# Miss. Code Ann. § 11-77-1: Miss. Code Ann. § 11-77-1

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C73_S77-1

## Section

- **Citation:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-77-1
- **Heading:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-77-1
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MS Code / Title 11 / Chapter 73 / Section 77-1

## Text

The Legislature finds that pornography contributes to:

(a) The hyper sexualization of teens and prepubescent children and may lead to low self-esteem, body image disorders;

(b) An increase in problematic sexual activity at younger ages, and increased desire among adolescents to engage in risky sexual behavior;

(c) Difficulty in forming or maintaining positive, intimate relationships, as well as promoting problematic or harmful sexual behaviors and addiction; and

(d) A negative impact brain development and functioning, contribute to emotional and medical illnesses, shape deviant sexual arousal.

## Nearby sections

- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-73-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-73-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C73_S73-1.md)
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- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-77-3 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-77-3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C73_S77-3.md)
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