Offenses Affecting Children

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Section
97-5-1

Abandonment of child under age six

Section
97-5-3

Desertion or nonsupport of child under age eighteen

Section
97-5-5

Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage

Section
97-5-7

Enticing child for employment

Section
97-5-9

Iceboxes, etc.; abandonment without removing latch prohibited

Section
97-5-11

Pool room or billiard hall; certain minors prohibited from entering

Sections
97-5-13 through 97-5-19

Repealed

Section
97-5-21

Repealed

Section
97-5-23

Touching, handling, etc., child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless person

Section
97-5-24

Sexual involvement of school employee with student; duty to report; penalties for failure to report; immunity from civil liability for report made in good faith

Section
97-5-25

Repealed

Section
97-5-27

Dissemination of sexually oriented material to persons under eighteen years of age; use of computer for purpose of luring or inducing persons under eighteen years of age to engage in sexual contact

Section
97-5-29

Public display of sexually oriented materials

Section
97-5-31

Exploitation of children; definitions

Section
97-5-33

Exploitation of children; prohibitions

Section
97-5-35

Exploitation of children; penalties

Section
97-5-37

Exploitation of children; other remedies

Section
97-5-39

Contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child; felonious abuse and/or battery of a child

Section
97-5-40

Condoning child abuse

Section
97-5-41

Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner

Section
97-5-42

Protection of children from parents convicted of felony child sexual abuse; creation of local registry; penalties; standards for visitation

Sections
97-5-43 through 97-5-47

Repealed

Section
97-5-49

Knowingly allowing party where minor obtains, possesses or consumes alcoholic beverage; definitions; applicability of section; penalties

Section
97-5-51

Mandatory reporting of sex crimes against minors; definitions; procedure; report contents; forensic samples; penalties