Mississippi § 97-5-5 - Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-5-5 — Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-5-5. Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage.
Every person who shall maliciously, willfully, or fraudulently lead, take, carry away, decoy or entice away, any child under the age of fourteen (14) years, with intent to detain or conceal such child from its parents, guardian, or other person having lawful charge of such child, or for the purpose of prostitution, concubinage, or marriage, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than two (2) years nor more than ten (10) years, or fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or both. Investigation and prosecution of a defendant under this section does not preclude prosecution of the defendant for a violation of other applicable criminal laws, including, but not limited to, the Mississippi Human Trafficking Act, Section 97-3-54 et seq.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-5-5 cover?
Section 97-5-5 ("Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage.") 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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