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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › FANTASY CONTEST ACT (§§ 97-33-301 — 97-33-317) › Section 97-33-303 - Definitions

As used in Sections
97-33-301
through
97-33-317
, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
"Cash prize" means winnings in the form of cash or cash equivalents and includes credits to a player's account with an operator.
(b)
"Commission" means the Mississippi Gaming Commission created in Section
75-76-7
.
(c)
"Confidential information" means information related to the play of a fantasy contest by fantasy contest players obtained as a result of or by virtue of a person's employment.
(d)
"Entry fee" means cash or a cash equivalent that is required to be paid to an operator to participate in a fantasy contest.
(e)
"Executive director" means the Executive Director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
(f)
"Fantasy contest" or "contest " means a simulated game in which:
(i)
Winning outcomes are determined predominately by accumulated statistical results of the performance of individual athletes in actual sporting events; and
(ii)
Winning outcomes are not based on the score, point spread, or any performance of any single actual sports team or combination of teams or solely on any single performance of an individual athlete in any single actual sporting event.
(g)
"Highly experienced player" means an individual who has:
(i)
Entered more than one thousand (1,000) contests offered by a particular operator; or
(ii)
Won more than three (3) prizes which are each valued at One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, from a particular operator.
(h)
"Operator" or "fantasy contest operator" means a person or entity that offers fantasy contests, requires an entry fee, and offers a cash prize.
(i)
"Player" means a person who participates in a fantasy contest offered by an operator.
(j)
"Sporting event" means an athletic game or team competition in which an individual athlete's performance is used to accumulate statistical results.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 336, HB 967, 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 488, § 3, eff. 5/12/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › FANTASY CONTEST ACT (§§ 97-33-301 — 97-33-317) › Section 97-33-309 - Civil penalty for violation

A person, firm, corporation, association, agent or employee violating the Fantasy Contest Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each separate violation not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), which shall accrue to the state as an administrative remedy as established in Section
97-33-315
.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 336, HB 967, 5, eff. 7/1/2017.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 488, § 6, eff. 5/12/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › FANTASY CONTEST ACT (§§ 97-33-301 — 97-33-317) › Section 97-33-311 - Applicability of Gaming Control Act to fantasy contests

The Gaming Control Act shall not apply to fantasy contests, except as authorized in Sections
97-33-301
through
97-33-317
.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 336, HB 967, 6, eff. 7/1/2017.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 488, § 7, eff. 5/12/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › FANTASY CONTEST ACT (§§ 97-33-301 — 97-33-317) › Section 97-33-313 - Resolution of disputes over winnings

(1)
Disputes over winnings shall be resolved under the procedures set forth in Sections
75-76-157
through
75-76-173
.
(2)
Failure to notify the executive director or patron as provided in Section
75-76-159
is grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to Section
97-33-315
.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 336, HB 967, 7, eff. 7/1/2017.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 488, § 8, eff. 5/12/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-1 - Buses; disorderly conduct; use of profane, etc., language; intoxication or smoking on passenger bus

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to be guilty of disorderly conduct or a breach of the peace or use any obscene, profane or vulgar language, upon any passenger bus or coach while such passenger bus or coach is in the service of passenger transportation upon any of the highways of this state.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person, while intoxicated, to be in or upon any passenger bus or coach when such passenger bus or coach is engaged in the service of passenger transportation upon any of the highways of this state.
(3)
It shall be unlawful for any person to drink intoxicating liquors of any kind in or upon any passenger bus or coach while the said passenger bus or coach is in the service of passenger transportation upon any of the highways of this state.
(4)
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke a cigar or pipe in or upon any passenger bus or coach while said passenger bus or coach is in the service of passenger transportation upon any of the highways of this state. Before being guilty of a violation of this subsection, the driver of the bus shall have first requested such violator to refrain from smoking.
(5)
The provisions of the foregoing subsections shall apply only to passenger buses or coaches engaged in interstate commerce or intrastate commerce operating over regularly scheduled routes within this state under a certificate of public convenience and necessity granted by the interstate commerce commission or the Mississippi Public Service Commission or both.
(6)
If any person shall be guilty of violating any of the five (5) preceding subsections, the driver of the bus or person in charge thereof, may stop it at the place where the offense is committed, or at the next regular or convenient stopping place of the bus and eject such passenger, using only such force as may be necessary to accomplish the removal, and the driver of the bus or person in charge thereof, may command the assistance of passengers thereon to assist in the removal, and the driver of the bus may cause any person so violating any of said subsections to be detained and delivered to the proper authorities.
(7)
Any person violating any subsection of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail for not exceeding thirty (30) days, in the discretion of the court, or the offender may be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 2087.3; Laws, 1964, ch. 238, §§ 1-7, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-3 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2009, ch. 369, § 2, eff. 3/17/2009.
Codes, 1942, § 2087.5; Laws, 1960, ch. 250, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 520, § 6, eff. 4/3/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-5 - Disorderly conduct; interference with business, customers, invitees, etc

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, while in or on the premises of another, whether that of an individual person, or a corporation, or a partnership, or an association, and on which property any store, restaurant, sandwich shop, hotel, motel, lunch counter, bowling alley, moving picture theatre or drive-in theatre, barber shop or beauty parlor, or any other lawful business is operated which engages in selling articles of merchandise or services or accommodation to members of the public, or engages generally in business transactions with members of the public, to:
(a)
prevent or seek to prevent, or interfere with, the owner or operator of such place of business, or his agents or employees, serving or selling food and drink, or either, or rendering service or accommodation, or selling to or showing merchandise to, or otherwise pursuing his lawful occupation or business with, customers or prospective customers, or other members of the public who may then be in such building, or
(b)
prevent or seek to prevent, or interfere with, or seek to interfere with, other persons, expressly or impliedly invited upon said premises, or prospective customers, coming into or frequenting such premises in the normal course of the operation of the business conducted and carried on upon said premises.
(2)
Any person engaging in the unlawful conduct described in subsection (1) shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, 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 for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(3)
The provisions of this section are supplementary to the provisions of any other statute of this state.
Codes, 1942, § 2087.7; Laws, 1960, ch. 260, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-9 - Disturbance by explosions, noises or offensive conduct

A person who wilfully disturbs the peace of any family or person by an explosion of gunpowder or other explosive substance, or by loud or unusual noise, or by any tumultuous or offensive conduct, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both; the fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and the imprisonment not to exceed six months in the county jail.
Codes, 1880, § 2769; 1892, § 1032; 1906, § 1111; Hemingway's 1917, § 837; 1930, § 862; 1942, § 2088.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-11 - Disturbance by abusive language or indecent exposure; exception

Any person who enters the dwelling house of another, or the yard or curtilage thereof, or upon the public highway, or any other place near such premises, and in the presence or hearing of the family or the possessor or occupant thereof, or of any member thereof, makes use of abusive, profane, vulgar or indecent language, or is guilty of any indecent exposure of his or her person at such place, shall be punished for a misdemeanor. The act of breast-feeding shall not constitute indecent exposure.
Codes, 1880, § 2770; 1892, § 1033; 1906, § 1112; Hemingway's 1917, § 838; 1930, § 863; 1942, § 2089; Laws, 1980, ch. 389; Laws, 2006, ch. 520, § 8, eff. 4/3/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-13 - Disturbance in public place

Any person who shall enter any public place of business of any kind whatsoever, or upon the premises of such public place of business, or any other public place whatsoever, in the State of Mississippi, and while therein or thereon shall create a disturbance, or a breach of the peace, in any way whatsoever, including, but not restricted to, loud and offensive talk, the making of threats or attempting to intimidate, or any other conduct which causes a disturbance or breach of the peace or threatened breach of the peace, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in jail not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 2090.5; Laws, 1956, ch. 256.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-15 - Disturbance of the public peace or the peace of others; exception

(1)
Any person who disturbs the public peace, or the peace of others, by violent, or loud, or insulting, or profane, or indecent, or offensive, or boisterous conduct or language, or by intimidation, or seeking to intimidate any other person or persons, or by conduct either calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, or by conduct which may lead to a breach of the peace, or by any other act, 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.
(2)
The act of breast-feeding shall not constitute a breach of the peace.
(3)
The provisions of this section are supplementary to the provisions of any other statute of this state.
Codes, 1942, § 2089.5; Laws, 1960, ch. 254, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 520, § 9, eff. 4/3/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-17 - Disturbance of worship; proceedings and penalty

If any person shall wilfully disturb any congregation of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship, he may be immediately arrested by any officer or private person, without warrant, and taken before any justice court judge of the county, present or convenient, and on conviction thereof by such justice, municipal, county or circuit court, shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 4(3); 1857, ch. 64, art. 71; 1871, § 2713; 1880, § 2767; 1892, § 1034; 1906, § 1113; Hemingway's 1917, § 839; 1930, § 864; 1942, § 2090; Laws, 1998, ch. 432, § 1, eff. 7/1/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-19 - Hydraulic brake fluid; sale of inferior quality unlawful; standards

(1)
It is the public policy of this state to prohibit the sale of inferior and dangerous qualities and grades of hydraulic brake fluid and only such hydraulic brake fluid which meets the minimum standard of the society of automotive engineers can be lawfully sold or offered for sale in this state. Containers which contain heavy duty hydraulic brake fluid which meets the minimum standards of the society of automotive engineers shall bear the stamp or mark "SAE 70R1," or a later SAE designator, stamp or mark may be used, if the same is assigned to the hydraulic brake fluid on the basis of its being an improved product. Any brands or types of such hydraulic brake fluid being offered for sale in this state after January 1, 1957, which do not bear such a mark or stamp on the label of the container in which they are offered for sale, or meet such minimum standards, shall be impounded, taken up, taken off the market and returned to the seller or manufacturer.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, any type or brand of hydraulic brake fluid which does not meet the minimum standards of the society of automotive engineers or the container of which does not bear the stamp or mark "SAE 70R1" or a later designator for an improved product, and it shall be unlawful for any person to mark any container of hydraulic brake fluid with the minimum standard number mentioned herein if the container does not in fact contain fluid which meets such minimum standards, or to offer for sale any such fluid which has been improperly marked. The State Chemist is hereby vested with all the rights, powers and duties necessary to administer this section and to adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for its accomplishment. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), for each violation, and each sale of such unlawful hydraulic brake fluid shall constitute a separate offense and violation of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 2233.5; Laws, 1956, ch. 244, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1958, ch. 189, eff. 1/1/1959; Laws, 1986, ch. 395, § 28, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-21 - Lighthouse property and navigation lights; destroying, extinguishing, etc

Every person who shall wilfully break into, deface or destroy any lighthouse station, post, platform, steps, lamp or other structure pertaining to such lighthouse station, or shall extinguish any light erected by the United States upon or along the navigable waters of this state to aid in the navigation thereof, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1906, § 1395; Hemingway's 1917, § 1138; 1930, § 1169; 1942, § 2412; Laws, 1894, ch. 41.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-23 - Obstructing public streets, etc.; intentional obstruction of, or interference with, vehicle or pedestrian

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to intentionally obstruct, or interfere with the normal or ordinary free use and passage of vehicles of or on, any public street or highway provided for use by vehicular traffic, or for any person or persons to intentionally obstruct, or interfere with the normal or ordinary free use and passage of pedestrians of or on any public sidewalk provided for foot travel by pedestrians, and any person or persons who so do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than four hundred dollars ($400.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than four (4) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
The provisions of this section are supplementary to the provisions of any other statute of this state.
Codes, 1942, § 2296.6; Laws, 1960, ch. 253, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-25 - Obstructing public streets, etc.; wilful obstruction of use by impeding traffic

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to wilfully obstruct the free, convenient and normal use of any public sidewalk, street, highway, alley, road, or other passageway by impeding, hindering, stifling, retarding or restraining traffic or passage thereon, and any person or persons violating the provisions of this section 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 confinement in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
The provisions of this section are supplementary to the provisions of any other statute of this state.
Codes, 1942, § 2296.5; Laws, 1960, ch. 244, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-27 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 2563.7; Laws, 1962, ch. 325, §§ 1-5, eff. 6/1/1962.
Repealed by Laws, 2022, ch. 479, SB 2543,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-29 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1880, § 2960; 1892, § 1309; 1906, § 1383; Hemingway's 1917, § 1126; 1930, § 1156; 1942, § 2393.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-31 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1880, § 2962; 1892, § 1311; 1906, § 1385; Hemingway's 1917, § 1128; 1930, § 1158; 1942, § 2395.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-33 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1880, § 2961; 1892, § 1310; 1906, § 1384; Hemingway's 1917, § 1127; 1930, § 1157; 1942, § 2394.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-35 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1880, § 2964; 1892, § 1312; 1906, § 1386; Hemingway's 1917, § 1129; 1930, § 1159; 1942, § 2396.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-37 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1906, § 5055; Hemingway's 1917, § 3332; 1930, § 3472; 1942, § 2666; Laws, 1904, ch. 144.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-39 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1906, § 5058; Hemingway's 1917, § 3335; 1930, § 3475; 1942, § 2669.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-41 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1906, § 5061; Hemingway's 1917, § 3338; 1930, § 3478; 1942, § 2672.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-43 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1906, § 5062; Hemingway's 1917, § 3339; 1930, § 3479; 1942, § 2673.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 333, HB 668,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-45 - False alarm of fire

It shall be unlawful for any person to report a fire to another by any means, knowing that such report is false. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year or by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both.
Laws, 1978, ch. 505, § 1, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-47 - False reporting of crime

It shall be unlawful for any person to report a crime or any element of a crime, including an allegation of child abuse or neglect, to any law enforcement agency or officer, the Department of Child Protection Services, or any officer of any court, by any means, knowing that the report is false. A violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year or by fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both. In addition to any fine and imprisonment, and upon proper showing made to the court, the defendant shall be ordered to pay as restitution to the law enforcement agency reimbursement for any reasonable costs directly related to the investigation of the falsely reported crime and the prosecution of any person convicted under this section.
A report is false under this section when it is unsupported by any credible evidence and the person intentionally submitted the report knowing it was false.
Laws, 2000, ch. 387, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 518, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 464, SB 2840,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 473, SB 2576,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-49 - Focusing laser beam at law enforcement officer, fire fighter or other emergency personnel; penalties

(1)
It shall be unlawful for a person intentionally and without legal justification to focus, point or aim a laser beam directly or indirectly at a law enforcement officer, fire fighter or any emergency personnel who is in uniform and engaged in the performance of official duty in such a manner as to harass, annoy or injure such law enforcement officer, fire fighter or emergency personnel.
(2)
A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Laws, 2003, ch. 537, § 2, eff. 4/21/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51) › Section 97-35-51 - Obstructing access to emergency assistance; penalties

Any person who verbally or physically obstructs, prevents, or hinders another person from seeking or receiving emergency medical assistance, emergency assistance from a third party, or emergency assistance from law enforcement or other emergency personnel, with the intent to cause or allow physical harm or injury to that person is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
Laws, 2011, ch. 306, § 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-3 - Deadly weapons; forfeiture of weapon; return upon dismissal or acquittal; confiscated firearms may be sold at auction; proceeds of sale used to purchase bulletproof vests for seizing law enforcement agency

(1)
Any weapon used in violation of Section
97-37-1
, or used in the commission of any other crime, shall be seized by the arresting officer, may be introduced in evidence, and in the event of a conviction, shall be ordered to be forfeited, and shall be disposed of as ordered by the court having jurisdiction of such offense. In the event of dismissal or acquittal of charges, such weapon shall be returned to the accused from whom it was seized.
(2)
(a)
If the weapon to be forfeited is merchantable, the court may order the weapon forfeited to the seizing law enforcement agency.
(b)
A weapon so forfeited to a law enforcement agency may be sold at auction as provided by Sections
19-3-85
and
21-39-21
to a federally-licensed firearms dealer, with the proceeds from such sale at auction to be used to buy bulletproof vests for the seizing law enforcement agency.
Codes, 1880, § 2985; 1892, § 1026; 1906, §§ 1103, 1104; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 829, 830; 1930, §§ 853, 854; 1942, § 2079; Laws, 1898, p. 86; Laws, 1960, ch. 242, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 310, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 396; Laws, 2003, ch. 349, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-9 - Deadly weapons; defenses against indictment for carrying deadly weapon

Any person indicted or charged for a violation of Section
97-37-1
may show as a defense:
(a)
That he was threatened, and had good and sufficient reason to apprehend a serious attack from any enemy, and that he did so apprehend; or
(b)
That he was traveling and was not a tramp, or was setting out on a journey and was not a tramp; or
(c)
That he was a law enforcement or peace officer in the discharge of his duties; or
(d)
That he was at the time in the discharge of his duties as a mail carrier; or
(e)
That he was at the time engaged in transporting valuables for an express company or bank; or
(f)
That he was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, National Guard, State Militia, Emergency Management Corps, guard or patrolman in a state or municipal institution while in the performance of his official duties; or
(g)
That he was in lawful pursuit of a felon; or
(h)
That he was lawfully engaged in legitimate sports; or
(i)
That at the time he was a company guard, bank guard, watchman, or other person enumerated in Section
97-37-7
, and was then actually engaged in the performance of his duties as such, and then held a valid permit from the sheriff, the commissioner of public safety, or a valid permit issued by the Secretary of State prior to May 1, 1974, to carry the weapon; and the burden of proving either of said defenses shall be on the accused; or
(j)
That at the time he or she was a member of a church or place of worship security program, and was then actually engaged in the performance of his or her duties as such and met the requirements of Section
45-9-171
; or
(k)
That at the time he or she was certified under a School Safety Guardian Program, and was then actually engaged in the performance of his or her duties under the program and met the requirements of Section
45-9-181
.
Codes, 1892, § 1027; 1906, § 1105; Hemingway's 1917, § 831; 1930, § 855; 1942, § 2081; Laws, 1912, ch. 210; Laws, 1960, ch. 242, § 2; Laws, 1962, ch. 310, § 2; Laws, 1974, ch. 323, § 2; Laws, 1980, ch. 491, § 26, eff. 5/9/1980.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 458, SB 2079,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 421, HB 786, 3, eff. 4/15/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-11 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2012, ch. 384, § 1, eff. 4/18/2012.
Codes, 1906, § 1106; Hemingway's 1917, § 832; 1930, § 856; 1942, § 2082; Laws, 2002, ch. 429, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-13 - Deadly weapons; weapons and cartridges not to be given to minor or intoxicated person

It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, give or lend to any minor under eighteen (18) years of age or person intoxicated, knowing him to be a minor under eighteen (18) years of age or in a state of intoxication, any deadly weapon, or other weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited, or pistol cartridge; and, on conviction thereof, he shall be punished by a fine not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or both.
Codes, 1880, § 2986; 1892, § 1028; 1906, § 1107; Hemingway's 1917, § 833; 1930, § 857; 1942, § 2083; Laws, 1994, ch. 607, § 8, eff. 7/2/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-14 - Possession of handgun by minor; act of delinquency; exceptions

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is an act of delinquency for any person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years knowingly to have any handgun in such person's possession.
(2)
This section shall not apply to:
(a)
Any person who is:
(i)
In attendance at a hunter's safety course or a firearms safety course; or
(ii)
Engaging in practice in the use of a firearm or target shooting at an established range authorized by the governing body of the jurisdiction in which such range is located or any other area where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited; or
(iii)
Engaging in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm, or participating in or practicing for a performance by an organized group under 501(c)(3) as determined by the federal internal revenue service which uses firearms as a part of such performance; or
(iv)
Hunting or trapping pursuant to a valid license issued to such person by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or as otherwise allowed by law; or
(v)
Traveling with any handgun in such person's possession being unloaded to or from any activity described in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph (a) and paragraph (b).
(b)
Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years who is on real property under the control of an adult and who has the permission of such adult to possess a handgun.
(3)
This section shall not apply to any person who uses a handgun or other firearm to lawfully defend himself from imminent danger at his home or place of domicile and any such person shall not be held criminally liable for such use of a handgun or other firearm.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, "handgun" means a pistol, revolver or other firearm of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged, the length of the barrel of which, not including any revolving, detachable or magazine breech, is less than sixteen (16) inches.
Laws, 1994, ch. 595, § 12, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-15 - Parent or guardian not to permit minor son to have or carry weapon; penalty

Any parent, guardian or custodian who shall knowingly suffer or permit any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to have or to own, or to carry, any weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited by Section
97-37-1
, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and shall be imprisoned not more than six (6) months in the county jail. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a minor who is exempt from the provisions of Section
97-37-14
.
Codes, 1880, § 2987; 1892, § 1029; 1906, § 1108; Hemingway's 1917, § 834; 1930, § 858; 1942, § 2084; Laws, 1994, ch. 607, § 9, eff. 7/2/1994.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 308, HB 2, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-19 - Deadly weapons; exhibiting in threatening manner

If any person, having or carrying any dirk, dirk-knife, sword, sword-cane, or any deadly weapon, or other weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited by Section
97-37-1
, shall, in the presence of another person, brandish or wield the same in a threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, or shall in any manner unlawfully use the same in any fight or quarrel, the person so offending, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three (3) months, or both. In prosecutions under this section it shall not be necessary for the affidavit or indictment to aver, nor for the state to prove on the trial, that any gun, pistol, or other firearm was charged, loaded, or in condition to be discharged.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 9(9); 1857, ch. 64, art. 56; 1871, § 2699; 1880, § 2804; 1892, § 1031; 1906, § 1110; Hemingway's 1917, § 836; 1930, § 860; 1942, § 2086.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 308, HB 2, 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-21 - Explosives and weapons of mass destruction; false report of placing

It shall be unlawful for any person to report to another by any means, including telephone, mail, e-mail, mobile phone, fax or any means of communication, that a bomb or other explosive or chemical, biological or other weapons of mass destruction has been, or is to be, placed or secreted in any public or private place, knowing that such report is false. Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or shall be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10) years, or both.
Codes, 1942, § 2143.3; Laws, 1971, ch. 351, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 485; Laws, 2002, ch. 384, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 409, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-25 - Explosives and weapons of mass destruction; unlawful use

It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to bomb, or to plant or place any bomb, or other explosive matter or chemical, biological or other weapons of mass destruction or thing in, upon or near any building, residence, ship, vessel, boat, railroad station, railroad car or coach, bus station, or depot, bus, truck, aircraft, or other vehicle, gas and oil stations and pipelines, radio station or radio equipment or other means of communication, warehouse or any electric plant or water plant, telephone exchange or any of the lines belonging thereto, wherein a person or persons are located or being transported, or where there is being manufactured, stored, assembled or shipped or in the preparation of shipment any goods, wares, merchandise or anything of value, with the felonious intent to hurt or harm any person or property, and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned for life in the State Penitentiary if the penalty is so fixed by the jury; and in cases where the jury fails to fix the penalty at imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary the court shall fix the penalty at imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for any term as the court, in its discretion, may determine, but not to be less than five (5) years.
Codes, 1942, § 2143; Laws, 1942, ch. 204; Laws, 1947, 2nd Ex. ch. 7; Laws, 1974, ch. 576, § 5; Laws, 2000, ch. 538, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 409, § 2, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-27 - Fireworks; unlawful to explode in certain places

It shall be unlawful to explode any fire-crackers, roman candles, sky-rockets or any kind of fireworks in any unincorporated town or village in this state, within three hundred yards of any railroad depot, and cotton or hay warehouse or any cotton-yard. And any one violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, before any justice of the peace, be fined not more than ten dollars nor less than one dollar, or imprisoned not more than ten days, or may be both fined and imprisoned.
Codes, 1906, § 1171; Hemingway's 1917, § 900; 1930, § 927; 1942, § 2156; Laws, 1896, ch. 169.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-29 - Shooting into dwelling house

If any person shall willfully and unlawfully shoot or discharge any pistol, shotgun, rifle or firearm of any nature or description into any dwelling house or any other building usually occupied by persons, whether actually occupied or not, he shall be guilty of a felony whether or not anybody be injured thereby and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine, within the discretion of the court.
Codes, 1942, § 2086.5; Laws, 1966, ch. 387, § 1, eff. 5/20/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-30 - Willful discharge of a firearm toward the dwelling of another causing damage to property or domesticated animal or livestock

A person who willfully discharges his firearm toward the dwelling of another, causing property damage to the dwelling or any domesticated animal or livestock, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding twelve (12) months in the county jail, or both.
Laws, 2010, ch. 523, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-31 - [Repealed Upon Occurrence of Contingency - See note] Silencers on firearms; manufacture, sale, possession or use unlawful

Repealed by Laws, 2023, ch. 461, HB 912,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2023.
Effective date:
Section 7 of Laws, 2023, ch. 461, HB 912, which repeals this section, provides: "This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date that the United States Supreme Court rules in favor of the Texas Attorney General and the State of Texas and its passage and implementation of Texas House Bill 957, 2021 Regular Session, in any appeal related to that certain case pending in the United States District Court for the North District of Texas and styled Paxton et al v. Richardson (4:22-cv-00143), or after ten (10) days following the date of publication by the Attorney General of Mississippi in the administrative bulletin published by the Secretary of State as provided in Section 25-43-2.101, Mississippi Code of 1972, that the Attorney General of Mississippi has determined that the United States Supreme Court has rendered binding precedent that it is reasonably probable that this act would be upheld by the court as constitutional."
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 344, SB 2313, 1, eff. 4/5/2016.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 433, SB 2619, 3, eff. 4/9/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-33 - Toy pistols; sale of pistol or cartridges prohibited; cap pistols excepted

If any person shall sell, or offer, or expose for sale any toy pistol, or cartridges, or other contrivance by which such pistols are fired or made to cause an explosion, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three days nor more than thirty days, or both.
It is expressly provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the sale, or offering, or exposure for sale of any toy cap pistols, or other devices, in which paper caps manufactured in accordance with United States Interstate Commerce Commission regulations for packing or shipping of toy paper caps are used or exploded, and the sale of such toy cap pistols is hereby declared to be permissible.
Codes, 1892, § 1247; 1906, § 1322; Hemingway's 1917, § 1055; 1930, § 1086; 1942, § 2319; Laws, 1884, p. 82; Laws, 1952, ch. 257.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-35 - Stolen firearms; possession, receipt, acquisition or disposal; offense; punishment

(1)
It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess, receive, retain, acquire or obtain possession or dispose of a stolen firearm or attempt to possess, receive, retain, acquire or obtain possession or dispose of a stolen firearm.
(2)
It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to sell, deliver or transfer a stolen firearm or attempt to sell, deliver or transfer a stolen firearm.
(3)
Any person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished as follows:
(a)
For the first conviction, punishment by commitment to the Department of Corrections for five (5) years;
(b)
For the second and subsequent convictions, the offense shall be considered trafficking in stolen firearms punishable by commitment to the Department of Corrections for not less than fifteen (15) years.
(c)
For a conviction where the offender possesses two (2) or more stolen firearms, the offense shall be considered trafficking in stolen firearms punishable by commitment to the Department of Corrections for not less than fifteen (15) years.
(4)
Any person who commits or attempts to commit any other crime while in possession of a stolen firearm shall be guilty of a separate felony of possession of a stolen firearm under this section and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by commitment to the Department of Corrections for five (5) years, such term to run consecutively and not concurrently with any other sentence of incarceration.
Laws, 1998, ch. 431, § 1, eff. 7/1/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-37 - Enhanced penalty for use of firearm during commission of felony

(1)
Except to the extent that a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by any other provision of law, any person who uses or displays a firearm during the commission of any felony shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony, be sentenced to an additional term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections of five (5) years, which sentence shall not be reduced or suspended.
(2)
Except to the extent that a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by any other provision of law, any convicted felon who uses or displays a firearm during the commission of any felony shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony, be sentenced to an additional term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections of ten (10) years, to run consecutively, not concurrently, which sentence shall not be reduced or suspended.
Laws, 2004, ch. 392, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 323, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-39) › Section 97-37-39 - [Manufacture, possession, and use of machine gun conversion devices - Punishment]

(1)
(a)
Any person who manufactures, possesses, or uses a machine gun conversion device and who is not otherwise authorized by federal law to manufacture, possess or use a machine gun conversion device shall be guilty of a felony.
(b)
For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings described herein:
(i)
"Machine gun conversion" means a device that is designed, made and intended to convert a semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun. The term "machine gun conversion" does not include any semi-automatic firearm or any device designed only to aid the operator of a semi-automatic firearm to discharge the firearm more accurately or to pull the trigger more quickly as long as the operator must still function the trigger of the firearm for each shot fired.
(ii)
Machine gun means any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one (1) shot without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
(2)
Any person convicted of a first offense in violation of this act shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than ten (10) years, fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
(3)
A person convicted of a second or subsequent offense shall be charged with a felony under this act and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than fifteen (15) years, fined not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or both.
(4)
This section shall be known as the "Jeremy Todd Malone Law."
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 455, HB 903,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 37 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES (§§ 97-37-1 — 97-37-105) › HONESTY IN PURCHASING FIREARMS ACT (§§ 97-37-101 — 97-37-105) › Section 97-37-101 - Short title

Sections
97-37-101
through
97-37-105
shall be known and may be cited as the "Honesty in Purchasing Firearms Act."
Laws, 2012, ch. 494, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.