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Statutes > Mississippi > Title-97 > 23 > 97-23-83§ 97-23-83. Threats or coercion to prevent lawful conduct of business.
If any person shall in any manner threaten with bodily harm, intimidate or coerce another person to prevent said person from lawfully trading or carrying on business, including buying or selling, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year in the county jail or be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or both.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 2384.5; Laws, 1966, ch. 384, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved February 9, 1966).
