Mississippi § 97-13-25 - Registration; falsely procuring registration.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-13-25 — Registration; falsely procuring registration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-13-25. Registration; falsely procuring registration.
Any person who shall knowingly procure his or any person’s registration as a qualified elector, when the person whose registration is being procured is not entitled to be registered as such, or under a false name, or as a qualified elector in any other election precinct than that in which he or she resides, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the State Penitentiary for a term not to exceed five (5) years, or be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
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Section 97-13-25 ("Registration; falsely procuring registration.") 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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