Mississippi § 97-21-1 - Account books kept in public offices.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-21-1 — Account books kept in public offices., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-21-1. Account books kept in public offices.
Every person who, with intent to defraud, shall make any false entry, or shall falsely alter any entry made in any book of accounts kept in the office of the auditor of public accounts, or in the office of the treasurer of this state, or in the office of any county treasurer, or in any other public office, by which any demand or obligation, claim, right, or interest, either against or in favor of this state, or any county, city, town, or village, or any individual, shall be or purport to be discharged, diminished, increased, created, or in any manner affected, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of forgery.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-21-1 ("Account books kept in public offices.") 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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