Solicitation of criminal offenses, penalties.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 7-20
in effectSec. 7-20. - Solicitation of criminal offenses, penalties.
Any person who solicits another person to commit an act prohibited by the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gulfport, or to violate an ordinance of the city, or to commit an offense in violation of a penal code of the state shall be a misdemeanor offense against the city, and in the course of such solicitation commands, encourages, hires, or requests another person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute such an offense or an attempt to commit such offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days in jail, or both such fine and imprisonment, except that such penalty shall not exceed the penalty assessable for the offense solicited.
(Ord. No. 2450, § 2, 9-14-05)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH7OFMIPR_ARTIINGE_S7-20SOCROFPEFetched: 11/1/2026
