Mississippi § 11-45-17 - County may sue and be sued.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-45-17 — County may sue and be sued., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-45-17. County may sue and be sued.
Any county may sue and be sued by its name, and suits against the county shall be instituted in any court having jurisdiction of the amount sitting at the county site; but suit shall not be brought by the county without the authority of the board of supervisors, except as otherwise provided by law.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-45-17 ("County may sue and be sued.") 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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