Miss. Code § 13-1-401

Current through 4/29/2024
Section 13-1-401 - Applicability of special evidentiary provisions

The rules of evidence prescribed in Sections 13-1-401 through 13-1-415 shall be applicable in any youth court proceeding and in any criminal prosecution under the following sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972:

(a) Section 97-5-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, relating to seduction of a child under age eighteen (18);
(b) Section 97-5-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, relating to the touching of a child for lustful purposes;
(c) Section 97-5-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, relating to the exploitation of children;
(d) Section 97-5-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, relating to contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child and felonious battery of a child;
(e) Section 97-5-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, relating to the carnal knowledge of a stepchild, adopted child or child of a cohabitating partner;
(f) Section 97-3-95, Mississippi Code of 1972, relating to sexual battery; or
(g) Section 97-29-59, Mississippi Code of 1972, relating to unnatural intercourse.

Miss. Code § 13-1-401

Laws, 1986, ch. 345, § 1, eff. 7/1/1986.