNERSHIP, BENEFIT OR POSSESSION THEREOF, OR WHO IS PROVEN BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE TO HAVE EMBEZZLED, EXTORTED, STOLEN OR TAKEN THE VULNERABLE ADULT'S PROPERTY BY FRAUD OR FALSE PRETENSES WHILE HOLDING A POSITION OF TRUST OR BEING IN A FIDUCIARY OR CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VULNERABLE ADULT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/27/06 at 22:51.

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