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MS SB2279

Bill

Status

Failed

3/29/2021

Primary Sponsor

Brice Wiggins

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes "The Lieutenant Troy Morris Law" to criminalize absconding from parole or earned release supervision
  • Makes absconding from parole or earned release for 6 months or more a criminal offense punishable by up to 5 years in prison
  • Prison sentence for absconding runs consecutively, beginning after the expiration of the original term of imprisonment
  • Existing law already covered escape or attempted escape from Department of Corrections custody; this amendment adds absconding from community supervision
  • Effective date: July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

Parole and earned release; criminalize absconding.

Last Action

Died In Conference

3/29/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B2/24/2021
Judiciary, Division B1/12/2021

Full Bill Text

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