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Mississippi Child Abuse Laws
More Information on Child Abuse Laws
| Code Section | 43-21-353; 43-21-105 |
| What Constitutes Abuse | Sexual abuse or exploitation, emotional abuse, mental injury, nonaccidental physical injury, maltreatment |
| Mandatory Reporting Required By | Attorney, physician, dentist, nurse, psychologist, social worker, child caregiver, minister, law enforcement officer, school employee, or any other person |
| Basis of Report of Abuse/neglect | Reasonable cause to suspect that a child is neglected or abused |
| To Whom Reported | Department of Human Services |
| Penalty for Failure to Report or False Reporting | Willful violation: up to $5,000 fine and/or up to 1 year jail |
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