Senate Bill 2951

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS, FOR CIVIL CASES FILED AND MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS IN ITS JUSTICE COURT TO BE USED TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A NEW COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING TO BE KNOWN AS THE "WAYNE COUNTY JUSTICE COMPLEX"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The Board of Supervisors of Wayne County, Mississippi, in its discretion, is authorized, by resolution duly adopted, to levy an assessment, in addition to any other assessments and court costs in the Justice Court of Wayne County as follows:

(a) An amount not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each conviction or nonadjudication under the Mississippi Implied Consent Law; and

(b) An amount not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) on each misdemeanor conviction other than those specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection or each civil case filed.

(2) The avails of the additional assessment imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be expended by the Board of Supervisors of Wayne County to fund the construction, operation, maintenance and related needs of a new county office building, to be known as the "Wayne County Justice Complex."

(3) This section shall be repealed from and after July 1, 2020.

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