Mississippi Code § 45-17-9

Violations of orders may be declared misdemeanors; penalties
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Municipalities may provide by ordinance that any person violating the provisions of orders issued by the chief administrative officer pursuant to this authorization during a proclaimed civil emergency be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or six (6) months imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment. Codes, 1942, § 8610-55; Laws, 1968, ch. 554, § 5, eff. 7/23/1968.
Municipalities may provide by ordinance that any person violating the provisions of orders issued by the chief administrative officer pursuant to this authorization during a proclaimed civil emergency be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or six (6) months imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment. Codes, 1942, § 8610-55; Laws, 1968, ch. 554, § 5, eff. 7/23/1968.
Municipalities may provide by ordinance that any person violating the provisions of orders issued by the chief administrative officer pursuant to this authorization during a proclaimed civil emergency be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or six (6) months imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment. Codes, 1942, § 8610-55; Laws, 1968, ch. 554, § 5, eff. 7/23/1968.
Municipalities may provide by ordinance that any person violating the provisions of orders issued by the chief administrative officer pursuant to this authorization during a proclaimed civil emergency be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or six (6) months imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8610-55; Laws, 1968, ch. 554, § 5, eff. 7/23/1968.

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