A person who willfully and lewdly exposes his person, or private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction for a first offense, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or both. Upon conviction for a second offense within five (5) years, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or shall be imprisoned not exceeding one (1) year, or both. Upon conviction of a third or subsequent offense within five (5) years, such person shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary, or both. It is not a violation of this statute for a woman to breast-feed.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 29 - Crimes Against Public Morals and Decency
§ 97-29-1. Adultery and fornication; unlawful cohabitation
§ 97-29-3. Adultery and fornication; between teacher and pupil
§ 97-29-5. Adultery and fornication; between certain persons forbidden to inter-marry
§ 97-29-7. Adultery and fornication; between guardian and ward
§ 97-29-9. Adultery and fornication; going out of state to marry
§ 97-29-13. Bigamy; definition; penalty
§ 97-29-15. Bigamy; exceptions
§ 97-29-19. Dead bodies; disinterment for sale or wantonness
§ 97-29-21. Dead bodies; buying or receiving
§ 97-29-23. Dead bodies; opening graves for certain purposes
§ 97-29-27. Incest; marriage within prohibited degrees
§ 97-29-29. Incest; persons divorced for incest not to cohabit or copulate
§ 97-29-43. Polygamy; teaching of
§ 97-29-47. Profanity or drunkenness in public place
§ 97-29-55. Seduction of female over age of eighteen by promised or pretended marriage
§ 97-29-57. Stallion or jack not to be kept in public view or permitted to run at large