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2013 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 21 - FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 97-21-33 - Penalty for forgery


MS Code § 97-21-33 (2013) What's This?

Persons convicted of forgery shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($ 10,000.00), or both; provided, however, that when the amount of value involved is less than Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500.00) in lieu of the punishment above provided for, the person convicted may be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than six (6) months, or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00), or both, within the discretion of the court.

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