Mississippi § 85-7-133 - Chancery clerk to keep record of liens.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 85-7-133 — Chancery clerk to keep record of liens., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85-7-133. Chancery clerk to keep record of liens.
Each of the several chancery clerks of this state shall provide in his office, as a part of the land records of his county, a record entitled “Notice of Liens” wherein notices under Section 85-7-131 shall be filed and recorded, and the liens shall not take effect until some notation of the lien is filed and recorded in the record showing a description of the property involved, the name of the lienor or lienors, the date of filing, if and where suit is filed, and if and where contract is filed or recorded.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 85-7-133 ("Chancery clerk to keep record of liens.") 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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