Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Elected officials; indictment results in suspension without pay and conviction results in removal.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/02 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Denny
Code Section: A 025-0005-0001
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO IS INDICTED IN STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SHALL BE SUSPENDED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT PAY; TO SPECIFY THAT THE CRIMES FOR WHICH INDICTMENT THEREOF RESULT IN SUSPENSION ARE BRIBERY, EXTORTION, ANY FELONY OTHER THAN MANSLAUGHTER, ANY VIOLATION OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, ANY CRIME INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE, ANY CRIME THAT VIOLATES ELECTION LAWS, AND EMBEZZLEMENT OR APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC OR TRUST FUNDS BY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO HAS CUSTODY OF THE FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS CONVICTED OF SUCH A CRIME, HE SHALL BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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