Mississippi § 97-11-33 - Extortion; collecting unauthorized fees and fees for services not actually rendered.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-11-33 — Extortion; collecting unauthorized fees and fees for services not actually rendered., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-11-33. Extortion; collecting unauthorized fees and fees for services not actually rendered.
If any judge, justice court judge, sheriff, deputy sheriff, sheriff’s employee, constable, assessor, collector, clerk, county medical examiner, county medical examiner investigator, employee of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, employee of any contractor providing incarceration services or any other officer, shall knowingly demand, take or collect, under color of his office, any money fee or reward whatever, not authorized by law, or shall demand and receive, knowingly, any fee for service not actually performed, such officer, so offending, shall be guilty of extortion, and, on conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both, and shall be removed from office.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-11-33 cover?
Section 97-11-33 ("Extortion; collecting unauthorized fees and fees for services not actually rendered.") 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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