45-33-51 - Misuse of information; penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 45-33-51. Misuse of information; penalties.
 

(1)  Any person who willfully misuses or alters public record information relating to a sex offender or sexual predator, or a person residing or working at an address reported by a sex offender, including information displayed by law enforcement agencies on web sites, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both. 

(2)  The sale or exchange of sex offender information for profit is prohibited. Any violation of this subsection (2) is a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2000, ch. 499, § 16; Laws, 2007, ch. 392, § 12, eff from and after July 1, 2007.