27 chapters · 752 sections in this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-5-40 Condoning child abuse
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(1) Any parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent or any other person who lives in the household with a child, who knowingly condones an incident of felonious child abuse of that child, which consists of one or more violations of (a) subsection (2) of Section 97-5-39 or (b) felonio…
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-5-41 Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner
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(1) Any person who shall have carnal knowledge of his or her unmarried stepchild or adopted child younger than himself or herself and over fourteen (14) and under eighteen (18) years of age, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exc…
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-5-42 Protection of children from parents convicted of felony child sexual abuse; creation of local registry; penalties; standards for visitation
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(1) (a) For purposes of this section, a conviction of felony parental child sexual abuse shall include any nolo contendere plea, guilty plea or conviction at trial to any offense enumerated in Section 93-15-121(h) or any other statute of the State of Mississippi whereby a parent …
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-5-49 Knowingly allowing party where minor obtains, possesses or consumes alcoholic beverage; definitions; applicability of section; penalties
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(1) As used in this section:(a) “Adult” means a person over the age of twenty-one (21) years.(b) “Alcoholic beverage” has the meaning as defined in Section 67-1-5.(c) “Beer” has the meaning as defined in Section 67-3-3.(d) “Light wine” means wine containing five percent (5%) or l…