It is the duty of the sheriff or other officer having custody of such defendant, upon his compliance with the order of the committing court or officer, to release him from custody; and he shall approve the sureties on the bond, except admitted and authorized fidelity and surety insurance companies acting as surety, and for that purpose may examine them on oath, or take their affidavit in writing, and may administer such oath.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 99-5-3. Form of bail; taken in open court by entry on minutes
§ 99-5-5. Bonds to be made payable to state; effect; expiration and renewal
§ 99-5-7. Fidelity or surety insurance company may give bail
§ 99-5-13. Court may make adjustments to excessive or insufficient bail
§ 99-5-15. Duty of officer to release defendant from custody; approval of sureties
§ 99-5-17. Sheriff to return bail-bond to clerk
§ 99-5-19. Person who takes insufficient bail-bond, etc., to stand special bail
§ 99-5-21. Bond good though it does not describe offense
§ 99-5-29. Surety may cause arrest of principal by officer
§ 99-5-31. Mittimus in bailable cases to fix the bail
§ 99-5-33. Accused committed to prison if injured party is dangerously wounded
§ 99-5-35. When prisoner charged with capital offense entitled to bail