Mississippi § 13-3-3 - Style and date of process.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-3-3 — Style and date of process., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-3-3. Style and date of process.
The style of all process shall be, “The State of Mississippi.” It shall not be necessary that any process bear teste in the name of any judge or of any term of the court, but all process, except where otherwise provided, shall be issued and signed by the clerk of the court, with the seal of his office affixed, and shall bear date of the day on which the process shall be issued.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-3-3 ("Style and date of process.") 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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