Pending

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1230

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1.  (1)  The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement shall be immediately notified of an inmate or detainee escape as soon as that escape is known.

     (2)  (a)  If the escape occurs at a local jail or regional prison, the sheriff shall make the notification required under this section.

          (b)  If the escape occurs at a state prison facility, the Mississippi Department of Corrections shall make the notification required under this section.

     (3)  For the purposes of this section, "local law enforcement" means the sheriff and police chiefs of the county where the escape occurred and the sheriff and police chiefs of the county where the original crime occurred.

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

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO REQUIRE IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF AN ESCAPE BE GIVEN TO THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.