Mississippi § 19-19-11 - Effect of failure to pay money on execution.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-19-11 — Effect of failure to pay money on execution., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-19-11. Effect of failure to pay money on execution.
If any constable or other officer shall collect or receive any money by virtue of an execution issued by a justice of the peace, and shall not pay the same over, on demand to the plaintiff in execution, or other person authorized to receive the same, the plaintiff, or other person authorized to receive the same, may recover the amount thereof, with interest and costs and twenty-five per centum damages, by motion before the justice of the peace against the officer and his sureties.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-19-11 ("Effect of failure to pay money on execution.") 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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