Bill Text: MS HB1278 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Jury consultants; prohibit contact with potential jurors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee [HB1278 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2012-HB1278-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2012 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Banks
House Bill 1278
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT JURY CONSULTANTS FROM CONTACTING POTENTIAL JURORS AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for a jury consultant or any person who is employed by a jury consultant to contact any potential jurors from a list that has been prepared to select a jury in any court in this state. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.
