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MS SB2234

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Blackwell

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds sexual battery to the list of crimes in Mississippi with no statute of limitations, allowing prosecution at any time after the offense occurs

  • Removes the previous specific reference to "sexual battery of a child" since all sexual battery offenses are now covered under the broader exception

  • Other crimes already exempt from statutes of limitations include murder, manslaughter, rape, kidnapping, robbery, arson, burglary, and child exploitation offenses

  • Effective date: July 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Statute of limitations; except sexual battery from.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B1/17/2022

Full Bill Text

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