What are the Mississippi laws that pertain to child abuse and neglect?
You can find the language of the statutes by clicking on the following link and following the instructions: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/pubs/MSCode 97-5-1 Abandonment of a child under age six 97-5-5 Enticing child for concealment, prostitution or marriage 97-5-23 Touching, handling, etc. child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless person. 97-5-24 Sexual involvement of school employee with student; duty to report. 97-5-27 Dissemination of sexually oriented material to persons under eighteen years of age; use of computer for purpose of luring or inducing persons under eighteen years of age to engage in sexual contact. 97-5-9 Public display of sexually oriented materials. 97-5-31 Exploitation of children, definitions 97-5-33 Exploitation of children; penalties 97-5-37 Exploitation of children; other remedies 97-5-39 contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child; felonious abuse and/or battery of a child. 97-5-40 Condoning child abuse. 97-5-41 Carnal kno
