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Mississippi Code 1972 (2024)
Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9)
Chapter 45 - COMPUTER CRIMES AND IDENTITY THEFT (§§ 97-45-1 — 97-45-33)
- Section 97-45-1 - Definitions
- Section 97-45-2 - Identity theft; definitions; investigative authority of Attorney General; form of subpoena; enforcement and penal provisions; refusal to produce documents as requested by subpoena; confidentiality of information
- Section 97-45-3 - Computer fraud; penalties
- Section 97-45-5 - Offense against computer users; penalties
- Section 97-45-7 - Offense against computer equipment; penalties
- Section 97-45-9 - Offense against intellectual property; penalties
- Section 97-45-11 - Venue
- Section 97-45-13 - Effect on other offenses
- Section 97-45-15 - "Cyberstalking"; penalties
- Section 97-45-17 - Posting of messages through electronic media for purpose of causing injury to any person; penalties
- Section 97-45-19 - Identity theft
- Section 97-45-21 - Jurisdiction for bringing criminal action
- Section 97-45-23 - Investigations and prosecutions
- Section 97-45-25 - Additional penalties for violations under this chapter; funding of expenses of Attorney General's Cyber Crime Central or special fund program; deposit of user charges and fees authorized under this section into State General Fund
- Section 97-45-27 - Identity theft; victim authorized to expunge record of false charges accrued on account of activities of the perpetrator
- Section 97-45-29 - Identity theft; Attorney General authorized to issue "Identity Theft Passports" verifying that expunction order has been entered or police report has been filed; access to identity theft information
- Section 97-45-31 - Using scanning device or reencoder to capture encoded information from magnetic strip on credit, debit or other payment card; definitions; penalty
- Section 97-45-33 - Online impersonation; penalties
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