Chapter
Crimes Against the Person
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-1— Abduction for purposes of marriage
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-2— Crimes of violence defined
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-3— Abortion; causing abortion or miscarriage
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-4— Failed abortion; unlawful for physician to intentionally allow or cause living child to die; care of living child mandated; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-5— Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-7— Simple assault; aggravated assault; simple domestic violence; simple domestic violence third; aggravated domestic violence; aggravated domestic violence third
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-9— §§ 97-3-9 and 97-3-11. Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-13— False confinement; sending sane person to psychiatric hospital or institution
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-15— Homicide; justifiable homicide; use of defensive force; duty to retreat
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-17— Homicide; excusable homicide
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-19— Homicide; murder defined; first-degree murder; second-degree murder; capital murder; lesser-included offenses
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-21— Homicide; penalty for first- or second-degree murder or capital murder
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-23— Homicide; death following duels fought out of state
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-25— Homicide; killing of child under 18 years of age by perpetrator over 21 years of age; penalties for manslaughter and child homicide
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-27— Homicide; killing while committing felony
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-29— Homicide; killing while committing a misdemeanor
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-31— Homicide; killing unnecessarily, while resisting effort of slain to commit felony or do unlawful act
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-33— Killing trespasser involuntarily
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-35— Homicide; killing without malice in the heat of passion
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-37— Homicide; killing of an unborn child; “human being” includes unborn child at every stage of gestation from conception until live birth for purposes of offenses of assault and homicide; “unborn child” defined; intentional injury to pregnant woman; penalties; provisions of section not applicable to legal medical procedures, including abortion
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-39— Homicide; drunken doctor, etc., unintentionally causing death
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-41— Homicide; overloading boat
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-43— Homicide; ignorant or negligent management of steamboat or railroad engine
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-45— Homicide; owner of dangerous animal
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-47— Homicide; all other killings
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-49— Suicide; aiding
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-51— Interstate removal of child under age fourteen by noncustodial parent or relative
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-52— Prohibition against selling, buying, offering to sell and offering to buy child or unborn child; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-53— Kidnapping; punishment
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54— Human Trafficking Act; short title
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.1— Human Trafficking Act; prohibited conduct; penalty
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.2— Human Trafficking Act; destruction, concealment, or confiscation of passport or other immigration document for purpose of preventing person’s freedom of movement or ability to travel; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.3— Human Trafficking Act; aiding, abetting, or conspiring to violate human trafficking provisions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.4— Human Trafficking Act; definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.5— Human Trafficking Act; use of undercover operative in detection of offense permitted
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.6— Human Trafficking Act; injunctive and other relief for victims of trafficking; confidentiality
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.7— Human Trafficking Act; forfeiture of assets and disposition of proceeds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.8— Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-54.9— Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator; duties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-55— Libel; penalty
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-57— Libel; truth as defense
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-59— Mayhem
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-61— Poisoning with intent to kill or injure
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-63— Poisoning with intent to kill; where death does not ensue
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-65— Statutory rape; enhanced penalty for forcible sexual intercourse or statutory rape by administering certain substances; criminal sexual assault protection order
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-67— Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-68— Rape; procedure for introducing evidence of sexual conduct of complaining witness; “complaining witness” defined
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-69— Rape; “chaste character” presumed; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-70— Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-71— Rape; assault with intent to ravish
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-73— Robbery; definition
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-75— Robbery; penalty
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-77— Robbery; threat to injure person or relative at another time
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-79— Robbery; use of deadly weapon
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-81— Robbery; threatening letter demanding money, property
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-82— Extortion; definitions; offense and penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-83— Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-85— Threats and intimidation; by letter or notice
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-87— Threats and intimidation; whitecapping
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-89— Timber, trees and saw logs; tampering with to injure or harass the owner prohibited
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-91— Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when injury occurs
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-93— Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when death results
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95— Sexual battery
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-97— Sexual battery; definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-99— Sexual battery; defense
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-101— Sexual battery; penalty; criminal sexual assault protection order
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-103— Sexual battery; relationship with other criminal statutes
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-104— Crime of sexual activity between certain individuals and offenders incarcerated in correctional facilities or on correctional supervision; sanctions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-105— Hazing; initiation into organization
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-107— Stalking; aggravated stalking; penalties; definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-109— Drive-by shooting; drive-by bombing
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-110— Seizure and forfeiture of firearms unlawfully possessed by juveniles and of motor vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-111— Forfeiture of vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-113— Mississippi Carjacking Act; short title
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-115— Mississippi Carjacking Act; definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-117— Mississippi Carjacking Act; what constitutes offense of carjacking; attempted carjacking; armed carjacking; penalties