Municipalities may provide by ordinance that any person violating the provisions of orders issued by the chief administrative officer pursuant to this authorization during a proclaimed civil emergency be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or six (6) months imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 17 - Civil Emergencies
§ 45-17-1. Imposition of curfews during civil emergencies; definitions
§ 45-17-3. Proclamation of emergency
§ 45-17-5. Curfew order to state times and places applicable; maximum duration
§ 45-17-7. Acts and activities which may be prohibited during emergency
§ 45-17-9. Violations of orders may be declared misdemeanors; penalties