History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Sex crimes; revise rape and statutory rape, create crime of unlawful intercourse.
| 1 | 01/10/97 | (S) | Referred To Judiciary | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Smith
Additional Authors: Kirby, Nunnelee, White (29th)
Code Sections: A 097-0003-0065, A 097-0003-0095, RP 097-0003-0067
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIMES OF RAPE AND STATUTORY RAPE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-95, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF SEXUAL BATTERY; TO REPEAL SECTION 97-3-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SPECIFIES THE PENALTY FOR CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF AN UNMARRIED PERSON BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 18; TO CREATE THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON WHO IMPREGNATES A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN VIOLATION THEREOF; TO PROVIDE A CONDITION OF PROBATION; TO AUTHORIZE CIVIL PENALTIES IN LIEU OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION; TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO BRING SUCH CIVIL ACTIONS; TO CREATE THE UNDERAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION FUND; TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT FOR THE PURPOSES OF GENETIC TESTING OF A SUSPECT WHO IMPREGNATES A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN VIOLATION OF THE LAWS PROHIBITING CERTAIN SEX CRIMES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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