MS HB1239

Amends the appeals process for judgments or decisions made by county boards of supervisors or municipal governing authorities by requiring written notice of appeal to be filed with the circuit clerk within ten (10) days of the judgment or decision.

Notice of appeal must include the name of the appellee, grounds for appeal, a written description of the record, and must be delivered to the board president, mayor, city clerk, and any applicable petitioners.

Appellee has ten (10) days from notice of appeal filing to designate additional items for the record, and the county or municipal clerk must assemble and deliver the complete record to the circuit clerk within thirty (30) days.

Circuit court shall hear the appeal as an appellate court, establish a briefing schedule and hearing date, and may affirm or reverse the judgment with authority to render the judgment that should have been issued by the lower body.

Effective July 1, 2018, with no effect on appeals perfected before that date; appeals of bond issuance orders remain subject to chancery court jurisdiction under Sections 31-13-5 through 31-13-11.