Mississippi § 47-5-89 - No solicitation nor contribution for political purposes.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-89 — No solicitation nor contribution for political purposes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-89. No solicitation nor contribution for political purposes.
If any officer or employee of the state or county government, or any employee of the state correctional system, or any other person shall solicit or accept from any employee of the state correctional system, or from any offender therein, any contribution of money or other property for political or election purposes he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not less than sixty (60) days nor longer than one hundred twenty (120) days, or both, and if an employee of the state correctional system he shall be immediately and permanently removed from further employment with the state correctional system.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-5-89 ("No solicitation nor contribution for political purposes.") 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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