Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 1297

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Description: Self defense; revise.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2		02/05 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2002
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary B

Principal Author: Wells-Smith

Code Section: A 097-0003-0015

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A PRESUMPTION OF SELF DEFENSE WHEN DEADLY FORCE IS USED IN DEFENSE OF THE HOME; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FOR THE USE OF SUCH FORCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/05/02 at 17:41.

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