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MS Code § 97-29-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 29 - Crimes Against Public Morals and Decency|Obscene Materials, Performances and Devices|§ 97-29-105. Distribution or wholesale distribution of unlawful sexual devices; prosecutor's bond

 A person commits the offense of distributing unlawful sexual devices when he knowingly sells, advertises, publishes or exhibits to any person any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs, or offers to do so, or possesses such devices with the intent to do so. A person commits the offense of wholesale distributing unlawful sexual devices when he distributes for the purpose of resale any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs, or offers to do so, or possesses such devices with the intent to do so.   Any person, other than a city attorney, county prosecuting attorney or district attorney, who shall sign an affidavit charging an offense prescribed by this section shall file a bond in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) at the time such affidavit is lodged. Such bond shall be conditioned that the affidavit was not filed frivolously, maliciously or out of ill will.
MS Code § 97-29-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 29 - Crimes Against Public Morals and Decency|Obscene Materials, Performances and Devices|§ 97-29-107. Exemptions from application of Sections 97-29-101 through 97-29-109; procedure for claiming exemption; defenses

  Sections 97-29-101 through 97-29-109 shall not apply when the distribution or wholesale distribution of the material, performance or device was made by:   A person, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, business, establishment or other legal entity to a person associated with an institution of higher learning, either as a member of the faculty or as a matriculated student, teaching or pursuing a course of study related to such material, performance or device;   A licensed physician or a licensed psychologist to a person whose receipt of such material or device was authorized in writing by such physician or psychologist in the course of medical or psychological treatment or care;   A person who while acting in his capacity as an employee is employed on a full-time or part-time basis by (i) any recognized historical society or museum accorded charitable status by the federal government; (ii) any state, county or municipal public library; or (iii) any library of any public or private school, college or university in this state; or   A community television antenna services system or a cable television system operating pursuant to a written agreement not in conflict with this paragraph granted by a county, municipality or other political subdivision of this state, or by an employee of such system while acting within the scope of his employment, when the signal transmitting the material or performance originates outside of the state of Mississippi.     Any exemption from prosecution claimed under the provisions of this section may be raised at a pretrial hearing by motion, and the court shall determine whether sufficient evidence exists to constitute an exemption from prosecution under the provisions of Sections 97-29-101 through 97-29-109. If the motion is sustained, the case shall be dismissed; provided, however, if the motion is not sustained then the defendant may offer into evidence at trial as an affirmative defense to conviction under this act any matter which could have been raised by the defendant in the motion to dismiss.
MS Code § 97-29-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 29 - Crimes Against Public Morals and Decency|Obscene Materials, Performances and Devices|§ 97-29-109. Penalties

 Any person, except one who wholesale distributes, who violates Section 97-29-101 or Section 97-29-105 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall, in the case of the first offense, be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both. If the person has been previously convicted of a violation of Section 97-29-101 or Section 97-29-105 or of Section 97-5-27 or 97-5-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, then the person shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or both.   Any person who wholesale distributes in violation of Section 97-29-101 or Section 97-29-105 shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or both. If the person has been previously convicted of a violation of Section 97-29-101 or Section 97-29-105 or of Section 97-5-27 or 97-5-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, then the person shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or both.   A corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, business, establishment, organization or other legal entity other than an individual convicted of distributing obscenity or unlawful sexual devices or wholesale distribution of obscenity or unlawful sexual devices shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). If such legal entity has been previously convicted of distributing obscenity or unlawful sexual devices or wholesale distribution of obscenity or unlawful sexual devices or of a violation of Section 97-5-27 or Section 97-5-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, then such legal entity shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
MS Code § 97-32-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-1. Short title

 This article shall be known and cited as "The Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act of 1997."
MS Code § 97-32-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-2. Legislative intent; supersedes local laws, ordinances and regulations

 It is the intent of the Legislature that enforcement of this chapter be implemented in an equitable manner throughout the state. The provisions of Sections 97-32-5, 97-32-7, 97-32-11, 97-32-15, 97-32-17, 97-32-19 and 97-32-21 shall supersede any existing or subsequently enacted local law, ordinance or regulation which relates to the sale, promotion and distribution of tobacco and tobacco products.
MS Code § 97-32-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-3. Definitions

 For the purposes of this article:   "Dealer" means every person, firm, corporation or association of persons, except retailers as defined herein, who receives the product from the manufacturer of tobacco for distribution, for sale, for use, or for consumption in the State of Mississippi.   "Person" means any natural person.   "Photographic identification" means any government-issued card that includes a photograph of the person seeking to purchase tobacco products and that is accepted as proof of age under Mississippi law.   "Point of sale" means a store, stand, or any other place of business or point of distribution maintained by a seller from which tobacco products are made available for sale or distribution to consumers.   "Retailer" includes every company, corporation, partnership, business association, joint venture, estate, trust, or any other combination acting as a unit or legal entity other than a wholesale dealer as defined below, whose business is that of selling merchandise at retail, who shall sell or offer for sale tobacco to the consumer.   "Seller" means any natural person, company, corporation, firm, partnership, organization or other legal entity who sells, dispenses, distributes or issues tobacco products for commercial purposes.   "Tobacco product" means any substance that contains tobacco, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, smoking tobacco or smokeless tobacco; "tobacco product" also means cigarette rolling papers.   "Wholesaler" includes dealers whose principal business is that of wholesale dealer or jobber, who is known to the retail trade as such, and whose place of business is located in Mississippi or in a state which affords reciprocity to wholesalers domiciled in Mississippi, who shall sell any taxable tobacco to retail dealers only for the purpose of resale.   "Retailer Tobacco Prevention Education Program" includes any program authorized by the Attorney General that teaches and informs retailers and wholesalers about the laws regarding youth access to tobacco products.
MS Code § 97-32-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-7. Retail sales clerks; notification and agreement; penalties for violations

  Every person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law:   Prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including samples, to any person under eighteen (18) years of age and the purchase or receipt of tobacco products by any person under eighteen (18) years of age, and (b) requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the prospective purchaser or recipient is under the age of eighteen (18) years. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form:  "I understand that state and federal law prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to persons under the age of eighteen (18) years and out-of-package sales, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient under eighteen (18) years of age if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the tobacco product to be over the age of eighteen (18) years. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law."      Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be penalized not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).   No retailer who instructs his employee as provided in this section shall be liable for any violations committed by such employees.
MS Code § 97-32-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-9. Juvenile purchase, possession and consumption of tobacco

 No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase any tobacco product. No student of any high school, junior high school or elementary school shall possess tobacco on any educational property as defined in Section 97-37-17.   If a person under eighteen (18) years of age is found by a court to be in violation of any other statute and is also found to be in possession of a tobacco product, the court may order the minor to perform up to three (3) hours of community service, in addition to any other punishment imposed by the court.   A violation under this section is not to be recorded on the criminal history of the minor and, upon proof of satisfaction of the court's order, the record shall be expunged from any records other than youth court records.
MS Code § 97-32-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-11. Point of sale warning signs

 Point of sale warning signs are required, and each seller shall place and maintain in legible condition, at each point of sale of tobacco products to consumers, a sign no smaller than eight and one-half (8-1/2) by eleven (11) inches or ninety-three (93) square inches stating: "STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS. PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED."   Any person who violates this section shall be punished by a penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
MS Code § 97-32-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-13. Juvenile misrepresentation of age

 Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years who falsely states he is eighteen (18) years of age or older, or presents any document that indicates he is eighteen (18) years of age or older, for the purpose of purchasing or possessing any tobacco or tobacco product shall be penalized not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or required to complete at least thirty (30) days community service, or both.
MS Code § 97-32-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-15. Vending machine tobacco sales; location

 It shall be unlawful for any person to sell tobacco products through a vending machine, unless the vending machine is located in an establishment to which individuals under the age of eighteen (18) years are denied access or are required to be accompanied by an adult. A person who violates this section shall be punished by a penalty of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
MS Code § 97-32-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-17. Prohibition on the distribution of tobacco products other than in sealed packages

 No retailer shall distribute tobacco products other than cigars and pipe tobacco for commercial purposes other than in a sealed package provided by the manufacturer with the required health warning. A retailer who is in violation of this section shall be liable for a penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the first violation or enrollment in a Retailer Tobacco Education Prevention Program, or both; not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a second violation within one (1) year of a prior violation; and a penalty of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for all subsequent violations.   In addition, for a third and all subsequent violations within one (1) year of two (2) prior violations, the permit to sell tobacco products of any person violating this section may be suspended or revoked under the provisions of Section 27-69-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, for a period of one (1) year after notice and opportunity for a hearing. For the purposes of this section, "subsequent violations" are those committed at the same place of business.
MS Code § 97-32-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-19. Transfers of tobacco products from distributors or wholesalers to retailers

 No distributor or wholesaler of tobacco products shall sell, distribute, deliver, or in any other manner transfer any tobacco products for sale at retail to any person not possessing a valid tobacco permit under Section 27-69-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972.   Any distributor or wholesaler who violates this section shall be liable for a penalty of up to Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for a first offense. For a second offense within one (1) year of the prior offense, any distributor or wholesaler shall be liable for a penalty of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).   For all subsequent offenses within one (1) year of two (2) prior offenses, the distributor or wholesaler may become ineligible to hold a tobacco distributor's permit for a period of at least one (1) year under Section 27-69-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, and shall be liable for a penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
MS Code § 97-32-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-21. Unannounced inspections

 The Office of the Attorney General or local law enforcement agencies shall at least annually conduct random, unannounced inspections at locations where tobacco products are sold or distributed to ensure compliance with the Mississippi Tobacco Youth Access Prevention Act of 1997. Persons under the age of eighteen (18) years may be enlisted by the Office of the Attorney General or local law enforcement to test compliance with the Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act of 1997, provided that the parent or legal guardian of the person under eighteen (18) years of age so utilized has given prior written consent for the minor's participation in unannounced inspections. The Office of the Attorney General must prepare a report of the findings, and report these findings to the Department of Health and Department of Mental Health. The Department of Mental Health shall prepare the annual report required by Section 1926, subpart 1 of Part B, Title XIX of the Federal Public Health Service Act (42 USCS 300X-26). The report shall be approved by the Governor and then promptly transmitted to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
MS Code § 97-32-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act|§ 97-32-23. Confidentiality

 It shall be unlawful to publish the name or identity of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years who is convicted or adjudicated of any violation of this article.
MS Code § 97-32-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 3 - Mississippi Adult Tobacco Use on Educational Property Act|§ 97-32-25. Short title

 This article shall be known and cited as "Mississippi Adult Tobacco Use on Educational Property Act of 2000."
MS Code § 97-32-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 3 - Mississippi Adult Tobacco Use on Educational Property Act|§ 97-32-27. Definitions

  "Adult" means any natural person at least eighteen (18) years old.   "Minor" means any natural person under the age of eighteen (18) years.   "Person" means any natural person.   "Tobacco product" means any substance that contains tobacco including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, smoking tobacco or smokeless tobacco.   "Educational property" means any public school building or bus, public school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used or operated by any local school board, school, or directors for the administration of any public educational institution or during a school-related activity; provided, however, that the term "educational property" shall not include any sixteenth section school land or lieu land on which is not located a public school building, public school campus, public school recreational area or public school athletic field. Educational property shall not include property owned or operated by the state institutions of higher learning, the public community and junior colleges, or vocational-technical complexes where only adult students are in attendance.
MS Code § 97-32-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 3 - Mississippi Adult Tobacco Use on Educational Property Act|§ 97-32-29. Use of tobacco by adults on certain educational property prohibited; penalties for violation

 No person shall use any tobacco product on any educational property as defined in Section 97-32-27. Any adult who violates this section shall be subject to a fine and shall be liable as follows: (a) for a first conviction, a warning; (b) for a second conviction, a fine of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00); and (c) for all subsequent convictions, a fine not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) shall be imposed.   Any adult found in violation of this section shall be issued a citation by a law enforcement officer, which citation shall include notice of the date, time and location for hearing before the justice court having jurisdiction where the violation is alleged to have occurred. For the purposes of this section, "subsequent convictions" are for violations committed on any educational property within the State of Mississippi.   Anyone convicted under this article shall be recorded as being fined for a civil violation of this article and not for violating a criminal statute.   It is the responsibility of all law enforcement officers and law enforcement agencies of this state to ensure that the provisions of this article are enforced.
MS Code § 97-32-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses|Article 5 - Distribution of Alternative Nicotine Products to Minors|§ 97-32-51. Distribution of alternative nicotine products to minors prohibited; definitions; penalties; verification of purchaser's age

  For the purposes of this section:    1. An electronic cigarette; or   2. Any other product that consists of or contains nicotine that can be ingested into the body by chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling or by any other means.    "Alternative nicotine product" means:   Alternative nicotine product does not include:    1. A cigarette or other tobacco product as defined in Section 97-32-3;   2. A product that is a drug under 21 USCS 321(g)(1);   3. A product that is a device under 21 USCS 321(h); or   4. A combination product described in 21 USCS 353(g).      "Electronic cigarette" means an electronic product or device that produces a vapor that delivers nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device to simulate smoking, and is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo or electronic pipe.   Electronic cigarette does not include:    1. A cigarette or other tobacco products as defined in Section 97-32-3;   2. A product that is a drug under 21 USCS 321(g)(1);   3. A product that is a device under 21 USCS 321(h); or   4. A combination product described in 21 USCS 353(g).      No person, either directly or indirectly by an agent or employee, or by a vending machine owned by the person or located in the person's establishment, shall sell, offer for sale, give or furnish any alternative nicotine product, or any cartridge or component of an alternative nicotine product, to an individual under eighteen (18) years of age. A violation of this subsection is punishable as follows:   By a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for a first offense;   By a fine of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) for a second offense; and   By a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a third or subsequent offense.     Before selling, offering for sale, giving or furnishing an alternative nicotine product, or any cartridge or component of an alternative nicotine product to an individual, a person shall verify that the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age by:   Examining from any individual that appears to be under twenty-seven (27) years of age a government-issued photographic identification that establishes the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age; or   For sales made through the Internet or other remote sales methods, performing an age verification through an independent, third-party age verification service that compares information available from public records to the personal information entered by the individual during the ordering process that establishes the individual is eighteen (18) years of age or older.