Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9)
Chapter 35 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY (§§ 97-35-1 — 97-35-51)
Section 97-35-23 - Obstructing public streets, etc.; intentional obstruction of, or interference with, vehicle or pedestrian

Universal Citation:
MS Code § 97-35-23 (2023)
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  • (1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to intentionally obstruct, or interfere with the normal or ordinary free use and passage of vehicles of or on, any public street or highway provided for use by vehicular traffic, or for any person or persons to intentionally obstruct, or interfere with the normal or ordinary free use and passage of pedestrians of or on any public sidewalk provided for foot travel by pedestrians, and any person or persons who so do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than four hundred dollars ($400.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than four (4) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
  • (2) The provisions of this section are supplementary to the provisions of any other statute of this state.

Codes, 1942, § 2296.6; Laws, 1960, ch. 253, §§ 1, 2.


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