MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2000 Regular Session

To: Judiciary B

By: Representative Simpson

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 21, CHAPTER 575, LAWS OF 1998, WHICH PROVIDES A CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVE PROVISION FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM ACT OF 1998; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 25-32-31, 25-32-33, 25-32-35, 25-32-37, 25-32-39, 25-32-41, 25-32-43, 25-32-45, 25-32-47, 25-32-49, 25-32-51, 25-32-53, 25-32-55, 25-32-57, 25-32-59, 25-32-61, 25-32-63 AND 25-32-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM ACT OF 1998; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 21, Chapter 575, Laws of 1998, which provides a conditional effective provision for the Mississippi Statewide Public Defender System Act of 1998, is repealed on July 1, 2000.

SECTION 2. Sections 25-32-31, 25-32-33, 25-32-35, 25-32-37, 25-32-39, 25-32-41, 25-32-43, 25-32-45, 25-32-47, 25-32-49, 25-32-51, 25-32-53, 25-32-55, 25-32-57, 25-32-59, 25-32-61, 25-32-63 and 25-32-65, Mississippi Code of 1972, which create the Mississippi Statewide Public Defender System Act, is repealed on July 2, 2000.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force form and after July 1, 2000.