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MS SB2125

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Brice Wiggins

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the age restriction from the statute of limitations exemption for sexual battery prosecutions, allowing prosecution regardless of victim age.

  • Sexual battery offenses under Section 97-3-95 now have no time limit for prosecution, matching the treatment of rape and other serious felonies.

  • Maintains existing no-time-limit prosecutions for murder, manslaughter, rape, kidnapping, arson, burglary, and other serious crimes listed in Section 99-1-5.

  • Effective date is July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Sexual battery; conform statute of limitation to rape.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division A1/9/2015

Full Bill Text

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