Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Eighty-five percent rule; apply to large quantities of controlled substances.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (H) Referred To Penitentiary;Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Moore (60th)
Code Sections: A 041-0029-0139, A 047-0007-0003
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF POSSESSING OR OF HAVING THE INTENT TO POSSESS CONTROLLED OR COUNTERFEIT SUBSTANCES AND IS FINED AT LEAST $5,000.00 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF HIS SENTENCE UPON CONVICTION; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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