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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 97 - Crimes » Chapter 11 - Offenses Involving Public Officials » § 97-11-13. Bribery; penalty when officer, agent or trustee accepts bribe

If any officer, agent or trustee shall accept any gift, offer or promise, prohibited by Section 97-11-11, he shall, on conviction, be forever disqualified from holding any public office, trust or appointment, and shall forfeit his office, if any be held, and be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than ten (10) years, or be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.