Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-15 (2026)

Parent or guardian not to permit minor son to have or carry weapon; penalty

✓ current as of July 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section JustiaMiss. Code CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Any parent, guardian or custodian who shall knowingly suffer or permit any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to have or to own, or to carry, any weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited by Section 97-37-1, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and shall be imprisoned not more than six (6) months in the county jail. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a minor who is exempt from the provisions of Section 97-37-14.

Codes, 1880, § 2987; 1892, § 1029; 1906, § 1108; Hemingway's 1917, § 834; 1930, § 858; 1942, § 2084; Laws, 1994, ch. 607, § 9, eff. 7/2/1994.

Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 308, HB 2, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1977–1977 · leading case: Moning v. Alfono, 254 N.W.2d 759 (Mich. 1977).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Moning v. Alfono, 254 N.W.2d 759 (Mich. 1977). · cites it 2× “…Idaho Code § 18-3302 ; Miss Code Ann § 97-37-1; Mont Rev Codes Ann § 94-3525; Tenn Code Ann § 39-4901; Utah Code Ann § 76-23-4; NC Gen Stat § 14-269; SC Code § 16-23-460; RI Gen Laws § 11-47-42. [39] Alas Stat Ann § 11.55.010 (treated, along with pistols, firearms and daggers,…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.