Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-19 (2026)
Infamous crime
✓ current as of July 2026
The term "infamous crime," when used in any statute, shall mean offenses punished with death or confinement in the penitentiary.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 8 (25); 1857, ch. 64, art. 348; 1871, § 2855; 1880, § 3104; 1892, § 1504; 1906, § 1581; Hemingway's 1917, § 1348; 1930, § 1372; 1942, § 680.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2021 · leading case: Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Off. Capacities as the Sec'y of State of Iowa, & Denise Fraise, in Her Off. Capacities as the Cnty. Auditor of Lee Cnty., Iowa, 884 N.W.2d 182 (Iowa 2016).
Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Off. Capacities as the Sec'y of State of Iowa, & Denise Fraise, in Her Off. Capacities as the Cnty. Auditor of Lee Cnty., Iowa, 884 N.W.2d 182 (Iowa 2016). “in effect May 23, 2016) (felony, misdemeanor theft or fraudulent/deceitful act, abuse of office, tampering); Miss.Code Ann. § 1-3-19 (offenses punishable by death or confinement in penitentiary); Tenn.”
The State Auditor Shad White & Holmes Cnty., Mississippi v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. & Eddie Carthan (Miss. 2021). “Mississippi Code Section 1-3-19 (Rev. 2019) defines “infamous crime” as any “offense[] punished with death or confinement in the penitentiary.”
Gary W Mauney v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 1996). “" We have not previously addressed the issue of what crimes are infamous when establishing disqualification from public office.”
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