Mississippi § 97-17-97 - Trespass; going into or upon, or remaining in or upon, buildings, premises or lands of another after being forbidden to do so.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-17-97 — Trespass; going into or upon, or remaining in or upon, buildings, premises or lands of another after being forbidden to do so., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-17-97. Trespass; going into or upon, or remaining in or upon, buildings, premises or lands of another after being forbidden to do so.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 73-13-103, if any person or persons shall without authority of law go into or upon or remain in or upon any building, premises or land of another, including the premises of any public housing authority after having been banned from returning to the premises of the housing authority, whether an individual, a corporation, partnership, or association, or any part, portion or area thereof, after having been forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing including any sign hereinafter mentioned, by any owner, or lessee, or custodian, or other authorized person, or by the administrators of a public housing authority regardless of whether or not having been invited onto the premises of the housing authority by a tenant, or after having been forbidden to do so by such sign or signs posted on, or in such building, premises or land, or part, or portion, or area thereof, at a place or places where such sign or signs may be reasonably seen, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by confinement in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The provisions of this section are supplementary to the provisions of any other statute of this state.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-17-97 ("Trespass; going into or upon, or remaining in or upon, buildings, premises or lands of another after being forbidden to do so.") 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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