SB2810

Criminalizes sexual misconduct by psychotherapists in Mississippi, prohibiting therapeutic deception and defining related terms.

Mississippi SB2810 creates the felony crime of sexual misconduct by a psychotherapist, prohibiting acts such as oral, anal, or genital penetration by the psychotherapist or with objects. It also criminalizes therapeutic deception, where a psychotherapist falsely claims sexual contact is part of treatment. Consent is not a defense. The act defines terms like "client," "female genitals," "male genitals," "psychotherapist," "sexual misconduct," and "therapeutic deception." The act takes effect July 1, 2026.