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MS Code § 97-3-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-43. Homicide; ignorant or negligent management of steamboat or railroad engine

 If any captain, engineer, or any other person having charge of a steamboat or railroad engine connected with a car or cars used for the conveyance of passengers; or if the engineer or other person having charge of the boiler of such boat or engine, or of any other apparatus for the generation of steam, shall, from ignorance or gross neglect, or for the purpose of excelling any other boat in speed, or for the purpose of unusual speed, create or allow to be created such an undue quantity of steam as to burst or break the boiler or other apparatus in which it shall be generated, or any apparatus or machinery connected therewith, or shall thereby cause the said engine or cars to run off of said railroad track, or from any other ignorant or gross neglect shall permit or cause such cars or engine to be thus thrown, by which bursting, breaking, or running off the track any person shall be killed, every such captain, engineer, or other person, shall be guilty of manslaughter.
MS Code § 97-3-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-45. Homicide; owner of dangerous animal

 If the owner of a mischievous animal, knowing its propensity, wilfully suffer it to go at large, or shall keep it without ordinary care, and such animal, while so at large, or not confined, kill any human being who shall have taken reasonable precautions to avoid the animal, such owner shall be guilty of manslaughter.
MS Code § 97-3-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-47. Homicide; all other killings

 Every other killing of a human being, by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another, and without authority of law, not provided for in this title, shall be manslaughter.
MS Code § 97-3-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-49. Suicide; aiding

 A person who wilfully, or in any manner, advises, encourages, abets, or assists another person to take, or in taking, the latter's life, or in attempting to take the latter's life, is guilty of felony and, on conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year.
MS Code § 97-3-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-51. Interstate removal of child under age fourteen by noncustodial parent or relative

  For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meaning herein ascribed unless the context otherwise clearly requires:   "Child" means a person under the age of fourteen (14) years at the time a violation of this section is alleged to have occurred.   "Court order" means an order, decree or judgment of any court of this state which is competent to decide child custody matters.     It shall be unlawful for any noncustodial parent or relative with intent to violate a court order awarding custody of a child to another to remove the child from this state or to hold the child out of state after the entry of a court order.   Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a felony and may be punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term not to exceed three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.   The provisions of this section shall not be construed to repeal, modify or amend any other criminal statute of this state.
MS Code § 97-3-52 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-52. Prohibition against selling, buying, offering to sell and offering to buy child or unborn child; penalties

  Selling, buying, offering to sell and offering to buy a child or an unborn child is prohibited and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, or both.   This section shall not be construed so as to prohibit any payment to an entity licensed for child placing or as otherwise authorized under Section 43-15-117.
MS Code § 97-3-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-53. Kidnapping; punishment

 Any person who, without lawful authority and with or without intent to secretly confine, shall forcibly seize and confine any other person, or shall inveigle or kidnap any other person with intent to cause such person to be confined or imprisoned against his or her will, or without lawful authority shall forcibly seize, inveigle or kidnap any vulnerable person as defined in Section 43-47-5 or any child under the age of sixteen (16) years against the will of the parents or guardian or person having the lawful custody of the child, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for life in the custody of the Department of Corrections if the punishment is so fixed by the jury in its verdict. If the jury fails to agree on fixing the penalty at imprisonment for life, the court shall fix the penalty at not less than one (1) year nor more than thirty (30) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.   This section shall not be held to repeal, modify or amend any other criminal statute of this state.
MS Code § 97-3-54 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-54. Human Trafficking Act; short title

 Sections 97-3-54 through 97-3-54.9 may be known and cited as the Mississippi Human Trafficking Act.
MS Code § 97-3-54.2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-54.2. Human Trafficking Act; destruction, concealment, or confiscation of passport or other immigration document for purpose of preventing person's freedom of movement or ability to travel; penalties

 Anyone who knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates or possesses, or attempts to destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate or possess, any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document of any person to prevent or restrict, or attempt to prevent or restrict, without lawful authority, the person's liberty to move or travel in order to maintain the labor or services of that person, when the person is or has been a victim of a violation set out in Section 97-3-54.1, shall be punished by commitment to the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years.
MS Code § 97-3-54.3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-54.3. Human Trafficking Act; aiding, abetting, or conspiring to violate human trafficking provisions

 A person who knowingly aids, abets or conspires with one or more persons to violate the Mississippi Human Trafficking Act shall be considered a principal in the offense and shall be indicted and punished as such whether the principal has been previously convicted or not.
MS Code § 97-3-54.5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-54.5. Human Trafficking Act; use of undercover operative in detection of offense permitted

 The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer was involved in any manner in the detection and investigation of an offense under this act shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this act.
MS Code § 97-3-54.8 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-54.8. Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund

  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund." The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of:   Monies appropriated by the Legislature;   The interest accruing to the fund;   Donations or grant funds received; and   Monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.     The monies in the Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund shall be used by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Public Safety solely for the administration of programs designed to assist victims of human trafficking, to conduct training on human trafficking to law enforcement, court personnel, attorneys, and nongovernmental service providers, and to support the duties of the Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator as set forth in this act and as otherwise provided by law.   From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund program shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law and as determined by the State Fiscal Officer.   From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
MS Code § 97-3-54.9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-54.9. Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator; duties

  There is created the position of statewide human trafficking coordinator within the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Public Safety office. The duties of the coordinator shall be as follows:   Coordinate the implementation of this act;   Evaluate state efforts to combat human trafficking;   Collect data on human trafficking activity within the state on an ongoing basis, including types of activities reported, efforts to combat human trafficking, and impact on victims and on the state;   Exclude from publicly released portions of the data collected under subsection (1)(c) the identity of any victim and the victim's family;   Promote public awareness about human trafficking, remedies and services for victims, and national hotline information;   Create and maintain a website to publicize the coordinator's work;   Submit to the Legislature an annual report of its evaluation under subsection (1)(b) and any other annual report required by law, including any recommendations, and summary of data collected under subsection (1)(c) and any other data otherwise required by law to be collected by the coordinator;   Develop and implement rules and regulations pertaining to the use of the Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund to support services for victims of human trafficking in Mississippi;   Assist in the creation and operations of local human trafficking task forces or working groups around the state, including serving on a task force or a multidisciplinary child protection team;   Conduct other activities, including, but not limited to, applying for grants to enhance investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses or to improve victim services to combat human trafficking within this state which are appropriate; and   Perform any other duties specifically required by law for the coordinator.     The coordinator shall be authorized to seek input and assistance from state agencies, nongovernmental agencies, service providers and other individuals in the performance of the foregoing duties.   Each state agency, board and commission shall be required to fully cooperate with the coordinator in the performance of the duties of that position.   Every investigation of an offense under this chapter shall be reported to the coordinator by the initiating law enforcement agency pursuant to guidelines established by the coordinator.   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 43-21-261, disclosure by any state agency, nongovernmental agency, service provider or local or state law enforcement agency of nonidentifying information regarding a minor victim to the coordinator for the purposes of evaluating and collecting data regarding trafficking offenses in the state is specifically authorized.
MS Code § 97-3-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-55. Libel; penalty

 Any person who shall be convicted of writing or publishing any libel, shall be fined in such sum or imprisoned in the county jail for such term as the court, in its discretion, may adjudge, having regard to the nature and enormity of the offense, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 97-3-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-57. Libel; truth as defense

 In every criminal prosecution for libel it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial, to give in evidence the truth of the matter written or published, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the defendant shall be acquitted.
MS Code § 97-3-59 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-59. Mayhem

 Every person who, from premeditated design or with intent to kill or commit any felony, shall mutilate, disfigure, disable or destroy the tongue, eye, lip, nose, or any other limb or member of any person, shall be guilty of mayhem, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than seven years or in the county jail not less than six months.
MS Code § 97-3-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-61. Poisoning with intent to kill or injure

 Every person who shall mingle any poison with any food, drink, or medicine with intent to kill or injure any human being, or who shall wilfully poison any well, spring, or reservoir of water, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years, or in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both.
MS Code § 97-3-63 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-63. Poisoning with intent to kill; where death does not ensue

 Every person who shall be convicted of having administered, or having caused or procured to be administered, any poison to any human being with intent to kill such human being, whereof death shall not ensue, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less than ten years.
MS Code § 97-3-68 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-68. Rape; procedure for introducing evidence of sexual conduct of complaining witness; "complaining witness" defined

  In any prosecution for rape under Section 97-3-65, former 97-3-67 or 97-3-71, if evidence of sexual conduct of the complaining witness is offered to attack the credibility of said complaining witness, the following procedure shall be followed:   A written motion shall be made by the defendant to the court and prosecutor stating that the defense has an offer of proof of the relevancy of evidence of the sexual conduct of the complaining witness proposed to be presented and its relevancy in attacking the credibility of the complaining witness.   The written motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit in which the offer of proof shall be stated.   If the court finds that the offer of proof is sufficient, the court shall order a closed hearing in chambers, out of the presence of the jury, if any, and at such closed hearing allow the questioning of the complaining witness regarding the offer of proof made by the defendant.   At the conclusion of the hearing, if the court finds that evidence proposed to be offered by the defendant regarding the sexual conduct of the complaining witness is relevant and otherwise admissible, the court may make an order stating what evidence may be introduced by the defendant, and the nature of the questions to be permitted. The defendant may then offer evidence pursuant to the order of the court.     As used in this section and Section 97-3-70 [Repealed], "complaining witness" means the alleged victim of the crime charged, the prosecution of which is subject to this section.
MS Code § 97-3-69 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-69. Rape; "chaste character" presumed; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient

 In the trial of all cases under the last preceding section, it shall be presumed that the female was previously of chaste character, and the burden shall be upon the defendant to show that she was not; but no person shall be convicted upon the uncorroborated testimony of the injured female.
MS Code § 97-3-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-71. Rape; assault with intent to ravish

 Every person who shall be convicted of an assault with intent to forcibly ravish any female of previous chaste character shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, or for such shorter time as may be fixed by the jury, or by the court upon the entry of a plea of guilty.
MS Code § 97-3-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-73. Robbery; definition

 Every person who shall feloniously take the personal property of another, in his presence or from his person and against his will, by violence to his person or by putting such person in fear of some immediate injury to his person, shall be guilty of robbery.
MS Code § 97-3-75 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-75. Robbery; penalty

 Every person convicted of robbery shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not more than fifteen years.
MS Code § 97-3-77 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-77. Robbery; threat to injure person or relative at another time

 Every person who shall feloniously take the personal property of another, in his presence or from his person, which shall have been delivered or suffered to be taken through fear of some injury threatened to be inflicted at some different time to his person or property, or to the person of any member of his family or relative, which fear shall have been produced by the threats of the person so receiving or taking such property, shall be guilty of robbery.
MS Code § 97-3-79 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-79. Robbery; use of deadly weapon

 Every person who shall feloniously take or attempt to take from the person or from the presence the personal property of another and against his will by violence to his person or by putting such person in fear of immediate injury to his person by the exhibition of a deadly weapon shall be guilty of robbery and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for life in the state penitentiary if the penalty is so fixed by the jury; and in cases where the jury fails to fix the penalty at imprisonment for life in the state penitentiary the court shall fix the penalty at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for any term not less than three (3) years.
MS Code § 97-3-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-81. Robbery; threatening letter demanding money, property

 Every person who shall knowingly send or deliver, or shall make, and, for the purpose of being sent or delivered, shall part with the possession of any letter or writing with or without a name subscribed thereto, or signed with a fictitious name, or with any letter, mark, or other designation, threatening therein to accuse any person of a crime or to do any injury to the person or property of any one, with a view or intent to extort or gain money or property of any description belonging to another, shall be guilty of an attempt to rob, and shall, on conviction be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years.
MS Code § 97-3-83 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-83. Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets

 Robbery of obligations or bonds, bill obligatory, bank bills or bills of exchange, promissory notes for the payment of any money or specific property, paper bills of credit, cotton receipts, railroad passenger tickets, certificates granted by or under authority of this state or the United States, or any state, territory, or district therein, or of any foreign country, shall be punished in the same manner, both as to the principal and accessory, as robbery of goods and chattels.
MS Code § 97-3-85 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-85. Threats and intimidation; by letter or notice

 If any person shall post, mail, deliver, or drop a threatening letter or notice to another, whether such other be named or indicated therein or not, with intent to terrorize or to intimidate such other, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, or by fine not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
MS Code § 97-3-87 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-87. Threats and intimidation; whitecapping

 Any person or persons who shall, by placards, or other writing, or verbally, attempt by threats, direct or implied, of injury to the person or property of another, to intimidate such other person into an abandonment or change of home or employment, shall, upon conviction, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months, or in the penitentiary not exceeding five years, as the court, in its discretion may determine.
MS Code § 97-3-89 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-89. Timber, trees and saw logs; tampering with to injure or harass the owner prohibited

 Any person who shall maliciously and knowingly drive, force, place, or otherwise insert, or cause to be driven, forced, placed or otherwise inserted any piece or kind of iron, steel, or metallic spike, nail, bar, rod, explosive, or other substance of any kind whatsoever into any kind of saw timber, trees, logs, or timber or logs, standing or fallen, which are not his own, and which are, or may be classed as commercial, or merchantable timber, logs or trees, from which lumber may be produced, with the intent and purpose of annoying, harassing, injuring or damaging the owner of same, in his person or property, or any other person, or for any other unauthorized purpose whatsoever, without the consent of the owner of such timber, logs, or trees, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three months nor more than six months, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both.
MS Code § 97-3-91 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-91. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when injury occurs

 When any person shall be physically injured in handling, sawing, squaring, or otherwise manufacturing such trees, logs, or timber into lumber, or other sawmill products, by reason of such metallic or explosive substances having been driven, inserted or placed in such timber, trees, or logs, the person so offending shall be guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a period of not more than ten years.
MS Code § 97-3-93 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person|§ 97-3-93. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when death results

 Whenever the death of any person shall be caused by reason of such metallic or explosive substances having been driven, placed or inserted in such merchantable timber as provided in Section 97-3-89, the person so offending shall be guilty of manslaughter, and upon conviction shall be punished as the law directs.