{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-75-24-20","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 75-24-20","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 75-24-20","body":"Criminal remedies.\n\n(a) Any person who, knowingly and willfully, violates any provision of Section 75-24-5 , shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).\n\n(b) Upon a second conviction of any person for a violation of any provision of Section 75-24-5 , the offense being committed within a period of five (5) years, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for up to one (1) year or fined up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or both.\n\n(c) Upon a third or subsequent conviction of any person for a violation of any provision of Section 75-24-5 , the offense being committed within a period of five (5) years, such person shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years or fined not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or both.\n\n(d) Criminal convictions from other states for violations of substantially similar provisions to those prohibited by this chapter shall be counted for the purposes of determining if a violation of this section is a first, second or third or subsequent offense.","path":["MS Code","Title 75"],"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":"cdba250fead4589ad2999fe4004cab619c6eaaf2b2f26d43976f7be403853e84","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-75-24-191","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-75-24-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}