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MS SB2438
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Section 99-19-81 of Mississippi Code to add age requirement for habitual offender sentencing
- Requires that prior felony convictions used to trigger habitual offender status must have occurred when the offender was 18 years of age or older
- Habitual offenders (three felony convictions with prior sentences of one year or more) must still be sentenced to the maximum term unless the court provides written justification for deviation
- Sentences imposed under this statute remain non-suspendable with no eligibility for parole or probation
- Effective July 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Habitual offender; revise sentencing as.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/3/2020
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division B2/14/2020
Full Bill Text
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