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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9)
Chapter 5 - OFFENSES AFFECTING CHILDREN (§§ 97-5-1 — 97-5-51)
- Section 97-5-1 - Abandonment of child under age six
- Section 97-5-3 - Desertion or nonsupport of child under age twenty-one; defenses to prosecution
- Section 97-5-5 - Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage
- Section 97-5-7 - Enticing child for employment
- Section 97-5-9 - Iceboxes, etc.; abandonment without removing latch prohibited
- Section 97-5-11 - Pool room or billiard hall; certain minors prohibited from entering
- Section 97-5-13 - through 97-5-19 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-5-21 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-5-23 - Touching, handling, etc., child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless person
- Section 97-5-24 - Sexual involvement of school employee with student; duty to report; penalties for failure to report; immunity from civil liability for report made in good faith
- Section 97-5-25 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-5-27 - Dissemination of sexually oriented material to persons under eighteen years of age; use of computer for purpose of luring or inducing persons under eighteen years of age to engage in sexual contact
- Section 97-5-29 - Public display of sexually oriented materials
- Section 97-5-31 - Exploitation of children; definitions
- Section 97-5-33 - Exploitation of children; prohibitions
- Section 97-5-35 - Exploitation of children; penalties
- Section 97-5-37 - Exploitation of children; other remedies
- Section 97-5-39 - Contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child; felonious abuse and/or battery of a child
- Section 97-5-40 - Condoning child abuse
- Section 97-5-41 - Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner
- Section 97-5-42 - Protection of children from parents convicted of felony child sexual abuse; creation of local registry; penalties; standards for visitation
- Section 97-5-43 - through 97-5-47 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-5-49 - Knowingly allowing party where minor obtains, possesses or consumes alcoholic beverage; definitions; applicability of section; penalties
- Section 97-5-51 - Mandatory reporting of sex crimes against minors; definitions; procedure; report contents; forensic samples; penalties
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