§ 39-5-21. Unauthorized removal of property from governor’s mansion

MS Code § 39-5-21 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any personal property of the state in the custody of the curator of the governor’s mansion from the grounds of the governor’s mansion without the authorization of such curator. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) The provisions of this section are supplemental to other criminal statutes. An acquittal or conviction obtained under this section shall not be a bar to civil proceedings or actions arising from the same incident.