Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 61

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Background

Title

Description: Radar; authorize sheriff to use in counties over 70,000; revise speeding fine and impose assessment.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/02 (H) Referred To Transportation;County Affairs
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Martinson

Code Sections: A 063-0003-0519, A 063-0009-0011, A 099-0019-0073

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES IN ANY COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF SEVENTY THOUSAND OR MORE TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY LYING OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITS OF ANY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY; TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM POPULATION REQUIREMENTS OF MUNICIPALITIES WHOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT ON FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS LYING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE FINE THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UPON CONVICTION OF ANY PERSON FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SPEEDING VIOLATION WHERE A RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICE WAS USED AS EVIDENCE OF THE VIOLATION BY A SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF IN A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF SEVENTY THOUSAND OR MORE; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL STATE ASSESSMENT UPON PERSONS CONVICTED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SPEEDING VIOLATION WHERE A RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICE WAS USED AS EVIDENCE OF THE VIOLATION BY A SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF IN A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF SEVENTY THOUSAND OR MORE; TO PRESCRIBE THE MANNER BY WHICH THE AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT SHALL BE CALCULATED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE GENERAL FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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