Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 39-7-35 (2026)
Penalties for violations of chapter; finder's fee for arrest and conviction of violator
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by confinement in jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and confinement. Each day of continued violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a distinct and separate offense for which the offender may be punished.
- (2) The board at its discretion may grant a "finder's fee," not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), for the arrest and conviction of any person in violation of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 6192-117; Laws, 1970, ch. 267, § 17; Laws, 1983, ch. 458, § 12, eff. 7/1/1983.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Sandra Baur v. Nancy Shirley Baggett Ribelin, 395 So. 3d 1258 (Miss. Ct. App. 2024).
Sandra Baur v. Nancy Shirley Baggett Ribelin, 395 So. 3d 1258 (Miss. Ct. App. 2024). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 39-7-35 (Rev. 2014) (“Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor”).”
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