Mississippi § 9-7-181 - Execution docket.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-7-181 — Execution docket., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-7-181. Execution docket.
The clerk shall keep a docket, in which he shall enter every capias pro finem and all executions issued by him, specifying the names of the parties, the date, the amount of the judgment or decree and of costs, the name of the officer to whom it is delivered, to what county directed, the date when issued, and the return-day thereof; and, when the same is returned, shall, without delay, record the return at large on the same page of the docket. And the execution docket shall be kept duly indexed, both directly and indirectly, in the alphabetical order of the names of each of the parties. Such docket may be kept on computer as provided in Section 9-7-171.
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-7-181 cover?
Section 9-7-181 ("Execution docket.") 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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