Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 97-45-17 - Posting of messages through electronic media for purpose of causing injury to any person; penalties(1) A person shall not post a message for the purpose of causing injury to any person through the use of any medium of communication, including the Internet or a computer, computer program, computer system or computer network, or other electronic medium of communication without the victim's consent, for the purpose of causing injury to any person.(2) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years or a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or both. Laws, 2003, ch. 562, § 7, eff. 7/1/2003.