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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17; absent from the newer snapshot, which serves other sections of this chapter, so it may since have been repealed or amended

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-90: Penalties for willful and knowing alteration, forgery or counterfeiting of any license plate, decal, permit, etc. required for commercial motor vehicle.

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  1. Title 27. Taxation and Finance
  2. Chapter 19. Motor Vehicle Privilege and Excise Taxes
  3. Article 1. Motor Vehicle Privilege Taxes.

Any person who willfully and knowingly alters, forges or counterfeits any license plate, decal, permit or other document required for a commercial motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of six (6) months, or both, and for any subsequent offense be subject to a fine of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of more than six (6) months but not exceeding one (1) year, or both.

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