MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1999 Regular Session

To: Judiciary

By: Senator(s) Ross

AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF PHYSICAL ASSAULT OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Any person who physically assaults any sports official at any level of competition, within the confines or immediate vicinity of the athletic facility at which the athletic contest in which a sports official was an active participant, shall be guilty of a felony which shall be punishable by a fine of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or imprisonment not more than three (3) years, or both.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1999.