Mississippi § 99-33-1 - Criminal jurisdiction.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 99-33-1 — Criminal jurisdiction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 99-33-1. Criminal jurisdiction.
Upon the election of any county to employ a clerk for the justice court of such county in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of Section 9-11-27 prior to January 1, 1984, the venue of criminal actions in such county shall be as provided in subsection (2) of this section. From and after January 1, 1984, justice court judges shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the circuit court of the county over all crimes occurring in the county whereof the punishment prescribed does not extend beyond a fine and imprisonment in the county jail. A circuit court grand jury, after an evidentiary determination, may remand any case that may be tried as a felony or misdemeanor, and which it deems should be tried as a misdemeanor, to justice or municipal court to be tried as a misdemeanor.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 99-33-1 ("Criminal jurisdiction.") 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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