A citizen may commence any civil action, or answer a rule for security for costs in any court without being required to prepay fees or give security for costs, before or after commencing suit, by taking and subscribing the following affidavit:
"I,_______________ , do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Mississippi, and because of my poverty I am not able to pay the costs or give security for the same in the civil action (describing it) which I am about to commence (or which I have begun, as the case may be) and that, to the best of my belief, I am entitled to the redress which I seek by such suit."
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure
§ 11-53-7. Security for costs before justice of the peace
§ 11-53-9. Costs paid from deposit
§ 11-53-11. Official bond covers deposit
§ 11-53-13. Security for costs shall not be required in certain suits
§ 11-53-15. Usee liable for costs-state as nominal plaintiff
§ 11-53-17. Poor persons may sue without security for costs
§ 11-53-19. Court may dismiss action of poor persons
§ 11-53-21. Judgment for costs against poor persons
§ 11-53-23. Costs on dismissal for want of jurisdiction
§ 11-53-25. Stale cases dismissed at cost of plaintiff
§ 11-53-31. Successful party liable for certain costs
§ 11-53-33. Costs not recovered in some cases - limited in others
§ 11-53-37. Costs in class suits
§ 11-53-43. Executors and administrators entitled to and liable for costs - in their administration
§ 11-53-45. Next friend of infant liable for costs
§ 11-53-49. Costs in cases of setoff
§ 11-53-51. Costs in cases of appeal from justices of the peace
§ 11-53-53. Costs in cases of certiorari and appeals from certain inferior tribunals
§ 11-53-55. Cases not expressly embraced by statute or Rule
§ 11-53-65. Bill of costs made and filed
§ 11-53-67. Fees not payable until bill produced
§ 11-53-69. Costs not due until suit ended
§ 11-53-71. Taxation of costs in cases from justices of the peace
§ 11-53-73. Execution for costs
§ 11-53-75. Bill of costs appended to execution
§ 11-53-77. Combining orders and decrees to save costs
§ 11-53-79. Table of fees to be posted conspicuously
§ 11-53-81. Recovery of attorney's fees in suit on open account