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MS Code § 97-9-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-67. Picketing or demonstrating in or near courthouse or residence of judge, juror, witness, or court officer

  Whoever, with intent of interfering with, obstructing or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the State of Mississippi, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness or court officer, or which such intent uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.   Nothing in this section shall interfere with or prevent the exercise by any court of the State of Mississippi of its power to punish for contempt.
MS Code § 97-9-69 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-69. Property levied on; removing without authority

 Any person who shall, without authority of law, remove property of his own or of any other person which he knows has been levied on by virtue of any legal process, upon conviction, shall be punishable by fine, not exceeding five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment, not exceeding six months, in the county jail.
MS Code § 97-9-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-71. Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers

 If any person shall have in his possession or under his control personal property of any kind subject to seizure by virtue of any legal process in the hands of any state or federal law enforcement officer, as the property of another or as subject to such process, and shall refuse or omit to point out such property to such officer on his demanding it, and to permit him to take possession of it, he shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than the value of such property, nor more than double such value, or to imprisonment in the county jail not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 97-9-72 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-72. Fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle; felonies; sanctions; defenses

  The driver of a motor vehicle who is given a visible or audible signal by a law enforcement officer by hand, voice, emergency light or siren directing the driver to bring his motor vehicle to a stop when such signal is given by a law enforcement officer acting in the lawful performance of duty who has a reasonable suspicion to believe that the driver in question has committed a crime, and who willfully fails to obey such direction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both.   Any person who is guilty of violating subsection (1) of this section by operating a motor vehicle in such a manner as to indicate a reckless or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property, or who so operates a motor vehicle in a manner manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by commitment to the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, or both.   Any person who is guilty of violating subsection (1) of this section, which violation results in serious bodily injury of another, upon conviction shall be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than three (3) nor more than twenty (20) years of imprisonment.   Any person who is guilty of violating subsection (1) of this section, which violation results in the death of another, upon conviction shall be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than five (5) nor more than forty (40) years.   It is a defense to prosecution under this section:   That the law enforcement officer was not in uniform or that no law enforcement vehicle used in the attempted stop was clearly marked as a law enforcement vehicle; or   That the driver proceeded in a safe manner to a reasonably near well-lit public place before stopping.
MS Code § 97-9-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-73. Resisting or obstructing arrest; fleeing or eluding law enforcement officer in motor vehicle

 It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct or resist by force, or violence, or threats, or in any other manner, his lawful arrest or the lawful arrest of another person by any state, local or federal law enforcement officer, and any person or persons so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
MS Code § 97-9-75 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-75. Resisting service of process

 Any person who knowingly and wilfully opposes or resists any officer or other authorized person in serving or attempting to serve or execute any legal writ or process, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
MS Code § 97-9-77 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-77. Wills; alteration, destruction or secretion

 If any person shall wilfully alter or destroy any will or codicil without the consent of the party making the same, or shall wilfully secrete the same after the death of the testator shall be known to him, the person so offending, on conviction, shall be fined, or imprisoned in the county jail, or both; or shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not exceeding two years.
MS Code § 97-9-79 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 1 - In General|§ 97-9-79. Misdemeanor; false information

 Any person who shall make or cause to be made any false statement or representation as to his or another person's identity, social security account number or other identifying information to a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer's duties with the intent to mislead the officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or both.
MS Code § 97-9-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-101. Definitions

 The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:   "Benefit" means any gain or advantage to the beneficiary, including any gain or advantage to a third person pursuant to the desire or consent of the beneficiary.   "Government" means the state, county, municipality or other political subdivision, agency, branch or department of any of the foregoing, and any corporation or other entity established by law to carry out any governmental function.   "Governmental function" means any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government.   "Harm" means loss, disadvantage or injury, or anything so regarded by the person affected, including loss, disadvantage or injury to any other person or entity in whose welfare he is interested.   "Juror" means any person who is a member of any jury, including a grand jury, impaneled by any court of this state or by any public servant authorized by law to impanel a jury. The term juror also includes any person who has been summoned or whose name has been drawn to attend as a prospective juror.   "Official proceeding" means any proceeding heard before any legislative, judicial, administrative or other government agency or official authorized to hear evidence under oath.   "Physical evidence" means any article, object, document, record or other thing of physical substance.   "Property" means any real or personal property, including books, records and documents.   "Public servant" means any officer or employee of government, including legislators and judges and any person participating as juror, advisor, consultant or otherwise, in performing a governmental function; but the term does not include witnesses. This term includes persons who have been elected, appointed or designated to become a public servant although not yet occupying that position.   "Testimony" means oral or written statements, documents or any other material that may be offered as evidence in an official proceeding or oral or written statements provided under oath to law enforcement during a felony criminal investigation.   "Threat" means any menace, however communicated, to: (i) cause bodily injury to the person threatened or another or commit any other criminal offense; (ii) cause damage to property or cause anyone to part with property; (iii) accuse anyone of a criminal offense; (iv) expose a secret or an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject anyone to hatred, contempt or ridicule; (v) impair the credit or business reputation of any person; or (vi) take or withhold action as a public servant or cause a public servant to take or withhold action.
MS Code § 97-9-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-103. Hindering prosecution or apprehension; definition of "criminal assistance."

 For the purposes of this article, a person "renders criminal assistance" to another if he knowingly:   Harbors or conceals the other person;   Warns the other person of impending discovery or apprehension, except that this paragraph (b) does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law;   Provides or aids in providing the other person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;   Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception or intimidation, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction of the other person;   Suppresses, by an act of concealment, alteration or destruction, any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery, apprehension or conviction of the other person;   Threatens, harasses, or intimidates a witness or a person reasonably expected to be a witness in a criminal prosecution in an effort to prevent the person from testifying, giving evidence or assisting law enforcement in any way;   Provides false testimony, under oath, to the government about the person's knowledge or lack of knowledge of any criminal activity or information or investigation;   Provides false information, under oath, or signs an affidavit with false information exonerating or incriminating another person; or   Attempts to prevent law enforcement from discovering facts relating to another's criminal activity or engages in acts designed to interfere with or prevent a law enforcement investigation of another.
MS Code § 97-9-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-105. Hindering prosecution in the first degree

  A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the first degree if:   With the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a felony, he renders criminal assistance to the other person; or   Prevents or attempts to prevent law enforcement from discovering facts relating to another's criminal activity or engages in acts designed to interfere with, or prevent a law enforcement investigation of another; or   Provides false information, under oath, or signs an affidavit with false information exonerating or incriminating another person.     Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a Class 1 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-107. Hindering prosecution in the second degree

  A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the second degree if, with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a misdemeanor, he renders criminal assistance to the other person.   Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
MS Code § 97-9-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-109. Bribing a witness

  A person commits the crime of bribing a witness if he intentionally or knowingly offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person he believes will be called as a witness in any official proceeding with intent to:   Influence the testimony of that person;   Induce that person to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or   Induce that person to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.     Bribing a witness is a Class 1 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-111. Bribe receiving by a witness

  A witness or a person believing he will be called as a witness in any official proceeding commits the crime of bribe receiving by a witness if he intentionally or knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that:   His testimony will thereby be influenced;   He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or   He will absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.     Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class 1 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-113 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-113. Intimidating a witness

  A person commits the crime of intimidating a witness if he intentionally or knowingly:   Attempts, by use of a threat directed to a witness or a person he believes will be called as a witness in any official proceedings, to:   Influence the testimony of that person;   Induce that person to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or   Induce that person to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned;     Harasses or intimidates or attempts to threaten, harass or intimidate a witness or a person reasonably expected to be a witness;   Attempts to influence the testimony of a witness or a person reasonably expected to be a witness by rendering criminal assistance to another being investigated for or charged with criminal activity; or   Solicits, encourages or requests a witness to provide false information intended to defeat or defend against an existing criminal charge or to hinder or interfere an ongoing investigation of a criminal act.     Intimidating a witness is a Class 1 felony.   It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section if the actual completion of the threat, harassment or intimidation was prevented from occurring.
MS Code § 97-9-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-115. Tampering with a witness

  A person commits the crime of tampering with a witness if he:   Intentionally or knowingly attempts to induce a witness or a person he reasonably believes will be called as a witness in any official proceeding to:   Testify falsely or unlawfully withhold testimony;   Absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned; or     Solicits, encourages, threatens, harasses or intimidates or attempts to solicit, encourage, threaten, harass or intimidate a witness in an effort to prevent or dissuade the witness from testifying or to provide a false version of events exonerating or incriminating another person of commission of a crime.     Tampering with a witness is a Class 2 felony.   It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section if the actual completion of the threat, harassment or intimidation was prevented from occurring.
MS Code § 97-9-116 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-116. Bribing a judge

  A person commits the crime of bribing a judge if he intentionally or knowingly offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a judge with the intent that the judge's decision, vote, recommendation or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding will thereby be influenced.   Bribing a judge is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years and by a fine three (3) times the amount of the bribe but in no case less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).
MS Code § 97-9-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-117. Bribing a juror

  A person commits the crime of bribing a juror if he intentionally or knowingly offers, confers or agrees or attempts to confer any benefit upon a juror with the intent that the juror's vote, opinion, decision or other action as a juror will thereby be influenced.   Bribing a juror is a Class 1 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-119 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-119. Bribe receiving by a juror

  A person commits the crime of bribe receiving by a juror if he intentionally or knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, decision or other action as a juror will thereby be influenced.   Bribe receiving by a juror is a Class 1 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-121 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-121. Intimidating a juror

  A person commits the crime of intimidating a juror if he intentionally or knowingly attempts, by the use of a threat, harassment or intimidations to influence a juror's vote, opinion, decision or other action as a juror.   Intimidating a juror is a Class 1 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-123 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-123. Jury tampering

  A person commits the crime of jury tampering if, with intent to influence a juror's vote, opinion, decision or other action in the case, he intentionally or knowingly attempts to communicate directly or indirectly with a juror other than as part of the proceedings in the trial of the case.   Jury tampering is a Class 2 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-125 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-125. Tampering with physical evidence

  A person commits the crime of tampering with physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or may be instituted, and acting without legal right or authority, he:   Intentionally destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes or alters physical evidence with intent to impair its use, verity or availability in the pending criminal investigation or prospective official proceeding;   Knowingly makes, presents or offers any false physical evidence with intent that it be introduced in the pending or prospective official proceeding;   Intentionally prevents the production of physical evidence by an act of force, intimidation or deception against any person, or threatens, harasses or intimidates a witness or a person he reasonably believes may be a witness in a criminal investigation to not provide physical evidence or to hide, destroy or alter physical evidence; or   Solicits, encourages or assists another person to destroy, hide or conceal evidence of any type if it is reasonably likely the state or federal authorities would use the evidence during the prosecution of a criminal act by the state or federal authorities.     Tampering with physical evidence is a Class 2 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-127 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-127. Retaliation against a public servant or witness

  A person commits the offense of retaliation if he intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to harm another by any unlawful act in retaliation for anything lawfully done in the capacity of public servant, witness, prospective witness or informant.   Retaliation is a Class 2 felony.
MS Code § 97-9-129 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice|Article 3 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 97-9-129. Sentencing

  A person who has been convicted of any Class 1 felony under this article shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than fifteen (15) years or fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.   A person who has been convicted of any Class 2 felony under this article shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than ten (10) years or fined not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or both.   A person who has been convicted of any misdemeanor under this article shall be sentenced to confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year or fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
MS Code § 97-17-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 17 - Crimes Against Property|In General|§ 97-17-1. Arson; first degree; burning dwelling house or outbuilding

  Any person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any dwelling house, whether occupied, unoccupied or vacant, or any kitchen, shop, barn, stable or other outhouse that is parcel thereof, or belonging to or adjoining thereto, or any state-supported school building in this state whether the property of himself or of another, shall be guilty of arson in the first degree, and upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than five (5) nor more than twenty (20) years and shall pay restitution for any damage caused.   Any person convicted under this section shall be subject to treble damages for any damage caused by such person.   Any property used in the commission of the offense of arson in the first degree shall be subject to forfeiture as provided in Section 97-17-4.