Mississippi § 97-21-45 - Record of will or other instrument constituting evidence, judgment or decree of court, or return on process.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-21-45 — Record of will or other instrument constituting evidence, judgment or decree of court, or return on process., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-21-45. Record of will or other instrument constituting evidence, judgment or decree of court, or return on process.
Every person who, with intent to defraud, shall falsely alter, destroy, corrupt, or falsify the record of any will, conveyance or other instrument the record of which shall by law be evidence, or any record or any judgment or decree of a court of record, or the enrollment of any such judgment or decree, or the return of an officer, court, or tribunal, to any process of any court, or who shall falsely make, forge, or alter any entry in any book of record, or any instrument purporting to be any such record or return, with intent to defraud, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of forgery.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-21-45 ("Record of will or other instrument constituting evidence, judgment or decree of court, or return on process.") 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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