Senate Bill 2933

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 1-3-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE EDITORIAL NATURE OF SECTION CAPTIONS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE BY LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 1-3-81, Mississippi Code of 1972:

1-3-81. Section captions, also know as catch lines or topic headings, shall not constitute a part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 unless specifically provided by law.

The wording of section captions shall be editorial in nature and may be revised by a publisher of the code as the publisher deems appropriate. There shall be no exclusive right to the use of any section caption that has appeared in any bill that is approved by the Governor, has become law without the Governor's signature, or is approved by the Legislature subsequent to a veto; section captions that have appeared in such a bill shall be subject to editorial revision without legislative action.

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