27-109-13 - Penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 27-109-13. Penalties.
 

(1)  Any person who violates any provision of Sections 27-109-1 through 27-109-11 shall be punished: 

(a) For any offense, by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both fine and imprisonment. 

(b) For a second or subsequent offense, the court shall not suspend a sentence of imprisonment imposed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection or grant probation to the person convicted. 

(2)  Any person who attempts, or two (2) or more persons who conspire, to violate any provision of Sections 27-109-1 through 27-109-11, each shall be punished by imposing the penalty provided in subsection (1) for the completed crime. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1989, ch. 480, § 7, eff from and after passage (approved March 28, 1989).