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Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-28 (2026)

Summoning of person drawn for jury duty

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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 the juror at the juror's usual residence, business or post office address, requiring the juror 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.

Laws, 1974, ch. 378, § 6(3); Laws, 2004, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 10; Laws, 2006, ch. 437, § 3; Laws, 2007, ch. 433, § 3, eff. 1/1/2008.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1989–1998 · leading case: Hudson v. Taleff, 546 So. 2d 359 (Miss. 1989).
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Hudson v. Taleff, 546 So. 2d 359 (Miss. 1989). · cites it 3× “Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-28 provides that: 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…”
Page v. Siemens Energy & Automation, 728 So. 2d 1075 (Miss. 1998). · cites it 2× “Section 13-5-28 provides for the summoning of jurors: 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,…”
Ronnie Page v. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. (Miss. 1996). · cites it 2× “Section 13-5-28 provides for the summoning of jurors: 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,…”
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