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2015 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 9 - OFFENSES AFFECTING ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 1 - IN GENERAL
§ 97-9-41 - Escape of prisoners; concealing or harboring escaped prisoner
MS Code § 97-9-41 (2015) What's This?
Every person who shall knowingly conceal or harbor any prisoner or convict who has escaped from the lawful custody of any officer, jail, prison, or the penitentiary, within this state shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($ 100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($ 500.00) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not to exceed five (5) years.
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