Hidden camera laws in Mississippi
The actual statute, in plain English — not a paraphrase of a paraphrase.
The statute
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-29-63 (Photographing or Filming Another Without Permission Where There Is Expectation of Privacy)
What it prohibits
With lewd, licentious, or indecent intent, photographing, filming, videotaping, or recording another person without permission in a place they’d expect privacy while undressed — restrooms, showers, tanning booths, locker rooms, fitting/dressing rooms, bedrooms, private dwellings — including "upskirt"-type recording under or through clothing. Distinct from the older § 97-29-61 "Peeping Tom" statute, which requires physical trespass and eye-only observation, not a device.
Penalty
Felony — up to $5,000 fine and/or up to 5 years for an adult victim (offender over 21); up to 10 years if the victim is under 16.
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