MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 13-5-28. Summoning of person drawn for jury duty.

[Until January 1, 2007, this section shall read as follows:]

If a grand, petit or other jury is ordered to be drawn, the clerk thereafter shall cause each person drawn for jury service to be served with a summons, either personally or by mail, addressed to him at his usual residence, business or post office address, requiring him to report for jury service at a specified time and place.

[From and after January 1, 2007, this section shall read as follows:]

If a grand, petit or other jury is ordered to be drawn, the clerk thereafter shall cause each person drawn for jury service to be served with a summons, either personally or by mail, addressed to him at his usual residence, business or post office address, requiring him to report for jury service at a specified time and place.  The summons shall include instructions to the potential jurors that explain, in layman's terms, the provisions of Section 13-5-23.

SOURCES: Laws, 1974, ch. 378, Sec. 6(3); Laws, 2004, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 10, HB 13, eff from and after Jan. 1, 2007.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2004


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