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MS HB899
Bill
Status
1/31/2023
Primary Sponsor
Percy Watson
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 9-21-43 of Mississippi Code to require each circuit and chancery court to remit $15.00 from monies collected in criminal and civil actions to the Civil Legal Assistance Fund
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Requires all monies remitted to the Civil Legal Assistance Fund to be allocated to the Mississippi Center for Legal Services
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Establishes that the Civil Legal Assistance Fund shall be administered by the Supreme Court through the Administrative Office of Courts and does not lapse at fiscal year end
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Restricts fund usage to organizations providing legal services to low-income Mississippians, with distribution based on poverty population percentages within service areas
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Takes effect July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Mississippi Center for Legal Services; require $15.00 collected from criminal and civil actions to be remitted to.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2023