Mississippi § 81-1-101 - False statement of bank official; penalty.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 81-1-101 — False statement of bank official; penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 81-1-101. False statement of bank official; penalty.
Any officer, director, cashier, agent, clerk or stockholder of any bank, other than a national bank, doing business in the State of Mississippi, who willfully and knowingly subscribes to or makes any false report or any false statement or entry in the books of such bank, or who knowingly subscribes or exhibits any false writing or paper with the intent to deceive any person as to the condition of such bank shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the Penitentiary not more than three (3) years, or both.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 81-1-101 ("False statement of bank official; penalty.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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