Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
- Section 97-3-1 - Abduction for purposes of marriage
- Section 97-3-2 - Crimes of violence defined
- Section 97-3-3 - Abortion; causing abortion or miscarriage
- Section 97-3-4 - Failed abortion; unlawful for physician to intentionally allow or cause living child to die; care of living child mandated; penalties
- Section 97-3-5 - Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments
- Section 97-3-7 - Simple assault; aggravated assault; simple domestic violence; simple domestic violence third; aggravated domestic violence; aggravated domestic violence third
- Section 97-3-9 and 97-3-11 - [Repealed]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 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-3-54.9 - Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator; duties
- Section 97-3-54.10 - Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund; authorization to establish program to fund certain victim service providers for victims of human trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation
- Section 97-3-54.11 - Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund; creation, funding, distribution; convening of committee to develop strategic plan to coordinate state's response to victims; member terms
- Section 97-3-54.12 - Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund; requirements shelters must meet to qualify for funds; local contributions
- Section 97-3-54.13 - Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund; confidentiality of information identifying victims; disclosure of physical location of shelter to public or private agency
- 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; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient
- Section 97-3-70 - [Repealed]
- Section 97-3-71 - Rape; assault with intent of forcible sexual penetration of any person
- 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 - [Repealed]
- 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
- Section 97-3-NEW-001 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 7/1/2024] [Short title]
- Section 97-3-NEW-002 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 7/1/2024] [Definitions]
- Section 97-3-NEW-003 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 7/1/2024] [Sexual extortion - Punishment]
- Section 97-3-NEW-004 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 7/1/2024] [Aggravated sexual extortion - Punishment]
- Section 97-3-NEW-005 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 7/1/2024] [Behavioral health counseling for juvenile adjudicated under act]
- Section 97-3-NEW-006 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 7/1/2024] [Venue for prosecutions]