Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  290

BY: Committee

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 99-15-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     99-15-107.  A person shall not be * * * considered eligible for the intervention program provided by Sections 99-15-101 through 99-15-127 if * * * he or she the person has been charged with:

(a)  Any crime of violence * * * pursuant to listed in Section 97-3-2 * * *.;

(b) * * *  A person shall not be eligible for acceptance into the intervention program provided by Sections 99‑15‑101 through 99‑15‑127 if such person has been charged with  Any offense pertaining to trafficking in a controlled substance, as provided in Section 41-29-139(f) * * *.; or

(c)  Any crime of fraud or embezzlement committed in a public office pursuant to Section 97-7-11 or 97-11-31, amounting to or exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.

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

     AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-15-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIMES OF FRAUD OR EMBEZZLEMENT EXCEEDING A CERTAIN AMOUNT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRETRIAL INTERVENTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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