Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-1 (2026)
Application of chapter
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This chapter is applicable to every statute unless its general object, or the context of language construed, or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required by this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases, 1977–2013 · leading case: Jones Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Dep't of Revenue, 111 So. 3d 588 (Miss. 2013).
Jones Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Dep't of Revenue, 111 So. 3d 588 (Miss. 2013). “Notably, Section 1-3-39 states that: The term “person,” when used in any statute, shall apply to artificial as well as natural persons; and when used to designate the party whose property may be the subject of offense, shall include the United States, this state, or any other…”
Coleman v. State, 947 So. 2d 878 (Miss. 2006). “Section 1-3-1, "This chapter is applicable to every statute unless its general object, or the context of language construed, or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required by this chapter.”
Est. of Klaus v. Vicksburg Healthcare, 972 So. 2d 555 (Miss. 2007). “" Furthermore, the Appellees assert that following this Court's decision in Allred , Mississippi Code Annotated Section 11-1-60, "when read in pari materia with §§ 1-3-1 and 1-3-33, applies regardless of the number of plaintiffs.”
Ladner v. Necaise, 771 So. 2d 353 (Miss. 2000). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 1-3-1 (1998). That section provides that "all petitions presented to any governing body of the State of Mississippi, or any of its subdivisions, or municipalities thereof, must be signed personally by each petitioner; otherwise, said signature shall not be…”
Campbell v. State, 749 So. 2d 1208 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). “Miss.Code Ann. § 1-3-1 (Rev.1998). The definition of a "capital case" or "capital offense" is a *1211 crime "punishable by death or imprisonment for life " in the penitentiary; the statute then states that "`capital murder' when used in any statute shall denote criminal cases,…”
Jones Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi State Oil & Gas Bd. (Miss. 2011). “Miss. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-1 (Rev. 2005). Notably, Section 1-3-39 states that: The term “person,” when used in any statute, shall apply to artificial as well as natural persons; and when used to designate the party whose property may be the subject of offense, shall include the…”
Mississippi Dep't of Transp. v. Lori Allred (Miss. 2005). “Section 1-3-1, states, “[t]his chapter is applicable to every statute unless its general object, or the context of the language construed, or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required by this chapter.”
Alta Klaus v. Vicksburg Healthcare, LLC (Miss. 2006). “” Furthermore, the Appellees assert that following this Court’s decision in Allred, Mississippi Code Annotated Section 11-1-60, “when read in pari materia with §§ 1-3-1 and 1-3-33, applies regardless of the number of plaintiffs.”
Combs v. Adams, 350 So. 2d 41 (Miss. 1977). “It is also argued that Section 1-3-1 Mississippi Code Annotated (1972) applies to this case.”
W. A. Coleman v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2004). “Section 1-3-1,“This chapter is applicable to every statute unless its general object, or the context of language construed, or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required by this chapter.”
J.T. Ladner v. Derek Necaise (Miss. 1999). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-1 (1998). That section provides that "all petitions presented to any governing body of the State of Mississippi, or any of its subdivisions, or municipalities thereof, must be signed personally by each petitioner; otherwise, said signature shall not be…”
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