House Bill 790

AN ACT TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO CONTACT THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WHEN THERE IS AN OFFICER-INVOLVED DEATH, INVOLVING ONE OF ITS OFFICERS; TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO INVESTIGATE SUCH OFFICER-INVOLVED DEATHS; TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF SUCH INVESTIGATION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE GRAND JURY; TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO, IF RESULTS REQUIRE PRESENTATION BEFORE THE GRAND JURY, TO APPOINT A DISTRICT ATTORNEY AS A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO PRESENT THE EVIDENCE TO THE GRAND JURY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 45-1-6 AND 99-19-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 45-3-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-31-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE IMPANELING OF THE GRAND JURY, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Jeramey Anderson

  Sponsor

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In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 3

1. Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House