Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Extortion; revise definitions, offense and penalties, include bail agents.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]
| 1 | 01/17 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B | |
| 2 | 02/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 02/07 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 02/09 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 7 | 03/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Tollison
Code Sections: A 097-0003-0082, A 097-0011-0033
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-82, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF "OBTAIN" AND "PROPERTY" AND TO ENACT A DEFINITION FOR "PUBLIC OFFICIAL"; TO INCLUDE EXTORTION TO OBTAIN A REWARD, FAVOR OR ADVANTAGE IN THE OFFENSE; TO REVISE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-11-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF ACCEPTING ANYTHING OF VALUE FROM A BAIL AGENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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