{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-49","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-49","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-49","body":"The term “state,” when applied to different parts of the United States, shall, when used in any statute, extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories created or recognized by congress.","path":["MS Code","Title 1"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"72d9d31fb9be4c527e23c2ad0e09a7dcb8192507214803b60120797d90d66d99","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-47","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}