Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 41-137-59 - Judicial review(1) Any person or entity aggrieved by a final decision or order of an agency under the provisions of this chapter may petition for judicial review of the final decision or order.(2)(a) The petition shall be filed within twenty (20) days after the issuance of the agency's final decision or order. The petition shall be filed in the circuit court of the county in which the appellant resides. If the appellant is a nonresident of this state, the appeal shall be made to the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.(b) The review by the circuit court shall be based on the record made before the agency. Before filing a petition under subsection (1) of this section, a petitioner shall obtain from the agency an estimate of the cost to prepare the entire record of the agency and shall pay to the agency the amount of the estimate. The circuit court shall dismiss with prejudice any petition filed where it is shown that the petitioner failed to pay prior to filing the petition the estimate cost for preparation of the record.(c) Any person or entity aggrieved by the decision of the circuit court may appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 436, HB 1158,§ 8, eff. 3/27/2023.Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 303, SB 2095,§ 31, eff. 2/2/2022.