Senate Bill NO. 3203

By Representative(s) Committee

SECTION 1. (1) The Board of Supervisors of Covington County, Mississippi, in its discretion, is authorized, by resolution duly adopted and entered on its minutes, to levy an assessment, in addition to any other assessments and court costs, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per case for each misdemeanor case processed through the justice court of such county.

(2) The avails of the additional assessment imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be distributed by the county to Pine Belt Crime Stoppers for use in procuring information to aid authorities in the capture and conviction of persons committing crimes in the five-county area covered by Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.

(3) The provisions of this section shall be repealed from and after July 1, 2002.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.