Pending
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill No. 2537
BY: Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 45-13-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-13-15. Any person, firm,
partnership or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be
guilty of a * * *
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) * * * or imprisonment in the county jail * * * for a term not to
exceed one (1) year, or both a fine and term of imprisonment. In
addition to said criminal penalties, any person, firm, partnership or
corporation violating any provision of this article shall be responsible for
any and all injuries, deaths and property damage caused by or resulting from
illegal fireworks sold by such person, firm, partnership or corporation which
is prohibited by this article within the State of Mississippi, and any injured
person or his legal representatives, shall have a right to bring a civil action
against the dealer, distributor or manufacturer or person who sold said
fireworks, whether said dealer, distributor or manufacturer or person be
located in this state or not. Any dealer, distributor or manufacturer or
person located outside of this state who shall sell fireworks in Mississippi
shall make, constitute and appoint the Secretary of State as their lawful agent
for service of process in any civil proceeding brought under the provisions of
this article, to recover all damages caused or resulting from the sale of any
fireworks prohibited by this article.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2022.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-13-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE THAT REGULATES THE SALE AND STORAGE OF FIREWORKS FROM A FELONY TO A MISDEMEANOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.