Mississippi § 9-5-163 - Custodian of certain records and papers.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-5-163 — Custodian of certain records and papers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-5-163. Custodian of certain records and papers.
The clerk of the chancery court shall be the custodian of all documents, records, books and papers belonging, or in any way appertaining, to the probate court, and of the board of police, formerly existing, except as to such as may be required by law to be kept by the clerk of the circuit court; and, as such custodian, he shall do and perform all acts in relation to such records, books and papers which were heretofore required of, or might lawfully have been done by, the clerk of the said probate court or board of police. All such documents, records, books and papers may be kept by means of electronic filing or storage or both as provided in Sections 9-1-51 through 9-1-57, as the clerk may elect.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-5-163 ("Custodian of certain records and papers.") 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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