2013 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 45 - COMPUTER CRIMES AND IDENTITY THEFT
§ 97-45-21 - Jurisdiction for bringing criminal action


MS Code § 97-45-21 (2013) What's This?

(1) For purposes of bringing a criminal action under this chapter, a person who causes, by any means, the access of a computer, computer system or computer network in one jurisdiction from another jurisdiction is deemed to have personally accessed the computer, computer system or computer network in each jurisdiction.

(2) For offenses under Section 97-45-19 or Section 97-19-85 which occur in multiple jurisdictions but which do not involve a computer, computer system or computer network, jurisdiction is deemed to be proper in each jurisdiction where any element of the offense occurred.

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