Mississippi § 97-35-21 - Lighthouse property and navigation lights; destroying, extinguishing, etc.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-35-21 — Lighthouse property and navigation lights; destroying, extinguishing, etc., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-35-21. Lighthouse property and navigation lights; destroying, extinguishing, etc.
Every person who shall wilfully break into, deface or destroy any lighthouse station, post, platform, steps, lamp or other structure pertaining to such lighthouse station, or shall extinguish any light erected by the United States upon or along the navigable waters of this state to aid in the navigation thereof, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-35-21 ("Lighthouse property and navigation lights; destroying, extinguishing, 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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