Mississippi Code — 85
Browse 170 sections in division 85 of the Mississippi code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 85-1-1. Execution of assignment; petition in chancery in case of general assignment.
- § 85-1-3. Schedules of liabilities and assets to be filed.
- § 85-1-5. Bond of assignee or trustee.
- § 85-1-7. Assignee to become receiver of the court.
- § 85-1-9. Inventories.
- § 85-1-11. Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment.
- § 85-1-13. Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of successful creditor.
- § 85-1-15. Creditor’s cross-petition to set aside assignment; rights of unsuccessful creditor.
- § 85-1-17. Personal decree against assignor.
- § 85-1-19. Duty of creditors to establish claims.
- § 85-3-1. Property exempt from seizure under execution or attachment.
- § 85-3-2. Certain federal exemptions prohibited.
- § 85-3-3. Execution or attachment of personal property; selection of exempt property.
- § 85-3-4. Execution or attachment of wages, salaries or other compensation; limitations.
- § 85-3-5. Execution or attachment of personal property; plaintiff’s indemnity bond; liability of officer.
- § 85-3-7. Execution or attachment of personal property; defendant may sue on plaintiff’s indemnity bond.
- § 85-3-9. Execution or attachment of personal property; replevy by defendant.
- § 85-3-11. Proceeds of life insurance policy; named beneficiaries; certain proceeds of policies exempt from liability for debts of person insured.
- § 85-3-13. Proceeds of life insurance policy; payable to executor; limits.
- § 85-3-15. Proceeds of life insurance policy; unassigned policies.
- § 85-3-17. Judgment for personal injury.
- § 85-3-19. Beneficiaries of deceased plaintiff take damages free from debts.
- § 85-3-21. Homestead exemption; land and buildings.
- § 85-3-23. Homestead exemption; land and buildings; insurance proceeds; personal property.
- § 85-3-25. Homestead declaration; form; deposit with clerk of chancery court.
- § 85-3-27. Homestead declaration; effect.
- § 85-3-29. Homestead declaration; recording.
- § 85-3-31. Homestead designated by law when not selected.
- § 85-3-33. Heirs may designate homestead.
- § 85-3-35. Allotment of homestead; selection of householders or freeholders to set off portion of land.
- § 85-3-37. Allotment of homestead; premises not capable of division.
- § 85-3-39. Allotment of homestead; how contested by plaintiff.
- § 85-3-41. Allotment of homestead; how contested by defendant.
- § 85-3-43. Homestead liable to debts when debtor ceases to reside thereon.
- § 85-3-45. Repealed.
- § 85-3-47. Property not exempt from execution.
- § 85-3-49. Exempt property may be disposed of.
- § 85-3-51. Exemptions allowed to residents only.
- § 85-3-52. Judgment or claim of another state or political subdivision for failure to pay income tax on pension or retirement benefits.
- § 85-5-1. Effect of releasing one or more joint debtors.
- § 85-5-3. Judgment against one debtor does not affect rights against others.
- § 85-5-5. Repealed.
- § 85-5-7. Limitation of joint and several liability for damages caused by two or more persons; contribution between joint tortfeasors; determination of percentage of fault; liability of medical defendants for economic and noneconomic damages.
- § 85-7-1. Employer and employees; lien on crops.
- § 85-7-3. Sawmill employees and timber men; lien on lumber and timber.
- § 85-7-5. Owner of stallion, jackass, or bull; lien on foal or calf.
- § 85-7-7. Water craft; work, materials, supplies, etc.
- § 85-7-9. Water craft; municipal dockage, wharfage, or anchorage charges.
- § 85-7-31. Commencement of suit.
- § 85-7-33. Non-resident or unknown parties.
- § 85-7-35. Precedents.
- § 85-7-37. Affidavit.
- § 85-7-39. Writ; form.
- § 85-7-41. Writ; where returnable.
- § 85-7-43. Writ; when returnable.
- § 85-7-45. Writ; return to wrong court not to affect the case.
- § 85-7-47. Replevy of property seized.
- § 85-7-49. Issue and judgment.
- § 85-7-51. Death of party not to abate suit.
- § 85-7-53. Sale of steamboat or water craft and its effect.
- § 85-7-71. Definition.
- § 85-7-73. Sale of watches, jewelry, etc., left over 90 days for repairs, etc. permitted.
- § 85-7-75. Notice to owners.
- § 85-7-77. Sale; disposition of proceeds.
- § 85-7-79. Notices required to be posted.
- § 85-7-81. Purpose and intent of Sections 85-7-71 through 85-7-81.
- § 85-7-101. Articles constructed, manufactured or repaired; lien for labor and materials.
- § 85-7-103. Stable keepers; lien on animals.
- § 85-7-105. Remedy where lienholder loses possession to owner.
- § 85-7-107. Lien on motor vehicle for labor and materials used in constructing, manufacturing or repairing vehicle; notice to legal owner and holder of any lien; judgment on lien; redemption; sale of vehicle.
- § 85-7-121. Definitions.
- § 85-7-123. Owner’s lien for rent on personal property in self-storage facility.
- § 85-7-125. Enforcement of owner’s lien.
- § 85-7-127. Satisfaction of lien; sale of property.
- § 85-7-129. Application of Sections 85-7-121 through 85-7-129 to rental agreements entered into on or after July 1, 1988.
- § 85-7-131. Liens on water, oil or gas wells;
- § 85-7-132. Lien to enforce violations related to oil and gas production.
- § 85-7-133. Chancery clerk to keep record of liens.
- § 85-7-135-85-7-139. Repealed.
- § 85-7-141. Commencement of suit to enforce lien.
- § 85-7-143. Parties to the suit.
- § 85-7-145. Summons of defendants.
- § 85-7-147. Defenses and counterclaims.
- § 85-7-153. Execution.
- § 85-7-155. Sale of house, building, etc., with or without land; procedure; purchaser’s estate in land.
- § 85-7-157. Sale of railroad land or buildings; procedure; purchaser’s estate property.
- § 85-7-181-85-7-185. Repealed.
- § 85-7-187. Bond; persons with right of action.
- § 85-7-189. Bond; suit on; commencement.
- § 85-7-191. Bond; suit on; only one action permitted; intervention.
- § 85-7-193. Bond: judgment; pro rata recovery where funds insufficient.
- § 85-7-195. Process.
- § 85-7-197-85-7-201. Repealed.
- § 85-7-221. Definition.
- § 85-7-223. Sale of clothing, etc., for cleaning charges.
- § 85-7-225. Sale of clothing, etc., for storage charges permitted.
- § 85-7-227. Notice to owners.
- § 85-7-229. Sale; disposition of proceeds.
- § 85-7-231. Notices required to be posted; form and content of notices.
- § 85-7-233. Purposes and intent of Sections 85-7-221 through 85-7-233.
- § 85-7-235. Sale of clothing after 180 days without notice or liability to owner.
- § 85-7-251. Sale of motor vehicle for towing and storage cost; notice requirement.
- § 85-7-261. How lien created.
- § 85-7-263. Liens on the same building, etc. concurrent.
- § 85-7-265. Proceedings under justice courts.
- § 85-7-301. Definitions; lien on causes of action accruing to injured persons for uncompensated traumatic burn care.
- § 85-7-303. Filing of verified statement; contents; notice.
- § 85-7-305. Duties of chancery clerk; lien book.
- § 85-7-307. Effect of covenant not to bring an action; action to enforce lien; affidavit of payment.
- § 85-7-309. Applicability.
- § 85-7-311. Effect of Sections 85-7-301 through 85-7-315 on settlement before entry into qualifying hospital.
- § 85-7-313. No independent right of action to determine liability for injuries.
- § 85-7-315. False affidavit required by Section 85-7-307 as perjury.
- § 85-7-317. Repealed.
- § 85-7-401. Definitions.
- § 85-7-403. Special lien on real estate or other property for labor, services or materials furnished.
- § 85-7-405. Creation and declaration of lien; requisite
- § 85-7-407. Contractors to furnish list of all subcontractors and materialmen upon written request of property owner; information to be provided by persons not having privity of contract with contractor; applicability of section.
- § 85-7-409. Limitation of recovery of subcontractors against single-family residential homeowner.
- § 85-7-411. Attachment of liens to buildings or improvements on leased property.
- § 85-7-413. Dissolution of special liens.
- § 85-7-415. Discharge of lien by filing bond.
- § 85-7-417. Privileges and benefits of partnerships, corporations or associations with respect to special liens on real estate.
- § 85-7-419. Waiver and release of lien or bond claim.
- § 85-7-421. Expiration of claim of lien if payment action not timely filed; filing cancellation of fully satisfied lien.
- § 85-7-423. Shortening the time prescribed in which to file payment action.
- § 85-7-425. Computation of time.
- § 85-7-427. Enforcement of judgments by special writ of execution.
- § 85-7-429. Liability for falsely and knowingly filing claim of lien without just cause.
- § 85-7-431. Payment bond as substitution for subcontractor or materialmen liens.
- § 85-7-432. Private project construction bonds; requirements; right to sue; right of action; persons protected by payment bond.
- § 85-7-433. Forms; interim waiver and release upon payment; waiver and release upon final payment; affidavit of nonpayment; notice of contest of lien; pre-lien notice to owner.
- § 85-7-501. Short title.
- § 85-7-503. Definitions.
- § 85-7-505. Commercial real estate lien.
- § 85-7-507. When lien attaches to commercial real estate.
- § 85-7-509. Lien notice, content.
- § 85-7-511. Lien claimant to mail copy of notice of lien to owner(s) by certified mail.
- § 85-7-513. Enforcing lien.
- § 85-7-515. Complaint; content; parties’ foreclosure action; procedure.
- § 85-7-517. When lien claim release or satisfaction to be filed; extinguishment on certain conditions.
- § 85-7-519. Cost of proceeding to be paid by nonprevailing party.
- § 85-7-521. Discharge of lien.
- § 85-7-523. Remedy for lien wrongly filed.
- § 85-7-525. Priority of deeds of trust or mortgages, tax liens and other liens.
- § 85-7-527. Repealed.
- § 85-8-1. Short title.
- § 85-8-3. Application; exception.
- § 85-8-5. Notice of lien; filing.
- § 85-8-7. Certification of notice of lien.
- § 85-8-9. Filing notice; duties and responsibilities.
- § 85-8-11. Duties of chancery clerk.
- § 85-8-13. Fees.
- § 85-8-15. Interpretation and construction of Chapter.
- § 85-9-1-85-9-5. Repealed.
- § 85-11-1. Short title.
- § 85-11-3. Purpose and scope of chapter.
- § 85-11-5. Definitions.
- § 85-11-7. Notice of tax lien; enrollment in tax lien registry.
- § 85-11-9. Perfection of tax lien; tax lien as authority for issuance of writs and warrants.
- § 85-11-11. Payments to circuit clerks for service provided to citizens for researching and providing lien information.
- § 85-11-13. Effect of notice of tax lien; duration of lien; reenrollment of tax lien.
- § 85-11-15. Cancellation of notice of tax lien upon discovery of administrative issue.
- § 85-11-17. Release of tax lien; enrollment of new tax lien under certain circumstances.
- § 85-11-19. Tax lien registry; information to be included; certification of records on the tax lien registry; sale of bulk information appearing on tax lien registry; limitation on uses of tax lien registry information.
- § 85-11-21. Enrollment on tax lien registry of certain unsatisfied tax liens appearing on county judgment rolls.
- § 85-11-23. Rules and regulations.
- § 85-13-1. Definitions.
- § 85-13-3. Commissioner to develop, maintain and operate automated data match system; purpose; procedure; review of information to determine if department should serve levy to financial institution.
- § 85-13-5. Financial institution’s use of certain existing data match systems; immunity from liability; disclosure of certain information; violation by financial institution or employee.