Mississippi § 99-21-9 - Appearance before circuit court.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 99-21-9 — Appearance before circuit court., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 99-21-9. Appearance before circuit court.
If the person bound appear before the circuit court according to his obligation, he shall be discharged by the court, unless he be demanded by some person authorized by the governor of this state to demand him, or unless the court shall commit him if he were improperly admitted to bail, or shall require him to give a new bond or recognizance if his bail be insufficient, or shall order his bond or recognizance at first given to continue in force for a longer time; but any such person may at any time be taken into custody by any person authorized by the governor of this state, and such taking into custody shall be a discharge from any bail he may have given.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 99-21-9 ("Appearance before circuit court.") 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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