Mississippi § 11-7-183 - Office confession of judgment; how made final.

Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-7-183 — Office confession of judgment; how made final., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 11-7-183. Office confession of judgment; how made final.

When such statement and acknowledgment are filed, the clerk shall docket the cause on the appearance docket, and at the next term on the motion of the plaintiff, the court shall render judgment thereon for the amount acknowledged to be due, with interest from the first day of the term, and with such stay of execution, if any, as may be stipulated; and such judgment shall be final unless set aside during the term, and shall be as binding and obligatory as a judgment rendered in any other form; and a full and complete final record shall be made therein as in other cases.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 11-7-183 ("Office confession of judgment; how made final.") 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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