Mississippi § 97-9-71 - Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-9-71 — Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-9-71. Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers.
If any person shall have in his possession or under his control personal property of any kind subject to seizure by virtue of any legal process in the hands of any state or federal law enforcement officer, as the property of another or as subject to such process, and shall refuse or omit to point out such property to such officer on his demanding it, and to permit him to take possession of it, he shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than the value of such property, nor more than double such value, or to imprisonment in the county jail not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-9-71 ("Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers.") 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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