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MS SB2097

Bill

Status

Failed

1/31/2017

Primary Sponsor

Sampson Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 99-19-81 of the Mississippi Code to require that a person can only be sentenced as a habitual offender if they have been sentenced to AND served separate terms of one year or more in state or federal correctional facilities (emphasis added "served" as new requirement).

  • Maintains the existing requirement of two prior felony convictions on separate charges arising from different incidents and times.

  • Mandates that habitual offenders receive the maximum term of imprisonment for the felony with no reduction, suspension, parole eligibility, or probation.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Habitual offenders; revise method of determining whether a felony triggers sentencing as.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B1/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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