Mississippi Code
Distribution and Sales
§ 63-17-97. Execution and enforcement of summons, citation or subpoena

It shall be the duty of the sheriffs and constables of the counties of this state and of any employee of the commission, when so directed by the commission, to execute any summons, citation or subpoena which the commission may cause to be issued and to make return thereof to the commission. The sheriffs and constables so serving and returning same shall be paid for so doing the fees provided for such services in the circuit court. Any person who appears before the commission or a duly designated employee thereof in response to a summons, citation or subpoena shall be paid the same witness fee and mileage allowance as witnesses in the circuit court.
In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any summons, citation or subpoena issued and served as above authorized or in the case of the refusal of any person to be sworn or affirmed as a witness, or testify or answer to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated as a witness, or the refusal of any person to produce his record books and accounts relating to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated as a witness, the chancery court of any county of the State of Mississippi, or any chancellor of any such court in vacation, may, on application of the commission or of the executive director thereof, issue an attachment for such person and compel him to comply with such summons, citation or subpoena and to attend before the commission or its designated employee and to produce the documents specified in any subpoena duces tecum and to be sworn or affirmed as a witness or to give his testimony upon such matters as he may be lawfully required. Any such chancery court, or any chancellor of any such court in vacation, shall have the power to punish for contempt as in case of disobedience of like process issued from or by any such chancery court, or as in case of refusal to be sworn or affirmed as a witness, or as in case of refusal to testify as a witness therein in response to such process, and such person shall be taxed with the costs of such proceedings.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 63 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations

Chapter 17 - Manufacture, Sales and Distribution

Distribution and Sales

§ 63-17-51. Short title

§ 63-17-53. Legislative findings and declarations

§ 63-17-55. Definitions

§ 63-17-57. Creation of Motor Vehicle Commission; appointment and terms of members; officers

§ 63-17-59. Qualifications of members of commission

§ 63-17-61. Organization of commission; oath and bond of members; quorum; voting; seal

§ 63-17-63. Meetings of commission

§ 63-17-65. Compensation of members of commission

§ 63-17-67. Executive director; employment of clerical and professional assistance; office

§ 63-17-69. Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations by commission

§ 63-17-71. Motor vehicle commission fund

§ 63-17-73. Offenses and penalties

§ 63-17-74. Sale of motor vehicle not titled and registered in name of seller prohibited; exceptions; penalty for violation

§ 63-17-75. Applications for licenses

§ 63-17-77. License fees; expiration dates

§ 63-17-79. Specification of location of business; effect of change of location

§ 63-17-80. Motor vehicle lessors required to be licensed

§ 63-17-81. License of salesman

§ 63-17-83. License of factory representative or distributor representative

§ 63-17-85. Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of license; assessment of civil penalty in lieu of suspension of license; collection and disposition of penalty

§ 63-17-87. Limited revocation or suspension of license

§ 63-17-89. Hearings; prerequisite to denial, revocation or suspension of license

§ 63-17-97. Execution and enforcement of summons, citation or subpoena

§ 63-17-99. Appeals from decisions of commission; finality of decisions

§ 63-17-101. Recovery of damages and attorney fees by licensee

§ 63-17-105. Penalties

§ 63-17-115. Unreasonable discrimination prohibited

§ 63-17-118. Manufacturer or distributor to compensate motor vehicle dealer upon termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of franchise or discontinuation of motor vehicle line or make or parts essential to line or make