Mississippi § 97-7-59 - Military service; failure to report for active duty.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-7-59 — Military service; failure to report for active duty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-7-59. Military service; failure to report for active duty.
Any officer or enlisted man of the Mississippi national guard called out or notified for active duty, who shall fail to report at the time and place appointed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court, and if the conviction be by a military court in addition thereto, may be dismissed or dishonorably discharged from the military service of the state.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-7-59 ("Military service; failure to report for active duty.") 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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