Mississippi § 9-5-173 - Register of claims against estates.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-5-173 — Register of claims against estates., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-5-173. Register of claims against estates.
The clerk shall keep in his office a well-bound book, or by means of electronic filing or storage or both as provided in Sections 9-1-51 through 9-1-57, as the clerk may elect, to be called the “Register of Claims,” each page of which shall be divided into five (5) columns, the first to contain the creditor’s name, the second the description of the claim, the third the time when due, the fourth the amount of the claim, and the fifth the day of the registry. He shall register in said book all claims proved and allowed against any estate administered in his court.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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