Mississippi § 13-1-263 - Venue for filing motion for examination and for conducting examination.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-1-263 — Venue for filing motion for examination and for conducting examination., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-1-263. Venue for filing motion for examination and for conducting examination.
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the written motion for the examination of a judgment debtor shall be filed, and the proceedings conducted, in the court which rendered the judgment. If the judgment debtor is an individual who is domiciled in the state but not in the county where the judgment was rendered, or who has changed his domicile to another county after the institution of the suit, the written motion for his examination shall be filed, and the examination conducted, in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county of his then domicile. If the judgment debtor is a nonresident, the petition for his examination shall be filed, and the examination conducted, in a court of competent jurisdiction in any county where he may be found. In any case mentioned in this paragraph, a certified copy of the judgment shall be attached to the written motion for examination.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-1-263 ("Venue for filing motion for examination and for conducting examination.") 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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