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MS HB1382

Bill

Status

Failed

3/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Cecil Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Excludes child support obligations from property forfeiture under the Uniform Controlled Substances Law, treating court-ordered child support as the highest priority unsecured interest.

  • Requires the Attorney General to determine whether an outstanding child support order exists against a party from whom property was seized for drug violations, and directs notification to the Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Enforcement to assert the claim.

  • Expands the definition of property subject to child support liens to include both tangible and intangible property, and adds funds seized in criminal proceedings to assets subject to interception for child support collection.

  • Effective July 1, 2011.

Legislative Description

Child support; allow money seized for violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law to pay.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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