Defacing, removing or destroying signs or traffic control devices prohibited; penalties; liability for cost of repair; liability of parents of minor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-23
in effectAny person willfully defacing, removing, marring, damaging or destroying any sign or guide board, including any railroad crossing sign or flasher signal, or other traffic control device erected as provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable for the actual cost of replacing or repairing such sign and shall be fined not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment. If the offender is a minor, the parents of such minor shall be civilly liable in accordance with Section 93-13-2 for the actual cost of replacing or repairing the sign, signal or device. The penalties prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall also be applicable to any person, and to the parents of any minor, who willfully defaces, mars or damages any bridge, underpass or overpass. Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section regarding a memorial, other historical or cultural marker or sign, the value of which is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for up to six (6) months or fined up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both. Such person shall also be ordered to make full restitution.
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