***Adopted***

AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO

                             Senate Bill NO. 3018

                             By Representative(s) Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The governing authorities of the City of Richland, Mississippi, are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, by resolution duly adopted and entered on the minutes of the governing authorities, to set aside, from any court costs which may be imposed for each violation of the Mississippi Implied Consent Law filed in the municipal court of such municipality, an amount not to exceed Two Dollars ($2.00) per case.

     (2)  The avails of any court costs set aside pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be used exclusively to fund the implementation of a Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program or similar program designed to deter the abuse of drugs in the City of Richland.  The provisions of this section shall not authorize the imposition of any additional court costs in the case of the type of violation described in subsection (1) of this section.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND, MISSISSIPPI, TO SET ASIDE COURT COSTS FOR EACH VIOLATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI IMPLIED CONSENT LAW FILED IN ITS MUNICIPAL COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AVAILS OF COURT COSTS SET ASIDE SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO FUND A DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM OR SIMILAR PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF RICHLAND; TO CLARIFY THAT THIS ACT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS IN SUCH CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.