The first process, in all civil actions, and in all courts, to compel the attendance of a witness, shall be a subpoena, the procedural aspects of which shall be governed by the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries
Chapter 3 - Process, Notice, and Publication
§ 13-3-1. Provisions of chapter applicable to all courts
§ 13-3-3. Style and date of process
§ 13-3-15. Separate or additional summons; attachment against estate of defendant
§ 13-3-17. Substitution of parties in case of death of party
§ 13-3-25. Summons by publication for unknown heirs and unknown defendants
§ 13-3-27. Publication of summons
§ 13-3-32. Publication-in what newspaper-presumption of continued qualification
§ 13-3-37. Sheriff to mark and return process
§ 13-3-41. Service on one carrying on business in state by or through trustee or attorney in fact
§ 13-3-49. Service when defendant is a corporation
§ 13-3-53. Service on one of several executors or administrators
§ 13-3-55. Suits by or against partnerships; service on one of several partners
§ 13-3-69. Process not void for certain defects
§ 13-3-73. Plaintiff's options when sheriff kept off by force
§ 13-3-75. Return of alias where first writ served
§ 13-3-77. Process may be executed by an officer out of his county
§ 13-3-81. When justice court judge may execute process
§ 13-3-83. Service of notices, summonses, subpoenas, orders, pleadings, motions, etc.
§ 13-3-85. Notice by summons of motions against officers for neglect of duty
§ 13-3-87. Return of officer may be questioned by parties
§ 13-3-93. Subpoenas for witnesses
§ 13-3-103. Attachment for non-appearing subpoenaed witness
§ 13-3-105. Subpoenaed witness to attend until discharged; scire facias for defaulters
§ 13-3-109. Issuance of process by supreme court and its return
§ 13-3-111. Time when executions shall be issued
§ 13-3-113. Issuance, execution, and return of executions
§ 13-3-115. Issuance of subsequent execution
§ 13-3-117. Issuance of execution against several defendants
§ 13-3-119. Effect of death of one or more of several defendants before issuance of execution
§ 13-3-121. Execution for costs of Supreme Court
§ 13-3-123. Levy of writs of execution and attachments-on land
§ 13-3-125. Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on personalty
§ 13-3-127. Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on choses in action
§ 13-3-129. Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on corporate stock and the like
§ 13-3-131. Levy of writs of execution and attachments - on interest of partners or co-owners
§ 13-3-135. Purchaser's title to certain interests of defendant sold under execution or attachment
§ 13-3-137. Growing crop shall not be levied upon
§ 13-3-139. Lien of executions, and priority thereof
§ 13-3-141. Officer to care for property and allowed expenses
§ 13-3-145. Effect of death of one or more of several plaintiffs before issuance of execution
§ 13-3-147. Assignee of a judgment may have execution
§ 13-3-149. Effect of death of party after execution issued
§ 13-3-151. Execution issued against dead defendant
§ 13-3-153. Motion to revive judgment
§ 13-3-157. When a bond of indemnity shall be required
§ 13-3-159. Remedy on bond of indemnity
§ 13-3-161. Where sales under execution or other process are to be made
§ 13-3-167. Sale of perishable goods
§ 13-3-171. Lands to be sold to be offered in subdivisions and as an entirety
§ 13-3-173. Sale may be adjourned or continued from day to day
§ 13-3-175. Venditioni exponas
§ 13-3-177. Venditioni exponas to issue when officer taking property dies
§ 13-3-181. Duty of officer to examine judgment-roll; priority of liens
§ 13-3-183. Officer to restore money on injunction of execution
§ 13-3-185. How purchaser takes property sold at execution sale
§ 13-3-187. Conveyance of land sold under execution or other process