Bill > HB621

This bill aims to increase the penalties for the crime of fleeing from law enforcement in a motor vehicle in Mississippi. It amends Section 97-9-72 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to increase the maximum sentence for a felony conviction for this offense from 5 years to 10 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The bill also adds new provisions that impose prison sentences of 3 to 20 years for violations that result in serious bodily injury and 5 to 40 years for violations that result in death. The bill includes defenses to prosecution, such as if the law enforcement officer was not in uniform or the driver proceeded to a well-lit public place before stopping.

Justice

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0621.xml