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MS SB2238
Bill
AI Summary
- Adds a 10-year lookback period for prior convictions used to determine habitual offender status under Mississippi Code sections 99-19-81 and 99-19-83
- Prior convictions shall not be counted if more than 10 years have elapsed between the current offense and the expiration of the offender's correctional supervision or imprisonment term
- Applies to both standard habitual offender sentences (maximum term imprisonment) and violent habitual offender sentences (life imprisonment without parole eligibility)
- Effective July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Habitual offender; revise.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division B1/11/2021
Full Bill Text
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