Mississippi § 11-7-307 - Appeal; stay of execution; security.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-7-307 — Appeal; stay of execution; security., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-7-307. Appeal; stay of execution; security.
If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court of any county that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered. If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court of any county any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-7-307 ("Appeal; stay of execution; security.") 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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