Mississippi § 19-25-49 - Liability of sheriff for not returning money advanced for executing process in case of its non-execution.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-25-49 — Liability of sheriff for not returning money advanced for executing process in case of its non-execution., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-25-49. Liability of sheriff for not returning money advanced for executing process in case of its non-execution.
If any sheriff fails to execute any process for the execution of which his fees have been paid in advance, and does not return with the writ the money so advanced, he shall be liable on his bond, if the process issued from the circuit or chancery court, for Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), and if from a court of a justice of the peace, for Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), which sum may be recovered on the motion of the party at whose instance the process issued, in the court from which it issued, on five days’ notice to the officer and his sureties.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-25-49 ("Liability of sheriff for not returning money advanced for executing process in case of its non-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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