Any person who knowingly and willingly violates the provisions of Sections 79-11-501 through 79-11-527 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or both. In connection with any solicitation, any person employing a device, scheme or artifice to defraud; or engaging in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, or obtaining money or property by means of any false pretense, representation or promise shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both. No indictment or information may be returned under Sections 79-11-501 through 79-11-529 more than five (5) years after the alleged violation.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 11 - Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporations and Religious Societies
Regulation of Charitable Solicitations
§ 79-11-504. Authority of Secretary of State to promulgate rules and regulations
§ 79-11-511. Out-of-state organization; service of process
§ 79-11-517. Registration as professional solicitor in employ of professional fund-raiser
§ 79-11-518. Records of solicitation activities
§ 79-11-524. Restrictions on hours of telephone solicitation
§ 79-11-525. Fiduciary responsibility of person soliciting, collecting, or expending contributions
§ 79-11-527. Reciprocal agreements with other states; public access to registration records