MS HB1380

Amends Mississippi's habitual offender law (Section 99-19-81) to require that prior felony sentences must have been both imposed and served for terms of one year or more, not just sentenced to such terms

Habitual offender status still requires two previous felony convictions from separate incidents at different times, with sentences served in state or federal penal institutions

Persons qualifying as habitual offenders must be sentenced to the maximum term for their current felony, with no reduction, suspension, parole, or probation eligibility

Effective date: July 1, 2017