Mississippi § 89-7-85 - Distress to be reasonable, and property seized not to be removed from county.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-7-85 — Distress to be reasonable, and property seized not to be removed from county., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-7-85. Distress to be reasonable, and property seized not to be removed from county.
It shall not be lawful for any officer who may execute an attachment for rent or supplies to remove the property distrained or seized out of the county where the distress or seizure was made; and if any officer or other person shall so remove any property distrained or seized, he shall pay to the party aggrieved double the value of the property removed, to be recovered in an action. And, moreover, distresses and seizures shall in all cases be reasonable and not too great; and any officer who shall make an unreasonable distress or seizure, under color of law, shall be liable to the party aggrieved for double damages.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 89-7-85 ("Distress to be reasonable, and property seized not to be removed from county.") 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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