Mississippi § 85-3-9 - Execution or attachment of personal property; replevy by defendant.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 85-3-9 — Execution or attachment of personal property; replevy by defendant., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85-3-9. Execution or attachment of personal property; replevy by defendant.
Any defendant whose exempt property is seized may replevy the same by giving bond with sureties, to be approved by the officer seizing it, in double the value of the property, payable to the plaintiff in the execution or attachment, and conditioned to have the property forthcoming, to abide the event of an issue to be made up at the return term of the process; and in such case the officer shall deliver the property to the defendant, and return the bond with the process; and at the return term an issue shall be made up under the direction of the court, and tried, as in case of the trial of the right of property levied upon and claimed by a third person, and if found for defendant he shall recover costs, damages, and a penalty of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the plaintiff and his sureties on the bond of indemnity, if any have been given; but if found for plaintiff, he shall have judgment against the obligors in the replevy bond for the value of the property and costs of suit.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 85-3-9
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 85-3-9 cover?
Section 85-3-9 ("Execution or attachment of personal property; replevy by defendant.") 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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