Mississippi § 19-27-29 - Maps and plats; penalty for selling lots before recording.

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§ 19-27-29. Maps and plats; penalty for selling lots before recording.

If any person shall sell any lot or lots within any such city, town, or village, or addition thereto, before the plat or map thereof shall be recorded, he shall be liable to an action, to be brought for the use of the county, for Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The clerk of the chancery court shall institute the action upon the presentation to him for record of any deed to lots in any such city, town, or village, or addition thereto.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 19-27-29 ("Maps and plats; penalty for selling lots before recording.") 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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