27 chapters · 752 sections in this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-23-1 False advertising and misrepresentation of nature of business
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to misrepresent the true nature of its business by use of the words “manufacturer,” “wholesaler,” “retailer,” or words of similar import or for any person, firm, association or corporation to represent itse…
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-23-101 Laundering of monetary instruments; offense; penalties; effect of federal conviction
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(1) (a) Whoever, knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, conducts or attempts to conduct such a financial transaction which in fact involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activity:(i) 1. With th…
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-23-103 Home repair fraud; definitions; exceptions; penalties
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Home repair” means the fixing, replacing, altering, converting, modernizing, improving of or the making of an addition to any real property primarily designed or used as a residence.(i) Home repair sh…
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-23-105 Falsely using or producing retail sales receipts and universal product codes
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(1) A person who, with intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, possesses, uses, utters transfers, makes, alters, counterfeits or reproduces a retail sales receipt or a universal product code label commits a misdemeanor which shall be punished, upon conviction thereof, by imprisonm…