Mississippi § 63-1-69 - Punishment for violations where no specific penalty provided.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 63-1-69 — Punishment for violations where no specific penalty provided., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-1-69. Punishment for violations where no specific penalty provided.
Any person convicted of a violation of this article or any provisions of said article for which no other penalty is provided shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) and costs and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and costs, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of from one to six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-1-69 ("Punishment for violations where no specific penalty provided.") 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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