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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 77-3-85: Jurisdiction of actions to recover penalties and criminal prosecutions; limitation of actions.

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  1. Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers
  2. Chapter 3. Regulation of Public Utilities
  3. Article 1. Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; Rates; Service.

Actions to recover penalties under this article, and criminal prosecutions under subsection (2) of Section 77-3-81, shall be brought in the name of the State of Mississippi in any court of competent jurisdiction. No action for penalty under subsection (1) of Section 77-3-81 may be maintained after the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the act of which complaint is made.

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