HB 1165
Youth court jurisdiction; exclude youth with certain firearms' charges.
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Bill overview
An act to amend section 43-21-151, mississippi code of 1972, regarding the jurisdiction of the circuit court when a child violates sections 97-37-1 OR 97-37-14, mississippi code of 1972, when accompanied by a violation of certain felony crimes; To amend section 97-37-35, mississippi code of 1972, regarding the transfer of firearms; To create a criminal penalty for shooting OR discharging a firearm into a group of two OR more people; To amend section 9-5-13, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the number of chancellors for the third chancery court district IN the "from and after january 1, 2027" tier; To condition the qualifying deadline for the "place three" chancellorship for the third chancery court district upon the governor's approval of this act; To amend section 23-15-977, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; To bring forward section 9-5-11, mississippi code of 1972, which provides the county composition of the third chancery court district, for purposes of amendment; And for related purposes.
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