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Mississippi Code 1972 (2024)
Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9)
Chapter 19 - FALSE PRETENSES AND CHEATS (§§ 97-19-1 — 97-19-87)
- Section 97-19-1 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-19-3 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-19-5 - Citation of Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29
- Section 97-19-7 - Credit cards; construction of provisions
- Section 97-19-9 - Credit cards; definitions
- Section 97-19-11 - Credit cards; procuring issuance by false statements
- Section 97-19-13 - Credit cards; acquisition by theft or artifice; unlawful sales and purchases; receipt of cards issued in another's name
- Section 97-19-15 - Credit cards; controlling card as security for debt
- Section 97-19-17 - Credit cards; forgery
- Section 97-19-19 - Credit cards; signing with intent to defraud
- Section 97-19-21 - Credit cards; use to obtain things of value or to operate automatic cash dispensing machines with intent to defraud; penalties
- Section 97-19-23 - Credit cards; furnishing things of value on forged or unlawfully obtained card; failing to give value represented as given
- Section 97-19-25 - Credit cards; possession of incomplete cards or plates and devices for their reproduction
- Section 97-19-27 - Credit cards; receipt of things of value in violation of law
- Section 97-19-29 - Credit cards; penalty for violation of Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29
- Section 97-19-31 - Credit cards; use of credit numbers or other credit device to obtain credit, goods, property or services
- Section 97-19-32 - Credit cards; possession of scanning device or reencoder without permission of cardholder; scanning or reencoding with intent to defraud; penalties
- Section 97-19-33 - False personation; personating another to marry, become bail or surety, confess judgment, acknowledge recorded instrument, or act in suit
- Section 97-19-35 - False personation; personating another to receive money or property
- Section 97-19-37 - False personation; masquerading as deaf person
- Section 97-19-39 - Obtaining signature or thing of value with intent to defraud
- Section 97-19-41 - Obtaining signature or thing of value with intent to defraud; penalty for using false negotiable instrument
- Section 97-19-43 - Patriotic and fraternal organizations; unauthorized use of membership buttons, insignia, etc
- Section 97-19-45 - Producing child with intent to intercept inheritance
- Section 97-19-47 - Receiving deposits when bank is insolvent
- Section 97-19-49 - Registering animal falsely; giving false pedigree
- Section 97-19-51 - Selling property previously sold or encumbered
- Section 97-19-53 - Substituting child to deceive parent or guardian
- Section 97-19-55 - Bad checks, electronically converted checks or electronic commercial debits and insufficient funds
- Section 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
- Section 97-19-59 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-19-61 - Bad checks, electronically converted check, electronic commercial debit; when notice need not be given
- Section 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
- Section 97-19-63 - Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; statement of reason for dishonor
- Section 97-19-65 - Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; each violation constitutes a separate offense
- Section 97-19-67 - Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; penalties; restitution
- Section 97-19-69 - Bad checks, electronically converted checks, electronic commercial debits; non-liability for causing arrest or imprisonment of drawer
- Section 97-19-71 - Fraud in connection with state or federally funded assistance programs; penalty
- Section 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
- Section 97-19-75 - Bad check complaint procedures; restitution procedures
- Section 97-19-77 - Accounting and distribution of monies received with respect to bad check complaint
- Section 97-19-79 - District attorney to file court complaint upon failure of accused to make restitution
- Section 97-19-81 - Right of lender to add fee to amount of loan when payment on loan made with bad check
- Section 97-19-83 - Fraud by mail or other means of communication
- Section 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
- Section 97-19-87 - Intent to defraud or cause deceitful drug or alcohol screening test results prohibited; in-state sale, distribution, manufacture or marketing, or transportation into the state of human or synthetic urine prohibited; attempt to defeat or interfere with results prohibited; possession of adulterants with intent to defraud or cause deceitful drug or alcohol screening test prohibited; rebuttable presumption of intent; penalties
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