Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

House Bill 421

[Introduced]

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Background

Title

Description: Social security number; provide penalty for parents not providing when file birth certificate.

History of Actions:

101/05/99(H)Referred To Judiciary A
202/02/99(H)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 1999
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

House Committee:

Principal Author: Bourdeaux

Code Sections: A 041-0057-0014, A 041-0057-0027, A 041-0057-0023

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-57-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ANY UNMARRIED MOTHER OF A CHILD FOR WHICH THE NATURAL FATHER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PATERNITY TO PROVIDE THE NAME AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF THE CHILD'S ALLEGED FATHER TO THE PERSON WHO PREPARES THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE; TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY FAILS TO PROVIDE A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AS REQUIRED BY THAT SECTION OR WHO WILLFULLY AND KNOWINGLY PROVIDES A FALSE NUMBER; TO AMEND SECTION 41-57-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-57-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MAN IS LISTED ON A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AS THE FATHER OF A CHILD AND HE IS DETERMINED BY A COURT NOT TO BE THE FATHER, HIS NAME SHALL BE DELETED FROM THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE UPON PRESENTATION OF THE COURT JUDGMENT, WITHOUT FURTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS AND AT NO CHARGE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/02/99 at 17:06.



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