Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure

92 rules across 11 chapters · 80 active

The Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure are cited as “MRCP” and were adopted by the Supreme Court of Mississippi under its inherent constitutional rulemaking authority, effective January 1, 1982, governing procedure in the state's Chancery, Circuit, and County Courts. Browse the full set below, organized into the same eleven chapters the official rules themselves use, with verbatim rule text, the official Advisory Committee Notes the Supreme Court approved for publication alongside the rules, and a plain-English summary for every rule.

Source: Mississippi Judiciary · Adopted by the Supreme Court of Mississippi · Current through July 1, 2026 · Official source

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Show only active rules Hides 12 dead-stub rows, all "[Omitted]" in the official rules; uncheck the box to see them noted.

I. Scope of Rules; One Form of Action

Cited as MRCP · 2 active rules · 2 in the official compilation

II. Commencement of Action: Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions, and Orders

Cited as MRCP · 5 active rules · 5 in the official compilation

III. Pleadings and Motions

Cited as MRCP · 11 active rules · 11 in the official compilation

IV. Parties

Cited as MRCP · 8 active rules · 11 in the official compilation

Rule 17 Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
Rule 18 Joinder of Claims and Remedies
Rule 19 Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
Rule 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties
Rule 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
Rule 22 Interpleader
Rule 23 Class Actions Omitted
Rule 23.1 Derivative Actions by Shareholders Omitted
Rule 23.2 Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations Omitted
Rule 24 Intervention
Rule 25 Substitution of Parties

V. Depositions and Discovery

Cited as MRCP · 12 active rules · 12 in the official compilation

VI. Trials

Cited as MRCP · 15 active rules · 17 in the official compilation

Rule 38 Jury Trial of Right
Rule 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court Omitted
Rule 40 Assignment of Cases for Trial
Rule 41 Dismissal of Actions
Rule 42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
Rule 43 Taking of Testimony
Rule 44 Proof of Documents
Rule 44.1 Determination of Foreign Law Omitted
Rule 45 Subpoena
Rule 46 Exceptions Unnecessary
Rule 47 Jurors
Rule 48 Juries and Jury Verdicts
Rule 49 General Verdicts and Special Verdicts
Rule 50 Motions for a Directed Verdict and for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict
Rule 51 Instructions to Jury
Rule 52 Findings by the Court
Rule 53 Masters, Referees, and Commissioners

VII. Judgment

Cited as MRCP · 10 active rules · 10 in the official compilation

VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings

Cited as MRCP · 9 active rules · 10 in the official compilation

IX. Appeals

Cited as MRCP · 0 active rules · 5 in the official compilation

Rule 72 Omitted Omitted
Rule 73 Omitted Omitted
Rule 74 Omitted Omitted
Rule 75 Omitted Omitted
Rule 76 Omitted Omitted

X. Courts and Clerks

Cited as MRCP · 3 active rules · 4 in the official compilation

Rule 77 Courts and Clerks
Rule 78 Motion Practice
Rule 79 Books and Records Kept by the Clerk and Entries Therein
Rule 80 Stenographic Report or Transcript as Evidence Omitted

XI. General Provisions

Cited as MRCP · 5 active rules · 5 in the official compilation

Rules 23, 23.1, 23.2, 39, 44.1, 71A, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 80 are printed in the official rules as "[Omitted]" with no operative rule text; all are shown unlinked. Chapter IX ("Appeals") contains only Rules 72 through 76, all omitted, and so has no active rules of its own.