Mississippi § 11-33-63 - Bond to discharge attachment for a debt not due.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-33-63 — Bond to discharge attachment for a debt not due., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-33-63. Bond to discharge attachment for a debt not due.
If a defendant in attachment for a debt not due, shall on or before the return-day thereof, execute and deliver to the officer serving the same, a bond, with two or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by said officers, payable to the plaintiff in attachment, in a penalty double the amount claimed by the plaintiff, conditioned to pay the said debt when it shall become payable and costs of the attachment, the said attachment shall be discharged thereby, and all the property attached shall be released to the defendant. The bond shall be delivered by the officer to the plaintiff. After the return of the attachment, the bond herein provided for may be given at any time before final judgment, and may be taken by the sheriff or officer by whom the attachment was served, in case any of the attached property remains in his hands, or by the clerk of the court in which the attachment is pending.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-33-63 ("Bond to discharge attachment for a debt not due.") 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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