This bill requires a mandatory jail sentence for certain crimes committed under certain conditions.
This bill:
- requires a mandatory jail sentence for certain drug and theft crimes committed under certain conditions and with specified prior criminal convictions;
- provides that a person who receives a mandatory jail sentence under certain conditions may not be turned over to the federal government for deportation until the person has served the entire mandatory jail sentence, with limited exceptions;
- adds a coordination clause in order to incorporate the changes made in this bill to Section 58-37-8.1 as enacted in H.B. 87 if both this bill and H.B. 87, Drug Trafficking Amendments, both pass and become law; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Substitute #2: 58-37-8, 76-6-404, 76-6-602
Substitute #3: 58-37-8, 76-6-404, 76-6-602
Substitute #4: 58-37-8, 76-6-404, 76-6-602
Enrolled: 58-37-8, 76-6-404, 76-6-602
Substitute #5: 58-37-8, 76-6-404, 76-6-602