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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1216

Constables; provide fee to be paid to by complaining party when service of process cannot be completed on defendant.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT WHEN SUIT IS FILED IN JUSTICE COURT, THE CLERK OF THE JUSTICE COURT SHALL NOTIFY THE COMPLAINING PARTY THAT THEY OWE A FEE TO THE CONSTABLE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE SUIT WAS ORIGINALLY FILED WHEN THE CONSTABLE, AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY, IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BECAUSE THE DEFENDANT RESIDES IN ANOTHER COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR SUCH FEE TO THE CONSTABLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 20 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Fees and Salaries of Public OfficersFeb 20 to Mar 110 days

Judiciary AMar 1 to Mar 6 · stopped5 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Fees and Salaries of Public Officers and on Judiciary A
  2. Mar 1Reported as a committee substitute from FS to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 1DR - TSDPCS: FS To JAHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives