Mississippi Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 97-9-39. Escape of prisoners; refusal of officer, jailer, etc., to arrest or confine; refusal to receive prisoners at jail; suffering an escape; accepting bribe to permit escape

If any sheriff, jailer, constable, marshal, or other officer, shall wilfully and corruptly refuse to execute any lawful process directed to him or any of them, requiring the apprehension or confinement of any person charged with a criminal offense; or shall corruptly and wilfully omit to execute such process, by which such person shall escape; or shall wilfully refuse to receive in any jail under his charge any offender lawfully committed to such jail and ordered to be confined therein on any criminal charge or conviction, or any lawful process whatever; or shall suffer any person lawfully committed to his custody to escape and go at large, either wilfully or negligently; or shall receive any gratuity or reward, or any security or engagement for the same, to procure, assist, or connive at, or permit any prisoner in his custody on any criminal charge or conviction to escape, whether such escape be attempted or effected or not, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 97 - Crimes

Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice

Article 1 - In General

§ 97-9-3. Court records and public papers; stealing, concealing, destroying, etc.

§ 97-9-5. Bribery; jurors, arbitrators, and referees accepting, and person promising them, punished

§ 97-9-7. Bribery; taking reward for compounding or concealing, etc. crime punishable by death or life imprisonment

§ 97-9-9. Bribery; taking reward for compounding or concealing crime punishable by less than life imprisonment

§ 97-9-11. Champerty and maintenance; solicitation and stirring up of litigation prohibited

§ 97-9-13. Champerty and maintenance; penalty

§ 97-9-15. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of party

§ 97-9-17. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of attorney representing party

§ 97-9-19. Champerty and maintenance; penalty for false affidavit

§ 97-9-21. Champerty and maintenance; immunity granted witnesses compelled to testify concerning violations; penalty for failure to testify

§ 97-9-23. Champerty and maintenance; exceptions; legislative intent

§ 97-9-25. Escape of inmates of state institutions; aiding, abetting, etc.

§ 97-9-27. Escape of prisoners; conveying articles useful for escape to felons

§ 97-9-29. Escape of prisoners; aiding escape of felons generally; rescuing prisoners from custody

§ 97-9-31. Escape of prisoners; aiding prisoners other than felons generally; conveying article useful for escape

§ 97-9-33. Escape of prisoners; aiding escapes from officers

§ 97-9-35. Escape of prisoners; permitting escape

§ 97-9-37. Escape of prisoners; private persons having custody of prisoner arrested on suspicion

§ 97-9-39. Escape of prisoners; refusal of officer, jailer, etc., to arrest or confine; refusal to receive prisoners at jail; suffering an escape; accepting bribe to permit escape

§ 97-9-41. Escape of prisoners; concealing or harboring escaped prisoner

§ 97-9-43. Escape of prisoners; escapee may be retaken after term expires and imprisoned until tried

§ 97-9-45. Escape of prisoners; penalty; willful failure to return to jail after being entrusted to leave

§ 97-9-47. Escape of prisoners; penalty for penitentiary convicts serving less than life term; attempt by force or violence

§ 97-9-53. Indictments; penalty for disclosing facts relating to indictment

§ 97-9-55. Intimidating judge, juror, witness, attorney, etc., or otherwise obstructing justice

§ 97-9-57. Officer not to converse with juror; penalty

§ 97-9-59. Perjury; definition

§ 97-9-61. Perjury; penalty

§ 97-9-63. Perjury; subornation of

§ 97-9-65. Perjury; bribery to procure

§ 97-9-69. Property levied on; removing without authority

§ 97-9-71. Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers

§ 97-9-73. Resisting or obstructing arrest; fleeing or eluding law enforcement officer in motor vehicle

§ 97-9-75. Resisting service of process

§ 97-9-77. Wills; alteration, destruction or secretion

§ 97-9-79. Misdemeanor; false information