MS HB1080

Repeals the separate spousal rape statute (Section 97-3-99), making rape laws apply equally regardless of marital relationship between perpetrator and victim

Removes the outdated requirement that female victims be presumed "of previous chaste character" in rape trials, while retaining the requirement that convictions cannot be based solely on uncorroborated testimony of the victim

Redefines rape to include penetration of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ, when accomplished against the victim's will, without consent, or against someone physically or mentally incapacitated

Establishes penalties for rape of up to 30 years imprisonment for first offense and up to 40 years for subsequent offenses under the sexual battery sentencing provisions

Removes the marriage exception from statutory rape provisions involving children under 14 years of age