{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-73-27-17","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 73-27-17","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 73-27-17","body":"Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, on conviction, of the first offense, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than three (3) months or both; and such person, upon conviction of the second offense against this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one (1) year or more than two (2) years; and such person, upon conviction of any succeeding offense, shall be punished in the discretion of the court; provided, however, that such punishment shall in no case exceed the payment of a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisonment for five years.","path":["MS Code","Title 73"],"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":"3c3ab8daafc003c44217b2b9bf1803ee2ba0834a497c6cddc31447d9cf3037f0","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-73-27-16","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-73-27-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}