AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-70, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT RECEIPT OF STOLEN PROPERTY VALUED AT A CERTAIN AMOUNT SHALL BE A FELONY WITH A MANDATORY MINIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT; TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY SENTENCING RANGE FOR A PERSON CONVICTED OF THE RECEIPT OF STOLEN PROPERTY WHICH IS A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MINIMUM TERMS IMPOSED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE REDUCED OR SUSPENDED NOR SHALL SUCH PERSON BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROBATION OR PAROLE BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE MINIMUM TERM OF INCARCERATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 97-17-70
As Passed by the Senate: 97-17-70