Mississippi § 19-25-61 - Execution docket kept by sheriff.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-25-61 — Execution docket kept by sheriff., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-25-61. Execution docket kept by sheriff.
It shall be the duty of every sheriff to keep a record, to be called the “Execution docket,” in which he shall note each execution received by him, specifying the names of all the parties, the amount and date of the judgment, the court from which issued and when returnable, the amount of the costs, the date when the same was received, and all levies and other proceedings had thereon. The record shall be kept by the sheriff as a public record, and at the expiration of the term of office of such sheriff, it shall be delivered to his successor.
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Section 19-25-61 ("Execution docket kept by sheriff.") 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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