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2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 17 - Crimes Against Property.
- 97-17-1 - Arson; first degree; burning dwelling house or outbuilding.
- 97-17-3 - Arson; first degree; place of worship; failure to report accidental fires; juvenile offenders.
- 97-17-4 - Forfeiture of property used in commission of arson.
- 97-17-5 - Arson; second degree; other buildings or structures.
- 97-17-7 - Arson; third degree; personal property.
- 97-17-9 - Arson; fourth degree; attempt to burn.
- 97-17-11 - Arson; insured property.
- 97-17-13 - Arson; willfully or negligently firing woods, marsh, meadow, etc.; restitution of fire suppression costs.
- 97-17-14 - Aggravated assault upon fire fighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical personnel by injury-causing arson.
- 97-17-15 - Boundary landmarks; altering or destroying.
- 97-17-17 - Brands of saw-logs; altering or defacing.
- 97-17-19 - and 97-17-21. Repealed.
- 97-17-23 - Burglary; breaking and entering inhabited dwelling; home invasion.
- 97-17-25 - Burglary; breaking out of dwelling.
- 97-17-27 - Repealed.
- 97-17-29 - Burglary; breaking inner door of dwelling by one lawfully in house.
- 97-17-31 - Burglary; dwelling house defined.
- 97-17-33 - Burglary; breaking and entering building other than dwelling; railroad car; vessels; automobiles.
- 97-17-35 - Burglary; possession of burglar's tools.
- 97-17-37 - Burglary; with explosives.
- 97-17-39 - Penalties for injuring, destroying or defacing certain cemetery property, public buildings, schools or churches, or property thereof.
- 97-17-41 - Grand larceny; second or subsequent offense of felonious taking of motor vehicle; penalties.
- 97-17-42 - Taking possession of or taking away a motor vehicle.
- 97-17-43 - Petit larceny defined; penalty.
- 97-17-45 - Larceny; stealing bond, note, bill, securities, etc.; proof of value.
- 97-17-47 - Larceny; severing crops, or parts of improvements or enclosures.
- 97-17-49 - Larceny; shearing wool from dead sheep.
- 97-17-51 - Larceny; stealing dog.
- 97-17-53 - Larceny; stealing livestock; restitution.
- 97-17-55 - Larceny; stealing milk from cow.
- 97-17-57 - Repealed.
- 97-17-58 - Repealed.
- 97-17-59 - Larceny; stealing timber; restitution.
- 97-17-60 - Payment for timber acquired for resale; penalties.
- 97-17-61 - Larceny; taking and carrying away certain animals or motor vehicles not amounting to larceny.
- 97-17-62 - Larceny; theft of rental property.
- 97-17-63 - Larceny; tenants in common.
- 97-17-64 - Larceny; under lease or rental agreement.
- 97-17-65 - Looting.
- 97-17-67 - Malicious mischief.
- 97-17-68 - Coin operated devices; description of offenses and imposition of penalties; prosecution under this section does not bar prosecution or punishment under other statutes.
- 97-17-69 - Repealed.
- 97-17-70 - Receiving stolen property; dual charges of both stealing and receiving same property not to be brought against single defendant in same jurisdiction; penalties.
- 97-17-71 - Receiving stolen property; definitions; scrap metal dealers and other purchasers to keep records of purchases of metal property; content of records; metal property to be held separate and identifiable from other purchases for not less than three (3) business days from date of purchase; inspection by law enforcement personnel; hold notice; recovery of metal property by rightful owner; restitution to dealer by unlawful seller; false statement of ownership; cash transactions for purchase of scrap metal prohibited; failure to maintain appropriate records; interstate transportation of metal property; purchase and possession of metal beer kegs and/or metal syrup tanks generally used by soft drink industry prohibited except in limited circumstances; sales and purchases of bronze memorials prohibited except in limited circumstances; purchases of metal property from minors prohibited; limitation on hours of purchase; penalties.
- 97-17-71 - 1. Registration by scrap metal dealers with office of Secretary of State required; penalties for violations; enforcement.
- 97-17-71 - 2. Scrap metal dealers prohibited from paying cash or making payment of any kind at time of transaction for air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser; scrap metal dealers permitted to purchase air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser only from certain contractors or companies; payment for scrap metal to be made by check or money order and mailed to business address of company for whom metal being sold; penalties for violations.
- 97-17-73 - Removing agricultural products subject to lien from premises where produced.
- 97-17-75 - Removing personal property subject to lien from county, or selling same.
- 97-17-77 - Removing personal property subject to lien out of state.
- 97-17-79 - Trees; boxing pine trees.
- 97-17-81 - Trees; cutting or rafting upon lands of another.
- 97-17-83 - Trees; injuring or destroying shade or ornamental tree.
- 97-17-84 - Penalty for removal of "sea oats" or "uniola paniculata" from shores.
- 97-17-85 - Trespass; going upon inclosed land of another.
- 97-17-87 - Trespass; willful or malicious; penalty; enhanced penalties for willful trespass upon airport operations area.
- 97-17-89 - Trespass; destruction or carrying away of vegetation, etc. not amounting to larceny.
- 97-17-91 - Trespass; defacing, altering or destroying notices posted on land.
- 97-17-93 - Entering lands of another without permission; enforcement; relation to other statutes; dismissal of prosecution.
- 97-17-95 - Trespass; entry on premises where atomic machinery, rockets and other dangerous devices are manufactured, etc.
- 97-17-97 - Trespass; going into or upon, or remaining in or upon, buildings, premises or lands of another after being forbidden to do so.
- 97-17-99 - Trespass; inciting or soliciting etc., persons to go into or upon, or remain in or upon, buildings, premises or lands of another.
- 97-17-101 - Repealed.
- 97-17-103 - Prohibition of recovery for injuries sustained during criminal trespass.
- 97-17-121 - through 97-17-127. Repealed.
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