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MS SB2251
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Mississippi's habitual offender sentencing law (Section 99-19-81) to narrow which prior felonies count toward habitual offender status
- Only felonies punishable by more than 5 years imprisonment would qualify as predicate offenses for habitual offender enhancement under the revised law
- Current law requires maximum sentencing for anyone with two prior felony convictions resulting in 1+ year sentences; this change excludes lesser felonies from triggering the enhancement
- Courts must still impose maximum sentences for qualifying habitual offenders unless they provide written explanation for deviation
- Effective date: July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
Habitual offender; crimes punishable by imprisonment for 5 years or less not considered.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division B1/17/2022
Full Bill Text
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