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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21)
Chapter 11 - JUSTICE COURTS (§§ 9-11-1 — 9-11-35)
- Section 9-11-1 - [Repealed]
- Section 9-11-2 - Determination of number of justice court judges in each county
- Section 9-11-3 - Certification of successful completion of courses of training and continuing education and minimum competency examination conducted and administered by Mississippi Judicial College; exemption from competency examination
- Section 9-11-4 - Basic and continuing education courses for justice court judges; minimum competency examination; exemption from competency examination; remedial courses; costs and expenses
- Section 9-11-5 - Courtrooms; offices; insurance
- Section 9-11-7 - Oath of office and bond
- Section 9-11-9 - Civil jurisdiction; pecuniary interest in outcome of action
- Section 9-11-10 - Civil jurisdiction; prepayment of costs as prerequisite; penalties
- Section 9-11-11 - Uniform case record; certified copies of papers furnished to parties; destruction of closed files
- Section 9-11-13 - Entry to identify docket
- Section 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
- Section 9-11-17 - [Repealed]
- Section 9-11-18 - Justice court clerk clearing account
- Section 9-11-19 - Collection and report of fines and penalties
- Section 9-11-20 - Service of process or writ outside of issuing county; sharing fees
- Section 9-11-21 - Receipt itemizing costs, fees and other payments made to clerk of justice court
- Section 9-11-23 - Remedy for money collected
- Section 9-11-25 - Delivery of books, records and papers of justice court judge leaving office or dying to justice court clerk
- Section 9-11-27 - Appointment of clerk; designation of powers; compliance with Section 9-1-46; agreement between two or more counties to appoint one clerk to serve for all participating counties
- Section 9-11-29 - Clerk's certificate of completion of Justice Court Clerks Training Course; bond entered by clerk
- Section 9-11-31 - Board of supervisors to appoint justice court or municipal court judge to serve for justice court judge who is unable to serve for thirty consecutive days
- Section 9-11-33 - Correction of errors or mistakes in proceedings or records; setting aside proceedings or judgments for good cause
- Section 9-11-35 - Justice Court Collections Payment Program; purpose; funding of program
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