{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-33-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-17","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 33-5-17","body":"Every member of the militia ordered out for duty, or who shall volunteer or be drafted, who does not appear at the time or place ordered, or who shall knowingly or wilfully evade the process of the sheriff or other authorized officer to avoid military duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both.","path":["MS Code","Title 33"],"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":"283d4a3c7e23096c1a69a81ca6ae77f980f7bf4b14dd45218129bfafcee078c6","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-33-5-15","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-33-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}