Section 41-43-53 - Penalty for violations of Section 41-43-31 et seq.; punishment for embezzlement, misapplication or conversion of perpetual care trust funds(1) Violation of any of the provisions of Sections 41-43-31 through 41-43-53 by any person, partnership, corporation or organization shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or by both.(2)(a) Any person, partnership, corporation or organization that embezzles or fraudulently or knowingly and willfully misapplies or converts perpetual care trust funds shall, upon conviction, be punished as follows: (i) If the amount embezzled, misapplied or converted is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and confinement in the county jail not more than one (1) year; or(ii) If the amount embezzled, misapplied or converted is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, by imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a term of not more than ten (10) years.(b) Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.Codes, 1942, § 5308-11; Laws, 1958, ch. 481, § 11; Laws, 1981, ch. 432, § 1, eff. 3/25/1981.Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 323, SB 2484,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.