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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - Crimes
Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses
Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act
§ 97-32-9. Juvenile purchase, possession and consumption of tobacco
Universal Citation: MS Code § 97-32-9 (2017)
- No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase any tobacco product. No student of any high school, junior high school or elementary school shall possess tobacco on any educational property as defined in Section 97-37-17.
- (a) If a person under eighteen (18) years of age is found by a court to be in violation of any other statute and is also found to be in possession of a tobacco product, the court may order the minor to perform up to three (3) hours of community service, in addition to any other punishment imposed by the court.
- (b) A violation under this section is not to be recorded on the criminal history of the minor and, upon proof of satisfaction of the court's order, the record shall be expunged from any records other than youth court records.
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