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Mississippi Crime of the Week – Profanity or Drunkenness in Public

July 12, 2010

Any person that profanely swears or curses, uses vulgar or indecent language, or is drunk in a public place, in the presence of two or more people, shall be fined not more than $100.00, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both.  Miss. Code Ann. § 97-29-47.   This [...]

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