Mississippi § 59-21-159 - Venue of actions based upon chapter.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 59-21-159 — Venue of actions based upon chapter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-21-159. Venue of actions based upon chapter.
The venue of any action based on this chapter may be in the county in which the vessel is usually moored, docked, housed or garaged, or in the county in which a vessel is involved in a boating accident, or in event of a boating accident taking place on a navigable waterway which is the boundary line of a county in either county so bounded, or in the county of the residence of the owner or operator of any such vessel.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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