Mississippi § 97-21-49 - Selling or offering to sell counterfeit notes or other evidence of debt, etc.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-21-49 — Selling or offering to sell counterfeit notes or other evidence of debt, etc., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-21-49. Selling or offering to sell counterfeit notes or other evidence of debt, etc.
Every person who shall be convicted of having sold, exchanged, or delivered, for any consideration, any forged or counterfeited promissory note, check, bill, draft or other evidence of debt, or engagement for the payment of money, absolutely, or upon contingency, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, with the intent to have the same uttered or passed; or of having offered any such notes or other instruments for sale, exchange, or delivery, for any consideration, with the like knowledge and with the like intention, shall be guilty of forgery.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-21-49 ("Selling or offering to sell counterfeit notes or other evidence of debt, etc.") 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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