MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

Index for Chapter 003 of Title 97

97-3-1.  Abduction for purposes of marriage. 
97-3-3.  Abortion; causing abortion or miscarriage. 
97-3-4.  Failed abortion; unlawful for physician to intentionally allow or cause living child to die; care of living child mandated; penalties. 
97-3-5.  Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments. 
97-3-7.  Simple assault; aggravated assault; domestic violence.
97-3-8.  Domestic violence; protective orders from other jurisdictions; enforcement.
97-3-13.  False confinement; sending sane person to insane asylum. 
97-3-15.  Homicide; justifiable homicide. 
97-3-17.  Homicide; excusable homicide. 
97-3-19.  Homicide; murder defined; capital murder; lesser-included offenses.
97-3-21.  Homicide; penalty for murder or capital murder. 
97-3-23.  Homicide; death following duels fought out of state. 
97-3-25.  Homicide; penalty for manslaughter. 
97-3-27.  Homicide; killing while committing felony. 
97-3-29.  Homicide; killing while committing a misdemeanor. 
97-3-31.  Homicide; killing unnecessarily, while resisting effort of slain to commit felony or do unlawful act. 
97-3-33.  Killing trespasser involuntarily. 
97-3-35.  Homicide; killing without malice in the heat of passion. 
97-3-37.  Homicide; killing of an unborn child; "human being" includes unborn child at every stage of gestation from conception until live birth for purposes of offenses of assault and homicide; "unborn child" defined; intentional injury to pregnant woman; penalties; provisions of section not applicable to legal medical procedures, including abortion.
97-3-39.  Homicide; drunken doctor, etc., unintentionally causing death. 
97-3-41.  Homicide; overloading boat. 
97-3-43.  Homicide; ignorant or negligent management of steamboat or railroad engine. 
97-3-45.  Homicide; owner of dangerous animal. 
97-3-47.  Homicide; all other killings. 
97-3-49.  Suicide; aiding. 
97-3-51.  Interstate removal of child under age fourteen by noncustodial parent or relative. 
97-3-53.  Kidnapping; punishment. 
97-3-55.  Libel; penalty. 
97-3-57.  Libel; truth as defense. 
97-3-59.  Mayhem. 
97-3-61.  Poisoning with intent to kill or injure. 
97-3-63.  Poisoning with intent to kill; where death does not ensue. 
97-3-65.  Statutory rape; enhanced penalty for forcible sexual intercourse or statutory rape by administering certain substances. 
97-3-67.  Rape; carnal knowledge of unmarried persons over fourteen and under eighteen years of age. 
97-3-68.  Rape; procedure for introducing evidence of sexual conduct of complaining witness; "complaining witness" defined. 
97-3-69.  Rape; "chaste character" presumed; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient. 
97-3-71.  Rape; assault with intent to ravish. 
97-3-73.  Robbery; definition. 
97-3-75.  Robbery; penalty. 
97-3-77.  Robbery; threat to injure person or relative at another time. 
97-3-79.  Robbery; use of deadly weapon. 
97-3-81.  Robbery; threatening letter demanding money, property. 
97-3-82.  Extortion; definitions; offense and penalties. 
97-3-83.  Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets. 
97-3-85.  Threats and intimidation; by letter or notice. 
97-3-87.  Threats and intimidation; whitecapping. 
97-3-89.  Timber, trees and saw logs; tampering with to injure or harass the owner prohibited. 
97-3-91.  Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when injury occurs. 
97-3-93.  Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when death results. 
97-3-95.  Sexual battery. 
97-3-97.  Sexual battery; definitions. 
97-3-99.  Sexual battery; defense. 
97-3-101.  Sexual battery, punishment.
97-3-103.  Sexual battery; relationship with other criminal statutes. 
97-3-104. Crime of sexual activity between law enforcement personnel and prisoners; sanctions. 
97-3-105.  Hazing; initiation into organization. 
97-3-107.  Stalking.
97-3-109.  Drive-by shooting; drive-by bombing. 
97-3-110.  Seizure and forfeiture of firearms unlawfully possessed by juveniles and of motor vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings. 
97-3-111.  Forfeiture of vehicles used in drive-by shootings or bombings. 
97-3-113.  Mississippi Carjacking Act; short title. 
97-3-115.  Mississippi Carjacking Act; definitions. 
97-3-117.  Mississippi Carjacking Act; what constitutes offense of carjacking; attempted carjacking; armed carjacking; penalties. 
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