§ 89-25-13. Uniformity
This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
§ 89-25-15. Supersession
This chapter supersedes the rule of the common law known as the rule against perpetuities.
§ 89-23-21. Violation of environmental covenant; injunctive relief
A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by: A party to the covenant; The agency; The commission; Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce; A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected […]
§ 89-23-23. Application and construction of chapter
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
§ 89-23-25. Relation of chapter to federal law
This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 USCS Section 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101 of that act (15 USCS Section 7001(a)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103 of that act (15 […]
§ 89-23-27. Severability
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
§ 89-25-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the “Mississippi Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.”
§ 89-25-3. Statutory rule against perpetuities
A nonvested property interest is invalid unless: When the interest is created, it is certain to vest or terminate no later than twenty-one (21) years after the death of an individual then alive; or The interest either vests or terminates within ninety (90) years after its creation. A general power of appointment not presently exercisable […]
§ 89-25-5. When nonvested property interest or power of appointment is created
Except as provided in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section and in Section 89-25-11(1), the time of creation of a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment is determined under general principles of property law. For purposes of this chapter, if there is a person who alone can exercise a power created […]
§ 89-25-7. Reformation
Upon petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor’s manifested plan of distribution and is within the ninety (90) years allowed by Section 89-25-3(1)(b), (2)(b) or (3)(b) or the three hundred sixty (360) years allowed in Section 89-25-9(h), if: A nonvested property interest […]