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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 99 - Criminal Procedure » Chapter 11 - Jurisdiction and Venue » § 99-11-9. Jurisdiction of paternity proceedings

The circuit court of the county in which an illegitimate child is born shall have jurisdiction of any action brought under section 97-29-11, Mississippi Code of 1972. No male person shall be convicted solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the female person giving birth to the child.