Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Crimes against children; revise certain laws and revise sex offender registration.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Wells-Smith
Additional Author: Moore
Code Sections: A 047-0007-0033, A 047-0007-0034, A 099-0019-0084, A 045-0033-0031, A 045-0033-0049, A 097-0005-0023, A 099-0019-0101, A 097-0003-0065, A 097-0003-0101
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 47-5-1017, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF SEX OFFENDERS UPON WHOM A SPLIT SENTENCE IS IMPOSED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 47-5-1019, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR PUNISHMENT FOR TAMPERING WITH AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 47-7-32, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO STUDY INSTANCES OF SEX OFFENDERS WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF CERTAIN PAROLEES AND PROBATIONERS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-34, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO SPLIT SENTENCING; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MANDATE ELECTRONIC MONITORING UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-84, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A SPLIT SENTENCE FOR SEX OFFENDERS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-19-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MANDATE ELECTRONIC SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS UPON EXPIRATION OF ANY TERM OF INCARCERATION; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO STUDY THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY SYSTEM AND THE PEER COMMITTEE TO PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 45-33-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE REGISTRATION INFORMATION GIVEN BY SEX OFFENDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 45-33-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE A MORE SEVERE PENALTY FOR FONDLING WHEN THE VICTIM IS BELOW A CERTAIN AGE; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY THAT CERTAIN SEX OFFENSES ARE AN AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE IN SENTENCING FOR A CAPITAL OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-65 AND 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE OR SEXUAL BATTERY OF A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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