MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2014 Regular Session
To: Judiciary, Division B
By: Senator(s) Ward
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-72, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE FILING FEE CHARGED BY THE CIRCUIT CLERK FOR AN EXPUNCTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
99-19-72. A filing fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) is hereby levied on each petition to expunge an offense under Section 99-19-71(2) to be collected by the circuit clerk and distributed as follows:
(a) One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be deposited into the Judicial System Operation Fund;
(b) Forty Dollars ($40.00) to be deposited into the District Attorneys Operation Fund; and
(c) Ten Dollars ($10.00) to be retained by the circuit clerk collecting the fee for administration purposes.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2014.