Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 1056

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Title

Description: Obstruction of justice; create as an offense.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/08 (H) Amended
5 02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
6 02/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate
7 02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
8 02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
9 03/01 (S) Passed
10 03/02 (S) Transmitted To House
11 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
12 03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
13 03/13 Approved by Governor

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number387

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Beckett

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW ARTICLE DELINEATING A SERIES OF OFFENSES CONSTITUTING THE CRIME OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE DEGREES OF THE OFFENSES; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPREHENSION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES BRIBING A WITNESS; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES RECEIPT OF A BRIBE BY A WITNESS; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS TAMPERING; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES BRIBING OF A JUROR AND RECEIPT OF A BRIBE BY A JUROR; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES JUROR INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES TAMPERING WITH A JURY OR WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES RETALIATION AGAINST A PUBLIC SERVANT OR WITNESS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/07/06 at 08:00.

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