Senate Bill 2632 Summary

• Amends Mississippi Code Section 99-19-73 to revise statewide monetary assessments imposed on persons convicted or penalized for various violations.

• Sets traffic violation assessments at $90.50 total per violation (or $88.59 from July 1, 2014 onward), distributing funds to 24 different state accounts including court education, prosecutor education, driver training, emergency services, and victim assistance programs.

• Establishes Implied Consent Law violation assessments at $243.50 per violation, with higher allocations to driver training ($22.00), emergency medical services ($45.00), and crime laboratory funds ($25.00).

• Creates assessments for game and fish violations ($89.00), other misdemeanors ($106.75), and other felonies ($280.50), with felony assessments including $100.00 for crime laboratory DNA identification systems.

• Adds supplemental assessments of $25.00 for railroad crossing violations and $25.00 for drug evidence disposition, with collections deposited monthly by court clerks to the State Treasurer for allocation to designated funds.