|
Abuse of Emergency
911 number
19-5-317
|
Up
to $5000 Fine &/or 1Year in Jail
|
|
Adultery
& Fornication
97-29-1,3,5,7,29
|
Up
to $500 Fine &/or 6 Months in Jail
|
|
ALCOHOL
RELATED CRIMES
|
1st Offense
|
2nd Offense
|
3rd Offense
|
|
Auto
Drinking & Driving (DUI)
63-11-30
(conviction on driving record for 5 years)
(2nd Offense Vehicle Impounded & Ignition Interlock)
|
$250
to $1000 Fine
Suspend
License up to 12 months or 90 Days if MASEP
|
$600
to $1500 Fine
Up
to 1 yr. in Jail
Suspend
License up to 24 Months
|
Felony
$2000
- $5000
1
to 5 Years in the Penitentiary
|
|
Boating
Drinking & Driving
(BUI)
59-23-5
(legally
drunk .10% alcohol level)
|
$250
to $1000 Fine
&/or
Up to 24 Hours Jail
(+ BSE Course)
|
$600
to $1000 Fine
&/or
48 Hrs to 1 Yr Jail
(Restricted 1 Yr)
|
$800 to $1000
&/or
30 Dys to 1 Yr Jail
(Restricted 2 Yrs)
|
|
Boating
Drinking & Driving
59-23-5
(BUI
4th Offense)
|
Felony, $2000 to $5000 Fine &/or
90 Days in Jail to 5 Years in Penitentiary
(Restricted from operating a boat for 3 years)
|
|
DUI
Causing Death or Mutilation
(must
serve 85% of sentence)
63-11-30 |
Felony,
5 to 25 Yrs in Penitentiary
|
|
Public
Drunkenness
97-29-47
|
Up to
$100 Fine & / or 30 Days in Jail
|
|
Minor
who Purchases
Alcohol, False I.D.
67-3-70
|
$25 to
$500 Fine and Up to 30 Days in Jail
|
|
Possession
of or False Statement to Obtain Alcohol < 21
67-1-81
|
Up to
$100 Fine and Up to $200 Fine if False Statement is Made
|
|
Sale
or Giving Alcohol to Minors Under 21
67-1-81
|
1st Offense
$500 to $1000 Fine
|
2nd Offense
$1000 to $2000 Fine
&/or
1 Year in Jail
|
|
Animals (cruelty to)
(also cats)
97-41-1,3,11,15,16
|
Up
to $1000 Fine &/or Up to 6 Mo. In
Jail
|
|
Animals
(maliciously injuring livestock)
97-41-15
|
$1500
to $10,000 Fine
&/or 1 to 5 Years in jail (+ restitution)
|
|
Arson
(1st
degree dwelling)
97-17-1
|
Felony,
5 to 20 Years Penitentiary
|
|
Arson
(1st
degree public school or church)
|
Felony,
5 to 30 Years in Penitentiary
|
|
Arson
(2nd
degree other buildings)
|
Felony,
1 to 10 Years in Penitentiary
|
|
Assault (simple)
(also City Judges)
97-3-7
|
Up
to $500 Fine &/or 6 Months in Jail + Restitution
|
|
Assault (simple) on a Police Officer
97-3-7
|
Felony,
Up to $1000 Fine &/or Up to 5 Yrs in Pen.
|
|
Assault (aggravated)
(No
Statute of Limitations) 97-3-7
|
Felony,
Up to 1 Yr in Jail or Up to 20 Years in Pen.
|
|
Assault,
Aggravated by Arson Related Injury
(to officer or EMT)
(No
Statute of Limitations)
97-17-14
|
Felony,
Up to $1000 Fine &/or Up to 10 Years in Pen.
|
|
Assault
on Police Officer or
Prosecutors (aggravated)
97-3-7
|
Felony,
Up to $5000 Fine &/or Up to 30 Years Pen.
|
|
Assault
by Threat or Point and Aiming
97-3-7 (1) (c)
|
Up
to $500 Fine &/or Up to 6 Months in Jail
|
|
Assisting Suicide
97-3-49 |
Up
to $1000 Fine &/or 1 Yr.
&/or
Felony Up to 10 Yrs Pen.
|
|
Auto Hit & Run
(involving
death or disfigurement)
63-3-401
|
Felony,
$1000 to $10,000 Fine &/or 1 to 5 Years in Pen.
|
|
Auto Insurance
(no liability insurance)
63-15-4
|
Up
to $1000 Fine & Suspension of DL Up to 1 Year
|
|
Auto Window Tint
Lowered from 35% to 28%
(must have sticker)
63-7-59 |
Up
to $1000 Fine
&/or Up to 3 Months in Jail |
|
Begging – Tramps
97-35-29
|
$50
Fine &/or 30 Days in Jail
|
|
Bigamy
97-29-13 |
Felony,
Up to 10 Years Penitentiary
|
|
Bond Jumping
83-39-29
|
Up
to $1000 Fine &/or Up to 1 Year in Jail
|
|
Bond Jumper,
Aiding and abetting
SB 2624
Laws 2005, Ch. 412, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
(revises section 83-39-29) |
Up to $1000 Fine &/or Up to 1 Year in Jail |
|
Bribery (political
candidates)
97-11-11
|
Felony,
Up to $5000 Fine
&/or Up to 10 Yrs Pen.
|
|
Bribery (athletic
contest)
97-29-17
|
Felony,
$100 to $1000 Fine
&/or 6 Months to 5 Yrs Pen.
|
|
Bus, School Passing
While Unloading
63-3-615
|
$200
to $500 Fine &/or Up to 1 Year in Jail
|
|
CHILD
ABUSE
(No
Statute of Limitations) |
|
Causing
a Minor to Commit a Felony
(under
17)
97-1-6
|
Felony,
Up to $10,000 Fine
&/or UP to 20 Yrs Pen.
|
|
Prohibited
Contact with Sexual Abuse Victim
(contacting
victim to harass or intimidate)
97-5-42
|
Felony,
Up to 5 Year in Penitentiary
|
|
Child
Abandonment (under 6)
97-5-1
|
UP
to 1 Year in Jail
or
Felony Up to 7 Years in Pen.
|
|
Child
Abuse or Battery
97-5-39
(99-1-5 no statute of limitations)
|
Misdemeanor,
Up to $1000 Fine
or 1 Year in Jail
|
|
Child
Abuse
(burn,
torture, or serious injury)
97-5-39
|
Felony,
Up to 20 Years in Penitentiary
|
|
Child Endangerment
(parent selling or possessing precursor chemicals
with minors present)
HB 1058
2005 Miss. Laws Ch. 467 eff. July 1, 2005
(revises section 97-5-39)
|
Felony,
Up to $5000 Fine and/or Up to 5 Years in Pen. |
|
Child Endangerment
(if child is substantially harmed physically,
mentally, or emotionally)
HB 1058
2005 Miss. Laws Ch. 467 eff. July 1, 2005
(revises section 97-5-39)
|
Felony,
Up to $10,000 Fine and/or Up to 10 Years in Pen. |
|
Condoning
Child Abuse
97-5-40
|
Up
to $1000 Fine
&/or Up to 1 Year in Jail
|
|
Contributing
to
Delinquency or Neglect
97-5-39(1)
|
Misdemeanor,
Up to $1000 Fine
&/or Up to 1 Yr Jail
|
|
Contributing to
Delinquency or Neglect
(resulting in substantial physical, mental or
emotional harm)
97-5-39
|
Felony,
Up to $5000 Fine and/or Up to 5 Years in Pen. |
|
Desertion
/ non-support
of minor under 18
97-5-3
|
Felony,
Up to $500 Fine
&/or Up to 5 Years Pen.
|
|
Desertion
of minor 2nd Offense
97-5-3
|
Felony,
Up to $10,000 Fine
&/or Up to 5 Yrs Pen.
|
|
Exploitation
of Minor (under 18)
97-5-31,33,35,37
|
Felony,
$25,000 to $50,000 Fine
&/or 2 to 20 Yrs Pen.
|
|
Exploitation
of Minor 2nd
Offense
(under 18)
97-5-31,33,35,37
|
Felony,
Up to $75,000 Fine
&/or 10 to 30 Yrs Pen.
|
|
Touching
Child For Lustful
Purposes
(defendant
18 or above & victim under 14)
97-5-23 |
Felony,
$1000 to $5000 Fine
&/or 2 to 15 Years
Penitentiary
|
|
Child (selling)
43-15-23
|
Felony,
Up to $5000 Fine
&/or Up to 5 Years Pen.
|
|
Child, Parental Responsibility
for
Acts of Minors
93-13-2 |
Liable
up to $5000 for Child
under 18 but over 10
+
Restitution &/or Up to $500 Fine
|
|
Intentionally Injure a Pregnant Woman(causing
miscarriage or stillbirth)
97-3-37
|
Felony,
Up to $7500 Fine
&/or Up to 20 Years in Pen.
|
|
Intentionally Injure a Pregnant Woman
(causing
great bodily harm to embryo or fetus)
97-3-37
|
Felony,
Up to $5000 Fine
&/or Up to 20 Years in Pen.
|
|
Intentionally Injure a Pregnant Woman
(causing serious or aggravated injury to embryo or fetus)
97-3-37
|
Up
to $1000 Fine
&/or Up to 1 Year in Jail
|
|
Intentionally Injure a Pregnant Woman
(causing physical injury to embryo or fetus)
97-3-37
|
Up
to $500 Fine
&/or Up to 90 Days in Jail
|
|
Assessment for
Crimes
Against Children
(statutory rape, rape, domestic violence, molesting,
exploitation, neglect)
97-3-65/97-5-1
|
Felony/Misdemeanor
$1000 Paid to MS Children’s Trust Fund |
|
Certain Offenses by a Minor under 18, under YOUTH COURT JURISDICTION
for Misdemeanor / Felony
43-21-151
|
Can
be Committed to Training School for a Period not to Exceed 20th
Birthday, + Restitution &/or Up to $500 Fine
|
|
COMPUTER CRIMES |
