Mississippi § 97-21-35 - Pleadings, process and other court papers, licenses, or written instruments generally.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-21-35 — Pleadings, process and other court papers, licenses, or written instruments generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-21-35. Pleadings, process and other court papers, licenses, or written instruments generally.
Every person who, with the intent to injure or defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any instrument or writing being or purporting to be any process issued by any competent court, magistrate, or officer, or being or purporting to be any pleading or proceeding filed or entered in any court of law or equity, or being or purporting to be any certificate, order, or allowance, by any competent court, board, or officer, or being or purporting to be any license or authority authorized by any statute, or any instrument or writing being or purporting to be the act of another, by which any pecuniary demand or obligation shall be or purport to be created, increased, discharged, or diminished, or by which any right or property whatever shall be or purport to be transferred, conveyed, discharged, diminished, or in any manner affected, by which false making, forging, altering or counterfeiting any person may be affected, bound, or in any way injured in his person or property, shall be guilty of forgery.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-21-35 cover?
Section 97-21-35 ("Pleadings, process and other court papers, licenses, or written instruments generally.") 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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