Mississippi § 97-7-55 - Legislature; member accepting or agreeing to accept bribes.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-7-55 — Legislature; member accepting or agreeing to accept bribes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-7-55. Legislature; member accepting or agreeing to accept bribes.
Every member of either house composing the legislature who asks, receives, or agrees to receive any bribe, upon any understanding, express or implied, that his official vote, opinion, judgment, or action shall be influenced thereby, or shall be given in any particular manner or upon any particular side of any question or matter upon which he may be required to act in his official capacity, or gives or offers or promises to give any official vote in consideration that another member of the legislature shall give any such vote, either upon the same or another question, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than ten years.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-7-55 ("Legislature; member accepting or agreeing to accept bribes.") 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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