Mississippi § 97-9-5 - Bribery; jurors, arbitrators, and referees accepting, and person promising them, punished.
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§ 97-9-5. Bribery; jurors, arbitrators, and referees accepting, and person promising them, punished.
If any person drawn, summoned, chosen, or appointed as a juror, arbitrator, or referee shall, corruptly take or receive any gratuity, gift, or reward whatever, or any promise thereof, or if the wife of such person, with his knowledge and consent, shall so take or receive, to influence any verdict, award, or report of such juror, arbitrator, or referee, he shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or in the county jail not more than one year, or fined one thousand dollars, or both, and any person who shall make or offer any such gratuity, reward, or any promise thereof, shall, on conviction, suffer the same penalty.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-9-5 ("Bribery; jurors, arbitrators, and referees accepting, and person promising them, punished.") 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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