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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 97 - Crimes » Chapter 11 - Offenses Involving Public Officials » § 97-11-15. Circuit clerk; penalty for failure or refusal to send up certificate of appeal

Any clerk of a circuit court who shall wilfully or negligently fail or refuse to send up the certificate of appeal, as provided in Section 99-35-121, Mississippi Code of 1972, within the time required, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three months, or both.