Mississippi § 91-7-315 - New bond of executors and administrators may be required.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-7-315 — New bond of executors and administrators may be required., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-7-315. New bond of executors and administrators may be required.
If the bond of an executor or an administrator, whether taken at the time of the grant of letters or afterwards, be insufficient, the court or chancellor or clerk may, on five days’ notice to the executor or administrator, require him to give a new bond; and in default thereof the letters shall be revoked and administration de bonis non granted to some competent person. If such new bond be given, it shall be cumulative security and shall bind the obligors therein for past as well as future liabilities.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 91-7-315 ("New bond of executors and administrators may be required.") 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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