MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Judiciary, Division A
By: Senator(s) Tindell
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 15-1-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE WHEN A CAUSE OF ACTION TO RECOVER STOLEN PERSONAL PROPERTY ACCRUES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 15-1-83, Mississippi Code of 1972:
15-1-83. Limitations applicable to actions to recover stolen personal property. (1) A cause of action to recover stolen personal property does not accrue until the plaintiff has discovered, or by reasonable diligence should have discovered, the location of the stolen property.
(2) A person claiming title to stolen property may not bring suit to recover the same more than one (1) year after the cause of action has accrued.
(3) The provisions of this section apply to all pending and subsequently filed actions.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.