Legal assistants and criminal investigators; bring forward code sections related to.

SB 2789 is a procedural bill that reorganizes existing Mississippi Code sections (25-31-5 and 25-31-10) related to legal assistants and criminal investigators in circuit court districts. It does not change current staffing levels but moves these sections to a more accessible location in the code to facilitate future amendments. The bill specifically lists authorized numbers of legal assistants per district (e.g., 10 in the First Circuit) and criminal investigators (e.g., 2 additional in certain districts), along with funding mechanisms. It died in committee on February 4, 2025, and has no current effect on staffing or policy. The bill’s sole purpose was procedural, not substantive.