Mississippi House Bill 373 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That No Statements, Admissions Or Confessions Or Incriminating Information Obtained From A Youth During A Screening Or Assessment Shall Be Admitted Into Evidence Against The Child On The Issue Of Whether The Child Committed A Delinquent Act; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Terms "assessment" And "screening" Under The Youth Court Law; To Amend Section 43-21-559, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohbit Such Statements, Admissions Or Confessions From Being Admitted Into Evidence To Determine The Finding Of Delinquency; To Amend Sections 43-21-561 And 43-21-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Youth court; prohibit admissions made during screenings or assessments from being utilized in determining whether youth committed delinquent act.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0373.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0373IN.htm