Any person, agency, association, corporation, institution, society or other organization violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of illegal placement of children and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment not more than five (5) years, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Criminal penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-123, under Licensing of Family Foster Homes, Child-caring Agencies and Child-placing Agencies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-15-123