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MS HB1554

Bill

Status

Failed

2/5/2013

Primary Sponsor

Percy Watson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds a $0.25 assessment to the Civil Legal Assistance Fund for traffic violations, implied consent law violations, game and fish law violations, other misdemeanors, and other felonies.

  • Specifies that the Civil Legal Assistance Fund consists of monies from criminal assessments under Section 99-19-73 and civil filing fees under Sections 25-7-9, 25-7-13, 27-19-56.99, and 27-19-56.135.

  • Establishes a $5.00 civil filing fee for chancery court cases and a $5.00 civil filing fee for circuit court cases, both deposited into the Civil Legal Assistance Fund.

  • Directs that $24.00 from each $30.00 special license tag fee for the Civil Legal Assistance Fund and attorney license tags be deposited into the Civil Legal Assistance Fund.

  • Effective July 1, 2013.

Legislative Description

Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide for an assessment on criminal violations for the Civil Legal Assistance Fund.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/5/2013

Committee Referrals

Appropriations1/21/2013

Full Bill Text

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