# Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-17: Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-17

> Mississippi · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C53_S53-17

## Section

- **Citation:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-17
- **Heading:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-17
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MS Code / Title 11 / Chapter 53 / Section 53-17

## Text

A citizen may commence any civil action, or answer a rule for security for costs in any court without being required to prepay fees or give security for costs, before or after commencing suit, by taking and subscribing the following affidavit:

“I, __________, do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Mississippi, and because of my poverty I am not able to pay the costs or give security for the same in the civil action (describing it) which I am about to commence (or which I have begun, as the case may be) and that, to the best of my belief, I am entitled to the redress which I seek by such suit.”

## Nearby sections

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- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-23 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-23](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C53_S53-23.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-25 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-25](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C53_S53-25.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-31 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-31](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C53_S53-31.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-33 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-53-33](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C53_S53-33.md)
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