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MS Code § 97-9-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-15. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of party

 Every person who commences or prosecutes or assists in the commencement or prosecution of any proceeding in any court or before any administrative agency in the State of Mississippi, or who may take an appeal from any such rule, order, or judgment thereof, shall, on motion made by any of the parties of such proceedings, or by the court or agency in which such proceeding is pending, file with such court or agency, as a condition precedent to the further prosecution of such proceeding, the following affidavit:   I, (), petitioner (or complainant, plaintiff, appellant or whatever party he may be) in this matter, do hereby swear (or affirm) that I have neither received, nor conspired to receive, any valuable consideration or assistance whatever as an inducement to the commencement or further prosecution of the proceedings in this matter. (Signature of Affiant) Affiant Sworn to and subscribed before me on this, the () day of (), 2(). (Signature of Official) (Title of Official)   Click to view   In the case of any firm, corporation, group, organization, or association required to make the above affidavit, such affidavit shall be made by the person having custody and control of the books and records of such firm, corporation, group, organization, or association.
MS Code § 97-9-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-17. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of attorney representing party

 Every attorney representing any person, firm, partnership, corporation, group, organization, or association in any proceeding in any court or before any administrative agency in the State of Mississippi, or who may take an appeal from any rule, order, or judgment thereof, shall, on motion made by any of the parties to such proceeding, or by the court or agency in which such proceeding is pending, file, as a condition precedent to the further prosecution of such proceeding, the following affidavit:   I, (), attorney representing (), petitioner (or complainant, plaintiff, appellant or whatever party he may be) in this matter, do hereby swear (or affirm) that neither I nor, to the best of my knowledge and belief, any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, group, organization, or association has promised, given, or offered, or conspired to promise, give, or offer, or solicited, received, or accepted any valuable consideration or any assistance whatever to said () as an inducement to said () to the commencement or further prosecution of the proceedings herein. (Signature of Affiant) Affiant Sworn to and subscribed before me on this, the () day of (), 2(). (Signature of Official) (Title of Official)   Click to view   Provided, however, that if, on motion made, such affidavits are promptly filed, the failure in the first instance to have filed same shall not constitute grounds for a continuance of such proceedings.
MS Code § 97-9-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-19. Champerty and maintenance; penalty for false affidavit

 Every person or attorney who shall file a false affidavit shall be guilty of perjury and shall be punished as provided by law. Every attorney who shall file a false affidavit, or who shall violate any other provision of Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23, upon final conviction thereof shall also be disbarred, by order of the court in which convicted. Any attorney who shall file a false affidavit, or violate any other provision of Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23, and who is not a member of the Mississippi Bar shall, in addition to the other penalties provided by Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23, be forever barred from practicing before any court or administrative agency of this state.
MS Code § 97-9-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-21. Champerty and maintenance; immunity granted witnesses compelled to testify concerning violations; penalty for failure to testify

 No person shall be excused from attending or testifying or producing evidence of any kind before a grand jury, or before any court, or in any cause or proceeding, criminal or otherwise, based upon or growing out of any alleged violation of the provisions of Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23 on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to criminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. But no person shall be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or forfeiture for, or on account of, any transaction, matter, or thing, concerning which he may be required to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the grand jury or court or in any cause or proceeding; provided, that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for perjury in so testifying. Any person who shall neglect or refuse to so attend or testify, or to answer any lawful inquiry, or to produce books or other documentary evidence, if in his power to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 97-9-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-23. Champerty and maintenance; exceptions; legislative intent

 The provisions of Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23 shall not be applicable to attorneys who are parties to contingent fee contracts with their clients where the attorney does not pay or protect the client from payment of the costs and expenses of litigation, nor shall said sections apply to suits pertaining to or affecting possession of or title to real or personal property, nor shall said sections apply to suits involving the legality of assessment or collection of taxes, nor shall said sections apply to suits involving rates or charges by common carriers or public utilities, nor shall said sections apply to criminal prosecutions, nor to the payment of attorneys by legal aid societies approved by the Mississippi State Bar.   Nothing in Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23 is intended to be in derogation of the constitutional right of real parties in interest to employ counsel or to prosecute any available legal remedy. The intent, as herein set out, is to prohibit and punish, more clearly and definitely, champerty, maintenance, barratry, and the solicitation or stirring up of litigation, whether the same be committed by licensed attorneys or by others who are not real parties in interest to the subject matter of such litigation.
MS Code § 97-9-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-25. Escape of inmates of state institutions; aiding, abetting, etc.

 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, copartnership, corporation or association to knowingly entice, harbor, employ, or aid, assist or abet in the escape, enticing, harboring or employment of any delinquent, person with mental illness, person with an intellectual disability or incorrigible person committed to, or confined in any institution maintained by the state for the treatment, education or welfare of delinquent persons, persons with mental illness, persons with an intellectual disability or incorrigible persons. Any person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than ninety (90) days, or both.
MS Code § 97-9-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-27. Escape of prisoners; conveying articles useful for escape to felons

 Every person who shall convey into the penitentiary, jail, or other place of confinement any disguise, instrument, arms, or other things useful to any prisoner in his escape, with the intent thereby to facilitate the escape of any prisoner lawfully committed to or detained in such prison, jail, or place for any felony whatever, whether such escape be effected or attempted or not, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years.
MS Code § 97-9-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-29. Escape of prisoners; aiding escape of felons generally; rescuing prisoners from custody

 Every person who shall, by any means whatever, aid or assist any prisoner lawfully detained in the penitentiary, or in any jail or place of confinement for any felony, in an attempt to escape therefrom, whether such escape be effective or not, or who shall forcibly rescue any prisoner held in legal custody upon any criminal charge, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years.
MS Code § 97-9-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-31. Escape of prisoners; aiding prisoners other than felons generally; conveying article useful for escape

 Every person who, by any means whatever, shall aid or assist any prisoner lawfully committed to any jail or place of confinement, in execution of any conviction for any criminal offense other than felony, to escape, whether such escape be effective or not, or who shall convey into such jail or place of confinement any disguise, instrument, arm, or other things useful to facilitate the escape of any prisoner so committed, whether such escape be effective or attempted or not, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both.
MS Code § 97-9-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-33. Escape of prisoners; aiding escapes from officers

 Every person who shall aid or assist any prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from the custody of any sheriff, marshal, constable, or other officer or person who shall have the lawful charge of such prisoner upon any criminal charge, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both.
MS Code § 97-9-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-35. Escape of prisoners; permitting escape

 If any officer, or guard of the penitentiary, or any other person, shall, while any convict is under his keeping or charge, wilfully or negligently permit such convict to escape from custody, the person so offending shall be subject to indictment therefor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than two years, or in the county jail not less than six months, or shall be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 97-9-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-37. Escape of prisoners; private persons having custody of prisoner arrested on suspicion

 If any private person having a prisoner in his keeping, arrested on suspicion of felony or other offense, and the prisoner who is so arrested escape by the wilful act or negligence of the person having him in custody, then the person from whom such prisoner so escaped shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not longer than one year, or both.
MS Code § 97-9-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-39. Escape of prisoners; refusal of officer, jailer, etc., to arrest or confine; refusal to receive prisoners at jail; suffering an escape; accepting bribe to permit escape

 If any sheriff, jailer, constable, marshal, or other officer, shall wilfully and corruptly refuse to execute any lawful process directed to him or any of them, requiring the apprehension or confinement of any person charged with a criminal offense; or shall corruptly and wilfully omit to execute such process, by which such person shall escape; or shall wilfully refuse to receive in any jail under his charge any offender lawfully committed to such jail and ordered to be confined therein on any criminal charge or conviction, or any lawful process whatever; or shall suffer any person lawfully committed to his custody to escape and go at large, either wilfully or negligently; or shall receive any gratuity or reward, or any security or engagement for the same, to procure, assist, or connive at, or permit any prisoner in his custody on any criminal charge or conviction to escape, whether such escape be attempted or effected or not, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
MS Code § 97-9-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-41. Escape of prisoners; concealing or harboring escaped prisoner

 Every person who shall knowingly conceal or harbor any prisoner or convict who has escaped from the lawful custody of any officer, jail, prison, or the penitentiary, within this state shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not to exceed five (5) years.
MS Code § 97-9-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-43. Escape of prisoners; escapee may be retaken after term expires and imprisoned until tried

 If any convict, confined in any jail or in the penitentiary for a criminal offense, shall escape therefrom he may be pursued, retaken and imprisoned again, notwithstanding the term for which he was sentenced to be imprisoned may have expired at the time he shall be retaken, and shall remain so imprisoned until he shall have served as a convict the entire length of time which he would have been required to so serve had he not escaped, and until tried for such escape, or until discharged on a failure to prosecute therefor.
MS Code § 97-9-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-45. Escape of prisoners; penalty; willful failure to return to jail after being entrusted to leave

 If any person sentenced to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for any term shall escape or attempt to escape from his particular unit or camp of confinement or the boundaries of the penitentiary as a whole, or shall escape or attempt to escape from custody before confinement therein, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in such prison for a term not exceeding five (5) years, to commence from and after the expiration of the original term of his imprisonment as extended in consequence of such escape or attempted escape.   Any convict who is entrusted to leave the boundaries of confinement by authorities of the Mississippi Department of Corrections or by the Governor, and who willfully fails to return within the stipulated time, or after the accomplishment of the purpose for which he was entrusted to leave, shall be an escapee and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties provided under this section.
MS Code § 97-9-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-47. Escape of prisoners; penalty for penitentiary convicts serving less than life term; attempt by force or violence

 Every person lawfully imprisoned in the penitentiary for any term less than life, who shall attempt, by force or violence to any person, to escape from such prison, whether such escape be effected or not, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less than five years, to commence after the termination of the imprisonment to which such person shall have been sentenced at the time of such attempt.
MS Code § 97-9-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-49. Escape of prisoners; penalties for convicts in jail and persons under arrest or custody; willful failure to return to jail after being entrusted to leave

    Whoever escapes or attempts by force or violence to escape from any jail in which he is confined, or from any custody under or by virtue of any process issued under the laws of the State of Mississippi by any court or judge, or from the custody of a sheriff or other peace officer pursuant to lawful arrest, shall, upon conviction, if the confinement or custody is by virtue of an arrest on a charge of felony, or conviction of a felony, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years to commence at the expiration of his former sentence, or, if the confinement or custody is by virtue of an arrest of or charge for or conviction of a misdemeanor, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year to commence at the expiration of the sentence which the court has imposed or which may be imposed for the crime for which he is charged.   Whoever escapes or attempts by force or violence to escape from any confinement for contempt of court, shall, upon conviction, be found guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months in the county jail.     Anyone confined in any jail who is entrusted by any authorized person to leave the jail for any purpose and who willfully fails to return to the jail within the stipulated time, or after the accomplishment of the purpose for which he was entrusted to leave, shall be an escapee and shall be subject to the penalties provided in subsection (1).
MS Code § 97-9-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-53. Indictments; penalty for disclosing facts relating to indictment

 If a grand juror, witness, district attorney, clerk, sheriff, or any other officer of the court, disclose the fact of an indictment being found or returned into court against a defendant, or disclose any action or proceeding had in relation thereto, before the finding of the indictment, or in six months thereafter, or until after the defendant shall have been arrested or given bail or recognizance to answer thereto, he shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars.
MS Code § 97-9-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-55. Intimidating judge, juror, witness, attorney, etc., or otherwise obstructing justice

 If any person or persons by threats, force or abuse, attempt to intimidate or otherwise influence a judge, justice of the peace, juror, or one whose name has been drawn for jury service, witness, prosecuting or defense attorney or any other officer in the discharge of his duties, or by such force, abuse or reprisals or threats thereof after the performance of such duties, or to obstruct or impede the administration of justice in any court, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment not less than one (1) month in the county jail nor more than two (2) years in the state penitentiary or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 97-9-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-57. Officer not to converse with juror; penalty

 The sheriff, bailiff, or other officer, shall not be in the room or converse with a juror after the jury has retired from the bar, save by order of the court. A violation of this section shall subject the offender to a fine of fifty dollars and one week's imprisonment for a contempt.
MS Code § 97-9-59 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-59. Perjury; definition

 Every person who shall wilfully and corruptly swear, testify, or affirm falsely to any material matter under any oath, affirmation, or declaration legally administered in any matter, cause, or proceeding pending in any court of law or equity, or before any officer thereof, or in any case where an oath or affirmation is required by law or is necessary for the prosecution or defense of any private right or for the ends of public justice, or in any matter or proceeding before any tribunal or officer created by the Constitution or by law, or where any oath may be lawfully required by any judicial, executive, or administrative officer, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall not thereafter be received as a witness to be sworn in any matter or cause whatever, until the judgment against him be reversed.
MS Code § 97-9-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-61. Perjury; penalty

 Persons convicted of perjury shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary as follows: For perjury committed on the trial of any indictment for a capital offense or for any other felony, for a term not less than ten years; for perjury committed on any other judicial trial or inquiry, or in any other case, for a term not exceeding ten years.
MS Code § 97-9-63 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-63. Perjury; subornation of

 Every person who shall unlawfully or corruptly procure any witness, by any means whatever, to commit wilful and corrupt perjury in any case, matter, or proceedings, in or concerning which such witness shall be legally sworn and examined, shall be guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall not thereafter be received as a witness to be sworn in any matter or cause whatever, until the judgment against him be reversed, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years.
MS Code § 97-9-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-65. Perjury; bribery to procure

 Every person who shall, by the offer of any valuable consideration, attempt, unlawfully and corruptly, to procure any other person to commit wilful and corrupt perjury as a witness in any cause, matter, or proceeding in or concerning which such other person might by law be examined as a witness, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years.