Mississippi · Mississippi Code of 1972 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
Miss. Code § 9-1-31: Miss. Code Ann. § 9-1-31
What this law says, in plain English
When a court clerk's office becomes vacant, the successor must receive all records, papers, and materials. Refusal to deliver creates civil liability for damages; courts may enforce delivery through contempt proceedings or seizure orders.
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