The person who procures a search warrant, or who charges another with any crime or misdemeanor against his person or property before any court, without reasonable cause, may be required by the court to pay the costs incurred; and judgment may be entered and execution issued therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-1-11
Costs of search warrant and certain criminal prosecutions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case James Stern v. Christopher Epps (2012)
Most recently applied in James Stern v. Christopher Epps (March 2012)
Codes, 1880, § 3119; 1892, § 888; 1906, § 965; Hemingway’s 1917, § 674; 1930, § 681; 1942, § 1592.
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