Mississippi § 9-5-213 - Motion docket and entries.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-5-213 — Motion docket and entries., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-5-213. Motion docket and entries.
The clerk shall also keep a motion docket in which he shall, in the order in which they are filed, docket as of course and without request, all demurrers, motions, ex parte petitions, exceptions to evidence or reports, and all matters pertaining to administration or guardianship not directed to be placed on the issue docket. He shall also place on the motion docket all matters brought before him in vacation when presented, and, at the next term of the court, all such matters on said docket shall be examined and disposed of by the court by approving or disapproving the same. Such docket may be kept on computer as provided in Section 9-5-201.
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Section 9-5-213 ("Motion docket and entries.") 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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