Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2878

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Title

Description: Driver's license; revise suspension of due to nonpayment of fine or failure to appear in response to a citation.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2 01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/09 (S) Amended
5 02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
6 02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
7 02/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
8 02/28 (H) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Albritton

Additional Author: Dearing

Code Sections: A 063-0001-0051, A 063-0001-0052, A 063-0001-0053, A 009-0011-0015, A 009-0011-0019, A 021-0023-0007, A 063-0001-0046, A 017-0025-0001, A 049-0007-0027

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PERMIT DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY A FINE OR FEE OR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR ANY MISDEMEANOR; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-52, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PERMIT DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY A FINE OR FEE OR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR ANY MISDEMEANOR AND TO ALLOW THE COURT TO INSTITUTE A PAYMENT PLAN FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR DURING WHICH TIME THE OFFENDER MAY DRIVE ON A LIMITED LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE POWER OF THE JUSTICE COURT TO TRY DEFENDANTS IN ABSENTIA; TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 21-23-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE POWER OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT TO TRY DEFENDANTS IN ABSENTIA; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-46, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SET FORTH A PROCEDURE FOR REINSTITUTION OF THE DRIVING PRIVILEGE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES BY ISSUANCE OF A LIMITED LICENSE WHEN A PERSON WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED ENTERS INTO A COURT-ORDERED PAYMENT PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A COURT TO SUSPEND THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON WHO IS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/28/06 at 17:54.

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