SEC. 97-17-41. Grand larceny; second or subsequent offense of felonious taking of motor vehicle; penalties.
(1) Every person who shall be convicted of taking and carrying away, feloniously, the personal property of another, of the value of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or more, shall be guilty of grand larceny, and shall be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for a term not exceeding five (5) years; or shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
(2) Every person who shall be convicted for a second or subsequent offense of taking and carrying away, feloniously, a motor vehicle which is the personal property of another, of any value, shall be guilty of grand larceny, and shall be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years or shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
(3) The court shall order any person convicted under this section who causes damage to any motor vehicle to pay restitution to the owner or owners of any such motor vehicle.
SOURCES: Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 4(63); 1857, ch. 64, art. 190; 1871, Sec. 2652; 1880, Sec. 2901; 1892, Sec. 1173; 1906, Sec. 1251; Hemingway's 1917, Sec. 981; 1930, Sec. 1009; 1942, Sec. 2240; Laws, 1966, ch. 359, Sec. 1; 1992, ch. 380, Sec. 1; 1993, ch. 337, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1993. Laws, 1996, ch. 544, Sec. 2, eff from and after July 1, 1996
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 5. Section 97-17-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
97-17-41. (1) (a) Every person who shall be convicted of taking and carrying away, feloniously, the personal property of another, of the value of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or more, shall be guilty of grand larceny, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding five (5) years; or shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
(b) Every person who shall be convicted of taking and carrying away, feloniously, the property of a church, synagogue, temple or other established place of worship, of the value of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or more, shall be guilty of grand larceny, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years, or shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
(2) Every person who shall be convicted for a second or subsequent offense of taking and carrying away, feloniously, a motor vehicle which is the personal property of another, of any value, shall be guilty of grand larceny, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding ten (10) years or shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
(3) The court shall order any person convicted under this section who causes damage to any motor vehicle to pay restitution to the owner or owners of any such motor vehicle.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 473, Sec. 5, HB631, Effective March 27, 1997.