Miss. Code Ann. § 97-7-73: Offering a false instrument for recording against a public servant; penalties.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 97. Crimes
- Chapter 7. Crimes Against Sovereignty or Administration of Government
(1) A person commits the crime of offering a false instrument for recording against a law enforcement officer, public official or public employee if the person offers, for recording, a lien or encumbrance that relates to or affects the real or personal property, or an interest therein, or a contractual relationship of a law enforcement officer, public official or public employee, knowing that the lien or encumbrance contains a materially false statement or materially false information, with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or harass the law enforcement officer, public official or public employee, or to impede the law enforcement officer, public official or public employee in the performance of his or her duties.
(2) Any person who violates this section, upon conviction, shall be punished as follows:
(a) For a first offense, by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
(b) For a subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years or a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
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