45-17-9 - Violations of orders may be declared misdemeanors; penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 45-17-9. Violations of orders may be declared misdemeanors; penalties.
 

Municipalities may provide by ordinance that any person violating the provisions of orders issued by the chief administrative officer pursuant to this authorization during a proclaimed civil emergency be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) or six (6) months imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8610-55; Laws,  1968, ch. 554, § 5, eff from and after passage (approved July 23, 1968).