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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-104 - Crime of sexual activity between certain individuals and offenders incarcerated in correctional facilities or on correctional supervision; sanctions

(1)
It is unlawful for any jailer, guard, employee of the Department of Corrections, sheriff, constable, marshal, other officer, or employee of a law enforcement agency or correctional facility to engage in any sexual penetration, as defined in Section
97-3-97
, or other sexual act with any offender, with the offender's consent, who is incarcerated at any jail or any state, county or private correctional facility or who is serving on probation, parole, earned-release supervision, post-release supervision, earned probation, intensive supervision or any other form of correctional supervision.
(2)
It is unlawful for any civilian with supervisory or custodial authority over an offender to engage in any sexual penetration, as defined in Section
97-3-97
, or other sexual act with the offender, with the offender's consent, who is incarcerated at any jail or any state, county or private correctional facility.
(3)
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned for a term not to exceed five (5) years, or both.
Laws, 1998, ch. 470, § 1; Laws, 2004, ch. 589, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 518, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 369, § 1, eff. 3/16/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-105 - Hazing; initiation into organization

(1)
A person is guilty of hazing in the first degree when, in the course of another person's initiation into or affiliation with any organization, he intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to such other person or a third person and thereby causes such injury.
(2)
Any person violating the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(3)
A person is guilty of hazing in the second degree when, in the course of another person's initiation into or affiliation with any organization, he intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to such other person or a third person.
(4)
Any person violating the provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
(5)
The provisions of this section shall be in addition to other criminal laws, and actions taken pursuant to this section shall not bar prosecutions for other violations of criminal law.
Laws, 1990, ch. 343, § 1, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-109 - Drive-by shooting; drive-by bombing

(1)
A person is guilty of a drive-by shooting if he attempts, other than for lawful self-defense, to cause serious bodily injury to another, or causes such injury purposely, knowingly or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life by discharging a firearm while in or on a vehicle.
(2)
A person is guilty of a drive-by bombing if he attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another or attempts to cause damage to the property of another, or causes such injury or damage purposely, knowingly or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life by throwing or ejecting any bomb or explosive device from a vehicle while in or on the vehicle.
(3)
A person convicted of violating subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be punished by commitment to the custody of the State Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed thirty (30) years and a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). A drive-by shooting or a drive-by bombing shall be a felony.
(4)
This section shall not be construed to restrict the power to apprehend or arrest a person committing an offense if such apprehension or arrest is otherwise lawful.
Laws, 1993, ch. 376, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 373, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 608, § 2, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-110 - Seizure and forfeiture of firearms unlawfully possessed by juveniles and of motor vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings

(1)
Whenever a person under eighteen (18) years of age is unlawfully in possession of a firearm, the firearm shall be seized and, after an adjudication of delinquency or conviction, shall be subject to forfeiture.
(2)
Whenever a person under eighteen (18) years of age unlawfully discharges a firearm in or throws or ejects a bomb from a motor vehicle in violation of Section
97-3-109
, Mississippi Code of 1972, the motor vehicle shall be subject to seizure and, after an adjudication of delinquency or conviction, be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section
97-3-111
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Laws, 1995, ch. 608 § 1, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-113 - Mississippi Carjacking Act; short title

Sections
97-3-113
,
97-3-115
and
97-3-117
shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Carjacking Act of 1993."
Laws, 1993, ch. 471, § 1, eff. 3/27/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-115 - Mississippi Carjacking Act; definitions

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Carjacking" means taking of a motor vehicle from another person's immediate actual possession knowingly or recklessly by force or violence, whether against resistance or by sudden or stealthy seizure or snatching, or by putting in fear, or attempting to do so, or by any other means.
(b)
"Motor vehicle" includes every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, which is self-propelled.
Laws, 1993, ch. 471, § 2, eff. 3/27/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-117 - Mississippi Carjacking Act; what constitutes offense of carjacking; attempted carjacking; armed carjacking; penalties

(1)
Whoever shall knowingly or recklessly by force or violence, whether against resistance or by sudden or stealthy seizure or snatching, or by putting in fear, or attempting to do so, or by any other means shall take a motor vehicle from another person's immediate actual possession shall be guilty of carjacking.
(a)
A person who is convicted of carjacking shall be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and be committed to the custody of the State Department of Corrections for not less than five (5) years nor more than fifteen (15) years.
(b)
A person who is convicted of attempted carjacking shall receive the same punishment as the person who is convicted of carjacking.
(2)
Whoever commits the offense of carjacking while armed with or having readily available any pistol or other firearm or imitation thereof or other dangerous or deadly weapon, including a sawed-off shotgun, shotgun, machine gun, rifle, dirk, bowie knife, butcher knife, switchblade, razor, blackjack, billy, or metallic or other false knuckles, or any object capable of inflicting death or serious bodily harm, shall be guilty of armed carjacking.
(a)
Any person who is convicted of armed carjacking shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and be committed to the custody of the State Department of Corrections for not less than ten (10) years nor more than thirty (30) years.
(b)
Any person who is convicted of attempted armed carjacking shall receive the same punishment as the person who is convicted of armed carjacking.
(3)
Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be fined an amount up to twice that otherwise authorized and shall be imprisoned for a term of at least twice the minimum term provided for the offense and up to twice the maximum term otherwise authorized.
(4)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the minimum terms imposed under this section shall not be reduced or suspended nor shall the defendant be eligible for electronic monitoring, house arrest or intensive supervision.
Laws, 1993, ch. 471, § 3, eff. 3/27/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 538, SB 2101,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-NEW-001 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Short title]

This act shall be known and may be cited as "Walker's Law."
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 443, HB 1196,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-NEW-002 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Definitions]

As used in this section, the following words have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a)
"Adult" means a person eighteen (18) years or older.
(b)
"Minor" means any person under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the alleged offense.
(c)
"Great bodily injury" means bodily injury which causes a substantial risk of death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.
(d)
"Private image" means an image depicting sexually explicit nudity, sexual activity, sexual conduct as defined in Section
97-29-64
, sexually explicit conduct as defined in Section
97-5-31
, or sexual intercourse as defined in Section
97-3-65
.
(e)
"Image" means a photograph, film, videotape, recording, live transmission, digital or computer-generated visual depiction, or any other reproduction made by electronic, mechanical or other means.
(f)
"Electronic mail" means the transmission of information or communication by the use of the Internet, a computer, a facsimile machine, a pager, a cellular telephone, a video recorder or other electronic means sent to a person identified by a unique address or address number and received by that person.
(g)
"Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature, transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, computer, electromagnetic, photoelectric or photo-optical system.
(h)
"Disclose" means exhibit, transfer, publicize, distribute or reproduce.
(i)
"Vulnerable person" has the same meaning as in Section
43-47-5
.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 443, HB 1196,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-NEW-003 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Sexual extortion - Punishment]

A person commits the offense of sexual extortion if the person intentionally threatens, including through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, to release, exhibit or distribute a private image of another in order to compel or attempt to compel the victim to do any act or refrain from doing any act against his or her will, with the intent to obtain an additional private image or anything else of value. Notwithstanding provisions of this act to the contrary, a person convicted of sexual extortion shall be imprisoned:
(a)
Not more than five (5) years for a first offense;
(b)
Not more than ten (10) years for a second offense; or
(c)
Not more than fifteen (15) years for a third or subsequent offense.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 443, HB 1196,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-NEW-004 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Aggravated sexual extortion - Punishment]

(1)
A person commits the offense of aggravated sexual extortion if the person intentionally threatens, including through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, to release, exhibit or distribute a private image of another in order to compel or attempt to compel the victim to do any act or refrain from doing any act against his or her will, with the intent to obtain an additional private image or anything else of value, and either:
(a)
The victim is a minor or vulnerable person, and the person convicted of sexual extortion is an adult; or
(b)
The victim suffers great bodily injury or death, and the appropriate court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the sexual extortion of the victim was the proximate cause of the great bodily injury or death.
(2)
A person convicted of aggravated sexual extortion shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen (15) years.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 443, HB 1196,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-NEW-005 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Behavioral health counseling for juvenile adjudicated under act]

The youth court may order as a condition of sentencing behavioral health counseling from an appropriate agency or provider for any juvenile adjudicated under this act.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 443, HB 1196,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 97-3-1 — 97-3-NEW-006) › Section 97-3-NEW-006 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Venue for prosecutions]

For the purposes of venue under the provisions of this section, any violation of this section may be prosecuted in the county in which the communication originated, the county in which the communication was made, the county in which the communication was received or the county in which any act in execution or furtherance of the scheme occurred.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 443, HB 1196,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-1 - Abandonment of child under age six

If the father or mother of any child under the age of six years, or any other person having the lawful custody of such child, or to whom such child shall have been confided, shall expose such child in any highway, street, field, house, outhouse, or elsewhere, with intent wholly to abandon it, such person shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than seven years, or in the county jail not more than one year.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 3 (32); 1857, ch. 64, art. 57; 1871, § 2528; 1880, § 2752; 1892, § 1001; 1906, § 1078; Hemingway's 1917, § 805; 1930, § 824; 1942, § 2050.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-3 - Desertion or nonsupport of child under age twenty-one; defenses to prosecution

(1)
Any parent who shall desert or willfully neglect or refuse to provide for the support and maintenance of his or her child or children, including the natural parent of an illegitimate child or children wherein paternity has been established by law or when the natural parent has acknowledged paternity in writing, while said child or children are under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be guilty of a felony and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished for a first offense by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by commitment to the custody of the Department of Corrections not more than five (5) years, or both; and for a second or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by commitment to the custody of the Department of Corrections not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(2)
In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense if, during the relevant time period, the child:
(i)
Marries, or
(ii)
Joins the military and serves on a full-time basis, or
(iii)
Is convicted of a felony and is sentenced to incarceration of two (2) or more years for committing such felony, or
(iv)
Discontinues full-time enrollment in school having attained the age of eighteen (18) years, unless the child is disabled, or
(v)
Voluntarily moves from the home of the custodial parent or guardian, establishes independent living arrangements, obtains full-time employment and discontinues educational endeavors prior to attaining the age of twenty-one (21) years, or
(vi)
Cohabits with another person without the approval of the parent obligated to pay support.
Codes, 1930, § 861; 1942, § 2087; Laws, 1928, Ex. ch. 89; Laws, 1962, ch. 311; Laws, 1995, ch. 533, § 1, eff. 7/1/1995.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 422, SB 2634,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-5 - Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage

Every person who shall maliciously, willfully, or fraudulently lead, take, carry away, decoy or entice away, any child under the age of fourteen (14) years, with intent to detain or conceal such child from its parents, guardian, or other person having lawful charge of such child, or for the purpose of prostitution, concubinage, or marriage, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than two (2) years nor more than ten (10) years, or fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or both. Investigation and prosecution of a defendant under this section does not preclude prosecution of the defendant for a violation of other applicable criminal laws, including, but not limited to, the Mississippi Human Trafficking Act, Section
97-3-54
et seq.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 3 (31); 1857, ch. 64, art. 58; 1871, § 2529; 1880, § 2753; 1892, § 1002; 1906, § 1079; Hemingway's 1917, § 806; 1930, § 825; 1942, § 2051.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 543, HB 673, 14, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-7 - Enticing child for employment

Any person who shall persuade, entice or decoy away from its father or mother with whom it resides any child under the age of eighteen (18) years, being unmarried, for the purpose of employing such child without the consent of its parents, or one of them, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not more than one (1) year, or both. Investigation and prosecution of a defendant under this section does not preclude prosecution of the defendant for a violation of other applicable criminal laws, including, but not limited to, the Mississippi Human Trafficking Act, Section
97-3-54
et seq.
Codes, 1880, § 2755; 1892, § 1003; 1906, § 1080; Hemingway's 1917, § 807; 1930, § 827; 1942, § 2053; Laws, 1980, ch 357, eff. 4/23/1980.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 543, HB 673, 15, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-9 - Iceboxes, etc.; abandonment without removing latch prohibited

If any person shall have on his premises, or shall suffer to be or remain upon his premises, any abandoned chest, icebox, refrigerator, or any other box-type container not in active use, any door to which has a latch or lock which automatically fastens upon the closing of such container's door, and which cannot be readily opened from the inside, he shall remove the latch or lock, or otherwise render it inoperative, and on failure to so do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Codes, 1942, § 2055.5; Laws, 1954, ch. 233; Laws, 1966, ch. 356, § 1, eff. 4/20/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-11 - Pool room or billiard hall; certain minors prohibited from entering

No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be allowed to enter and remain in any poolroom or billiard hall except that municipalities shall have the discretion to establish a lower minimum age. However, no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be allowed to enter and remain in any poolroom or billiard hall in which beer is sold or consumed. No owner or manager of any poolroom or billiard hall, and no agent or employee of any such owner or manager, shall permit or allow any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to enter and remain in any such poolroom or billiard hall except when a municipality has established a lower minimum age, and provided that in such municipality beer is neither sold nor consumed in such poolroom or billiard hall. Any manager or owner of any poolroom or billiard hall, and any agent or employee of such owner or manager, shall for each offense, upon conviction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
For the purposes of this section, a poolroom or billiard hall shall not be deemed to include a place of amusement, either for profit or otherwise, wherein the operation of pool and billiard tables is not the main attraction held out to the public, or the primary amusement engaged in by the participants and wherein less than fifteen percent (15%) of the gross revenue derived directly from the operation of such amusement or recreation center within the same room or immediately connecting and adjacent rooms shall be derived directly or indirectly from the operation of such pool or billiard tables and further, all nonprofit corporations, associations and organizations, and educational and religious institutions, shall not be considered as operating poolrooms or billiard halls for the purposes of this section.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 1067; 1930, § 1098; 1942, § 2331; Laws, 1910, ch. 166; Laws, 1918, ch. 150; Laws, 1968, ch. 354; Laws, 1972, ch. 353, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 316, eff. 2/23/1977.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-13 - through 97-5-19 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1979, ch. 475, § 4, eff. 7/1/1979.
§ 97-5-13. [Codes, 1942, § 2674-21; Laws, 1968, ch. 349, § 1] § 97-5-15. [Codes, 1942, § 2674-22; Laws, 1968, ch. 349, § 2, eff. 7/25/1968] § 97-5-17. [Codes, 1942, § 2674-23; Laws, 1968, ch. 349, § 3, eff. 7/25/1968] § 97-5-19. [Codes, 1942, § 2674-24; Laws, 1968, ch. 349, § 4, eff. 7/25/1968].
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-21 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1998, ch. 549, § 7, eff. 7/1/1998.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 59; 1871, § 2530; 1880, § 2754; 1892, § 1004; 1906, § 1081; Hemingway's 1917, § 808; 1930, § 828; 1942, § 2054; Laws, 1980, ch. 392; 1985, ch. 389, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-23 - Touching, handling, etc., child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless person

(1)
Any person above the age of eighteen (18) years, who, for the purpose of gratifying his or her lust, or indulging his or her depraved licentious sexual desires, shall handle, touch or rub with hands or any part of his or her body or any member thereof, or with any object, any child under the age of sixteen (16) years, with or without the child's consent, or a mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person as defined in Section
97-3-97
, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or be committed to the custody of the State Department of Corrections not less than two (2) years nor more than fifteen (15) years, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
(2)
Any person above the age of eighteen (18) years, who, for the purpose of gratifying his or her lust, or indulging his or her depraved licentious sexual desires, shall handle, touch or rub with hands or any part of his or her body or any member thereof, any child younger than himself or herself and under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not such person's spouse, with or without the child's consent, when the person occupies a position of trust or authority over the child shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or be committed to the custody of the State Department of Corrections not less than two (2) years nor more than fifteen (15) years, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. A person in a position of trust or authority over a child includes without limitation a child's teacher, counselor, physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, minister, priest, physical therapist, chiropractor, legal guardian, parent, stepparent, aunt, uncle, scout leader or coach.
(3)
Upon a second conviction for an offense under this section or a substantially similar offense under the laws of another state, the person so convicted shall be punished by commitment to the State Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed twenty (20) years.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 1142c; 1930, § 826; 1942, § 2052; Laws, 1920, ch. 215; Laws, 1958, ch. 276; Laws, 1980, ch. 387; Laws, 1985, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 512, § 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 487, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 549, § 5, eff. 7/1/1998.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 409, SB 2117, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-24 - Sexual involvement of school employee with student; duty to report; penalties for failure to report; immunity from civil liability for report made in good faith

If any person eighteen (18) years or older who is employed by any public school district or private school in this state is accused of fondling or having any type of sexual involvement with any child under the age of eighteen (18) years who is enrolled in such school, the principal of such school and the superintendent of such school district shall timely notify the district attorney with jurisdiction where the school is located of such accusation, the Mississippi Department of Education and the Department of Child Protection Services, provided that such accusation is reported to the principal and to the school superintendent and that there is a reasonable basis to believe that such accusation is true. Any superintendent, or his designee, who fails to make a report required by this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section
37-11-35
. Any superintendent, principal, teacher or other school personnel participating in the making of a required report pursuant to this section or participating in any judicial proceeding resulting therefrom shall be presumed to be acting in good faith. Any person reporting in good faith shall be immune from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Laws, 1994, ch. 595, § 11; Laws, 2011, ch. 514, § 2, eff. 4/26/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 101, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-25 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1997, ch. 578, § 16, eff. 2/1/1998.
Codes, 1892, § 1005; 1906, § 1082; Hemingway's 1917, § 809; 1930, § 829; 1942, § 2055; Laws, 1994, ch. 486, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-29 - Public display of sexually oriented materials

(1)
Any person who intentionally and knowingly places sexually oriented materials upon public display, or who knowingly and intentionally fails to take prompt action to remove such a display from property in his possession after learning of its existence shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined for each offense not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than one (1) year in the county jail, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
For purposes of this section any material is sexually oriented if the material consists of representations or descriptions of actual or simulated masturbation, sodomy, excretory functions, lewd exhibition of the genitals or female breasts, sadomasochistic abuse (for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification), homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, sexual intercourse or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or the breast or breasts of a female for the purpose of sexual stimulation, gratification or perversion.
(3)
A person places sexually oriented material upon public display within the meaning of this section if he places the material on or in a billboard, viewing screen, theater stage or marquee, newsstand, display rack, window, showcase, display case or other similar place, including a viewing screen in a vehicle, so that sexually oriented material is easily visible from a public street, public road or sidewalk or from areas of public businesses in which minors are normally business invitees.
Laws, 1979, ch. 475, § 2; Laws, 2005, ch. 491, § 4, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-31 - Exploitation of children; definitions

As used in Sections
97-5-33
through
97-5-37
, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this section:
(a)
"Child" means any individual who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years and is an identifiable child.
(b)
"Sexually explicit conduct" means actual, morphed or simulated:
(i)
Oral genital contact, oral anal contact, or sexual intercourse as defined in Section
97-3-65
, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex;
(ii)
Bestiality;
(iii)
Masturbation;
(iv)
Sadistic or masochistic abuse;
(v)
Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person; or
(vi)
Fondling or other erotic touching of the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, anus or breast.
(c)
"Producing" means producing, directing, manufacturing, issuing, publishing, morphing or advertising.
(d)
"Visual depiction" includes, without limitation, developed or undeveloped film and video tape or other visual unaltered, altered or morphed reproductions by computer and technology.
(e)
"Computer" has the meaning given in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1030.
(f)
"Morphed image" means any visual depiction or representation, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, simulated or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where such visual depiction or representation has been created, adapted, or modified to appear an identifiable minor is engaging in sexual conduct or sexually explicit activity to appearing in a state of sexually explicit nudity.
(g)
"Simulated" means any depicting of the genitals or rectal areas that gives the appearance of sexual conduct or incipient sexual conduct.
(h)
"Identifiable child" means a child who was a minor at the time the image was created, adapted, or modified or whose image as a child was used in the creating, adapting or modifying of the image; and is recognizable as an actual child by the child's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature. The provisions of this paragraph (h) shall not be construed to require proof of the actual identity of the identifiable child.
Laws, 1979, ch. 479, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 484, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 562, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 456, HB 1126,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 543, HB 673, 17, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-33 - Exploitation of children; prohibitions

(1)
No person shall, by any means including computer, cause, solicit or knowingly permit any child to engage in sexually explicit conduct or in the simulation of sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct.
(2)
No person shall, by any means including computer, photograph, film, video tape or otherwise depict or record a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct or in the simulation of sexually explicit conduct.
(3)
No person shall, by any means including computer, knowingly send, transport, transmit, ship, mail or receive any photograph, drawing, sketch, film, video tape or other visual depiction of an actual child engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
(4)
No person shall, by any means including computer, receive with intent to distribute, distribute for sale, sell or attempt to sell in any manner any photograph, drawing, sketch, film, video tape or other visual depiction of an actual child engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
(5)
No person shall, by any means including computer, knowingly possess or knowingly access with intent to view any photograph, drawing, sketch, film, video tape or other visual depiction of an actual child engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
(6)
No person shall, by any means including computer, knowingly entice, induce, persuade, seduce, solicit, advise, coerce, or order a child to meet with the defendant or any other person for the purpose of engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
(7)
No person shall by any means, including computer, knowingly entice, induce, persuade, seduce, solicit, advise, coerce or order a child to produce any visual depiction of adult sexual conduct or any sexually explicit conduct.
(8)
The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer posed as a child or was involved in any other manner in the detection and investigation of an offense under this section shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this section.
(9)
For purposes of determining jurisdiction, the offense is committed in this state if all or part of the conduct described in this section occurs in the State of Mississippi or if the transmission that constitutes the offense either originates in this state or is received in this state.
Laws, 1979, ch. 479, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 558; Laws, 1995, ch. 484, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 562, § 2; Laws, 2005, ch. 467, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 491, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 376, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 412, SB 2197, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-35 - Exploitation of children; penalties

Any person who violates any provision of Section
97-5-33
shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) nor more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) and shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years nor more than forty (40) years. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of Section
97-5-33
shall be fined not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) nor more than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) and shall be confined in the custody of the Department of Corrections for life or such lesser term as the court may determine, but not less than twenty (20) years.
Laws, 1979, ch. 479, § 3; Laws, 1995, ch. 484, § 3; Laws, 2003, ch. 562, § 3; Laws, 2005, ch. 467, § 2; Laws, 2005, ch. 491, § 2, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-37 - Exploitation of children; other remedies

The provisions of Sections
97-5-31
through
97-5-37
are supplemental to any statute relating to child abuse or neglect, obscenity, enticement of children or contributing to delinquency of a minor and acquittal or conviction pursuant to any other statute shall not be a bar to prosecution under Sections
97-5-31
through
97-5-37
. Acquittal or conviction under Sections
97-5-31
through
97-5-37
shall not be a bar to prosecution and conviction under other statutes defining crimes or misdemeanors, nor to any civil or administrative remedy otherwise available.
Laws, 1979, ch. 479, § 4, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-40 - Condoning child abuse

(1)
Any parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent or any other person who lives in the household with a child, who knowingly condones an incident of felonious child abuse of that child, which consists of one or more violations of (a) subsection (2) of Section
97-5-39
or (b) felonious sexual battery of that child, which consists of one or more violations of Section
97-3-95
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
(2)
A person shall not be considered to have condoned child abuse merely because such person does not report an act of child abuse.
(3)
The provisions of this section shall be in addition to any other criminal law.
Laws, 1989, ch. 566, § 1; Laws, 1992, ch. 557, § 1, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-41 - Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner

(1)
Any person who shall have carnal knowledge of his or her unmarried stepchild or adopted child younger than himself or herself and over fourteen (14) and under eighteen (18) years of age, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years.
(2)
Any person who shall have carnal knowledge of an unmarried child younger than himself or herself and over fourteen (14) and under eighteen (18) years of age, with whose parent he or she is cohabiting or living together as husband and wife, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years.
Laws, 1984, ch. 390; Laws, 1985, ch. 389, § 5, eff. 7/1/1985.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-43 - through 97-5-47 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1997, ch. 578, § 16, eff. 2/1/1998.
§ 97-5-43. [Laws, 1994, ch. 486, § 5] § 97-5-45. [Laws, 1994, ch. 486, § 6] § 97-5-47. [Laws, 1994, ch. 486, § 7]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51) › Section 97-5-49 - Knowingly allowing party where minor obtains, possesses or consumes alcoholic beverage; definitions; applicability of section; penalties

(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Adult" means a person over the age of twenty-one (21) years.
(b)
"Alcoholic beverage" has the meaning as defined in Section
67-1-5
.
(c)
"Beer" has the meaning as defined in Section
67-3-3
.
(d)
"Light wine" means wine containing five percent (5%) or less of alcohol by weight.
(e)
"Minor" means a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
(f)
"Party" means a gathering or event at which a group of two (2) or more persons assembles for a social occasion or activity at a private residence or a private premises.
(g)
"Private premises" means privately owned land, including any appurtenances or improvements on the land.
(h)
"Private residence" means the place where a person actually lives or has his or her home.
(i)
"Wine" has the meaning as defined in Section
67-1-5
.
(j)
"Light spirit product" means a beverage of an alcoholic content of not more than four percent (4%) by weight and containing one or more distilled spirits, as defined in Section
67-1-5
.
(2)
No adult who owns or leases a private residence or private premises shall knowingly allow a party to take place or continue at the residence or premises if a minor at the party obtains, possesses or consumes any alcoholic beverage, light wine, light spirit product or beer if the adult knows that the minor has obtained, possesses or is consuming alcoholic beverages, light wine, light spirit product or beer.
(3)
This section shall not apply to legally protected religious activities or gatherings of family members or to any of the exemptions set forth in Section
67-3-54
.
(4)
Each incident in violation of subsection (2) of this section or any part of subsection (2) constitutes a separate offense.
(5)
Any person who violates subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both the fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Laws, 2011, ch. 435;Laws, 2011, ch. 472, 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 314, HB 917,§ 62, eff. 6/18/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 405, HB 1292, 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 7 - CRIMES AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY OR ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 97-7-1 — 97-7-77) › Section 97-7-1 - Assessment; failure or refusal to deliver by taxpayer

If any taxpayer shall refuse or wilfully neglect to deliver a list of his taxable property, as required by law, to the assessor, under oath or affirmation, when required, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding three months in the county jail, or both.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 8, art. 17 (5); 1857, ch. 3, art. 17; 1871, § 1674; 1880, § 497; 1892, § 970; 1906, § 1046; Hemingway's 1917, § 774; 1930, § 790; 1942, § 2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 7 - CRIMES AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY OR ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 97-7-1 — 97-7-77) › Section 97-7-3 - Assessment; failure to deliver by banker

If the president, cashier, or other officer having like duties, of any bank or banking association shall wilfully fail to deliver to the assessor a written statement, under oath, as required by law, of all the bank's effects and assets, other than land, liable to taxation, he shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding three months in the county jail, or both.
Codes, 1892, § 972; 1906, § 1048; Hemingway's 1917, § 776; 1930, § 792; 1942, § 2016; Laws, 1890, p. 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 7 - CRIMES AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY OR ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 97-7-1 — 97-7-77) › Section 97-7-5 - Assessment; frauds on

If any taxpayer shall wilfully render to the assessor for taxation a false list of his taxable property, or shall so render a list which does not contain the whole of his property liable to be listed or taxed, or shall wilfully undervalue the property so listed, he shall be liable to prosecution for fraud on the assessment, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than one week nor more than three months, or both.
Codes, 1892, § 971; 1906, § 1047; Hemingway's 1917, § 775; 1930, § 791; 1942, § 2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 7 - CRIMES AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY OR ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 97-7-1 — 97-7-77) › Section 97-7-7 - Capitol building; not to be used for sleeping-rooms

If any person shall occupy any of the offices, apartments, halls, or other portion of the capitol building at Jackson as a lodging or sleeping-room, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding thirty days.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 4, art. 23 (3); 1857, ch. 6, art. 96; 1871, § 190; 1880, § 272; 1892, § 999; 1906, § 1076; Hemingway's 1917, § 803; 1930, § 822; 1942, § 2048.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 7 - CRIMES AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY OR ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 97-7-1 — 97-7-77) › Section 97-7-9 - Capitol building; defacing

If any person shall, by any means whatsoever, wilfully injure or destroy any of the works, materials, furniture, or ornaments of the capitol, or any of the buildings or monuments on the grounds belonging thereto, or shall wilfully deface any of the walls thereof, or shall write or make any drawing or characters thereon with pencil-mark, or otherwise, or do any indecent act, either on or to said walls, or within the same, or shall wilfully deface or injure the trees, fences, pavement, or soil on said grounds, such person, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, or both.
Codes, 1857, ch. 6, art. 101; 1871, § 194; 1880, § 273; 1892, § 1000; 1906, § 1077; Hemingway's 1917, § 804; 1930, § 823; 1942, § 2049.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 7 - CRIMES AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY OR ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 97-7-1 — 97-7-77) › Section 97-7-10 - Fraudulent statements and representations

(1)
Whoever, with intent to defraud the state or any department, agency, office, board, commission, county, municipality or other subdivision of state or local government, knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals or covers up by trick, scheme or device a material fact, or makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations, or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
This section shall not prohibit the prosecution under any other criminal statute of the state.
Laws, 1988, ch. 511, § 2, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 7 - CRIMES AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY OR ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 97-7-1 — 97-7-77) › Section 97-7-11 - Conspiracy to defraud state; obtaining public funds fraudulently

If any person shall enter into any agreement, combination or conspiracy to defraud the State of Mississippi, or any department or political subdivision thereof, by obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or allowance from the public funds of the state, or of any department or political subdivision thereof, of any false or fraudulent claim, he shall be subject to indictment therefor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for a term not to exceed five years, or shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, within the discretion of the court.
Codes, 1930, § 831; 1942, § 2057; Laws, 1930, ch. 97.