Senate Amendments to House Bill No. 1009

 

TO THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE:

 

  THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 99-19-45, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     99-19-45.  The clerks of the circuit court of the counties in the State of Mississippi shall furnish the Mississippi Department of Corrections, within five (5) days after adjournment of court, a commitment paper showing the name, sex, race and social security number of the person convicted * * * and * * * the crime committed, along with certified copies of the sentencing order and indictment, as well as any subsequent order entered by the court in such cause.

     The clerks shall also furnish the Department of Corrections, within five (5) days after adjournment of such court, a certified copy of the probation order of an individual who is placed on probation under the supervision of the Division of Community Corrections of the department.  Such order shall provide the name of the person placed on probation, the crime, term of sentence, date of sentence, period of probation, sex, race and a brief history of the crime committed.

     As compensation for such services they shall receive the sum of Fifty Cents (50¢) for each transcript, and the sum shall be paid out of the treasury of the county, with the approval of the board of supervisors, on the filing of a bill for such service.

     SECTION 2.  Section 99-19-47, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     99-19-47.  The following form, to be furnished by the county, shall be used in transmitting the required data:

     "Commitment of _____________ (insert name of person)

     Circuit Court, County of ______________.

     To the Mississippi Department of Corrections:

     You are hereby notified that at the _______ term, 2___, of the circuit court, Judge _______ presiding, the following named person was tried, convicted and sentenced to a term in the State Penitentiary, as follows:

     Name ___________________          Alias ________________________

     Crime __________________          Social Security No. __________

      * * * _________________          Sex __________________________

     Race ____________________   

     Appealed _______________    

     Remarks: * * *

     _____________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________

Dated ________, 2___

_____________ Clerk."

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2006.


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

 


     AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972,TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION BE INCLUDED IN COMMITMENT PAPERS SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM COMMITMENT FORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


 

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                                                 John O. Gilbert

                                         Secretary of the Senate