Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1376

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Description: Crimes; create offense of fleeing law enforcement officer and provide for felony if accident results.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2		01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2001
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary B

Principal Author: Wells-Smith

Additional Authors: Davis, Fillingane

Code Section: A 097-0009-0073

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF FLEEING OR ELUDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH OFFENSE SHALL BE A FELONY IF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IS CAUSED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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