Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  976

BY: Committee

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

 

     SECTION 1.  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation of Section 97-3-65, 97-5-1 et seq. or 97-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, when committed against a minor, an assessment of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be deposited into the Mississippi Children's Trust Fund created in Section 93-21-305, Mississippi Code of 1972, using the procedures described in Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2005.

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

 

     AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT ON CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN TO BE DEPOSITED TO THE MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.