Legal Question in Criminal Law in Mississippi

Re: felony or misdemenor

97-17-70 (4) MCA: Any person who shall be convicted of receiving stolen property which does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) in value shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

Re: felony or misdemenor

The rest of the story:

97-17-70 Receiving stolen property.

IN GENERAL

(1) A person commits the crime of receiving stolen property if he intentionally possesses, receives, retains or disposes of stolen property knowing that it has been stolen or having reasonable grounds to believe it has been stolen, unless the property is possessed, received, retained or disposed of with intent to restore it to the owner.

(2) The fact that the person who stole the property has not been convicted, apprehended or identified is not a defense to a charge of receiving stolen property.

(3) Any person who shall be convicted of receiving stolen property which exceeds Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) in value shall be committed to the custody of the State Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding ten (10) years or by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

Sources: Laws, 1993, ch. 359, � 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 499, � 4; Laws, 2005, ch. 511, � 1, eff from and after July 1, 2005.