Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Justice court; revise trial, salaries, jurisdiction, education, service of process and create study committee.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;County Affairs | |
| 2 | 01/30 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\October 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Ross
Code Sections: A 009-0011-0005, A 009-0011-0009, A 099-0033-0001, A 009-0011-0003, A 009-0011-0004, A 011-0009-0143, A 097-0037-0007, A 011-0009-0107, A 025-0003-0036, A 025-0007-0013, RP 011-0009-0143, RP 011-0009-0145, RP 011-0009-0147
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE COUNTIES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY IN JUSTICE COURT COURTROOMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-11-9 AND 99-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE JURISDICTION OF JUSTICE COURTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-11-3 AND 9-11-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR JUSTICE COURT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 11-9-143, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE TRIAL BY JURY IN JUSTICE COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-37-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE JUSTICE COURT JUDGES TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON ON THE SAME BASIS AS JUDGES OF OTHER COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-9-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN JUSTICE COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE SALARIES OF JUSTICE COURT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE FILING FEE IN CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF INCOME FROM THE INCREASE IN CIVIL JURISDICTION IN JUSTICE COURT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 11-9-143, 11-9-145 AND 11-9-147, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, DEALING WITH JURIES IN JUSTICE COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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