Mississippi § 97-5-41 - Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-5-41 — Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-5-41. Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner.
Any person who shall have carnal knowledge of his or her unmarried stepchild or adopted child younger than himself or herself and over fourteen (14) and under eighteen (18) years of age, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years. Any person who shall have carnal knowledge of an unmarried child younger than himself or herself and over fourteen (14) and under eighteen (18) years of age, with whose parent he or she is cohabiting or living together as husband and wife, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-5-41 ("Carnal knowledge of step or adopted child; carnal knowledge of child by cohabitating partner.") 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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