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MS HB1384

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/31/2017

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Horan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Section 99-19-81 to add a 10-year cleansing period for habitual offender determinations
  • Prior felony convictions are excluded from habitual offender calculations if more than 10 years have elapsed between completion of the prior sentence and commission of the current offense
  • Current law requires mandatory maximum sentences for persons convicted of a felony with two prior felony convictions from separate incidents; these convictions become ineligible under the new provision if the 10-year gap is met
  • Effective July 1, 2017

Legislative Description

Habitual offender; authorize a ten-year cleansing if no other felony.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B1/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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