Mississippi · Mississippi Code of 1972 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
Miss. Code § 41-19-261: Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-261
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines three criminal offenses: falsely causing someone to be adjudged mentally ill, helping a committed patient escape or concealing an escaped patient, or unlawfully bringing firearms or explosives into a mental health facility. All three are misdemeanors punishable by fines and up to one year imprisonment.
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