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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) No person shall:
(a) Display, or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession, any cancelled, fictitious, fraudulently altered or fraudulently obtained identification cards;
(b) Lend an identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;
(c) Display or represent any identification card not issued to him as being his card;
(d) Permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him;
(e) Do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this article;
(f) Photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any way reproduce, manufacture, sell or distribute any identification card or facsimile thereof so that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card; or
(g) Display or have in his possession any photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile of an identification card unless authorized by the provisions of this article.
(2) Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(3) Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section shall be punished as follows:
(a) A first offense shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) A second or subsequent offense, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(4) Any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 45. Public Safety and Good Order § 45-35-13 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-45-public-safety-and-good-order/ms-code-sect-45-35-13/
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