House Bill 1189

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE DEPOSITS PAID INTO THE "VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION FUND"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 99-19-75, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

99-19-75. (1) In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation of Section 97-3-65, 97-5-1 et seq. or 97-3-7, when committed against a minor, an assessment of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be deposited into the Mississippi Children's Trust Fund created in Section 93-21-305, using the procedures described in Section 99-19-73.

(2) In addition to any monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, there shall be imposed and collected from each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for any violation of Section * * *~~97‑3‑7,~~ 97-3-54.1, 97-3-65, 97-3-95, 97-5-1 et seq., or 97-29-51 or a felony under Section 97-3-7, an assessment of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and anyone upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for a misdemeanor violation of Section 97-3-7, an assessment of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be deposited into the "Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund" created in Section 97-3-54.11. In the discretion of the court, the assessments provided for in this subsection (2) may be paid by the defendant in installments.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.