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2020 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - Crimes
Chapter 19 - False Pretenses and Cheats
- § 97-19-1. Repealed
- § 97-19-3. Repealed
- § 97-19-5. Citation of Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29
- § 97-19-7. Credit cards; construction of provisions
- § 97-19-9. Credit cards; definitions
- § 97-19-11. Credit cards; procuring issuance by false statements
- § 97-19-13. Credit cards; acquisition by theft or artifice; unlawful sales and purchases; receipt of cards issued in another's name
- § 97-19-15. Credit cards; controlling card as security for debt
- § 97-19-17. Credit cards; forgery
- § 97-19-19. Credit cards; signing with intent to defraud
- § 97-19-21. Credit cards; use to obtain things of value or to operate automatic cash dispensing machines with intent to defraud; penalties
- § 97-19-23. Credit cards; furnishing things of value on forged or unlawfully obtained card; failing to give value represented as given
- § 97-19-25. Credit cards; possession of incomplete cards or plates and devices for their reproduction
- § 97-19-27. Credit cards; receipt of things of value in violation of law
- § 97-19-29. Credit cards; penalty for violation of Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29
- § 97-19-31. Credit cards; use of credit numbers or other credit device to obtain credit, goods, property or services
- § 97-19-32. Credit cards; possession of scanning device or reencoder without permission of cardholder; scanning or reencoding with intent to defraud; penalties
- § 97-19-33. False personation; personating another to marry, become bail or surety, confess judgment, acknowledge recorded instrument, or act in suit
- § 97-19-35. False personation; personating another to receive money or property
- § 97-19-37. False personation; masquerading as deaf person
- § 97-19-39. Obtaining signature or thing of value with intent to defraud
- § 97-19-41. Obtaining signature or thing of value with intent to defraud; penalty for using false negotiable instrument
- § 97-19-43. Patriotic and fraternal organizations; unauthorized use of membership buttons, insignia, etc.
- § 97-19-45. Producing child with intent to intercept inheritance
- § 97-19-47. Receiving deposits when bank is insolvent
- § 97-19-49. Registering animal falsely; giving false pedigree
- § 97-19-51. Selling property previously sold or encumbered
- § 97-19-53. Substituting child to deceive parent or guardian
- § 97-19-55. Bad checks, electronically converted checks or electronic commercial debits and insufficient funds
- § 97-19-57. Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; presumption of fraudulent intent; notice that check or electronic fund transfer has not been paid; notice returned undelivered as evidence of intent to defraud; transactions involving motor vehicles
- § 97-19-59. Repealed
- § 97-19-61. Bad checks, electronically converted check, electronic commercial debit; when notice need not be given
- § 97-19-62. Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; evidence of identity of party issuing, uttering or delivering check or party authorized to draw upon named account
- § 97-19-63. Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; statement of reason for dishonor
- § 97-19-65. Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; each violation constitutes a separate offense
- § 97-19-67. Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; penalties; restitution
- § 97-19-69. Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; non-liability for causing arrest or imprisonment of drawer
- § 97-19-71. Fraud in connection with state or federally funded assistance programs; penalty
- § 97-19-73. District attorney authorized to assist in recovery and distribution of restitution from persons issuing bad checks; construction of Sections 97-19-73 through 97-19-79
- § 97-19-75. Bad check complaint procedures; restitution procedures
- § 97-19-77. Accounting and distribution of monies received with respect to bad check complaint
- § 97-19-79. District attorney to file court complaint upon failure of accused to make restitution
- § 97-19-81. Right of lender to add fee to amount of loan when payment on loan made with bad check
- § 97-19-83. Fraud by mail or other means of communication
- § 97-19-85. Fraudulent use of identity, Social Security number, credit card or debit card number or other identifying information to obtain thing of value
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