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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 97-9-13 - Champerty and maintenance; penalty

Any person violating any of the provisions of Section
97-9-11
shall be guilty of maintenance and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for one year in the state penitentiary.
Codes, 1942, § 2049-02; Laws, 1956, ch. 253, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 2049-03; Laws, 1956, ch. 253, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 2049-04; Laws, 1956, ch. 253, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 2049-05; Laws, 1956, ch. 253, § 5.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 2049-06; Laws, 1956, ch. 253, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 2049-07; Laws, 1956, ch. 253, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1930, § 901; 1942, § 2130; Laws, 1930, ch. 25; Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 33; Laws, 2010, ch. 476, § 80, eff. 4/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(13); 1857, ch. 64, art. 86; 1871, § 2551; 1880, § 2791; 1892, § 1069; 1906, § 1149; Hemingway's 1917, § 876; 1930, § 902; 1942, § 2131.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(14); 1857, ch. 64, art. 87; 1871, § 2552; 1880, § 2792; 1892, § 1070; 1906, § 1150; Hemingway's 1917, § 877; 1930, § 903; 1942, § 2132.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(15); 1857, ch. 64, art. 88; 1871, § 2553; 1880, § 2793; 1892, § 1071; 1906, § 1151; Hemingway's 1917, § 878; 1930, § 904; 1942, § 2133.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(17); 1857, ch. 64, art. 90; 1871, § 2555; 1880, § 2795; 1892, § 1072; 1906, § 1152; Hemingway's 1917, § 879; 1930, § 905; 1942, § 2134; Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 38, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 98; 1871, § 2563; 1880, § 2803; 1892, § 1080; 1906, § 1160; Hemingway's 1917, § 887; 1930, § 913; 1942, § 2142.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 91; 1871, § 2556; 1880, § 2796; 1892, § 1073; 1906, § 1153; Hemingway's 1917, § 880; 1930, § 906; 1942, § 2135.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(18); 1857, ch. 64, art. 92; 1871, § 2557; 1880, § 2797; 1892, § 1074; 1906, § 1154; Hemingway's 1917, § 881; 1930, § 907; 1942, § 2136; Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 39, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 2142.5; Laws, 1952, ch. 258.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(20); 1857, ch. 64, art. 93; 1871, § 2558; 1880, § 2798; 1892, § 1075; 1906, § 1155; Hemingway's 1917, § 882; 1930, § 908; 1942, § 2137; Laws, 1978, ch. 414, § 1, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(21); 1857, ch. 64, art. 94; 1871, § 2559; 1880, § 2799; 1892, § 1076; 1906, § 1156; Hemingway's 1917, § 883; 1930, § 909; 1942, § 2138; Laws, 1966, ch. 357, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 312, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 428; Laws, 2002, ch. 328, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(23); 1857, ch. 64, art. 96; 1871, § 2561; 1880, § 2801; 1892, § 1078; 1906, § 1158; Hemingway's 1917, § 885; 1930, § 911; 1942, § 2140.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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

(1)
(a)
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 or from the assigned area of a work release program or work initiative, 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.
(b)
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.
(2)
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).
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(22); 1857, ch. 64, art. 95; 1871, § 2560; 1880, § 2800; 1892, § 1077; 1906, § 1157; Hemingway's 1917, § 884; 1930, § 910; 1942, § 2139; Laws, 1972, ch. 323, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 414, § 2; Laws, 1983, ch. 387, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 328, § 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 358, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 493, SB 2437,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 97-9-51 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1983, ch. 387, § 2, eff. 7/1/1983.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(24); 1857, ch. 64, art. 97; 1871, § 2562; 1880, § 2802; 1892, § 1079; 1906, § 1159; Hemingway's 1917, § 886; 1930, § 912; 1942, § 2141; Laws, 1978, ch. 414, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 260; 1871, § 2797; 1880, § 3008; 1892, § 1349; 1906, § 1421; Hemingway's 1917, § 1177; 1930, § 1201; 1942, § 2444.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1880, § 2976; 1892, § 1222; 1906, § 1298; Hemingway's 1917, § 1031; 1930, § 1062; 1942, § 2294; Laws, 1926, ch. 149; Laws, 1964, ch. 352, eff. 3/12/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 61, art. 1(137); 1857, ch. 61, art. 156; 1871, § 638; 1880, § 1711; 1892, § 729; 1906, § 790; Hemingway's 1917, § 574; 1930, § 583; 1942, § 1527.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(1); 1857, ch. 64, art. 204; 1871, § 2660; 1880, § 2921; 1892, § 1243; 1906, § 1318; Hemingway's 1917, § 1051; 1930, § 1082; 1942, § 2315.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(2); 1857, ch. 64, art. 205; 1871, § 2661; 1880, § 2922; 1892, § 1244; 1906, § 1319; Hemingway's 1917, § 1052; 1930, § 1083; 1942, § 2316.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(3); 1857, ch. 64, art. 206; 1871, § 2662; 1880, § 2923; 1892, § 1245; 1906, § 1320; Hemingway's 1917, § 1053; 1930, § 1084; 1942, § 2317.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(8); 1857, ch. 64, art. 210; 1871, § 2663; 1880, § 2927; 1892, § 1246; 1906, § 1321; Hemingway's 1917, § 1954; 1930, § 1085; 1942, § 2318.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 97-9-67 - Picketing or demonstrating in or near courthouse or residence of judge, juror, witness, or court officer

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 2318.7; Laws, 1965, Ex Sess, ch. 6, §§ 1, 2, eff. 6/18/1965.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1880, § 2982; 1892, § 1224; 1906, § 1300; Hemingway's 1917, § 1033; 1930, § 1064; 1942, § 2296.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1880, § 2981; 1892, § 1223; 1906, § 1299; Hemingway's 1917, § 1032; 1930, § 1063; 1942, § 2295; Laws, 1993, ch. 547, § 3, eff. 4/15/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 97-9-72 - Fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle; felonies; sanctions; defenses

(1)
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.
(2)
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 ten (10) years, or both.
(3)
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 five (5) nor more than twenty (20) years of imprisonment.
(4)
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 seven (7) nor more than forty (40) years.
(5)
It is a defense to prosecution under this section:
(a)
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
(b)
That the driver proceeded in a safe manner to a reasonably near well-lit public place before stopping.
Laws, 2004, ch. 487, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 538, SB 2101,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 2292.5; Laws, 1960, ch. 261, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 547, § 4; Laws, 1994, ch. 592, § 5; Laws, 2003, ch. 536, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, 1880, § 2975; 1892, § 1221; 1906, § 1297; Hemingway's 1917, § 1030; 1930, § 1061; 1942, § 2293.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 239; 1871, § 2700; 1880, § 2973; 1892, § 1327; 1906, § 1399; Hemingway's 1917, § 1142; 1930, § 1174; 1942, § 2417.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 1 - IN GENERAL (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-79) › Section 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.
Laws, 1996, ch. 513, § 8, eff. 7/1/1996.
Brought forward by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 74, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 3 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-101 — 97-9-129) › Section 97-9-101 - Definitions

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a)
"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.
(b)
"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.
(c)
"Governmental function" means any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government.
(d)
"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.
(e)
"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.
(f)
"Official proceeding" means any proceeding heard before any legislative, judicial, administrative or other government agency or official authorized to hear evidence under oath.
(g)
"Physical evidence" means any article, object, document, record or other thing of physical substance.
(h)
"Property" means any real or personal property, including books, records and documents.
(i)
"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.
(j)
"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.
(k)
"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.
Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 382, HB 1367, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 3 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-101 — 97-9-129) › Section 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:
(a)
Harbors or conceals the other person;
(b)
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;
(c)
Provides or aids in providing the other person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;
(d)
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;
(e)
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;
(f)
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;
(g)
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;
(h)
Provides false information, under oath, or signs an affidavit with false information exonerating or incriminating another person; or
(i)
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.
Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 382, HB 1367, 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 3 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-101 — 97-9-129) › Section 97-9-105 - Hindering prosecution in the first degree

(1)
A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the first degree if:
(a)
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
(b)
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
(c)
Provides false information, under oath, or signs an affidavit with false information exonerating or incriminating another person.
(2)
Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a Class 1 felony.
Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 3, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 382, HB 1367, 3, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 3 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-101 — 97-9-129) › Section 97-9-107 - Hindering prosecution in the second degree

(1)
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.
(2)
Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 4, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 3 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-101 — 97-9-129) › Section 97-9-109 - Bribing a witness

(1)
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:
(a)
Influence the testimony of that person;
(b)
Induce that person to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
(c)
Induce that person to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
(2)
Bribing a witness is a Class 1 felony.
Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 5, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-1 — 97-9-129) › Article 3 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (§§ 97-9-101 — 97-9-129) › Section 97-9-111 - Bribe receiving by a witness

(1)
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:
(a)
His testimony will thereby be influenced;
(b)
He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
(c)
He will absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
(2)
Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class 1 felony.
Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 6, eff. 7/1/2006.