{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-7-49","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-49","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-49","body":"It shall be unlawful for any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer, marshal, county patrolman, or any other state, county, or municipal peace or law enforcement officer to receive any fee as a witness in any criminal case in this state. The provisions of this section shall apply only when such officers are witnesses in the county or district in which such officer is serving.\n\nAny person who shall violate the provisions of this law shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).","path":["MS Code","Title 25"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"e158883872586a2e436a0bfc211b6635317f7ae192ca2f8a4ebefbac9a56854b","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-7-47","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}