Rep. RUTHERFORD proposes the following Amendment No. 3 to S. 45 (COUNCIL\MS\7841AHB12):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/ SECTION      __.      Chapter 15, Title 17 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

     "SECTION 15-17-80.      Any magistrates or municipal court charges against a defendant who is released on bond pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, other than a criminal domestic violence offense pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 16, or a driving under the influence offense pursuant to Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 56, must be dismissed if the defendant is not present for trial because either the defendant or the defendant's attorney did not receive notice of the trial date."

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.