House Bill 1791

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF UNION 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 "UNION 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 Union 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 Union 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 Union County designated the "Union 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(3) This section shall be repealed from and after July 1, 2028.

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