Mississippi § 97-3-83 - Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-3-83 — Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-3-83. Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets.
Robbery of obligations or bonds, bill obligatory, bank bills or bills of exchange, promissory notes for the payment of any money or specific property, paper bills of credit, cotton receipts, railroad passenger tickets, certificates granted by or under authority of this state or the United States, or any state, territory, or district therein, or of any foreign country, shall be punished in the same manner, both as to the principal and accessory, as robbery of goods and chattels.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-3-83 ("Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets.") 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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