MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Judiciary, Division A
By: Senator(s) Simmons (12th)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE SENTENCING OF AN OFFENDER AS A HABITUAL OFFENDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 99-19-81, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
99-19-81. Every person
convicted in this state of a felony who shall have been convicted twice
previously of any felony or federal crime upon charges separately brought and
arising out of separate incidents at different times and who shall have been
sentenced to and actually incarcerated for separate terms of one (1)
year or more in any state * * * or federal penal institution, whether in
this state or elsewhere, shall be sentenced to the maximum term of imprisonment
prescribed for such felony, and such sentence shall not be reduced or suspended
nor shall such person be eligible for parole or probation.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.