MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2007 Regular Session

To: Judiciary B

By: Representative Banks

House Bill 1482

AN ACT TO PROVIDE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  All actions founded in whole or part on civil rights violations shall be brought within sixty (60) years after the date of the violation.

     SECTION 2.  Section 1 of this act shall be codified in Chapter 1 of Title 15, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.