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Can you summarize MSCO 97-19-41?
False Pretenses and Cheats > Obtaining signature or thing of value with intent to defraud; penalty for using false negotiable instrument.
Short Summary
This legal provision, as specified in Section 97-19-39 of the Mississippi Code 1972, pertains to individuals who obtain money, personal property, or valuable things through false tokens with the intent to defraud. If the false token used is a promissory note or other negotiable evidence of debt, purportedly issued by a non-existent person, banking company, or moneyed corporation, the person convicted of such fraud shall be punished with imprisonment in the penitentiary for a maximum of seven years. There are no specific exemptions mentioned in this provision.
Whom does it apply to?
Individuals who obtain money, personal property, or valuable things through false tokens
What does it govern?
Obtaining signature or thing of value with intent to defraud
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for a maximum of seven years
Jurisdiction
Mississippi