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2016 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - Crimes
Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person
- § 97-3-1. Abduction for purposes of marriage
- § 97-3-2. Crimes of violence defined
- § 97-3-3. Abortion; causing abortion or miscarriage
- § 97-3-4. Failed abortion; unlawful for physician to intentionally allow or cause living child to die; care of living child mandated; penalties
- § 97-3-5. Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments
- § 97-3-7. Simple assault; aggravated assault; simple domestic violence; simple domestic violence third; aggravated domestic violence; aggravated domestic violence third
- §§ 97-3-9 and 97-3-11. Repealed
- § 97-3-13. False confinement; sending sane person to psychiatric hospital or institution.
- § 97-3-15. Homicide; justifiable homicide; use of defensive force; duty to retreat
- § 97-3-17. Homicide; excusable homicide
- § 97-3-19. Homicide; murder defined; first-degree murder; second-degree murder; capital murder; lesser-included offenses
- § 97-3-21. Homicide; penalty for first- or second-degree murder or capital murder
- § 97-3-23. Homicide; death following duels fought out of state
- § 97-3-25. Homicide; killing of child under 18 years of age by perpetrator over 21 years of age; penalties for manslaughter and child homicide
- § 97-3-27. Homicide; killing while committing felony
- § 97-3-29. Homicide; killing while committing a misdemeanor
- § 97-3-31. Homicide; killing unnecessarily, while resisting effort of slain to commit felony or do unlawful act
- § 97-3-33. Killing trespasser involuntarily
- § 97-3-35. Homicide; killing without malice in the heat of passion
- § 97-3-37. Homicide; killing of an unborn child; "human being" includes unborn child at every stage of gestation from conception until live birth for purposes of offenses of assault and homicide; "unborn child" defined; intentional injury to pregnant woman; penalties; provisions of section not applicable to legal medical procedures, including abortion
- § 97-3-39. Homicide; drunken doctor, etc., unintentionally causing death
- § 97-3-41. Homicide; overloading boat
- § 97-3-43. Homicide; ignorant or negligent management of steamboat or railroad engine
- § 97-3-45. Homicide; owner of dangerous animal
- § 97-3-47. Homicide; all other killings
- § 97-3-49. Suicide; aiding
- § 97-3-51. Interstate removal of child under age fourteen by noncustodial parent or relative
- § 97-3-52. Prohibition against selling, buying, offering to sell and offering to buy child or unborn child; penalties
- § 97-3-53. Kidnapping; punishment
- § 97-3-54. Human Trafficking Act; short title
- § 97-3-54.1. Human Trafficking Act; prohibited conduct; penalty
- § 97-3-54.2. Human Trafficking Act; destruction, concealment, or confiscation of passport or other immigration document for purpose of preventing person's freedom of movement or ability to travel; penalties
- § 97-3-54.3. Human Trafficking Act; aiding, abetting, or conspiring to violate human trafficking provisions
- § 97-3-54.4. Human Trafficking Act; definitions
- § 97-3-54.5. Human Trafficking Act; use of undercover operative in detection of offense permitted.
- § 97-3-54.6. Human Trafficking Act; injunctive and other relief for victims of trafficking; confidentiality
- § 97-3-54.7. Human Trafficking Act; forfeiture of assets and disposition of proceeds.
- § 97-3-54.8. Human Trafficking Act; Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund
- § 97-3-54.9. Human Trafficking Act; statewide human trafficking coordinator; duties
- § 97-3-55. Libel; penalty
- § 97-3-57. Libel; truth as defense
- § 97-3-59. Mayhem
- § 97-3-61. Poisoning with intent to kill or injure
- § 97-3-63. Poisoning with intent to kill; where death does not ensue
- § 97-3-65. Statutory rape; enhanced penalty for forcible sexual intercourse or statutory rape by administering certain substances
- § 97-3-67. Repealed
- § 97-3-68. Rape; procedure for introducing evidence of sexual conduct of complaining witness; "complaining witness" defined
- § 97-3-69. Rape; "chaste character" presumed; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient
- § 97-3-70. Repealed
- § 97-3-71. Rape; assault with intent to ravish
- § 97-3-73. Robbery; definition
- § 97-3-75. Robbery; penalty
- § 97-3-77. Robbery; threat to injure person or relative at another time
- § 97-3-79. Robbery; use of deadly weapon
- § 97-3-81. Robbery; threatening letter demanding money, property
- § 97-3-82. Extortion; definitions; offense and penalties
- § 97-3-83. Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets
- § 97-3-85. Threats and intimidation; by letter or notice
- § 97-3-87. Threats and intimidation; whitecapping
- § 97-3-89. Timber, trees and saw logs; tampering with to injure or harass the owner prohibited
- § 97-3-91. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when injury occurs
- § 97-3-93. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when death results
- § 97-3-95. Sexual battery
- § 97-3-97. Sexual battery; definitions
- § 97-3-99. Sexual battery; defense
- § 97-3-101. Sexual battery; penalty
- § 97-3-103. Sexual battery; relationship with other criminal statutes
- § 97-3-104. Crime of sexual activity between certain individuals and offenders incarcerated in correctional facilities or on correctional supervision; sanctions
- § 97-3-105. Hazing; initiation into organization
- § 97-3-107. Stalking; aggravated stalking; penalties; definitions
- § 97-3-109. Drive-by shooting; drive-by bombing
- § 97-3-110. Seizure and forfeiture of firearms unlawfully possessed by juveniles and of motor vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings
- § 97-3-111. Forfeiture of vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings
- § 97-3-113. Mississippi Carjacking Act; short title
- § 97-3-115. Mississippi Carjacking Act; definitions
- § 97-3-117. Mississippi Carjacking Act; what constitutes offense of carjacking; attempted carjacking; armed carjacking; penalties
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