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2016 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - Crimes
Chapter 5 - Offenses Affecting Children
- § 97-5-1. Abandonment of child under age six
- § 97-5-3. Desertion or nonsupport of child under age eighteen
- § 97-5-5. Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage
- § 97-5-7. Enticing child for employment
- § 97-5-9. Iceboxes, etc.; abandonment without removing latch prohibited
- § 97-5-11. Pool room or billiard hall; certain minors prohibited from entering
- §§ 97-5-13 through 97-5-19. Repealed
- § 97-5-21. Repealed
- § 97-5-23. Touching, handling, etc., child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless person
- § 97-5-24. Sexual involvement of school employee with student; duty to report; penalties for failure to report; immunity from civil liability for report made in good faith
- § 97-5-25. Repealed
- § 97-5-27. Dissemination of sexually oriented material to persons under eighteen years of age; use of computer for purpose of luring or inducing persons under eighteen years of age to engage in sexual contact
- § 97-5-29. Public display of sexually oriented materials
- § 97-5-31. Exploitation of children; definitions
- § 97-5-33. Exploitation of children; prohibitions
- § 97-5-35. Exploitation of children; penalties
- § 97-5-37. Exploitation of children; other remedies
- § 97-5-39. Contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child; felonious abuse and/or battery of a child
- § 97-5-40. Condoning child abuse
- § 97-5-41. Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner
- § 97-5-42. Protection of children from parents convicted of felony child sexual abuse; creation of local registry; penalties; standards for visitation
- §§ 97-5-43 through 97-5-47. Repealed
- § 97-5-49. Knowingly allowing party where minor obtains, possesses or consumes alcoholic beverage; definitions; applicability of section; penalties
- § 97-5-51. Mandatory reporting of sex crimes against minors; definitions; procedure; report contents; forensic samples; penalties.
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