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Crimes Against the Person

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Abduction for purposes of marriage

Crimes of violence defined

Abortion; causing abortion or miscarriage

Failed abortion; unlawful for physician to intentionally allow or cause living child to die; care of living child mandated; penalties

Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments

Simple assault; aggravated assault; simple domestic violence; simple domestic violence third; aggravated domestic violence; aggravated domestic violence third

and 97-3-11. Repealed

Section
97-3-13

False confinement; sending sane person to psychiatric hospital or institution

Section
97-3-15

Homicide; justifiable homicide; use of defensive force; duty to retreat

Section
97-3-17

Homicide; excusable homicide

Section
97-3-19

Homicide; murder defined; first-degree murder; second-degree murder; capital murder; lesser-included offenses

Section
97-3-21

Homicide; penalty for first- or second-degree murder or capital murder

Section
97-3-23

Homicide; death following duels fought out of state

Section
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

Section
97-3-27

Homicide; killing while committing felony

Section
97-3-29

Homicide; killing while committing a misdemeanor

Section
97-3-31

Homicide; killing unnecessarily, while resisting effort of slain to commit felony or do unlawful act

Section
97-3-33

Killing trespasser involuntarily

Section
97-3-35

Homicide; killing without malice in the heat of passion

Section
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

Section
97-3-39

Homicide; drunken doctor, etc., unintentionally causing death

Section
97-3-41

Homicide; overloading boat

Section
97-3-43

Homicide; ignorant or negligent management of steamboat or railroad engine

Section
97-3-45

Homicide; owner of dangerous animal

Section
97-3-47

Homicide; all other killings

Section
97-3-49

Suicide; aiding

Section
97-3-51

Interstate removal of child under age fourteen by noncustodial parent or relative

Section
97-3-52

Prohibition against selling, buying, offering to sell and offering to buy child or unborn child; penalties

Section
97-3-53

Kidnapping; punishment

Section
97-3-54

Human Trafficking Act; short title

Section
97-3-54.1

Human Trafficking Act; prohibited conduct; penalty

Section
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

Section
97-3-54.3

Human Trafficking Act; aiding, abetting, or conspiring to violate human trafficking provisions

Section
97-3-54.4

Human Trafficking Act; definitions

Section
97-3-54.5

Human Trafficking Act; use of undercover operative in detection of offense permitted

Section
97-3-54.6

Human Trafficking Act; injunctive and other relief for victims of trafficking; confidentiality

Section
97-3-54.7

Human Trafficking Act; forfeiture of assets and disposition of proceeds

Section
97-3-54.8

Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Fund

Section
97-3-54.9

Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator; duties

Section
97-3-55

Libel; penalty

Section
97-3-57

Libel; truth as defense

Section
97-3-59

Mayhem

Section
97-3-61

Poisoning with intent to kill or injure

Section
97-3-63

Poisoning with intent to kill; where death does not ensue

Section
97-3-65

Statutory rape; enhanced penalty for forcible sexual intercourse or statutory rape by administering certain substances; criminal sexual assault protection order

Section
97-3-67

Repealed

Section
97-3-68

Rape; procedure for introducing evidence of sexual conduct of complaining witness; "complaining witness" defined

Section
97-3-69

Rape; "chaste character" presumed; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient

Section
97-3-70

Repealed

Section
97-3-71

Rape; assault with intent to ravish

Section
97-3-73

Robbery; definition

Section
97-3-75

Robbery; penalty

Section
97-3-77

Robbery; threat to injure person or relative at another time

Section
97-3-79

Robbery; use of deadly weapon

Section
97-3-81

Robbery; threatening letter demanding money, property

Section
97-3-82

Extortion; definitions; offense and penalties

Section
97-3-83

Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets

Section
97-3-85

Threats and intimidation; by letter or notice

Section
97-3-87

Threats and intimidation; whitecapping

Section
97-3-89

Timber, trees and saw logs; tampering with to injure or harass the owner prohibited

Section
97-3-91

Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when injury occurs

Section
97-3-93

Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when death results

Section
97-3-95

Sexual battery

Section
97-3-97

Sexual battery; definitions

Section
97-3-99

Sexual battery; defense

Section
97-3-101

Sexual battery; penalty; criminal sexual assault protection order

Section
97-3-103

Sexual battery; relationship with other criminal statutes

Section
97-3-104

Crime of sexual activity between certain individuals and offenders incarcerated in correctional facilities or on correctional supervision; sanctions

Section
97-3-105

Hazing; initiation into organization

Section
97-3-107

Stalking; aggravated stalking; penalties; definitions

Section
97-3-109

Drive-by shooting; drive-by bombing

Section
97-3-110

Seizure and forfeiture of firearms unlawfully possessed by juveniles and of motor vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings

Section
97-3-111

Forfeiture of vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings

Section
97-3-113

Mississippi Carjacking Act; short title

Section
97-3-115

Mississippi Carjacking Act; definitions

Section
97-3-117

Mississippi Carjacking Act; what constitutes offense of carjacking; attempted carjacking; armed carjacking; penalties