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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-105

Hindering prosecution in the first degree

Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 3; Laws, 2017, ch. 382, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2017.

(1) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the first degree if: With the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a felony, he renders criminal assistance to the other person; or

(2) Prevents or attempts to prevent law enforcement from discovering facts relating to another’s criminal activity or engages in acts designed to interfere with, or prevent a law enforcement investigation of another; or

(3) Provides false information, under oath, or signs an affidavit with false information exonerating or incriminating another person.

(4) Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a Class 1 felony.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.