2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 37 - Weapons and Explosives.
97-37-21 - Explosives and weapons of mass destruction; false report of placing.
§ 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.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 2143.3; Laws, 1971, ch. 351, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 485; Laws, 2002, ch. 384, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 409, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2003.
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