MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2007 Regular Session
To: Insurance
By: Senator(s) Kirby
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-17-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A TIME LIMIT FOR AN INSURANCE PRODUCER TO APPEAL LICENSING ACTIONS OR DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 83-17-83, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
83-17-83. Any person aggrieved by any action or decision of the Commissioner of Insurance under the provisions of this article may appeal therefrom, within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice thereof, to the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County by certiorari in the manner provided by law. Such appeal shall be without supersedeas, except that the court may grant supersedeas as otherwise provided by law where the license is revoked. The court shall have the authority and jurisdiction to hear the appeal and render its decision in regard thereto in termtime or vacation.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2007.