The Mississippi Code of 1972, except as expressly provided, shall take effect on the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-three, and from that day it shall be received in use, and shall supersede all prior statutes and clauses therein revised, and hereby repealed.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 1-1-11. Distribution of the Code of 1972
§ 1-1-12. Binding and identification of state-owned copies of Code of 1972
§ 1-1-13. When Code of 1972 to take effect
§ 1-1-21. Effect of repeals by Code of 1972 upon former rights
§ 1-1-22. Prior rights or actions involving taxes unaffected
§ 1-1-23. Effect of adoption of Code of 1972 upon offenses committed prior to effective date of Code
§ 1-1-24. Prior violations of law and civil causes of action unaffected
§ 1-1-25. No revival of repealed laws
§ 1-1-27. Vacation of offices by adoption of Code of 1972
§ 1-1-29. Effect of adoption of Code of 1972 upon private and local laws
§ 1-1-31. Severability provision of Code of 1972
§ 1-1-33. Code of 1972 supplied to officers
§ 1-1-35. Revised manuscript declared to be official Code of the state of Mississippi