MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2021 Regular Session

To: Local and Private

By: Senator(s) Turner-Ford

Senate Bill 2776

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NOXUBEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS, FOR CIVIL CASES FILED AND MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS AND/OR NONADJUDICATIONS OBTAINED IN ITS JUSTICE COURT, TO BE PLACED IN A SPECIAL COUNTY FUND DESIGNATED THE "NOXUBEE COUNTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND" AND USED TO FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Board of Supervisors of Noxubee County, Mississippi, in its discretion, is authorized, by resolution duly adopted, to levy an assessment, in addition to any other assessments and court costs in the Justice Court of Noxubee County, as follows:

          (a)  An amount not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on each conviction or nonadjudication under the Mississippi Implied Consent Law; and

          (b)  An amount not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) on each misdemeanor conviction or nonadjudication other than those specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, and on each civil case filed.

     (2)  The avails of the additional assessment imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be placed in a special fund of Noxubee County designated the "Noxubee County Capital Improvements Fund" and shall be expended by the Board of Supervisors to fund capital improvements in the county.

     (3)  This section shall be repealed from and after July 1, 2026.

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