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Miss. Code Ann. § 31-5-53

Time for bringing suit on bond; venue

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Stanton & Associates v. Bryant Const. Co. (1985)

Most recently applied in Land Holdings I, LLC v. GSI Services, LLC (January 2019)

Laws, 1980, ch. 520, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 626, § 4; Laws, 2004, ch. 452, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2004.

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When suit is instituted on a performance bond given in accordance with this chapter, it shall be commenced within one (1) year after the obligee shall have made final payment on the contract; provided, however, if the contract is abandoned by the general contractor as bond principal or is terminated by the bond obligee, suit shall be commenced within one (1) year after the earlier of the abandonment by the bond principal or termination by the bond obligee.

When suit is instituted on a payment bond given in accordance with this chapter, it shall be commenced within one (1) year after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was supplied by the person bringing the action and not later.

Any suit brought on a performance or payment bond given in accordance with this chapter shall be brought in the county in which the contract or some part thereof was performed or in the county in which service of process may be obtained upon either the principal or the surety on such bond.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.