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Mississippi Code 1972 Ann. 41-57-59

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Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of Sections 41-57-41 through 41-57-57, or any rule, regulation or order of the state board of health relative to the making of said reports, as to reporting, recording or filing the information for the bureau of vital statistics on marriages, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties imposed by said order, rules or regulations, or shall furnish false information for the purpose of making incorrect records for said bureau, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or shall suffer both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of said court.

Laws, 1978, ch. 406, § 1, eff from and after January 1, 1979.

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Codes, 1930, § 4941; 1942, § 7096; Laws, 1926, ch. 164; Laws, 1928, ch. 132; Laws, 1983, ch. 522, § 36, eff from and after July 1, 1983.

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