HB 1398 Summary

• Removes requirement that certain court assessment fees be deposited into the State General Fund and instead directs them to dedicated special funds for alcohol/drug abuse treatment and education.

• Creates the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund in the State Treasury to receive $15 from each $20 assessment and $30 from each $45 assessment related to traffic violations, with funds used for trauma care system administration and indigent trauma care block grants.

• Eliminates $35.00 State General Fund assessment from implied consent law violations (DUI/DWI cases), reducing the total implied consent assessment from $243.50 to $208.50.

• Eliminates State General Fund assessments from game and fish law violations and other misdemeanor and felony violations, redirecting those funds to specialized trust funds.

• Requires the Department of Finance and Administration to submit annual reports to the Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor detailing revenues and expenditures of court assessments collected under specified statutes, due by September 15 each year.