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AMENDMENT NO 2 PROPOSED TO

 

Senate Bill No. 2263

 

BY: Senator(s) McMahan

 

     AMEND by adding the following section after line 53 and renumber subsequent section(s):

     SECTION *.  Section 75-63-71, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     75-63-71.  (1)  The information contained in or filed with any registration, statement, application or report may be made available to the public under such rules as the Secretary of State prescribes.  Information in the possession of, filed with or obtained by the Secretary of State in connection with any investigation or examination under this article shall be confidential and exempt from the requirements of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.  No such information may be disclosed by the Secretary of State, or any of his officers or employees, unless necessary or appropriate in connection with a particular investigation or proceeding under this article or for any law enforcement purpose.

     (2)  Within thirty (30) days of the determination that a false filing has been made under Section 75-63-83 and upon the request of the person or persons who were the subject of the false filing, the Secretary of State shall release the name of the person or persons who made the false filing and the subject matter of the filing to the person or persons who were the subject of the filing.  This subsection shall be retroactive.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform.