Mississippi § 9-3-31 - Court may require sheriff of Hinds county to attend.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-3-31 — Court may require sheriff of Hinds county to attend., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-3-31. Court may require sheriff of Hinds county to attend.
The Supreme Court may at any time require the sheriff of Hinds county, with a competent number of deputies, to attend and perform all lawful orders of the court; and, for any failure in this, after notice of the requirement by the court, the sheriff may be punished by the court for a contempt; and for attending the court he shall be allowed two dollars a day for each person so attending, to be paid as the marshal and porter are paid. And at all times, when proper, the court shall dispense with the services of a marshal and require the said sheriff to perform all its duties.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-3-31 ("Court may require sheriff of Hinds county to attend.") 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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