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Miss. Code Ann. § 85-7-519

Cost of proceeding to be paid by nonprevailing party

Laws, 2014, ch. 522, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2017, ch. 348, § 10, eff from and after July 1, 2017.

The costs of any proceeding brought to enforce a lien filed under this article, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and prejudgment interest due to the prevailing party, shall be paid by the nonprevailing party or parties. If more than one (1) party is responsible for costs, fees and prejudgment interest, the costs, fees and prejudgment interest shall be equitably apportioned by the court among the responsible parties.

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.