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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure
Chapter 53 - Costs
§ 11-53-17. Poor persons may sue without security for costs
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MS Code § 11-53-17 (2017)
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A citizen may commence any civil action, or answer a rule for security for costs in any court without being required to prepay fees or give security for costs, before or after commencing suit, by taking and subscribing the following affidavit:
"I, ____, do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of
Mississippi, and because of my poverty I am not able to pay the costs or give
security for the same in the civil action (describing it) which I am about to
commence (or which I have begun, as the case may be) and that, to the best of
my belief, I am entitled to the redress which I seek by such suit."
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