97-17-61 - Larceny; taking and carrying away certain animals or motor vehicles not amounting to larceny. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 97-17-61. Larceny; taking and carrying away certain animals or motor vehicles not amounting to larceny.
 

Any person who shall, without the consent of the owner or his agent, take away any horse, mare, gelding, mule, jack, jennet, sheep, cow, bull, ox, hog, or other livestock or dog, or automobile, truck or other motor vehicle, where such taking and carrying away shall not amount to larceny, shall upon conviction, be fined not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned not exceeding one (1) year in the county jail, or both. A verdict of guilty of such taking and carrying away may be rendered under an indictment for larceny, if the evidence shall not warrant a verdict of guilty of larceny but shall warrant a conviction under this section. This section shall not apply to anyone who takes such property believing, in good faith, that he has a right to it. The court shall order any person convicted under this section to pay restitution for any damage caused to any property as a result of violating this section. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1880, § 2911; 1892, § 1186; 1906, § 1264; Hemingway's 1917, § 994; 1930, § 1022; 1942, § 2254; Laws,  1940, ch. 239; Laws,  1996, ch. 544, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1996.