Jurisdiction of actions to recover penalties and criminal prosecutions; limitation of actions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 77-3-85
in effectActions to recover penalties under this article, and criminal prosecutions under subsection (2) of Section 77-3-81, shall be brought in the name of the State of Mississippi in any court of competent jurisdiction. No action for penalty under subsection (1) of Section 77-3-81 may be maintained after the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the act of which complaint is made.
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