Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (2026)
Resisting or obstructing arrest; fleeing or eluding law enforcement officer in motor vehicle
✓ current as of July 2026
It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct or resist by force, or violence, or threats, or in any other manner, his lawful arrest or the lawful arrest of another person by any state, local or federal law enforcement officer, and any person or persons so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
Codes, 1942, § 2292.5; Laws, 1960, ch. 261, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 547, § 4; Laws, 1994, ch. 592, § 5; Laws, 2003, ch. 536, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: Powell v. State, 806 So. 2d 1069 (Miss. 2001).
Powell v. State, 806 So. 2d 1069 (Miss. 2001). “At the time of Powell's arrest, a person was guilty of resisting arrest under Miss.Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (2000) [2] if he: (1) obstructed or resisted (2) his lawful arrest or that of another person (3) by any state, local or federal law enforcement officer (4) by force, violence,…”
State v. Wiegmann, 714 A.2d 841 (Md. 1998). “); Miss.Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (1994); Mont.Code Ann.”
Mease v. State, 539 So. 2d 1324 (Miss. 1989). “Mease was guilty no doubt of any of several offenses, ranging from resisting arrest, Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (1972), to disorderly conduct, Miss.”
The Univ. of Mississippi Med. Ctr. v. Enoch Oliver, 235 So. 3d 75 (Miss. 2017). “2014) (disorderly conduct); Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (Rev. 2014) (resisting arrest); Miss.”
Purnell v. State, 827 A.2d 68 (Md. 2003). “479 (West 2003); Miss.Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (2002); Mo.Rev.Stat.”
Edwards v. State, 124 So. 3d 105 (Miss. Ct. App. 2013). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (Rev.2006). And the jury found Edwards guilty of resisting arrest.”
In the Interest of S.M.K.S. v. Youth Court of Union Cnty., 155 So. 3d 747 (Miss. 2015). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (Rev. 2014) (emphasis added).”
Ducksworth v. Landrum, 62 F.4th 209 (5th Cir. 2023). “But that is not the law, and no reasonable officer could believe otherwise.”
Chambers v. State, 973 So. 2d 266 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007). “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (Rev.2000). ¶ 10.”
Tonia Massey v. DeSoto Cnty., Mississippi, 477 F. App'x 256 (5th Cir. 2012). “§ 97-9-73 (“It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct or resist by force, or violence, or threats, or in any other manner, his lawful arrest or the lawful arrest of another person by any state, local or federal law enforcement officer.”
Murrell v. State, 655 So. 2d 881 (Miss. 1995). “The resisting arrest statute, Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (1994), reads: It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct or resist by force, or violence, or threats, or any other manner, his lawful arrest or the lawful arrest of another person by any state, local or federal law…”
Qualls v. State, 947 So. 2d 365 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007). “2006) (failure to comply with *373 requests/commands of police officer is misdemeanor); Miss.Code Ann. § 97-9-73 (Rev.2006) (resisting or obstructing arrest is misdemeanor).”
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