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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-29-65: Strip clubs prohibited within one-fourth mile of church, school, kindergarten, or courthouse.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 97. Crimes
- Chapter 29. Crimes Against Public Morals and Decency
- In General
It shall be unlawful to locate within one-fourth (1/4) of one (1) mile of any church, school, kindergarten or courthouse any establishment where public displays of nudity are present. Any person found guilty of violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
For the purposes of this section the term “nudity” and “public display” shall have the same meanings as those terms are defined in Section 19-5-103.
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