29-5-93 - Penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 29-5-93. Penalties.
 

Any person violating provisions of Sections 29-5-83 through 29-5-91 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Prosecution for such offenses shall be had in the county court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, upon affidavit by the attorney general of Mississippi or any of his assistants. In cases where public property is damaged in an amount exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), the offenses shall be punishable by imprisonment for not exceeding one (1) year. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8952-27; Laws,  1972, ch. 326, § 28, eff 30 days after passage (Enacted April 5, 1972, without approval of Governor).