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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-107: Hindering prosecution in the second degree.

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  1. Title 97. Crimes
  2. Chapter 9. Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice
  3. Article 3. Obstruction of Justice.

(1) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the second degree if, with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a misdemeanor, he renders criminal assistance to the other person.

(2) Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a misdemeanor.

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