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Mississippi Code Title 83. Insurance § 83-39-30

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(1) Any person licensed under this chapter who pays or gives anything of value, either directly or indirectly, to any law enforcement or judicial official or any employee of any facility where defendants who are or may be eligible for bail are detained or may post bail for the purpose of enticing that official or employee to refer business in any manner to them shall be guilty of a felony subject to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years or a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or both. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a bail agent from making political contributions to persons running for public office.

(2) Any person licensed under this chapter who pays or gives anything of value, either directly or indirectly, or who solicits another person to pay or give anything of value to any convicted inmate or trustee, regardless of whether they are held pretrial or post-conviction in any facility where defendants who are or may be eligible for bail are detained or may post bail for the purpose of enticing that convicted inmate or trustee to refer business in any manner to them shall be guilty of a felony subject to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years or a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or both.

(3) Any person who is convicted under this section shall have their license permanently revoked and may not be involved in any bail business in any way.

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