MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2011 Regular Session

To: Fees and Salaries of Public Officers

By: Representative Moak

House Bill 1391

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE GENERAL DOCKET FEE ASSESSED BY THE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT FOR APPEALS IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES; TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE FEES FOR FILING COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS IN THE CHANCERY COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE FEE FOR FILING COMPLAINTS IN THE CIRCUIT COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE STANDARD STATE ASSESSMENT IMPOSED FOR CERTAIN FELONY VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 25-7-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     25-7-3.  The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall charge the following fees:

(a)  General docket fee, for filing the record on appeal in a civil or criminal case.................................. $200.00

(b)  Miscellaneous docket fee................... 25.00

(c)  Confidential miscellaneous docket fee..... 100.00

(d)  Admission of new attorneys................. 30.00

(e)  Act of Congress certificate................ 10.00

(f)  Certificate of admission replacement....... 15.00

(g)  Certificate of good standing replacement... 10.00

(h)  Attest stamp................................ 2.50

(i)  Order from Minute Book...................... 5.00

(j)  Regular copying..................... .50 per page

(k)  Copying from bound volumes or records 2.00 per page

(l)  Copy of mandate............................. 3.00

(m)  Minimum copy charge......................... 1.00

(n)  Notary fee.................................. 2.50

(o)  Decision list charge........................ 5.00

          (p)  Handling charge and retrieval and delivery charges on completed Supreme Court records (to be retained out of deposit)

On-site retrieval.................................... 10.00

Off-site retrieval................................... 15.00

(q)  Forfeited deposits on completed Supreme Court records     50.00

(r)  Petition for rehearing..................... 25.00

     Said general docket fee shall be collected from the appellant by the clerk of the lower court and forwarded to the Clerk of the Supreme Court.  The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall charge the maximum amount allowable by law for services rendered where charges for such services are provided by statute; for any other services rendered, the amount charged shall be consistent with the cost of providing such services.  All fees shall be paid in the form of cash, cashier's check, or money order or by a check on the account of an attorney payable to the Clerk of the Supreme Court. All fees authorized to be assessed and collected by the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be deposited into the State General Fund.

     SECTION 2.  Section 25-7-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     25-7-9.  (1)  The clerks of the chancery courts shall charge the following fees:

          (a)  For the act of certifying copies of filed documents, for each complete document................................ $    1.00

          (b)  (i)  Recording each deed, will, lease, amendment, subordination, lien, release, cancellation, order, decree, oath, etc., per book and page listed where applicable; for the first fifteen (15) pages $   10.00

          Each additional page........................ $    1.00

               (ii)  Sectional index entries per section or subdivision lot................................................... $    1.00

          (c)  Recording each deed of trust, for the first fifteen (15) pages................................................. $   15.00

          Each additional page........................ $    1.00

     Sectional index entries per section or subdivision

lot................................................... $    1.00

          (d)  (i)  Recording oil and gas leases, cancellations, etc., including indexing in general indices; for the first fifteen (15) pages ...................................................... $   18.00

          Each additional page........................ $    1.00

               (ii)  Sectional index entries per section or subdivision lot................................................... $    1.00

              (iii)  Recording each oil and gas assignment

per assignee.......................................... $   18.00

          (e)  (i)  Furnishing copies of any papers of record or on file:

     If performed by the clerk or his employee,

per page.............................................. $     .50

     If performed by any other person, per page....... $     .25

              (ii)  Entering marginal notations on

documents of record................................... $    1.00

          (f)  For each day's attendance on the board of supervisors, for himself and one (1) deputy, each...................... $   20.00

          (g)  For other services as clerk of the board of supervisors an allowance shall be made to him (payable semiannually at the July and January meetings) out of the county treasury, an annual sum not exceeding...................................................... $3,000.00

          (h)  For each day's attendance on the chancery court, to be approved by the chancellor:

     For the first chancellor sitting only, clerk and two (2) deputies, each.................................................. $   50.00

     For the second chancellor sitting, clerk only.... $   50.00

     Provided that the fees herein prescribed shall be the total remuneration for the clerk and his deputies for attending chancery court.

          (i)  On order of the court, clerks and not more than two (2) deputies may be allowed five (5) extra days for each term of court for attendance upon the court to get up records.

          (j)  For public service not otherwise specifically provided for, the chancery court may by order allow the clerk to be paid by the county on the order of the board of supervisors, an annual sum not exceeding...................................................... $5,000.00

          (k)  For each civil filing, to be deposited into the Civil Legal Assistance Fund....................................... $    5.00

     The chancery clerk shall itemize on the original document a detailed fee bill of all charges due or paid for filing, recording and abstracting same.  No person shall be required to pay such fees until same have been so itemized, but those fees may be demanded before the document is recorded.

     (2)  The following fees shall be a total fee for all services performed by the clerk with respect to a complaint which shall be payable upon filing and shall accrue to the chancery clerk at the time of filing.  The clerk or his successor in office shall perform all duties set forth without additional compensation or fee to wit:

          (a)  Divorce to be contested.................. $115.00

          (b)  Divorce uncontested....................... $70.00

          (c)  Alteration of birth or marriage certificate $65.00

          (d)  Removal of minority....................... $65.00

          (e)  Guardianship or conservatorship.......... $115.00

          (f)  Estate of deceased, intestate............ $115.00

          (g)  Estate of deceased, testate.............. $115.00

          (h)  Adoption................................. $115.00

          (i)  Land dispute............................. $115.00

          (j)  Injunction............................... $115.00

          (k)  Settlement of small claim................. $70.00

          (l)  Contempt in child support................ $115.00

          (m)  Partition suit........................... $115.00

          (n)  Any cross-complaint....................... $65.00

          (o)  Commitment .............................. $115.00

     (3)  For every civil case filed, an additional fee to be deposited to the credit of the Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund established in Section 9-21-14....................................... $10.00

     (4)  Cost of process shall be borne by the issuing party.  Additionally, should the attorney or person filing the pleadings desire the clerk to pay the cost to the sheriff for serving process on one (1) person or more, or to pay the cost of publication, the clerk shall demand the actual charges therefor, at the time of filing.

     SECTION 3.  Section 25-7-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     25-7-13.  (1)  The clerks of the circuit court shall charge the following fees:

(a)  Docketing, filing, marking and registering each complaint, petition and indictment................................. $125.00

     The fee set forth in this paragraph shall be the total fee for all services performed by the clerk up to and including entry of judgment with respect to each complaint, petition or indictment, including all answers, claims, orders, continuances and other papers filed therein, issuing each writ, summons, subpoena or other such instruments, swearing witnesses, taking and recording bonds and pleas, and recording judgments, orders, fiats and certificates; the fee shall be payable upon filing and shall accrue to the clerk at the time of collection.  The clerk or his successor in office shall perform all duties set forth above without additional compensation or fee.

(b)  Docketing and filing each motion to renew judgment, suggestion for a writ of garnishment, suggestion for a writ of execution and judgment debtor actions and issuing all process, filing and recording orders or other papers and swearing

witnesses................................................ $35.00

(c)  For every civil case filed, an additional fee to be deposited to the credit of the Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund established in Section 9-21-14........................... $10.00

     (2)  Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the clerks of the circuit court shall charge the following fees:

(a)  Filing and marking each order or other paper and recording and indexing same........................................ $ 2.00

(b)  Issuing each writ, summons, subpoena, citation, capias and other such instruments................................... $ 1.00

(c)  Administering an oath and taking bond..... $ 2.00

(d)  Certifying copies of filed documents, for each complete document................................................. $ 1.00

          (e)  Recording orders, fiats, licenses, certificates, oaths and bonds:

First page................................ $ 2.00

Each additional page...................... $ 1.00

          (f)  Furnishing copies of any papers of record or on file and entering marginal notations on documents of record:

If performed by the clerk or his employee,

per page................................................. $ 1.00

If performed by any other person, per page $  .25

(g)  Judgment roll entry....................... $ 5.00

(h)  Taxing cost and certificate............... $ 1.00

(i)  For taking and recording application for marriage license, for filing and recording consent of parents when required by law, for filing and recording medical certificate, filing and recording proof of age, recording and issuing license, recording and filing returns   $20.00

     The clerk shall deposit Fourteen Dollars ($14.00) of each fee collected for a marriage license in the Victims of Domestic Violence Fund established in Section 93-21-117, on a monthly basis.

          (j)  For certified copy of marriage license and search of record, the same fee charged by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health.

(k)  For public service not particularly provided for, the circuit court may allow the clerk, per annum, to be paid by the county on presentation of the circuit court's order, the following amount $5,000.00

     However, in the counties having two (2) judicial districts, such above allowance shall be made for each judicial district.

(l)  For drawing jurors and issuing venire, to be paid by the county................................................ $    5.00

(m)  For each day's attendance upon the circuit court term, for himself and necessary deputies allowed by the court, each to be paid by the county............................................ $   50.00

(n)  Summons, each juror to be paid by the county upon the allowance of the court................................ $    1.00

(o)  For issuing each grand jury subpoena, to be paid by the county on allowance by the court, not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) in any one (1) term of court................. $    1.00

(p)  For each civil filing, to be deposited into the Civil Legal Assistance Fund....................................... $    5.00

     (3)  On order of the court, clerks and deputies may be allowed five (5) extra days for attendance upon the court to get up records.

     (4)  The clerk's fees in state cases where the state fails in the prosecution, or in cases of felony where the defendant is convicted and the cost cannot be made out of his estate, in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) in one (1) year, shall be paid out of the county treasury on approval of the circuit court, and the allowance thereof by the board of supervisors of the county.  In counties having two (2) judicial districts, such allowance shall be made in each judicial district; however, the maximum thereof shall not exceed Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00).  Clerks in the circuit court, in cases where appeals are taken in criminal cases and no appeal bond is filed, shall be allowed by the board of supervisors of the county after approval of their accounts by the circuit court, in addition to the above fees, for making such transcript the rate of Two Dollars ($2.00) per page.

     (5)  The clerk of the circuit court may retain as his commission on all money coming into his hands, by law or order of the court, a sum to be fixed by the court not exceeding one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) on all such sums.

     (6)  For making final records required by law, including, but not limited to, circuit and county court minutes, and furnishing transcripts of records, the circuit clerk shall charge Two Dollars ($2.00) per page.  The same fees shall be allowed to all officers for making and certifying copies of records or papers which they are authorized to copy and certify.

     (7)  The circuit clerk shall prepare an itemized statement of fees for services performed, cost incurred, or for furnishing copies of any papers of record or on file, and shall submit the statement to the parties or, if represented, to their attorneys within sixty (60) days.  A bill for same shall accompany the statement.

     SECTION 4.  Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     99-19-73.  (1)  Traffic violations.  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation in Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972, except offenses relating to the Mississippi Implied Consent Law (Section 63-11-1 et seq.) and offenses relating to vehicular parking or registration:

     FUND                                                AMOUNT

     State Court Education Fund......................... $  1.50

     State Prosecutor Education Fund....................    2.00

     Vulnerable Adults Training,

          Investigation and Prosecution Trust Fund......     .50

     Child Support Prosecution Trust Fund...............     .50

     Driver Training Penalty Assessment Fund............    7.00

     Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.............    5.00

     Spinal Cord and Head Injury Trust Fund

          (for all moving violations)...................    6.00

     Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund..........   20.00

     Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging Fund.......    1.00

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................     .50

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters

          Disability Benefits Trust Fund................    1.00

     State Prosecutor Compensation Fund for the purpose

          of providing additional compensation for legal

          assistants to district attorneys..............    1.50

     Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund.............   10.00

     Drug Court Fund....................................   10.00

     Capital Defense Counsel Fund.......................    2.89

     Indigent Appeals Fund..............................    2.29

     Capital Post-Conviction Counsel Fund...............    2.33

     Victims of Domestic Violence Fund..................     .49

     Public Defenders Education Fund....................    1.00

     Domestic Violence Training Fund....................    1.00

     Attorney General's Cyber-Crime Unit................    1.00

     TOTAL STATE ASSESSMENT............................. $ 77.50

     (2)  Implied Consent Law violations.  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or any other penalty for any violation of the Mississippi Implied Consent Law (Section 63-11-1 et seq.):

     FUND                                                AMOUNT

     Crime Victims' Compensation Fund................... $ 10.00

     State Court Education Fund.........................    1.50

     State Prosecutor Education Fund....................    2.00

     Vulnerable Adults Training,

          Investigation and Prosecution Trust Fund......     .50

     Child Support Prosecution Trust Fund...............     .50

     Driver Training Penalty Assessment Fund............   22.00

     Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.............   11.00

     Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund..........   45.00

     Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program Fund..    5.00

     Federal-State Alcohol Program Fund.................   10.00

     Mississippi Crime Laboratory

          Implied Consent Law Fund......................   25.00

     Spinal Cord and Head Injury Trust Fund.............   25.00

     Capital Defense Counsel Fund.......................    2.89

     Indigent Appeals Fund..............................    2.29

     Capital Post-Conviction Counsel Fund...............    2.33

     Victims of Domestic Violence Fund..................     .49

     State General Fund.................................   35.00

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................     .50

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Disability

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................    1.00

     State Prosecutor Compensation Fund for the purpose

          of providing additional compensation for legal

          assistants to district attorneys..............    1.50

     Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund.............   10.00

     Drug Court Fund....................................   10.00

     Statewide Victims' Information and Notification

          System Fund...................................    6.00

     Public Defenders Education Fund....................    1.00

     Domestic Violence Training Fund....................    1.00

     Attorney General's Cyber-Crime Unit................    1.00

     TOTAL STATE ASSESSMENT............................. $232.50

     (3)  Game and Fish Law violations.  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation of the game and fish statutes or regulations of this state:

     FUND                                                AMOUNT

     State Court Education Fund......................... $  1.50

     State Prosecutor Education Fund....................    2.00

     Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.............    5.00

     Hunter Education and Training Program Fund.........    5.00

     State General Fund.................................   30.00

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................     .50

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Disability

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................    1.00

     State Prosecutor Compensation Fund for the purpose

          of providing additional compensation for legal

          assistants to district attorneys..............    1.00

     Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund.............   10.00

     Drug Court Fund....................................   10.00

     Capital Defense Counsel Fund.......................    2.89

     Indigent Appeals Fund..............................    2.29

     Capital Post-Conviction Counsel Fund...............    2.33

     Victims of Domestic Violence Fund..................     .49

     Public Defenders Education Fund....................    1.00

     Domestic Violence Training Fund....................    1.00

     Attorney General's Cyber-Crime Unit................    1.00

     TOTAL STATE ASSESSMENT............................. $ 77.00

     (4)  Litter Law violations.  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation of Section 97-15-29 or 97-15-30:

     FUND                                                 AMOUNT

     Statewide Litter Prevention Fund................... $ 25.00

     TOTAL STATE ASSESSMENT............................. $ 25.00

     (5)  Speeding, reckless and careless driving violations.  In addition to any assessment imposed under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for driving a vehicle on a road or highway:

(a)  At a speed that exceeds the posted speed limit by at least ten (10) miles per hour but not more than twenty (20) miles per hour    $ 10.00

(b)  At a speed that exceeds the posted speed limit by at least twenty (20) miles per hour but not more than thirty (30) miles per hour $ 20.00

(c)  At a speed that exceeds the posted speed limit by thirty (30) miles per hour or more............................. $ 30.00

(d)  In violation of Section 63-3-1201, which is the offense of reckless driving........................................ $ 10.00

(e)  In violation of Section 63-3-1213, which is the offense of careless driving........................................ $ 10.00

     All assessments collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund established under Section 41-59-75.

     (6)  Other misdemeanors.  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any misdemeanor violation not specified in subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section, except offenses relating to vehicular parking or registration:

     FUND                                                 AMOUNT

     Crime Victims' Compensation Fund................... $ 10.00

     State Court Education Fund.........................    1.50

     State Prosecutor Education Fund....................    2.00

     Vulnerable Adults Training,

          Investigation and Prosecution Trust Fund......     .50

     Child Support Prosecution Trust Fund...............     .50

     Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.............    5.00

     Capital Defense Counsel Fund.......................    2.89

     Indigent Appeals Fund..............................    2.29

     Capital Post-Conviction Counsel Fund...............    2.33

     Victims of Domestic Violence Fund..................     .49

     State General Fund.................................   30.00

     State Crime Stoppers Fund..........................    1.50

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................     .50

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Disability

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................    1.00

     State Prosecutor Compensation Fund for the purpose

          of providing additional compensation for legal

          assistants to district attorneys..............    1.50

     Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund.............   10.00

     Drug Court Fund....................................    8.00

     Judicial Performance Fund..........................    2.00

     Statewide Victims' Information and Notification

          System Fund...................................    6.00

     Public Defenders Education Fund....................    1.00

     Domestic Violence Training Fund....................    1.00

     Attorney General's Cyber-Crime Unit................   1.00

     Information Exchange Network Fund..................    4.00

     TOTAL STATE ASSESSMENT............................. $ 95.00

     (7)  Other felonies.  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any felony violation not specified in subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section:

     FUND                                                 AMOUNT

     Crime Victims' Compensation Fund................... $ 10.00

     State Court Education Fund.........................    1.50

     State Prosecutor Education Fund....................    2.00

     Vulnerable Adults Training,

          Investigation and Prosecution Trust Fund......     .50

     Child Support Prosecution Trust Fund...............     .50

     Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.............    5.00

     Capital Defense Counsel Fund.......................    2.89

     Indigent Appeals Fund..............................    2.29

     Capital Post-Conviction Counsel Fund...............    2.33

     Victims of Domestic Violence Fund..................     .49

     State General Fund................................   135.00

     Criminal Justice Fund..............................   50.00

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................     .50

     Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Disability

          Benefits Trust Fund...........................    1.00

     State Prosecutor Compensation Fund for the purpose

          of providing additional compensation for legal

          assistants to district attorneys..............    1.50

     Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund.............   10.00

     Drug Court Fund....................................   10.00

     Statewide Victims' Information and Notification

          System Fund...................................    6.00

     Public Defenders Education Fund....................    1.00

     Domestic Violence Training Fund....................    1.00

     Attorney General's Cyber-Crime Unit................    1.00

     Crime Laboratory DNA Identification System Fund.... 100.00

     TOTAL STATE ASSESSMENT............................. $344.50

     (8)  Additional assessments on certain violations: 

          (a)  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment in addition to all other state assessments due under this section from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation of Section 77-9-249:

Operation Lifesaver Fund............................ $25.00

          (b)  In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected the following state assessment in addition to all other state assessments due under this section from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation of Section 41-29-139:

Drug Evidence Disposition Fund...................... $25.00

     (9)  If a fine or other penalty imposed is suspended, in whole or in part, such suspension shall not affect the state assessment under this section.  No state assessment imposed under the provisions of this section may be suspended or reduced by the court.

     (10)  After a determination by the court of the amount due, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court to promptly collect all state assessments imposed under the provisions of this section.  The state assessments imposed under the provisions of this section may not be paid by personal check.  It shall be the duty of the chancery clerk of each county to deposit all such state assessments collected in the circuit, county and justice courts in such county on a monthly basis with the State Treasurer pursuant to appropriate procedures established by the State Auditor.  The chancery clerk shall make a monthly lump-sum deposit of the total state assessments collected in the circuit, county and justice courts in such county under this section, and shall report to the Department of Finance and Administration the total number of violations under each subsection for which state assessments were collected in the circuit, county and justice courts in such county during such month.  It shall be the duty of the municipal clerk of each municipality to deposit all such state assessments collected in the municipal court in such municipality on a monthly basis with the State Treasurer pursuant to appropriate procedures established by the State Auditor.  The municipal clerk shall make a monthly lump-sum deposit of the total state assessments collected in the municipal court in such municipality under this section, and shall report to the Department of Finance and Administration the total number of violations under each subsection for which state assessments were collected in the municipal court in such municipality during such month.

     (11)  It shall be the duty of the Department of Finance and Administration to deposit on a monthly basis all such state assessments into the proper special fund in the State Treasury.  The monthly deposit shall be based upon the number of violations reported under each subsection and the pro rata amount of such assessment due to the appropriate special fund.  The Department of Finance and Administration shall issue regulations providing for the proper allocation of these special funds.

     (12)  The State Auditor shall establish by regulation procedures for refunds of state assessments, including refunds associated with assessments imposed before July 1, 1990, and refunds after appeals in which the defendant's conviction is reversed.  The Auditor shall provide in such regulations for certification of eligibility for refunds and may require the defendant seeking a refund to submit a verified copy of a court order or abstract by which such defendant is entitled to a refund. All refunds of state assessments shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Auditor.

     SECTION 5.  The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall submit Sections 2 and 3 of this act, immediately upon approval by the Governor, or upon approval by the Legislature subsequent to a veto, to the Attorney General of the United States or to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.

     SECTION 6.  Sections 1 and 4 of this act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.  Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011, if those sections are effectuated on or before that date under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.  If Sections 2 and 3 are effectuated under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended, after July 1, 2011, Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date those sections are effectuated under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.