Persons on whom served
Known as the Youth Court Law
The act spans §§ 43–43 (102 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 566 So. 2d 691 - In Interest of TLC (1990)
Most recently applied in E.K. v. Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (August 2018)
Laws, 1979, ch. 506, § 53, eff from and after July 1, 1979.
(1) When a petition has been filed and the date of hearing has been set by the youth court, the judge or his designee shall order the clerk of the youth court to issue a summons to the following to appear personally at such hearing: the child named in the petition;
(2) the person or persons who have custody or control of the child;
(3) the parent or guardian of the child if such parent or guardian does not have custody of the child; and
(4) any other person whom the court deems necessary.
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.