Mississippi § 9-5-85 - Court may summon all persons and punish for contempt.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-5-85 — Court may summon all persons and punish for contempt., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-5-85. Court may summon all persons and punish for contempt.
The chancery court shall have power to issue a summons for any person, or subpoena for any witness, whose appearance in court may be deemed necessary for any purpose, whether such party or witness reside in the same or any other county. It shall be the duty of the party summoned or subpoenaed, to attend the court according to the command of the process; and if it be necessary or proper to enforce the appearance of the party, the court, on the return of the process executed and failure to appear, may issue an attachment, and may fine the party when brought in for a contempt. If a witness before the court shall refuse to testify, the court may commit such witness for contempt of the court.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-5-85 ("Court may summon all persons and punish for contempt.") 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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