Mississippi § 97-3-41 - Homicide; overloading boat.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-3-41 — Homicide; overloading boat., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-3-41. Homicide; overloading boat.
Any person navigating any boat or vessel for gain, who shall wilfully or negligently receive so many passengers, or such quantity of lading, that by means thereof such boat or vessel shall sink or overset, and thereby any human being shall be drowned or otherwise killed, shall be guilty of manslaughter.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-3-41 ("Homicide; overloading boat.") 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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