HB 1546
Human Trafficking; exclude from expungement felony violations of.
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Bill overview
An act to amend section 99-19-71, mississippi code of 1972, to revise expunction of criminal record by reducing the waiting period for eligibility; To prohibit the expungement of the felony crimes of promoting OR procuring prostitution; To amend section 97-3-54.1, mississippi code of 1972, to clarify that minors are not liable for nonviolent criminal activity that takes place during victimization; To amend section 97-3-54.6, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that vacatur of prostitution convictions also applies to adjudication of delinquency; To provide that victims of human trafficking may request the court to expunge misdemeanor and nonviolent convictions that were a direct result of their victimization; To provide an affirmative defense to certain criminal charges that directly result from trafficking a victim; And for related purposes.
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