Mississippi § 13-1-261 - Judgment creditor’s right to examination of judgment debtor.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-1-261 — Judgment creditor’s right to examination of judgment debtor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-1-261. Judgment creditor’s right to examination of judgment debtor.
To aid in the satisfaction of a judgment of more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), the judgment creditor may examine the judgment debtor, his books, papers or documents, upon any matter relating to his property as provided in Sections 13-1-261 through 13-1-271; except that no single judgment creditor may cause a judgment debtor to submit to examination under this section more than once in a period of six (6) months. In addition to the method of examination prescribed in subsection (1), the judgment creditor may, in the alternative, utilize the discovery procedures set forth in the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure for the purpose of examining the judgment debtor.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-1-261 ("Judgment creditor’s right to examination of judgment debtor.") 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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