Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Crimes; increase threshold and revise penalties for larceny and related crimes (MPA).
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 01/20 (H) Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 01/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 3 | 01/29 (H) Passed | |
| 4 | 01/30 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 5 | 01/30 (S) Referred To Judiciary | |
| 6 | 03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 7 | 03/06 (S) Amended | |
| 8 | 03/06 (S) Passed As Amended | |
| 9 | 03/10 (S) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 10 | 03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate | |
| 11 | 03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 12 | 03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 13 | 03/31 Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 1 |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 2 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 499 |
House Committee:
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Blackmon
Code Sections: A 097-0017-0041, A 097-0017-0042, A 097-0017-0043, A 097-0017-0070, A 097-0019-0039, A 097-0021-0033, A 097-0023-0019, A 097-0023-0093, RP 099-0019-0017
Title: AN ACT TO REVISE THE THRESHOLD FOR PETIT AND GRAND LARCENY AND SIMILAR CRIMES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR GRAND LARCENY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-42, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR PETIT LARCENY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-70, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-19-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM FALSE PRETENSE TO SUCH VALUE AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-21-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM FORGERY TO SUCH VALUE AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-23-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM EMBEZZLEMENT TO SUCH VALUE AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-23-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VALUE AND PENALTIES FOR SHOPLIFTING; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-19-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR SENTENCING FOR EMBEZZLEMENT BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AS PETIT LARCENY; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF HOME REPAIR FRAUD; TO ENACT EXCEPTIONS; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PRESCRIBE THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE AND THE PUNISHMENT THEREFOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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