Mississippi § 13-3-109 - Issuance of process by supreme court and its return.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-3-109 — Issuance of process by supreme court and its return., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-3-109. Issuance of process by supreme court and its return.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall issue all process which may be ordered to issue by the court or any judge thereof. All process issuing from said court or on the order of any judge thereof, or which may be returnable therein, shall be under the seal of the court, and be signed by the clerk thereof, and may be directed to the sheriff or other proper officer of any county, who shall execute and return the same according to the command thereof. Whenever any such process shall not be executed or not returned, an alias may be issued by the clerk on the application of the person who sued out the former process.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-3-109 ("Issuance of process by supreme court and its return.") 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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