16 chapters · 368 sections in this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-10 Civil jurisdiction; prepayment of costs as prerequisite; penalties
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No justice of the peace court shall have jurisdiction over any civil suit attempted to be filed therein unless and until all legally required court costs, as set out, but not restricted to, Sections 25-7-25 and 25-7-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, are deposited with the court. The …
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-11 Uniform case record; certified copies of papers furnished to parties; destruction of closed files
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It shall be the duty of the justice court to keep a uniform case record developed by the Attorney General on each case, civil and criminal, brought before it. Upon disposition, each record shall be signed by the justice court judge. It shall be the duty of a justice court, when r…
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-13 Entry to identify docket
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Each justice of the peace shall, at the beginning and in front of all his entries in his docket, make and subscribe substantially the following entry, to-wit: “A docket of proceedings in matters civil and criminal before , a justice of the peace of the county of , in the State of…
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-15 Regular terms of court; nonresident defendant; trial at reasonable time; court of record; power to punish for contempt; designation of at least one-half day per month as traffic court day; expunction of misdemeanor convictions
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(1) Justice court judges shall hold regular terms of their courts, at such times as they may appoint, not exceeding two (2) and not less than one (1) in every month, at the appropriate justice court courtroom established by the board of supervisors; and they may continue to hold …