AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-5-32, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF GROOMING OF A CHILD; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-33-23 AND 45-33-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE GROOMING OF A CHILD AS A REGISTRABLE SEX OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE DEFINITION OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILD AND TO REMOVE IDENTIFIABLE CHILD IN THE DEFINITION OF CHILD AND MORPHED IMAGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 45-33-23, 45-33-47, 97-5-31
Committee Substitute: 97-5-31, 97-5-33, 97-5-35, 97-5-37, 97-5-5, 97-5-7