Miss. Code § 25-4-107

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 25-4-107 - Complaints; where brought; removal; initiated by; defendant's right to jury trial
(1) The commission may pursue enforcement of this chapter by means of hearings held before the commission or an independent hearing officer to determine whether a respondent violated the law and, if so, what penalty should be imposed. Hearings shall be conducted according to the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure and the Mississippi Rules of Evidence.
(2) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commission made pursuant to its hearing procedures may appeal de novo to the Circuit Court for Hinds County, and execution of the commission's decision shall be stayed upon the filing of a notice of appeal.

Miss. Code § 25-4-107

Laws, 1983, ch. 469, § 4; Laws, 2008, ch. 562, § 14, eff. 8/5/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).