MS SB2705

Establishes the Mississippi Vexatious Litigant Law defining a vexatious litigant as a person who has commenced five or more pro se civil actions in state courts (excluding justice court) in the preceding five years that were finally and adversely determined against them, or anyone previously found to be a vexatious litigant.

Allows defendants to move a court to require plaintiffs identified as vexatious litigants to post security for litigation costs and attorney fees if the plaintiff is not reasonably likely to prevail on the merits.

Requires automatic dismissal with prejudice of an action if the plaintiff fails to post court-ordered security, and automatically stays litigation while a security motion is pending.

Permits courts to issue prefiling orders prohibiting vexatious litigants from filing new pro se actions without senior judge approval; violation is contempt of court.

Requires the Mississippi Supreme Court Clerk to maintain a statewide registry of vexatious litigants based on prefiling orders submitted by local court clerks, with the law taking effect July 1, 2015.