Mississippi § 11-7-197 - Judgment not a lien in county until enrolled.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-7-197 — Judgment not a lien in county until enrolled., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-7-197. Judgment not a lien in county until enrolled.
Judgments and decrees, at law or in equity, rendered in any court of the United States held within this state, or in the Supreme Court or the court of chancery of this state, shall not be a lien upon or bind the property of the defendant within the county in which such judgments or decrees may be rendered, until an abstract thereof shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county and enrolled on the judgment roll, in the manner and on the terms hereinbefore provided in Section 11-7-195. Such judgments and decrees shall bind the property of the defendants from the date of such enrollment, in like manner as judgments and decrees rendered in a different county and so enrolled.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-7-197 cover?
Section 11-7-197 ("Judgment not a lien in county until enrolled.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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