Mississippi § 97-25-51 - Telegraphs and telephones; governmental messages.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-25-51 — Telegraphs and telephones; governmental messages., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-25-51. Telegraphs and telephones; governmental messages.
If any telegraph company, or an officer, agent, operator, or employee of any such company or association, shall refuse or wilfully omit to transmit a dispatch tendered by an officer of this state, or of the United States, which by law is required to be given immediate dispatch, for the price of ordinary communications of the same length, or shall designedly alter or falsify the same for any purpose whatever, such company or such officer, agent, operator, or employee, shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-25-51 ("Telegraphs and telephones; governmental messages.") 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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