If any person shall willfully obliterate, injure or destroy any railroad-gate, warning-signals, cattle-gap or any board or sign erected or maintained by a railroad company in pursuance of law, he shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three (3) months, or both. In addition, any person who is convicted for a violation of this section shall be ordered by the court to make restitution to the owners or operators of the railroad line or property in an amount determined by the court to compensate for all damages caused by such person and all costs related to cleanup necessitated as a result of such person's unlawful conduct.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 25 - Offenses Affecting Railroads, Public Utilities and Carriers
§ 97-25-3. Meters; tampering with electric, gas or water meters
§ 97-25-5. Railroads; destroying crossing-sign, gate or warning-signals
§ 97-25-7. Railroads; driving vehicle or livestock on track
§ 97-25-9. Railroads; embezzlement of tickets
§ 97-25-11. Railroads; stealing tickets
§ 97-25-13. Railroads; intoxication of engineer or conductor
§ 97-25-15. Railroads; jumping on or off cars in motion
§ 97-25-17. Railroads; leaving switch open or improperly placed
§ 97-25-19. Railroads; locomotive to be stopped before entering or crossing track of another company
§ 97-25-21. Railroads; obstructing or injuring
§ 97-25-23. Railroads; obstructing or injuring; derailing cars
§ 97-25-25. Railroads; seizing and running locomotive
§ 97-25-27. Railroads; signaling or unlawfully interfering with train
§ 97-25-29. Railroads; stealing a ride
§ 97-25-31. Railroads; stealing animal killed or wounded by railroad
§ 97-25-33. Railroads; not to destroy or bury animal killed by train until report made
§ 97-25-35. Railroads; stealing or interfering with communications or signaling equipment
§ 97-25-37. Railroads; stopping or standing at crossing
§ 97-25-39. Railroads; uncoupling locomotives and cars by persons not employed by railroad
§ 97-25-41. Railroads; wilfully shooting from or on moving train
§ 97-25-43. Railroads, public utilities, and carriers; conspiracy to impede
§ 97-25-51. Telegraphs and telephones; governmental messages
§ 97-25-55. Aircraft piracy; boarding aircraft with dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument