AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 89-8-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF "FRAUDULENT UTILITY CONVERSION"; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME; TO AMEND SECTION 89-8-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD UTILITY PAYMENTS AS A DUTY OF THE LANDLORD; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 89-8-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES DUTIES OF TENANTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 89-8-23, 89-8-25