Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-303 (2026)

Filing copy of foreign judgment; enforcement

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A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of Congress or the statutes of this state or any rule promulgated and adopted by the Mississippi Supreme Court may be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any county in this state. Said clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit court of any county in this state. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating or staying as a judgment of a circuit court of any county in this state and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner, subject to the provisions of Section 15-1-45. Any foreign judgment for the purpose described in Section 85-3-52 shall not be a lien on any property in this state, real, personal or mixed, that is owned by a resident of this state, and shall not be enforced or satisfied against any such property.

Laws, 1984, ch. 403, § 2; Laws, 1991, ch. 371, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 565, § 5, eff. 7/1/1995.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2024 · leading case: Global Oceanic Enter., Inc. v. Hynum, 857 So. 2d 659 (Miss. 2003).

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Global Oceanic Enter., Inc. v. Hynum, 857 So. 2d 659 (Miss. 2003). · cites it 4× “2d at 817 ; Miss.Code Ann. §§ 11-7-303 & 11-7-305. This requirement is also satisfied.”

Reeves Royalty Co. v. ANB Pump Truck Serv., 513 So. 2d 595 (Miss. 1987). “), ANB on July 3, 1985, filed with the Hinds County circuit clerk the statutory affidavit and a duly authenticated copy of this judgment, in compliance with Miss. Code Ann. §§ 11-7-303 , 305 (1986 Supp.”

Biel Reo, LLC v. Lee Freyer Kennedy Crestview, LLC, 242 So. 3d 833 (Miss. 2018). “Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-303 (Rev. 2004). LFK Crestview received the full amount pursuant to Note 1 but did not receive the full amount of Note 2.”

Parker v. Livingston, 817 So. 2d 554 (Miss. 2002). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 11-7-303 (1972). Section 15-1-A17 states in pertinent part that, A judgment or decree rendered in any court held in this state shall not be a lien on the property of the defendant therein for a longer period than seven years from the rendition thereof, unless…”

Buckley v. Pers. Support Sys., Inc., 852 So. 2d 648 (Miss. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. §§ 11-7-303 to -307 (Supp.”

Global Oceanic Enter., Inc. v. Wayne Hynum (Miss. 2002). · cites it 4× “2d at 817 ; Miss. Code Ann. §§ 11-7-303 & 11-7-305. This requirement is also satisfied.”

Will Realty, LLC v. Mark Isaacs & Sally Isaacs (Miss. 2020). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-303 (Rev. 2019). ¶8.”

Eagle Green Energy, Inc. v. Forsite Dev., Inc., 225 So. 3d 565 (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). “Once a foreign judgment has been filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any county in Mississippi, the clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit court of any county in this state ( Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-303 ,).…”

Dorothy Lavon Coleman v. WGST, LLC, Keith M. Coleman, Fid. Nat'l Fin., Inc. d/b/a Fid. Nat'l Fin. Title Grp. & Matthew Wilson (Miss. Ct. App. 2021). “Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-303 (emphasis added).”

John Edward Vogt, II & Edward Vogt v. Allen Eugene Walker (Miss. Ct. App. 2024). “” Miss. Code Ann.§ 11-7-303 (Rev. 2019). 3 response, affirmative defense(s) and objection(s) until enrollment of foreign judgment(s)” on March 4, 2021.”

Beverly A. Parker v. Dan Livingston (Miss. 1998). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-303 (1972). Section 15-1-47 states in pertinent part that, A judgment or decree rendered in any court held in this state shall not be a lien on the property of the defendant therein for a longer period than seven years from the rendition thereof, unless…”

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