Mississippi § 97-17-63 - Larceny; tenants in common.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-17-63 — Larceny; tenants in common., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-17-63. Larceny; tenants in common.
Any tenant in common of personal property, or person who is in any manner interested in any such property in which any other person has an interest, who shall sell, give away, conceal, or in any way convert or dispose of such property, with intent to defraud his cotenant or other person interested in such property, shall be punished as if he had committed larceny of such property of the value of the interest of his cotenant or other person interested in such property.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-17-63 ("Larceny; tenants in common.") 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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