Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Public Safety, hereinafter referred to in this section as “department,” in cooperation with the Commissioner of Insurance and the Department of Revenue, shall establish an accessible common carrier-based motor vehicle insurance verification system to verify the compliance of a motor vehicle with motor vehicle liability policy requirements under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law.

(2) The department, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue if applicable, may contract with a private vendor or vendors to establish and maintain the system.

(3) The system must:

(a) Send requests to insurers for verification of motor vehicle liability insurance using electronic services established by the insurers through the Internet, World Wide Web, or a similar proprietary or common carrier electronic system in compliance with the specifications and standards of the Insurance Industry Committee on Motor Vehicle Administration and other applicable industry standards;

(b) Include appropriate provisions to secure its data against unauthorized access and to maintain a record of all requests and responses;

(c) Be accessible, without fee, to authorized personnel of the department, the courts, law enforcement personnel, and other entities authorized by the department under the provisions of Section 63-16-7 ;

(d) Be able to interface with existing department systems;

(e) Be able to be accessed by authorized users via a secure web browser;

(f) Not more often than every thirty (30) days, receive insurance information from insurers under specifications and standards set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection or other data file formats as approved by the department to identify motor vehicle insurance policy information; however, no insurer shall be required to provide information in a format other than those set forth by the Insurance Industry Committee on Motor Vehicle Administration “Insurance Data Transfer Guide,” as amended;

(g) Provide a means by which low-volume insurers that are unable to deploy an online interface with the system can report insurance policy data to the department or their designee for inclusion in the system;

(h) Provide a means to track separately or distinguish motor vehicles that are subject to a certificate of insurance under Section 63-15-39 or 63-15-41 , a certificate of self-insurance under Section 63-15-53 , a bond under Section 63-15-49 , or a certificate of deposit of money or securities under Section 63-15-51 ;

(i) Distinguish motor vehicles that are exempt from the provisions of this chapter;

(j) Be available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, subject to reasonable allowances for scheduled maintenance or temporary system failures, to verify the insurance status of any motor vehicle in a manner prescribed by the department; and

(k) Be installed and operational not later than March 1, 2016, followed by an appropriate testing period of not less than six (6) months.

(4) Every insurer shall cooperate with the department and the Insurance Department in establishing and maintaining the system and shall provide motor vehicle liability policy status and information to verify liability coverage for a motor vehicle insured by that company that is registered in this state.

(5) Records and information gathered by or stored in the system are exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-151
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-151 et seq. shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-107 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-107
Status: in_force

As used in the compact, the term “licensing authority” with reference to this state, shall mean the department of public safety. The commissioner of public safety shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of any other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of Articles III, IV and V of the compact.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-55 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-55
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-131 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 17-131
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-131
Status: in_force

Any person, partnership, association of persons or corporation engaged in the manufacture and/or distribution of motor vehicles, whether resident or nonresident of the State of Mississippi, transacting the business of manufacturing, distribution, or sale of motor vehicles or the parts or accessories thereof in the State of Mississippi, shall file in the Office of the Secretary of State the form of a contract which is to be entered into between such manufacturer with its agent, dealer or representative in this state. Upon the approval by the Attorney General of the contract, the contract shall become binding on all parties thereto. The failure to file the contract with the Secretary of State as provided herein and to secure the approval thereof of the Attorney General of the state, shall render the contract unenforceable. This section shall not apply to dealers or manufacturers of motor homes governed by the provisions of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-163 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-163
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-163
Status: in_force

If a manufacturer has established an informal dispute settlement procedure which complies in all respects with the provisions of 16 C.F.R., Part 703 , the provisions of Section 63-17-159 concerning refunds or replacements shall not apply to any consumer who has not first resorted to such procedure.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11
Status: in_force

No warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall be issued, sold or offered for sale in this state unless the policy meets the following conditions:

(a) The policy states that the issuer of the policy will reimburse or pay on behalf of the vehicle protection product warrantor all covered sums which the warrantor is legally obligated to pay, or will provide all service that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform according to the warrantor's contractual obligations under the provisions of the insured warranties sold by the warrantor;

(b) The policy states that in the event that payment due under the terms of the warranty is not provided by the warrantor within sixty (60) days after proof of loss has been filed according to the terms of the warranty by the warranty holder, the warranty holder may file directly with the warranty reimbursement insurance company for reimbursement;

(c) The policy provides that a warranty reimbursement insurance company that insures a warranty shall be deemed to have received payment of the premium if the warranty holder paid for the vehicle protection product and the insurer's liability under the policy shall not be reduced or relieved by a failure of the warrantor, for any reason, to report the issuance of a warranty to the insurer; and

(d) The policy has the following provisions regarding cancellation of the policy:

(i) The issuer of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not cancel such policy until a notice of cancellation in writing has been mailed or delivered to the Motor Vehicle Commission and each insured warrantor;

(ii) The cancellation of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not reduce the issuer's responsibility for vehicle protection products sold prior to the date of cancellation; and

(iii) In the event an insurer cancels a policy that a warrantor has filed with the Motor Vehicle Commission, the warrantor shall do either of the following:

1. File a copy of a new policy with the Motor Vehicle Commission, before the termination of the prior policy, provided that there is no lapse in coverage following the termination of the prior policy; or

2. Discontinue acting as a warrantor as of the termination date of the policy until a new policy becomes effective and is accepted by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-69 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-69
Status: in_force

The commission shall have power to prescribe, issue, amend and rescind such reasonable rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law. No rule or regulation shall be effective until thirty days after copies of the proposed rule or regulation shall have been mailed to all motor vehicle dealers operating in the State of Mississippi, and a representative of each manufacturer, wholesaler, and distributor whose motor vehicles are sold therein, whether said representative is located within or without the State of Mississippi, and a notice setting forth either the terms or substance of said proposed rule or regulation and the time and place of a hearing thereon shall have been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and published in the City of Jackson. Such hearing may be held at any time twenty days after publication of such notice, but such rules or regulations shall not become effective until a hearing thereon. All rules, regulations and forms adopted by the commission shall be filed with its executive secretary and shall be readily available for public inspection and examination during reasonable business hours. A copy of said rules, regulations and forms shall also be filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state. Any interested person shall have the right to petition the commission for issuance, amendment or repeal of a rule or regulation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-19
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no single vehicle, unladen or with load, shall have an overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of forty (40) feet.

(2) No semitrailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer combination and no trailer drawn by a motor vehicle shall exceed a length of fifty-three (53) feet.

(3) No semitrailer or trailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination and no trailer operating in a double trailer combination drawn by a motor vehicle shall exceed a length of thirty (30) feet.

(4) No semitrailer or trailer combinations in excess of two (2) units, excluding the towing motor vehicle, shall be allowed to operate on the highways of this state.

(5) No motor home shall have an overall length exclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of forty-five (45) feet.

(6) The load upon the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles transporting forest or agricultural products in their natural state shall not project more than twenty-eight (28) feet beyond the rear axle of the vehicle. If such products project more than twenty-eight (28) feet beyond the rear axle and, due to the end use for which they are intended (such as tall utility poles or light poles or the like), such products cannot be shortened without rendering them useless for the finished product for which they have been cut, then such special circumstance may be considered good cause for the obtaining of a permit which shall be procured pursuant to Section 63-5-51 before vehicles transporting such products may operate. Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-5-21 or 63-7-47(2) , any vehicle transporting projecting loads as described in this subsection that extend four (4) feet or more beyond the rear or body of the vehicle shall operate during daylight or nighttime hours, and the load on vehicles designed to transport forestry products shall be secured by at least two (2) chains, two (2) wire ropes, or two (2) nylon straps, one (1) positioned behind the front bolster and one (1) in front of the back bolster.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-5-21 or 63-7-47(2) , the rear projecting load of any vehicle operating during the period described under Section 63-7-11 may not extend four (4) feet or more beyond the rear or body of the vehicle, or as otherwise allowable by federal law.

(8) The length limitations on projecting loads prescribed in this section do not apply to a single vehicle or the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles designed for on-farm delivery and unloading of any agricultural product, in its natural or manufactured form, which is fitted with an auger or similar unloading device permanently affixed to the vehicle that extends no more than eight (8) feet horizontally beyond the rear or body of the vehicle provided that no portion of such device which extends four (4) feet or more beyond the rear or body of the vehicle is less than seven (7) feet above the roadway surface. However, any such vehicle may not be operated on the public highways, roads or streets of this state during the period described under Section 63-7-11 .

(9) A vehicle designed and especially constructed to transport raw cotton from harvest to the cotton gin may have a total overall length not to exceed fifty (50) feet whenever any such vehicle is being operated within a radius of fifty (50) miles of the vehicle's home base or its contractual customer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-38 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-38
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-38
Status: in_force

Should a scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer be presented the certificate of title or vehicle license plate for any vehicle or scrap vehicle purchased, that scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer shall mail or deliver the same to the Department of Revenue as required by law. In lieu of a certificate of title, an affidavit in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-21-39(1) shall be obtained by a scrap metal processor. All other requirements of Section 63-21-39(1) shall be complied with and any other rules promulgated according to that section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-155 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-155
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-155
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 63-17-151 through 63-17-165 , the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Collateral charges ” means those additional charges to a consumer which are not directly attributable to the manufacturer's suggested retail price label for the motor vehicle. Collateral charges shall include, but not be limited to, dealer preparation charges, undercoating charges, transportation charges, towing charges, replacement car rental costs and title charges.

(b) “ Comparable motor vehicle ” means an identical or reasonably equivalent motor vehicle.

(c) “ Consumer ” means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle, primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes, and any person to whom such motor vehicle is transferred for the same purposes during the duration of an express warranty applicable to such motor vehicle, and any other person entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty.

(d) “ Express warranty ” means any written affirmation of fact or promise made in connection with the sale of a motor vehicle by a supplier to a consumer which relates to the nature of the material or workmanship and affirms or promises that such material or workmanship is defect-free or will meet a specified level of performance over a specified period of time. For the purposes of Section 63-17-151 et seq. , express warranties do not include implied warranties.

(e) “ Manufacturer ” means a manufacturer or distributor as defined in Section 63-17-55 .

(f) “ Motor vehicle ” means a vehicle propelled by power other than muscular power which is sold in this state, is operated over the public streets and highways of this state and is used as a means of transporting persons or property, but shall not include vehicles run only upon tracks, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, mopeds, electric bicycles, personal delivery devices, electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in Section 63-3-103 , or golf carts or low-speed vehicles as defined in Section 63-32-1 , or parts and components of a motor home which were added on and/or assembled by the manufacturer of the motor home. “ Motor vehicle ” shall include demonstrators or lease-purchase vehicles as long as a manufacturer's warranty was issued as a condition of sale.

(g) “ Purchase price ” means the price which the consumer paid to the manufacturer to purchase the motor vehicle in a cash sale or, if the motor vehicle is purchased in a retail installment transaction, the cash sale price as defined in Section 63-19-3 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-23
Status: in_force

(1) Administrative license suspension for test refusal. The Commissioner of Public Safety, or his authorized agent, shall review the sworn report by a law enforcement officer as provided in Section 63-11-21 .

(a) If upon review the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his authorized agent, finds (i) that the law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds and probable cause to believe the person had been operating a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads or streets of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any other substance that may impair a person's mental or physical ability; (ii) that the person refused to submit to the chemical test of the person's breath, blood or urine upon request of the officer; and (iii) that the person was informed that his license and driving privileges would be suspended or denied if he refused to submit to the chemical test of his breath, blood or urine, then the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his authorized agent, shall give notice to the licensee that his license or permit to drive, or any nonresident operating privilege, shall be suspended thirty (30) days after the date of the notice for a period of ninety (90) days if the person has not previously been convicted of or nonadjudicated for a violation of Section 63-11-30 , or, for a period of one (1) year if the person was previously convicted or nonadjudicated under Section 63-11-30 . If the commissioner or his authorized agent determines that the license or permit should not be suspended, he shall return the license or permit to the licensee.

(b) The notice of suspension shall be in writing and conform to Section 63-1-52 .

(c) A person may continue to drive on either an interlock-restricted license or under a drug-testing program if so ordered by a court in the course of a criminal proceeding for a violation of Section 63-11-30 .

(2) Extension or suspension of privilege to drive; request for trial. (a) If the chemical testing of a person's breath indicates the blood alcohol concentration was eight one-hundredths percent (.08%) or more for persons who are above the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages under state law, or two one-hundredths percent (.02%) or more for persons who are below the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages under state law, based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath as shown by a chemical analysis of the person's blood, breath, or urine, the arresting officer shall seize the license and give the driver a receipt for his license on forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety and shall promptly forward the license together with a sworn report to the Commissioner of Public Safety. The receipt given a person shall be valid as a permit to operate a motor vehicle for thirty (30) days in order that the defendant may be processed through the court having original jurisdiction and a final disposition had.

(b) If the defendant requests a trial within thirty (30) days and trial is not commenced within thirty (30) days, then the court shall determine if the delay in the trial is the fault of the defendant or his counsel. If the court finds that it is not the fault of the defendant or his counsel, then the court shall order the defendant's privileges to operate a motor vehicle to be extended until the defendant is convicted upon final order of the court.

(c) If a receipt or permit to drive issued under this subsection expires without a trial having been requested as provided in this subsection, then the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his authorized agent, shall suspend the license or permit to drive or any nonresident operating privilege for the applicable period of time as provided in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Offenders driving without a license. If the person is a resident without a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle in this state, the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his authorized agent, shall deny to the person the issuance of a license or permit for a period of one (1) year beginning thirty (30) days after the date of notice of the suspension.

(4) Appeal. It shall be the duty of the municipal prosecuting attorney, county prosecuting attorney, an attorney employed under the provisions of Section 19-3-49 , or if there is not a prosecuting attorney for the municipality or county, the duty of the district attorney to represent the state in any hearing on a de novo appeal held under the provisions of Section 63-11-25 , Section 63-11-37 or Section 63-11-30 .

(5) Suspension subsequent to conviction. Unless the person obtains an interlock-restricted license or the court orders the person to exercise the privilege to operate a motor vehicle only under an interlock-restricted license or while participating in a court-ordered drug-testing program, thirty (30) days after receipt of the court abstract documenting a person's conviction under Section 63-11-30 , the Department of Public Safety shall suspend the driver's license and privileges of the person to operate a motor vehicle as follows:

(a) When sentenced under Section 63-11-30(2) :

(i) For a first offense: one hundred twenty (120) days;

(ii) For a second offense: one (1) year;

(iii) For a third offense: for the full period of the person's sentence; upon release from incarceration, the person will be eligible for only an interlock-restricted license for three (3) years;

(iv) For a fourth or subsequent offense: for the full period of the person's sentence; upon release from incarceration, the person will be eligible for only an interlock-restricted license for ten (10) years and will further be subject to court-ordered drug testing if the original offense involved operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a drug other than alcohol.

(b) When sentenced under Section 63-11-30(3) (Zero Tolerance for Minors):

(i) For a first offense: one hundred twenty (120) days;

(ii) For a second offense: one (1) year;

(iii) For a third offense occurring within five (5) years, suspend or deny the driving privilege for two (2) years or until the person reaches the age of twenty-one (21), whichever is longer.

(6) Suspensions. (a) Notices of suspension given under this section shall be in writing and conform to Section 63-1-52 .

(b) Suspensions under this and any other chapter shall run consecutively and not concurrently.

(c) The first day of any one-hundred-twenty-day period shall begin twenty-one (21) days after entry of judgement of conviction or order of nonadjudication.

(7) License reinstatement. A person is eligible for an unrestricted license when the person has completed an alcohol safety education program as provided in Section 63-11-32 , has satisfied all other conditions of law and of the person's sentence or nonadjudication, and is not otherwise barred from obtaining an unrestricted license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-907 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-907
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-907
Status: in_force

Except where angle parking is permitted by local ordinance or usage, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there is an adjacent curb shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within twelve inches of the right-hand curb.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1111 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-1111
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1111
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever a pedestrian is crossing or attempting to cross a public street or highway, at or near an intersection or crosswalk, guided by a guide dog or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is metallic or white in color, or white tipped with red, the driver of every vehicle approaching in said intersection or crosswalk shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring or endangering such pedestrian, and if injury or danger to such pedestrian can be avoided only by bringing his vehicle to a full stop, he shall bring his said vehicle to a full stop. The word “vehicle,” when used in this section, does not include a train operated on railroad tracks.

(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person, not carrying such a cane or walking stick or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing streets or highways. The failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick or to be guided by a guide dog upon the streets, highways or sidewalks of this state, shall not be held to constitute or be evidence of contributory negligence.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, unless totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated, while on any public street or highway, to carry in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is metallic or white in color, or white tipped with red.

(4) The violation of any provision of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ten (10) days.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-26 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-26
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-26
Status: in_force

When the commissioner of public safety, or his authorized agent, shall suspend the driver's license or permit to drive of a person or shall deny the issuance of a license or permit to a person as provided in Section 63-11-30 , the person shall not be entitled to any judicial review of or appeal from the actions of the commissioner. A final conviction under said section shall finally adjudicate the privilege of such convicted person to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-139 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 17-139
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-139
Status: in_force

In any action taken, proof by the party plaintiff that he has been compelled to discontinue the relationship of manufacturer, agent, dealer or representative on account of the unlawful act or breach of said contract by the party defendant or that the party defendant has threatened to cancel said contract without good cause and without first having submitted the question for an adjustment of a breach of said contract to a board of arbitration and award, shall be conclusive evidence of damage, and in every case proof of any unlawful purpose or agreement to violate the terms of said contract, shall entitle the party injured thereby to all actual damage sustained by him and shall in addition thereto subject the party violating said contract to the penalty provided in Section 63-17-137 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-151
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-151 et seq. shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45
Status: in_force

(1) If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home:

(a) The owner shall immediately execute the application in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title, or on a separate form the State Tax Commission prescribes to name the lienholder on the certificate showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the lienholder.

(b) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, application and required fee to be mailed or delivered to a county tax collector or a designated agent.

(c) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to a county tax collector or a designated agent or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to a county tax collector or a designated agent with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his security agreement.

(d) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application and the required fee, the State Tax Commission shall either endorse on the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it.

(2) Information evidencing a bank or lending institution's lien or other security interest in a motor vehicle's, manufactured home's or mobile home's certificate of title may be transferred by electronic means as provided in Section 63-21-16 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-53
Status: in_force

Any waiver of the provisions of this chapter shall be unenforceable and void.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-151
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-151 et seq. shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-63 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 15-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-63
Status: in_force

No person whose license or registration has been suspended or cancelled under the provisions of this chapter shall transfer title to the vehicle owned by him to any member of his immediate family until such person has furnished proof of financial responsibility as is otherwise required by the provisions of this chapter and same shall have been approved by the department. A member of a person's immediate family under the provisions hereof shall include any person related to the transferor by blood or marriage within the third degree computed according to the civil law and any person, whether related or not, residing within the same household as the transferor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-205 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-205
Status: in_force

If a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of a new motor vehicle makes any warranty to the purchaser of, and with respect to, a new motor vehicle which is based on the amount of miles that the motor vehicle is driven, only those miles which the motor vehicle has been driven on and after the date that the motor vehicle has first been sold as new to the purchaser shall be considered for purposes of the warranty.

The mileage indicated upon the odometer of the motor vehicle on the date that the motor vehicle is first sold as new to the purchaser shall, for the purposes of the warranty, be the mileage upon which the warranty shall commence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 32 / Section 35-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-5
Status: in_force

A person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver provided that the automated driving system is engaged and the vehicle meets the following conditions:

(a) If a failure of the automated driving system occurs that renders that system unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to its intended operational design domain, the fully autonomous vehicle will achieve a minimal risk condition;

(b) The fully autonomous vehicle is capable of operating in compliance with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle safety laws and regulations of this state when reasonable to do so, unless an exemption has been granted by the Department of Public Safety; and

(c) When required by federal law, the vehicle bears the required manufacturer's certification label indicating that at the time of its manufacture it has been certified to be in compliance with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, including reference to any exemption granted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-111 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-111
Status: in_force

Any court or other agency of this state, or a subdivision thereof, which has jurisdiction to take any action suspending, revoking or otherwise limiting a license to drive, shall report any such action and the adjudication upon which it is based to the commissioner of public safety in the manner and within the time provided by subsection (1) of section 63-1-51 and section 63-1-55 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 29-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-27
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all vehicle protection products sold or offered for sale on or after July 1, 2007. The failure of any person to comply with this chapter before July 1, 2007, shall not be admissible in any court proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration or alternative dispute resolution proceeding and may not otherwise be used to prove that the action of any person or the affected vehicle protection product was unlawful or otherwise improper.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-53
Status: in_force

If a security interest in a previously registered vehicle is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of August 9, 1968, and if a security interest in a previously registered manufactured home or mobile home is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of July 1, 1999, the security interest continues perfected until its perfection lapses under the law under which it was perfected. This would apply only to vehicles, manufactured homes or mobile homes not required to be titled under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-616 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-616
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-616
Status: in_force

A school bus driver, for the purpose of preventing being overtaken when receiving or discharging any school children, may stop on a street or highway blocking the two (2) outermost right lanes, regardless of the number of lanes on the street or highway. For a two-lane street or highway, this provision allows for blocking both lanes. Such school bus driver may only block both of these lanes during the time that the school bus is receiving or discharging any school children.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 35 / Section 39-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-13
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program and a shared vehicle owner shall be exempt from vicarious liability consistent with 49 USC Section 30106 and under any state or local law that imposes liability solely based on vehicle ownership.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-159 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-159
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-159
Status: in_force

(1) If the manufacturer or its agent cannot conform the motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any default or condition which impairs the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle to the consumer after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall give the consumer the option of having the manufacturer either replace the motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle acceptable to the consumer, or take title of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price, including all reasonably incurred collateral charges, less a reasonable allowance for the consumer's use of the vehicle. The subtraction of a reasonable allowance for use shall apply when either a replacement or refund of the motor vehicle occurs. A reasonable allowance for use shall be that sum of money arrived at by multiplying the number of miles the motor vehicle has been driven by the consumer by Twenty Cents (20¢) per mile. Refunds shall be made to the consumer and lienholder of record, if any, as their interests may appear.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to any claim under Section 63-17-151 et seq. that:

(a) An alleged nonconformity does not impair the use, market value or safety of the motor vehicle;

(b) A nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations of a motor vehicle by a consumer;

(c) A claim by a consumer was not filed in good faith; or

(d) Any other affirmative defense allowed by law.

(3) It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties if within the terms, conditions or limitations of the express warranty, or during the period of one (1) year following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever expires earlier, either:

(a) Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three (3) or more times by the manufacturer or its agent and such nonconformity continues to exist; or

(b) The vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of the nonconformity by the manufacturer or its agent for a cumulative total of fifteen (15) or more working days, exclusive of downtime for routine maintenance as prescribed by the owner's manual, since the delivery of the vehicle to the consumer. The fifteen-day period may be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of conditions beyond the control of the manufacturer or its agent.

(4) The terms, conditions or limitations of the express warranty, or the period of one (1) year following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever expires earlier, may be extended if the motor vehicle warranty problem has been reported but has not been repaired by the manufacturer or its agent by the expiration of the applicable time period.

(5) The manufacturer shall provide a list of the manufacturer's zone or regional service office addresses in the owner's manual provided with the motor vehicle. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or his representative, prior to availing himself of the provisions of this section, to give written notification to the manufacturer of the need for the repair of the nonconformity, in order to allow the manufacturer an opportunity to cure the alleged defect. The manufacturer shall immediately notify the consumer of a reasonably accessible repair facility to conform the vehicle to the express warranty. After delivery of the vehicle to the designated repair facility by the consumer, the manufacturer shall have ten (10) working days to conform the motor vehicle to the express warranty. Upon notification from the consumer that the vehicle has not been conformed to the express warranty, the manufacturer shall inform the consumer if an informal dispute settlement procedure has been established by the manufacturer in accordance with Section 63-17-163 , and provide the consumer with a copy of the provisions of Sections 63-17-151 et seq. However, if prior notice by the manufacturer of an informal dispute settlement procedure has been given, no further notice is required. If the manufacturer fails to notify the consumer of the availability of this informal dispute settlement procedure, the requirements of Section 63-17-163 shall not apply.

(6) Any action brought under Section 63-17-151 et seq. shall be commenced within one (1) year following expiration of the terms, conditions or limitations of the express warranty, or within eighteen (18) months following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is earlier, or, if a consumer resorts to an informal dispute settlement procedure as provided in Section 63-17-151 et seq. , within ninety (90) days following the final action of the panel.

(7) If a consumer finally prevails in any action brought under Section 63-17-151 et seq. , the court may allow him to recover as part of the judgment a sum equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses, including attorney's fees based on actual time expended, determined by the court to have been reasonably incurred by the plaintiff for or in connection with the commencement and prosecution of such action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-21 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-21
Status: in_force

The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. If the original certificate of title is delivered to a lienholder, a nontransferable duplicate certificate of title shall be mailed to the owner to serve as a permit for operation of the motor vehicle or use or occupancy of the manufactured home or mobile home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-39
Status: in_force

Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway whether attended or unattended during the times mentioned in Section 63-7-11 , there shall be displayed upon the left side of such vehicle one or more lamps projecting a white or amber light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of such vehicle and one or more lamps projecting a red light visible under like conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. However, local authorities may provide by ordinance that no lights used be displayed upon any such vehicle when parked in accordance with local ordinances upon a highway where there is sufficient light to reveal any person within a distance of five hundred feet upon such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-215 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-215
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-215
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever a new recreational vehicle is damaged before transit to the dealer or is damaged in transit to the dealer when the carrier or means of transportation has been selected by the manufacturer or distributor, the dealer shall notify the manufacturer or distributor of the damage within the timeframe specified in the manufacturer-dealer agreement and:

(a) Request from the manufacturer or distributor authorization to replace the components, parts and accessories damaged or otherwise correct the damage; or

(b) Reject the vehicle within the timeframe set forth in subsection (4) of this section.

(2) If the manufacturer or distributor refuses or fails to authorize repair of such damage within ten (10) days after receipt of notification, or if the dealer rejects the recreational vehicle because of damage, ownership of the new recreational vehicle shall revert to the manufacturer or distributor.

(3) The dealer shall exercise due care in custody of the damaged recreational vehicle, but the dealer shall have no other obligations, financial or otherwise, with respect to that recreational vehicle.

(4) The timeframe for inspection and rejection by the dealer must be part of the manufacturer-dealer agreement and may not be less than two (2) business days after the physical delivery of the recreational vehicle.

(5) Any recreational vehicle that has, at the time of delivery to the dealer, an unreasonable amount of miles on its odometer, as determined by the dealer, may be subject to rejection by the dealer and reversion of the vehicle to the manufacturer or distributor. In no instance shall a dealer deem an amount less than the distance between the dealer and the manufacturer's factory or a distributor's point of distribution, plus one hundred (100) miles, as unreasonable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 39-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-25
Status: in_force

(1) At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and before the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer-to-peer car sharing program shall:

(a) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any safety recalls on the vehicle for which the repairs have not been made; and

(b) Notify the shared vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) If the shared vehicle owner has received an actual notice of a safety recall on the vehicle, a shared vehicle owner shall not make a vehicle available as a shared vehicle on a peer-to-peer car sharing program until the safety recall repair has been made.

(b) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall on a shared vehicle while the shared vehicle is made available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the shared vehicle owner shall remove the shared vehicle as available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall and until the safety recall repair has been made.

(c) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer-to-peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-37
Status: in_force

Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing:

1. A certificate of insurance as provided in Section 63-15-39 or Section 63-15-41 ; or

2. A bond as provided in Section 63-15-49 ; or

3. A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in Section 63-15-51 ; or

4. A certificate of self-insurance as provided in Section 63-15-53 , supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to said self-insurer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-29 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-29
Status: in_force

On all highways of the State of Mississippi except those referred to in Sections 63-5-31 and 63-5-33 , and subject to the limitations imposed on wheel and axle loads by Section 63-5-27 and to the further limitations hereinafter specified, the total combined weight (vehicles plus load) on any group of axles shall not exceed the value given in the following table (Table I), corresponding to the distance in feet between the extreme axles of the group, measured longitudinally to the nearest foot:

Distance in Feet Between the Extreme of Any Group of Axles

Maximum Load in Pounds Carried on any Group of Axles

4

28,650

5

29,650

6

30,640

7

31,630

8

32,610

9

33,580

10

34,550

11

35,510

12

36,470

13

37,420

14

38,360

15

39,300

16

40,280

17

41,160

18

42,080

19

42,990

20

43,900

21

44,800

22

45,700

23

46,590

24

47,470

25

48,350

26

49,220

27

50,090

28

50,950

29

51,800

30

52,650

31

53,490

32

54,330

33

55,160

34

55,650

35

56,800

36 and greater

57,650 maximum

Moreover, in addition to the per axle weight limitation specified by Section 63-5-27 , the maximum load carried on a combination of vehicles shall be subject to the following additional limitations: The maximum load carried on any group of two (2) axles shall not exceed twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds in instances where one or more of such axles is a driving axle (that is, an axle turned by the vehicle's engine power).

(2) An axle group shall consist of any two (2) or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination of vehicles.

(3) Provided, however, that, subject to the limitations imposed on:

(a) Wheel, axle loads, spacing and weight by Sections 63-5-27 and 63-5-33 , and

(b) Weight limitations on highways and bridges by Section 65-1-45, Mississippi Code of 1972 , any product produced on or distributed from a location on any highway within or without the State of Mississippi may be transported from such place of production or location of distribution by the nearest route toward its destination on such highway or highways to a point where such highway intersects a highway previously found or hereafter found by the commission to be suitable to carry the maximum load limits pursuant to Sections 63-5-33 and 63-5-35 ; and provided further, that any goods, materials, and equipment actually used in the supply of an activity of producing, manufacturing or distributing products on any such highway within the State of Mississippi may be transported on such highway to the site of such manufacture, production or distribution. However, any penalty assessed against a vehicle operating under the provisions of this paragraph (3)(b) shall be calculated according to the maximum weight which that particular vehicle is legally permitted to transport and not the maximum gross weight limit established for that highway.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit movements of weights in excess of those provided for in this section (63-5-29) over a route or section thereof for the purpose of a shortcut between two (2) highways found by the commission to be suitable to carry the maximum load limits pursuant to Sections 63-5-33 and 63-5-35 or any other purpose not consistent with the aforementioned provisions.

Nothing in Sections 63-5-29 , and 63-5-34 , shall be construed to imply any general variation from the maximum weight limitations designated by the Mississippi Department of Transportation other than specified in Sections 63-5-29 and 63-5-34 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-6.1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-6.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-6.1
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall be required to secure a driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement upon it while operating a motor scooter as defined in Section 63-3-103 provided that:

(a) The person is not the owner of the motor scooter and is only renting the scooter for a period of time not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.

(b) The person is operating the motor scooter within the corporate limits of a municipality in which a university campus is located or is immediately adjacent to, or within the limits of, the university's campus.

(c) The person has been issued and has on their person a regular or commercial driver's license issued by the State of Mississippi or the state of their residence.

(2) Any scooter operated on the roads or highways of this state under this section shall not be operated:

(a) At a rate of speed greater than thirty (30) miles per hour;

(b) On a road which has a speed limit greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour; or

(c) On any road or highway which is prohibited under Section 63-3-210 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-209 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-209
Status: in_force

(1) If a dealer desires to make a change in ownership by the sale of the business assets, stock transfer, or otherwise, the dealer shall give the manufacturer or distributor written notice at least fifteen (15) business days before the closing, including all supporting documentation as may be reasonably required by the manufacturer or distributor to determine if an objection to the sale may be made. In the absence of a breach by the selling dealer of its dealer agreement or this chapter, the manufacturer or distributor shall not object to the proposed change in ownership unless the prospective transferee:

(a) Has previously been terminated by the manufacturer for breach of its dealer agreement;

(b) Has been convicted of a felony or any crime of fraud, deceit, or moral turpitude;

(c) Lacks any license required by law;

(d) Does not have an active line of credit sufficient to purchase a manufacturer's product; or

(e) Has undergone in the last ten (10) years bankruptcy, insolvency, a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or conservator to take possession of the transferee's business or property. This paragraph (e) can be waived if the prospective transferee meets all of the requirements of this section and if the prospective transferee fully qualifies under the manufacturer's or lender's financial criteria.

(2) If the manufacturer or distributor objects to a proposed change of ownership, the manufacturer or distributor shall give written notice of its reasons to the dealer within ten (10) business days after receipt of the dealer's notification and complete documentation. The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof with regard to its objection. If the manufacturer or distributor does not give timely notice of its objection, the change or sale shall be deemed approved.

(3) It is unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor to fail to provide a dealer an opportunity to designate, in writing, a family member as a successor to the dealership in the event of the death, incapacity or retirement of the dealer. It is unlawful to prevent or refuse to honor the succession to a dealership by a family member of the deceased, incapacitated or retired dealer unless the manufacturer or distributor has provided to the dealer written notice of its objections within ten (10) business days after receipt of the dealer's modification of the dealer's succession plan. In the absence of a breach of the dealer agreement, the manufacturer may object to the succession for the following reasons only:

(a) Conviction of the successor of a felony or any crime of fraud, deceit or moral turpitude;

(b) Bankruptcy or insolvency of the successor during the past ten (10) years. This paragraph (b) can be waived if the prospective successor meets all the requirements of this section and if the prospective successor fully qualifies under the manufacturer's or lender's financial criteria;

(c) Prior termination by the manufacturer of the successor for breach of a dealer agreement;

(d) The lack of an active line of credit for the successor sufficient to purchase the manufacturer's product; or

(e) The lack of any license for the successor required by law.

(4) The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof regarding its objection. However, a family member may not succeed to a dealership if the succession involves, without the manufacturer's or distributor's consent, a relocation of the business or an alteration of the terms and conditions of the manufacturer-dealer agreement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-23
Status: in_force

(1) Any warrantor doing business in this state in accordance with this chapter shall be deemed to have appointed the Motor Vehicle Commission its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it.

(2) Any warrantor doing business in this state, operating without the authority provided by this chapter, shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-27
Status: in_force

When it has been finally determined under the procedures of Sections 63-11-21 through 63-11-25 , that a nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, the commissioner, or his duly authorized agent, shall give information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he has a license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-97 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 17-97
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-97
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the sheriffs and constables of the counties of this state and of any employee of the commission, when so directed by the commission, to execute any summons, citation or subpoena which the commission may cause to be issued and to make return thereof to the commission. The sheriffs and constables so serving and returning same shall be paid for so doing the fees provided for such services in the circuit court. Any person who appears before the commission or a duly designated employee thereof in response to a summons, citation or subpoena shall be paid the same witness fee and mileage allowance as witnesses in the circuit court.

In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any summons, citation or subpoena issued and served as above authorized or in the case of the refusal of any person to be sworn or affirmed as a witness, or testify or answer to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated as a witness, or the refusal of any person to produce his record books and accounts relating to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated as a witness, the chancery court of any county of the State of Mississippi, or any chancellor of any such court in vacation, may, on application of the commission or of the executive director thereof, issue an attachment for such person and compel him to comply with such summons, citation or subpoena and to attend before the commission or its designated employee and to produce the documents specified in any subpoena duces tecum and to be sworn or affirmed as a witness or to give his testimony upon such matters as he may be lawfully required. Any such chancery court, or any chancellor of any such court in vacation, shall have the power to punish for contempt as in case of disobedience of like process issued from or by any such chancery court, or as in case of refusal to be sworn or affirmed as a witness, or as in case of refusal to testify as a witness therein in response to such process, and such person shall be taxed with the costs of such proceedings.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-53
Status: in_force

(1) The service brakes upon any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be adequate to stop such vehicle or vehicles when traveling twenty miles per hour within a distance of thirty feet when upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free from loose material where the grade does not exceed one per cent.

(2) Under the above conditions the hand brake shall be adequate to stop such vehicle or vehicles within a distance of fifty-five feet and said hand brake shall be adequate to hold such vehicle or vehicles stationary on any grade upon which operated.

(3) Under the above conditions, the service brakes upon a motor vehicle equipped with two-wheel brakes only, and when permitted under Section 63-7-51 , shall be adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of forty feet and the hand brake adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of fifty-five feet.

(4) All braking distances specified in this section shall apply to all vehicles mentioned, whether such vehicles are not loaded or are loaded to the maximum capacity permitted under law.

(5) All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-3
Status: in_force

The terms and provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Department of Revenue. The Department of Revenue shall have charge of all the affairs of administering the laws of the state relative to vehicle registration and titling, including fully autonomous vehicles, and manufactured housing titling as hereinafter provided and may employ such administrative and clerical assistance, material and equipment as may be necessary to enable it to speedily, completely and efficiently perform the duties as outlined in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-87 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-87
Status: in_force

The State Tax Commission, Mississippi Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies are hereby charged with enforcement of Sections 63-7-83 through 63-7-89 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-73 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 21-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-73
Status: in_force

Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 37-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee shall:

(a) Establish regulations and standards for the inclusion of a towing and recovery service on the tow list, including application procedures and minimum qualification requirements;

(b) Establish statewide maximum towing and storage rates for nonconsensual tows, including those for private property. The established maximum rates shall include maximum rates for administrative fees, provided as follows:

(i) A towing and recovery service may charge less than, but may not charge more than the approved statewide rates;

(ii) The towing and recovery service shall not charge or retain any fees not indicated by the committee for the maximum rates for towing and storage of a commercial motor vehicle after the nonconsensual tow from private property; and

(iii) The statewide maximum towing and storage rates for nonconsensual tows shall be reviewed annually. Market fluctuations within the towing industry may be considered along with current consensual towing market rates and their relationship to nonconsensual towing rates;

(c) Require the towing and recovery service to ban the use of per-pound billing for nonconsensual towing;

(d) Publish a Towing Service Standard Manual, with rules governing the use of towing and recovery services for nonconsensually towing of commercial vehicles no later than January 1, 2025. At a minimum, the rules shall include the following provisions to:

(i) Establish the information required to be included on any invoice associated with the towing of a commercial motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, requiring that the invoice be itemized;

(ii) Establish factors that shall be considered in determining whether a charge levied by a towing and recovery service is fair, equitable and reasonable;

(iii) Establish a process the committee shall use to receive, investigate and adjudicate complaints against a towing and recovery service;

(iv) Establish a service charge dispute resolution process that includes, at a minimum, provisions requiring completion of a written complaint form, deadlines for initiating a complaint after receiving an itemized invoice, deadlines for responding to a complaint, cessation of storage fees during the complaint resolution process, a hearing on the complaint and deadlines for issuing a formal decision adjudicating the service charge dispute;

(v) Establish an appeals process for the appeal of any determination of order of the committee under this subsection;

(vi) Establish a disciplinary procedure for violations of the rules by the towing and recovery service, including the suspension or removal of a towing and recovery service from the tow list; and

(vii) Establish a process that the Department of Public Safety may use to suspend or remove a towing and recovery service from any tow list.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-17
Status: in_force

(1) Every court shall keep a full record of the proceedings of every case in which a person is charged with any violation of law regulating the operation of vehicles on the highways, streets or roads of this state.

(2) Unless otherwise sooner required by law, within five (5) days after the conviction of a person upon a charge of violating any law regulating the operation of vehicles on the highways, streets or roads of this state, every court in which such conviction was had shall prepare and immediately forward to the Department of Public Safety an abstract of the record of said court covering the case in which said person was so convicted, which abstract must be certified by the person so authorized to prepare the same to be true and correct.

(3) Said abstract must be made upon a form approved by the Department of Public Safety, and shall include the name and address of the party charged, the registration number of the vehicle involved, the nature of the offense, the date of hearing, the plea, the judgment, and if the fine was satisfied by prepayment or appearance bond forfeiture, and the amount of the fine or forfeiture, as the case may be.

(4) Every court shall also forward a like report to the Department of Public Safety upon the conviction of any person of manslaughter or other felony in the commission of which a vehicle was used.

(5) Every court shall also forward a like report to the Department of Public Safety after the satisfactory completion by a defendant of an approved traffic safety violator course under Section 63-9-11 , and the department shall make and maintain a private, nonpublic record to be kept for a period of ten (10) years. The record shall be solely for the use of the courts in determining eligibility under Section 63-9-11 , as a first-time offender, and shall not constitute a criminal record for the purpose of private or administrative inquiry. Reports forwarded to the Department of Public Safety under this subsection shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.

(6) The failure by refusal or neglect of any such judicial officer to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall constitute misconduct in office and shall be grounds for removal therefrom.

(7) The Department of Public Safety shall keep copies of all abstracts received hereunder for a period of three (3) years at its main office and the same shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business hours. This subsection shall not apply to nonpublic records maintained solely for the use of the courts in determining offender eligibility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-80 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-80
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-80
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a motor vehicle lessor or any agent, employee or representative thereof: (a) to represent and to offer for lease any new motor vehicle in Mississippi without first obtaining a new motor vehicle dealer license, or (b) to lease or offer to lease a new motor vehicle from an unlicensed location.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-209 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-209
Status: in_force

Violation of the provisions of Sections 63-7-201 through 63-7-209 shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-18 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-18
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-18
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services shall provide equipment for the operation and maintenance of the automated statewide motor vehicle, manufactured housing and mobile home registration system by the department.

The automated statewide motor vehicle, manufactured housing and mobile home registration system shall provide for computer terminals and printers, as authorized by the Department of Information Technology Services, to be located in the quantity necessary in each county seat tax collector's office and any other office in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the motor vehicle registrations in the county are made.

All county tax collectors shall participate in such system as it applies to Chapter 19, Title 27; Chapter 51, Title 27; Chapter 21, Title 63; Mississippi Code of 1972, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department. Such rules and regulations shall provide that counties which have an existing computer system designed to produce registration data may elect to use such existing system to communicate title/registration data to the department through the computer furnished by the state as hereinabove provided in this section. If the department finds and determines that a county has failed to successfully establish or update title/registration data into the statewide vehicle, manufactured housing and mobile home title/registration system, either through use of equipment supplied by the department or through the interfacing between the network system and county computer equipment, the department shall thereafter cause to be withheld the county's homestead exemption reimbursement monies, except for school districts and municipalities, until such time as the county has complied with this provision. Such monies as are withheld from a county for failure to comply with this provision shall be placed into a special escrow account to be established in the State Treasury. Once the county achieves compliance by successfully establishing or updating title/registration data into the statewide vehicle, manufactured housing and mobile home title/registration system, then the department shall cause to be released to the county all funds held in escrow on the county's behalf during the period of noncompliance. All interest earned shall accrue to the benefit of the county on any funds placed in an escrow account. Any cost involved in interfacing between existing county computer systems and the state-provided computer shall be paid by the county.

The computer terminals and printers placed in each county tax collector's office may be utilized to provide additional computer functions as authorized by the Department of Information Technology Services.

The State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants to the State Treasurer for the expenditures for the implementation and maintenance of the system upon requisitions signed by the Commissioner of Revenue, as authorized by the Legislature.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the operation of the statewide motor vehicle, manufactured housing and mobile home title registration system shall be the responsibility of the department.

The department shall provide for the transfer of motor vehicle, manufactured housing and mobile home title and lien registration information to the department by electronic means from banks and other lending institutions as provided in Section 63-21-18 . The Department of Information Technology Services shall cooperate with the department in implementing the provisions of Section 63-21-18 , and shall provide the department with whatever assistance the department needs to carry out the provisions of Section 63-21-18 .

A used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor must utilize the department's automated statewide motor vehicle registration system for the purpose of complying with the requirements of Section 63-21-39(1)(a) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-805 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-805
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-805
Status: in_force

The driver of a vehicle shall stop as required by this chapter at the entrance to a through highway and shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection from said through highway or which are approaching so closely on said through highway as to constitute an immediate hazard. However, said driver having so yielded may proceed and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection on said through highway shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle so proceeding into or across the through highway.

The driver of a vehicle shall likewise stop in obedience to a stop sign as required by this chapter at an intersection where a stop sign is erected at one or more entrances thereto although not a part of a through highway and shall proceed cautiously, yielding to vehicles not so obliged to stop which are within the intersection or approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard, but may then proceed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-20 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-20
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-20
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person, other than a law enforcement officer on duty, to use or display blue lights on a motor vehicle as provided for in Section 63-7-19 .

(2) It is unlawful for any person to use or display red lights on a motor vehicle except as provided for in Section 63-7-19 . It is not unlawful for the red lights authorized for private or department-owned vehicles used by firemen of volunteer fire departments, as provided in Section 63-7-19 , to remain mounted on such vehicles when the lights are not in use.

(3) It is unlawful for any vehicle to use alternating flashing headlights except an emergency vehicle as provided in Section 63-7-19 .

(4) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-809 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-809
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-809
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, when the driver is giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer.

(2) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is giving a signal by use of flashing, blinking, oscillating or rotating lights, as authorized under Section 63-7-19 , a person who drives an approaching vehicle shall:

(a) Proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a roadway having at least four (4) lanes with not less than two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or

(b) Proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and being prepared to stop, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe.

(3) Upon approaching a stationary recovery vehicle, utility service vehicle, sanitation vehicle, or highway maintenance vehicle, when the stationary vehicle is giving a signal by use of authorized flashing lights, a person who drives an approaching vehicle shall:

(a) Proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the stationary vehicle, if possible, with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a roadway having at least four (4) lanes with not less than two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or

(b) Proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and being prepared to stop, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe.

(4) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise clearly requires:

(a) “ Highway maintenance vehicle ” means a vehicle used for the maintenance of highways and roadways in this state and is:

(i) Owned or operated by the Department of Transportation, a county, a municipality or other political subdivision of this state; or

(ii) Owned or operated by a contractor under contract with the Department of Transportation, a county, a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.

(b) “ Recovery vehicle ” means a truck that is specifically designed for towing a disabled vehicle or a combination of vehicles.

(c) “ Utility service vehicle ” means a vehicle used by any person, municipality, county, electric cooperative, corporation, board, commission, district or any entity created or authorized by public act, private act or general law to provide electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater services, telecommunications services or any combination thereof, for sale to consumers in any particular service area, or by any contractor under contract with any such entity.

(d) “ Sanitation vehicle ” means a vehicle used to collect solid waste, refuse or recyclable material that is:

(i) Owned or operated by a county, a municipality or other political subdivision of this state; or

(ii) Owned or operated by a contractor under contract with a county, a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.

(5) Upon approaching a vehicle that is marked with some combination of white flashing strobe or amber and red lights, as provided in Section 63-7-19 , that is operated by a United States rural mail carrier for the purpose of delivering United States mail, and that is stationary, including when the vehicle is signaling the intention to enter the roadway, a person who drives an approaching vehicle shall:

(a) Proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the stationary vehicle, if possible, with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a roadway having at least four (4) lanes with not less than two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or

(b) Proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and being prepared to stop, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe.

(6) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine:

(a) Of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00); or

(b) Of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) if violation of this section results in:

(i) Property damage to the emergency vehicle, sanitation vehicle, highway maintenance vehicle, utility service vehicle, recovery vehicle or rural mail carrier vehicle; or

(ii) Bodily injury to the driver or a passenger of any such vehicle.

(7) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, a sanitation vehicle, a recovery vehicle, a utility service vehicle, a highway maintenance vehicle or a rural mail carrier vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the roadway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 31 / Section 39-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a GPS system or other special equipment that is put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction, and shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the vehicle owner for any damage to or theft of such equipment during the sharing period not caused by the vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program has the right to seek indemnity from the shared vehicle driver for any loss or damage to such equipment that occurs during the sharing period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-42 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-42
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-42
Status: in_force

In the case of motor vehicles, trailers, manufactured homes or mobile homes, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle, trailer, manufactured home or mobile home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-91 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-91
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-91
Status: in_force

(1) Any interested party shall have the right to have the commission call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within the commission's jurisdiction by filing with the commission a verified complaint setting forth the grounds upon which the complaint is based.

(2) The commission may on its own motion call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within its jurisdiction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-31 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-31
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations imposed on wheel and axle loads by Section 63-5-27 , and to the further limitations hereinafter specified, the total combined weight (vehicles plus load) on any group of axles shall not exceed the value given in the following table (Table II) corresponding to the distance in feet between the extreme axles of the group, measured longitudinally to the nearest foot, on those highways or parts of highways found by the Mississippi Transportation Commission to be suitable to carry such increased load limits from an engineering standpoint, and so designated as such by order of said commission entered on its minutes and published once each week for three successive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in this state:

TABLE II

Distance in Feet Between the Extreme of Any Group of Axles

Maximum Load in Pounds Carried on any Group of Axles

4

32,000

5

32,000

6

32,000

7

32,000

8

32,610

9

33,779

10

34,942

11

36,097

12

37,246

13

38,387

14

39,522

15

40,649

16

41,770

17

42,883

18

43,990

19

45,089

20

46,182

21

47,267

22

48,346

23

49,417

24

50,482

25

51,539

26

52,590

27

53,633

28

54,670

29

55,699

30

56,722

31

57,737

32

58,746

33

59,747

34

60,742

35

61,729

36

62,710

37

63,683

38 and greater

64,650 maximum

Moreover, in addition to the per axle weight limitations specified by Section 63-5-27 , the maximum load carried on a combination of vehicles shall be subject to the following additional limitations: The maximum load carried on any group of two (2) axles shall not exceed twenty-seven thousand (27,000) pounds in instances where one or more of such axles is a driving axle (that is, an axle turned by the vehicle's engine power).

An axle group shall consist of any two (2) or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination of vehicles.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-33-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 33-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-33-1
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this subsection, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Hand-held mobile telephone ” means a mobile telephone or other portable electronic communication device with which a user engages in a call or writes, sends or reads a text message using at least one hand. The term “hand-held mobile telephone” shall not include a voice-operated or hands-free device;

(b) “ Motor vehicle ” means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways;

(c) “ Social networking site ” means any web-based service that allows individuals to construct a profile within a founded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and communicate with other users of the site;

(d) “ Text message ” includes a text-based message, instant message, electronic message, and email, but shall not include an emergency, traffic or weather alert or a message related to the operation or navigation of the motor vehicle;

(e) “ Voice operated or hands-free device ” means a device that allows the user to write, send, or read a text message without the use of either hand except to activate, deactivate, or initiate a feature or function; and

(f) “ Writing ,” “ sending ” and “ reading ,” with respect to a text message, means the manual entry, sending, or retrieval of a text message, respectively, to communicate with any person or device.

(2) An operator of a moving motor vehicle is prohibited from writing, sending, or reading a text message and from accessing, reading or posting to a social networking site using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving said motor vehicle.

(3) A violation of this section is a civil violation, and upon being found in violation, is punishable by a civil penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for violations committed until July 1, 2016, and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for violations committed from and after July 1, 2016. No state assessments shall be imposed or collected for a violation under this section.

(4) The Department of Public Safety shall keep and maintain records of citations issued under this section, including the age and race of the vehicle operator, whether there was an additional traffic violation by the vehicle operator, and whether there was a crash or any damage to a vehicle or passenger at the time of the citation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 39-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-19
Status: in_force

(1) Each car sharing program agreement made in the state shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver:

(a) Any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the peer-to-peer car sharing program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the car sharing program agreement;

(b) That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to the shared vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or to the shared vehicle driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for any claim asserted by the peer-to-peer car sharing program;

(c) That the peer-to-peer car sharing program's insurance coverage on the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver is in effect only during each car sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle driver after the car sharing termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage;

(d) The daily rate, fees, and if applicable, any insurance or protection package costs that are charged to the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver;

(e) That the shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle liability insurance may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle;

(f) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable of fielding roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries; and

(g) If there are conditions under which a shared vehicle driver must maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to book a shared motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-23
Status: in_force

The administrator shall, at intermittent periods, make such investigations and examinations of any licensee or other person as he deems necessary to determine compliance with this chapter. For such purpose he may examine the books, accounts, records and other documents or matters of any licensee or other person. He shall have the power to compel the production of all relevant books, records and other documents and materials relative to an examination or investigation. Such investigations and examinations shall not be made more often than once during a year unless the administrator has reason to believe the licensee is not complying with the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-87 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-87
Status: in_force

The State Tax Commission, Mississippi Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies are hereby charged with enforcement of Sections 63-7-83 through 63-7-89 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-17
Status: in_force

(1) The renewal of a license originally granted under this chapter may be denied, or a license may be suspended, denied or revoked by the administrator on the following grounds:

(a) Material misstatement in application for license;

(b) Willful failure to comply with provision of this chapter relating to retail installment contracts;

(c) Defrauding any retail buyer to the buyer's damage;

(d) Fraudulent misrepresentation, circumvention or concealment by the licensee through whatever subterfuge or device of any of the material particulars or the nature thereof required to be stated or furnished to the retail buyer under this chapter.

(2) Any licensee who is exempt from liability for an act or omission under Section 63-19-57 shall not have his license suspended or revoked or the renewal of his license denied under this section for the same act or omission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-137
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-137 shall not affect any contract existing as of October 2, 1935, between any person, partnership, association of persons or corporation acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any motor vehicle manufacturer, nor shall they affect the relationship of any parties now acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any manufacturer without contract in this state. If any motor vehicle manufacturer should, after said date, without good cause or without tendering reimbursement for the damage or injury sustained by its agent, dealer or representative, cancel the existing contract or should without good cause refuse to continue the business relationship existing between manufacturer and agent, dealer or representative without contract the dealer, agent or representative so injured by the loss of his or its dealership, agency or representation may sue and recover all actual damages sustained by him, it or them. For a violation of the provisions of Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-139 a domestic corporation shall forfeit its charter and a foreign corporation shall forfeit its right to do business in this state and shall also forfeit not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 to the State of Mississippi and shall be proceeded against by the attorney general in the manner and form as provided for a quo warranto proceeding or injunction under the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-77 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-77
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-77
Status: in_force

All applications for license or licenses shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees therefor in accordance with the schedule thereof hereinafter set out. In the event any application is denied and the license applied for is not issued, the entire license fee shall be returned to the applicant.

The schedule of license fees to be charged and received by the commission for the licenses issued shall be as follows:

(1) For each manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, factory branch and division or distributor branch and division, and wholesaler branch and division, four hundred dollars ($400.00).

(2) For each motor vehicle dealer, factory representative, distributor representative and wholesaler representative, one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(3) For each motor vehicle salesman, ten dollars ($10.00).

Any person, firm or corporation required to be licensed, who fails to make application for such license at the time required, shall, in addition to the aforesaid fees, pay interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum for the period of time during which he shall operate without a proper license, and in addition thereto, shall pay a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the license fee. Said penalty, however, may be waived in whole or in part within the discretion of the commission.

All licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of December following the date of issue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-65 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-65
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall deposit the fees collected under this chapter into a special fund that is created in the State Treasury to the credit of the department. As much of those fees as appropriated by the Legislature shall be used by the department to defray the cost of carrying out the duties of the department, including the maintenance of the automated statewide motor vehicle and manufactured housing registration system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-59 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-59
Status: in_force

Each of the members appointed to the commission shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Mississippi and a qualified elector of the jurisdiction from which appointed, and each shall be of good moral character. The members of the commission initially appointed by the attorney general and the secretary of state and all members subsequently appointed by them shall never have been engaged in the manufacture, distribution or sale of motor vehicles and shall not thereafter be so engaged as long as they are members of the commission. The members of the commission initially appointed by the governor and all such members subsequently appointed by an incumbent governor shall be qualified to receive a license under the provisions of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law and shall be holders of a current license within ninety days after their respective appointments and shall continue to be holders of a current license at all times thereafter so long as they are such members.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-9
Status: in_force

The last-known registered owner of an abandoned motor vehicle and all lienholders of record, when such information is reasonably obtainable, shall be notified by registered or certified mail that such vehicle will be sold pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Said notice shall give such owner and lienholders the date, time and place of sale and name of the person or party who has custody of such vehicle.

If the identity of the last registered owner cannot be determined, or if the registration contains no address for the owner, or if it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and addresses of all lienholders, notice by three publications once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the motor vehicle was abandoned shall be sufficient to meet all requirements of notice pursuant to this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-103 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-103
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law shall be construed to prohibit the sale of a new motor vehicle by any person who is not required to be licensed under said law. However, only a motor vehicle dealer as defined in Section 63-17-55 shall have the right to advertise or represent, publicly or otherwise, that a motor vehicle is new in connection with its sale, exchange or other disposition. Any person who is not such a motor vehicle dealer and who advertises or represents that a motor vehicle is new in connection with its sale, exchange or other disposition shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided for by Section 63-17-105 . However, nothing in this section shall apply to (a) any lease by a motor vehicle manufacturer operating a project as defined in Section 57-75-5(f)(iv) 1 or Section 57-75-5(f)(xxi) of three (3) or fewer motor vehicles at any one time and related vehicle maintenance, of any line of vehicle produced by the manufacturer or its subsidiaries, to any one (1) employee of the motor vehicle manufacturer on a direct basis, or any sale or other disposition of such motor vehicles by the motor vehicle manufacturer at the end of a lease through direct sales to employees of the manufacturer or through an open auction or auction limited to dealers of the manufacturer's vehicle line or its subsidiaries' vehicle lines; or (b) any sale or other disposition by such a motor vehicle manufacturer of motor vehicles for which the manufacturer obtained distinguishing number tags under Section 27-19-309(8) .

(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section may be enjoined from further violations of such provisions by writ of injunction issued out of a court of equity upon a bill filed in the name of the state by the Attorney General, or any district or county attorney whose duty requires him to prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the state, in the county where such violation occurred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-915 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-915
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-915
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle that is located upon private property may not be towed except when authorized by the owner of the motor vehicle, the lienholder of the motor vehicle, the owner of the property upon which the motor vehicle is located or the towing is authorized by other local, state or federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 39-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-11
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect and verify records pertaining to the use of a vehicle, including, but not limited to, times used, car sharing period pick-up and drop-off locations, fees paid by the shared vehicle driver and revenues received by the shared vehicle owner and provide that information upon request to the shared vehicle owner, the shared vehicle owner's insurer or the shared vehicle driver's insurer to facilitate a claim coverage investigation, settlement, negotiation or litigation. The peer-to-peer car sharing program shall retain the records for a time period not less than the three-year limitation under Section 15-1-49 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 39-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-17
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other law, statute, rule or regulation to the contrary, a peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have an insurable interest in a shared vehicle during the car sharing period.

(2) Nothing in this section creates liability on a peer-to-peer car sharing program to maintain the coverage mandated by Section 63-39-5 .

(3) A peer-to-peer car sharing program may own and maintain as the named insured one or more policies of motor vehicle liability insurance that provides coverage for:

(a) Liabilities assumed by the peer-to-peer car sharing program under a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement;

(b) Any liability of the shared vehicle owner; or

(c) Damage or loss to the shared motor vehicle or any liability of the shared vehicle driver.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 37-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee shall:

(a) Establish regulations and standards for the inclusion of a towing and recovery service on the tow list, including application procedures and minimum qualification requirements;

(b) Establish statewide maximum towing and storage rates for nonconsensual tows, including those for private property. The established maximum rates shall include maximum rates for administrative fees, provided as follows:

(i) A towing and recovery service may charge less than, but may not charge more than the approved statewide rates;

(ii) The towing and recovery service shall not charge or retain any fees not indicated by the committee for the maximum rates for towing and storage of a commercial motor vehicle after the nonconsensual tow from private property; and

(iii) The statewide maximum towing and storage rates for nonconsensual tows shall be reviewed annually. Market fluctuations within the towing industry may be considered along with current consensual towing market rates and their relationship to nonconsensual towing rates;

(c) Require the towing and recovery service to ban the use of per-pound billing for nonconsensual towing;

(d) Publish a Towing Service Standard Manual, with rules governing the use of towing and recovery services for nonconsensually towing of commercial vehicles no later than January 1, 2025. At a minimum, the rules shall include the following provisions to:

(i) Establish the information required to be included on any invoice associated with the towing of a commercial motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, requiring that the invoice be itemized;

(ii) Establish factors that shall be considered in determining whether a charge levied by a towing and recovery service is fair, equitable and reasonable;

(iii) Establish a process the committee shall use to receive, investigate and adjudicate complaints against a towing and recovery service;

(iv) Establish a service charge dispute resolution process that includes, at a minimum, provisions requiring completion of a written complaint form, deadlines for initiating a complaint after receiving an itemized invoice, deadlines for responding to a complaint, cessation of storage fees during the complaint resolution process, a hearing on the complaint and deadlines for issuing a formal decision adjudicating the service charge dispute;

(v) Establish an appeals process for the appeal of any determination of order of the committee under this subsection;

(vi) Establish a disciplinary procedure for violations of the rules by the towing and recovery service, including the suspension or removal of a towing and recovery service from the tow list; and

(vii) Establish a process that the Department of Public Safety may use to suspend or remove a towing and recovery service from any tow list.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 39-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a GPS system or other special equipment that is put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction, and shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the vehicle owner for any damage to or theft of such equipment during the sharing period not caused by the vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program has the right to seek indemnity from the shared vehicle driver for any loss or damage to such equipment that occurs during the sharing period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-6 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-6
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-6
Status: in_force

(1) Unless exempted under Section 63-1-7 or Section 63-1-6.1 , no person shall drive or operate a motorcycle, except for an autocycle as defined in Section 63-3-103 , upon the highways of the State of Mississippi without first securing an operator's license with a motorcycle endorsement upon it.

(2)(a) A motorcycle endorsement may be issued to any person who holds a valid Mississippi driver's license and meets the other requirements for a motorcycle endorsement contained in this chapter.

(b) Every applicant for a motorcycle endorsement shall first obtain a temporary motorcycle permit, successfully complete the examination provided in Section 63-1-33 , and pay the temporary motorcycle permit fee and examination fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43 . Applicants for a temporary motorcycle permit shall:

(i) Be at least fifteen (15) years of age;

(ii) Operate a motorcycle only under the direct supervision of a person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who possesses either a valid driver's or operator's license with a motorcycle endorsement or a valid restricted motorcycle operator's license;

(iii) Be prohibited from transporting a passenger on a motorcycle;

(iv) Be prohibited from operating a motorcycle upon any controlled access highway; and

(v) Be prohibited from operating a motorcycle during the hours of 6:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m.

Temporary motorcycle driving permits shall be valid for the same period of time and may be renewed upon the same conditions as learner's permits issued under Section 63-1-21 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 35-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-25
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, fully autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems are governed exclusively by this act. The Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Department of Revenue, with regard to DOR's specific functions related to the registration and titling of motor vehicles, shall implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(2) No state agency, political subdivision, municipality or local entity may prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles, automated driving systems or on-demand autonomous vehicle networks, or otherwise enact or enforce rules or ordinances that would impose taxes, fees or other requirements, including performance standards, specific to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles, automated driving systems or on-demand autonomous vehicle networks in addition to the requirements of this act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-213 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-213
Status: in_force

The sale shall be made at the place, on the date and during the time set by the court. The sheriff shall conduct the sale and shall charge a reasonable fee for conducting the sale with the fee to be applied to the sheriff's operating fund. The abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. Each bidder shall submit a bid in at least a minimum amount that will pay the sheriff's fee, the tax collector for any past due taxes, the lien creditors in their order of priority and all costs of court and commissioner's fees. The community owner or landowner may purchase at any sale, and any such sale shall not be invalid because of the relationship of such purchaser to the community owner or landowner or any lienholder. The community owner or landowner and any lienholder may credit bid by deducting the amount due to such bidder from the bidder's bid. The highest bid accepted by the sheriff at the sale shall be paid to the commissioner. The sheriff, promptly upon completion of the sale, shall deliver to the commissioner a report of the sale, including a copy of the notice of sale authorizing the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and a list of the associated personal property sold along with the same, the total amount paid, the name of the commissioner to whom it was paid, the name of the sheriff conducting the sale and the name of the person to whom the sale was made. The sheriff shall execute and deliver a bill of sale to the purchaser who shall be the highest bidder with the commissioner to witness the bill of sale. The signature by the sheriff and the commissioner to the bill of sale is a certification by them that the sale was conducted pursuant to the sale order and to the highest bidder for cash. The bill of sale may be conditioned upon the entry by the court of the final order. If there is no bidder at the sale, the sheriff's fees shall be paid by the community owner or landowner with such costs to be assessed as costs of court, upon filing of proof of payment of the same in the proceeding. If there is no bid, the community owner or landowner may seek a new sale order providing for another sale of the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-323 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-323
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-323
Status: in_force

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in Section 63-3-321 shall have the meaning ascribed to them herein:

(a) “Detour sign” means any sign placed across or on a public road of the state, by the state, the county or municipal authorities or by their contractors, indicating that such road is closed or partially closed, which sign also indicates the direction of an alternate route to be followed to give access to certain points.

(b) “Warning sign” means a sign indicating construction work in area.

(c) “Barricade” means a barrier for obstructing the passage of motor vehicle traffic.

(d) “Fence” means a barrier to prevent the intrusion of motor vehicle traffic.

(e) “Officially closed” means a highway or road that has been officially closed by a governmental unit, the Mississippi State Highway Department, a city or a county.

(f) “Officially opened” shall mean any highway that does not have signs or barriers stating that it is closed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-131 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-131
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-131
Status: in_force

Any person, partnership, association of persons or corporation engaged in the manufacture and/or distribution of motor vehicles, whether resident or nonresident of the State of Mississippi, transacting the business of manufacturing, distribution, or sale of motor vehicles or the parts or accessories thereof in the State of Mississippi, shall file in the Office of the Secretary of State the form of a contract which is to be entered into between such manufacturer with its agent, dealer or representative in this state. Upon the approval by the Attorney General of the contract, the contract shall become binding on all parties thereto. The failure to file the contract with the Secretary of State as provided herein and to secure the approval thereof of the Attorney General of the state, shall render the contract unenforceable. This section shall not apply to dealers or manufacturers of motor homes governed by the provisions of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-201 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-201
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 63-7-201 through 63-7-209 :

(1) The term “dealer” means any person who has sold five (5) or more motor vehicles in the past twelve (12) months to purchasers who in good faith purchased such vehicles for purposes other than resale.

(2) The term “distributor” means any person who has sold five (5) or more motor vehicles in the past twelve (12) months for resale.

(3) The term “odometer” means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation; but shall not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips.

(4) The term “repair and replacement” means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Vehicle Protection Product Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-28 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-28
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-28
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall issue a certificate of title pursuant to a filed affidavit of ownership substantially similar to the affidavit provided in Section 63-21-30(22) for a manufactured home or a mobile home that is manufactured before July 1, 1999.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-77 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-77
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-77
Status: in_force

All applications for license or licenses shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees therefor in accordance with the schedule thereof hereinafter set out. In the event any application is denied and the license applied for is not issued, the entire license fee shall be returned to the applicant.

The schedule of license fees to be charged and received by the commission for the licenses issued shall be as follows:

(1) For each manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, factory branch and division or distributor branch and division, and wholesaler branch and division, four hundred dollars ($400.00).

(2) For each motor vehicle dealer, factory representative, distributor representative and wholesaler representative, one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(3) For each motor vehicle salesman, ten dollars ($10.00).

Any person, firm or corporation required to be licensed, who fails to make application for such license at the time required, shall, in addition to the aforesaid fees, pay interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum for the period of time during which he shall operate without a proper license, and in addition thereto, shall pay a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the license fee. Said penalty, however, may be waived in whole or in part within the discretion of the commission.

All licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of December following the date of issue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-213 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-213
Status: in_force

The sale shall be made at the place, on the date and during the time set by the court. The sheriff shall conduct the sale and shall charge a reasonable fee for conducting the sale with the fee to be applied to the sheriff's operating fund. The abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. Each bidder shall submit a bid in at least a minimum amount that will pay the sheriff's fee, the tax collector for any past due taxes, the lien creditors in their order of priority and all costs of court and commissioner's fees. The community owner or landowner may purchase at any sale, and any such sale shall not be invalid because of the relationship of such purchaser to the community owner or landowner or any lienholder. The community owner or landowner and any lienholder may credit bid by deducting the amount due to such bidder from the bidder's bid. The highest bid accepted by the sheriff at the sale shall be paid to the commissioner. The sheriff, promptly upon completion of the sale, shall deliver to the commissioner a report of the sale, including a copy of the notice of sale authorizing the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and a list of the associated personal property sold along with the same, the total amount paid, the name of the commissioner to whom it was paid, the name of the sheriff conducting the sale and the name of the person to whom the sale was made. The sheriff shall execute and deliver a bill of sale to the purchaser who shall be the highest bidder with the commissioner to witness the bill of sale. The signature by the sheriff and the commissioner to the bill of sale is a certification by them that the sale was conducted pursuant to the sale order and to the highest bidder for cash. The bill of sale may be conditioned upon the entry by the court of the final order. If there is no bidder at the sale, the sheriff's fees shall be paid by the community owner or landowner with such costs to be assessed as costs of court, upon filing of proof of payment of the same in the proceeding. If there is no bid, the community owner or landowner may seek a new sale order providing for another sale of the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-13
Status: in_force

All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 3, 5 or 7 of this title constituting a misdemeanor shall be deposited in the treasury of the county maintaining the court wherein such conviction or forfeiture was had.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-5
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who knowingly and intentionally: (a) owns, operates or conducts a chop shop; (b) transports any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to or from a location knowing it to be a chop shop; or (c) sells, transfers, purchases or receives any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part either to or from a location knowing it to be a chop shop, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) years and by a fine of not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

(2) Any person who knowingly alters, counterfeits, defaces, destroys, disguises, falsifies, forges, obliterates or knowingly removes a vehicle identification number with the intent to misrepresent the identity or prevent the identification of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

(3)(a) Any person who buys, disposes, sells, transfers or possesses a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part with the knowledge that the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part has been altered, counterfeited, defaced, destroyed, disguised, falsified, forged, obliterated or removed shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

(b) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a motor vehicle scrap processor who, in the normal legal course of business and in good faith, processes a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part by crushing, compacting or other similar methods, provided that any vehicle identification number has not been removed from the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part prior to or during any such processing.

(c) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any owner or authorized possessor of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part which has been recovered by law enforcement authorities after having been stolen or where the condition of the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part is known to or has been reported to law enforcement authorities. It shall be presumed that law enforcement authorities have knowledge of all vehicle identification numbers on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part which are altered, counterfeited, defaced, disguised, falsified, forged, obliterated or removed when law enforcement authorities deliver or return the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to its owner or authorized possessor after it has been recovered by law enforcement authorities after having been reported stolen.

(4) Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be imprisoned for a term up to twice the term authorized for a first offense and shall be fined an amount up to twice the amount authorized for a first offense.

(5)(a) In addition to any other punishment, a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to the lawful owner or owners of the stolen motor vehicle or vehicles or the stolen motor vehicle part or parts, or to the owner's insurer to the extent that the owner has been compensated by the insurer, and to any other person for any financial loss sustained as a result of a violation of this section.

(b) Financial loss shall include, but not be limited to, loss of earnings, out-of-pocket and other expenses, repair and replacement costs and claims payments. “Lawful owner” shall include an innocent bona fide purchaser for value of a stolen motor vehicle or stolen motor vehicle part who does not know that the motor vehicle or part is stolen; or an insurer to the extent that such insurer has compensated a bona fide purchaser for value.

(c) The court shall determine the extent and method of restitution. In an extraordinary case, the court may determine that the best interests of the victim and justice would not be served by ordering restitution. In any such case, the court shall make and enter specific written findings on the record concerning the extraordinary circumstances presented which militated against restitution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-17
Status: in_force

(1) Every court shall keep a full record of the proceedings of every case in which a person is charged with any violation of law regulating the operation of vehicles on the highways, streets or roads of this state.

(2) Unless otherwise sooner required by law, within five (5) days after the conviction of a person upon a charge of violating any law regulating the operation of vehicles on the highways, streets or roads of this state, every court in which such conviction was had shall prepare and immediately forward to the Department of Public Safety an abstract of the record of said court covering the case in which said person was so convicted, which abstract must be certified by the person so authorized to prepare the same to be true and correct.

(3) Said abstract must be made upon a form approved by the Department of Public Safety, and shall include the name and address of the party charged, the registration number of the vehicle involved, the nature of the offense, the date of hearing, the plea, the judgment, and if the fine was satisfied by prepayment or appearance bond forfeiture, and the amount of the fine or forfeiture, as the case may be.

(4) Every court shall also forward a like report to the Department of Public Safety upon the conviction of any person of manslaughter or other felony in the commission of which a vehicle was used.

(5) Every court shall also forward a like report to the Department of Public Safety after the satisfactory completion by a defendant of an approved traffic safety violator course under Section 63-9-11 , and the department shall make and maintain a private, nonpublic record to be kept for a period of ten (10) years. The record shall be solely for the use of the courts in determining eligibility under Section 63-9-11 , as a first-time offender, and shall not constitute a criminal record for the purpose of private or administrative inquiry. Reports forwarded to the Department of Public Safety under this subsection shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.

(6) The failure by refusal or neglect of any such judicial officer to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall constitute misconduct in office and shall be grounds for removal therefrom.

(7) The Department of Public Safety shall keep copies of all abstracts received hereunder for a period of three (3) years at its main office and the same shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business hours. This subsection shall not apply to nonpublic records maintained solely for the use of the courts in determining offender eligibility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-25
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title:

(a) If any required fee is not paid;

(b) If the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not the owner of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, or that the application contains a false or fraudulent statement, or that the applicant has failed to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the department reasonably requires; or

(c) If the certificate of title is to a manufactured home or mobile home with respect to which title has been retired to real property under Section 63-21-30 unless with respect to the same home title has been severed from real property pursuant to Section 63-21-30 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-13
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of an application, and the payment of the required fee, the administrator shall issue a license to the applicant to engage in the business of a sales finance company under and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for a period which shall expire the last day of December next following the date of its issuance. Such license shall not be transferable or assignable. No licensee shall transact any business provided for by this chapter under any other name.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 37-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-11
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for:

(a) A law enforcement officer to:

(i) Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to select a particular towing and recovery service from the list;

(ii) Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service; and

(iii) Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties;

(b) Any member of the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee or Department of Transportation to receive compensation from a towing and recovery service for the privilege of being included on the tow list;

(c) A towing and recovery service to pay money or other valuable consideration for the privilege of nonconsensual towing commercial motor vehicles;

(d) A towing and recovery service to employ or otherwise compensate individuals, commonly referred to as “spotters,” whose primary task is to report the presence of unauthorized, improperly or illegally parked commercial motor vehicles for the purpose of towing or removal and storage; and

(2) Nonconsensual tows for unauthorized, illegally parked commercial motor vehicles on private property must be performed by Mississippi-based towers. Towed vehicles must be stored within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-56 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 19-56
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-56
Status: in_force

The commissioner, or his duly authorized representative, for the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter and for the purpose of determining whether persons are subject to the provisions of this chapter, may examine persons licensed under this chapter and persons reasonably suspected by the commissioner of conducting business that requires a license under this chapter, including all relevant books, records and papers employed by those persons in the transaction of their business, and may summon witnesses and examine them under oath concerning matters relating to the business of those persons, or such other matters as may be relevant to the discovery of violations of this chapter, including without limitation the conduct of business without a license as required by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 32 / Section 37-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-13
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Before a towing and recovery service connects a commercial motor vehicle to a tow truck for a nonconsensual tow, the towing and recovery service shall document the vehicle's condition and the reason for the tow by:

(i) Taking at least four (4) photographs of the vehicle, with at least one (1) photograph taken from the front, one (1) photograph taken from the rear, one (1) photograph taken from the driver's side and one (1) taken from the passenger's side. These photographs must:

1. Show the entire vehicle from the required angle; and

2. Have the vehicle fill at least three-fourths ( 3 / 4 ) of the photograph, measured from side to side; and

(ii) Taking a photograph that shows the reason the vehicle is being towed nonconsensually. The photograph must show the portion of the vehicle in relation to the reason, including any sign that the vehicle was towed.

(b) Upon demand of the owner or operator of the commercial motor vehicle or the owner's designee, the Department of Transportation or the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee, the towing and recovery service shall provide copies of the photographs.

(c) A towing and recovery service's failure to produce the photographs shall create a rebuttable presumption that the towing and recovery service did not have the authority to tow a vehicle from either a private property owner or operator or a law enforcement officer.

(2) Before a towing and recovery service connects a commercial motor vehicle to a tow truck for a nonconsensual tow, the towing and recovery service shall have authorization to nonconsensually tow a commercial motor vehicle. Authorization shall be found if:

(a) A law enforcement officer requests a police-initiated tow and requests that a towing and recovery service from the tow list provide towing; or

(b) The towing and recovery service has received permission to tow the commercial motor vehicle from the owner of the private property.

A towing service shall not tow a commercial motor vehicle from private property without the owner or operator of the private property giving the tower service written permission.

(c) In order for the towing and recovery service to conduct a nonconsensual tow, the private property owner must have posted signage visible and facing the driver at each entryway into the property stating that vehicles parked on the property without authorization or inappropriately or illegally parked are subject to being towed. The sign must also contain the international towing symbol no smaller than four (4) inches by four (4) inches and be permanently mounted in a position that is no lower than five (5) feet and no higher than eight (8) feet.

(3) The towing and recovery service shall not assess a drop fee to release the commercial motor vehicle after the vehicle is hooked up to the tow truck but before the vehicle is removed from the private property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-76 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-76
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-76
Status: in_force

(1) Every application for the issuance of a used motor vehicle dealer's license shall be accompanied by such evidence as the State Tax Commission shall prescribe, documenting the completion of an education seminar conducted by the Mississippi Independent Auto Dealers Association during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the date of application. Completion of an eight-hour licensing seminar conducted by the Mississippi Independent Auto Dealers Association shall be required for an initial license. All seminars must be approved by the State Tax Commission. The education requirements of this section shall not apply to:

(a) Used motor vehicle dealer the primary business of which is the sale of salvage vehicles on behalf of insurers;

(b) A manufactured home dealer; or

(c) A franchised new car dealer licensed under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law or any employee of such a dealer.

(2) The Mississippi Independent Auto Dealers Association shall submit to the State Tax Commission a complete and specific description of the seminars it conducts pursuant to this section, a description of how the seminar will benefit licensees in conducting their businesses, the number of hours involved, a description of the method which will be used to ensure attendance, and copies of any instructional materials which will be provided to attendees. At the time approval is granted, the State Tax Commission shall determine how many hours of education may be received by attending the program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 29-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-9
Status: in_force

(1) No vehicle protection product shall be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the vehicle protection product warrantor can prove financial solvency as provided under subsection (2) of this section or is insured under a warranty insurance policy meeting the following conditions in order to ensure adequate performance under the warranty:

(a) The warranty reimbursement insurance policy is issued by an insurer authorized to do business in this state and provides that the insurer will pay to, or on behalf of, the warrantor one hundred percent (100%) of all sums that the warrantor is legally obligated to pay according to the warrantor's contractual obligations under the warrantor's vehicle protection product warranty;

(b) A true and correct copy of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy has been filed with the Motor Vehicle Commission by the warrantor; and

(c) The policy contains the provisions required by Section 63-29-11 .

(2) As an alternative to warranty reimbursement insurance under subsection (1) of this section, the vehicle's protection warrantor or its parent company must:

(a) Maintain a net worth of stockholders' equity of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00); and

(b) Provide the Motor Vehicle Commission with a copy of the warrantor's or the warrantor's parent company's most recent Form 10-K or Form 20-F filed with the Securities Exchange Commission within the last calendar year or, if the warrantor does not file with the Securities Exchange Commission, a copy of the warrantor's or the warrantor's parent company's audited financial statements that shows a net worth of the warrantor or its parent company of at least Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00). If the warrantor's parent company's Form 10-K, Form 20-F or audited financial statements are filed to meet the warrantor's financial stability requirement, then the parent company shall agree to guarantee the obligations of the warrantor relating to the warranties issued by the warrantor in this state. The audited financial statements filed pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from public disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-41 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-41
Status: in_force

No provision in a retail installment contract relieving the holder from liability for any legal remedies which the buyer may have against the seller under the contract, or any separate instrument executed in connection therewith, shall be enforceable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-69 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-69
Status: in_force

When a vehicle subject to titling under this chapter is acquired from a dealer or another person by sale or otherwise, the new owner of the vehicle shall have thirty (30) full working days, exclusive of the date of delivery, within which to make application for the required privilege license tag.

No privilege license tag shall be issued by any tax collector or the State Tax Commission if the vehicle is subject to titling under this chapter unless the vehicle owner makes an application therefor and shall thereupon tender his application for certificate of title with the application for a privilege license. If, however, the vehicle owner already has a certificate of title, then the original certificate or, if his original certificate be in the hands of a lienholder, then his duplicate certificate or other official document as prescribed by the State Tax Commission shall be tendered to the tax collector or the State Tax Commission. The tax collector or the State Tax Commission, as the case may be, shall thereupon enter the number of the application or certificate on the privilege license application and on the privilege license receipt.

The provisions and requirements of this section implement the provisions and requirements of Section 27-19-59 and Section 27-19-61 . Nothing contained in this section or in this chapter shall in any way amend or supersede any of the existing statutes of this state or any of the provisions or requirements of such statutes with respect to the registration of vehicles and making applications for privilege licenses for vehicles. However, the State Tax Commission shall by suitable rules and regulations provide for the implementation of the requirements of this section and this chapter with the requirements of existing statutes with respect to the registration of vehicles and with respect to obtaining privilege licenses therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 29-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11
Status: in_force

No warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall be issued, sold or offered for sale in this state unless the policy meets the following conditions:

(a) The policy states that the issuer of the policy will reimburse or pay on behalf of the vehicle protection product warrantor all covered sums which the warrantor is legally obligated to pay, or will provide all service that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform according to the warrantor's contractual obligations under the provisions of the insured warranties sold by the warrantor;

(b) The policy states that in the event that payment due under the terms of the warranty is not provided by the warrantor within sixty (60) days after proof of loss has been filed according to the terms of the warranty by the warranty holder, the warranty holder may file directly with the warranty reimbursement insurance company for reimbursement;

(c) The policy provides that a warranty reimbursement insurance company that insures a warranty shall be deemed to have received payment of the premium if the warranty holder paid for the vehicle protection product and the insurer's liability under the policy shall not be reduced or relieved by a failure of the warrantor, for any reason, to report the issuance of a warranty to the insurer; and

(d) The policy has the following provisions regarding cancellation of the policy:

(i) The issuer of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not cancel such policy until a notice of cancellation in writing has been mailed or delivered to the Motor Vehicle Commission and each insured warrantor;

(ii) The cancellation of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not reduce the issuer's responsibility for vehicle protection products sold prior to the date of cancellation; and

(iii) In the event an insurer cancels a policy that a warrantor has filed with the Motor Vehicle Commission, the warrantor shall do either of the following:

1. File a copy of a new policy with the Motor Vehicle Commission, before the termination of the prior policy, provided that there is no lapse in coverage following the termination of the prior policy; or

2. Discontinue acting as a warrantor as of the termination date of the policy until a new policy becomes effective and is accepted by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-59 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 19-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-59
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to interfere with employees of a licensee, licensed under this Chapter 19, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , working from home or another remote location selected by the employee, provided that the licensee:

(a) Ensures all in-person customer interactions will not be conducted at home or other remote location through videoconference or teleconference mechanisms, and will not designate the home or other remote location to consumers or customers as a business location;

(b) Maintains appropriate safeguards for licensee and consumer data, information and records, including the use of secure virtual private networks where appropriate;

(c) Employs appropriate risk-based monitoring and oversight processes of work performed from home or other remote location, and maintains records of the same;

(d) Ensures consumer information and records, in their tangible form or kept on portable electronic storage devices, are not maintained at home or other remote location;

(e) Ensures consumer and licensee information and records remain accessible and available for regulatory oversight and exams; and

(f) Provides appropriate employee training to keep all conversations about, and with, consumers conducted from home or other remote location confidential, as if conducted from a commercial location, and to ensure remote employees work in an environment conducive and appropriate to that privacy.

(g) Designate a separate area dedicated solely to conducting the business of a sales finance licensee.

(2) The provisions of this sections shall not be applicable to any bank, trust company, private banker, industrial bank or investment company authorized to do business in this state, and which routinely engages in the practice of financing the sales of motor vehicles, exempted from licensure under Section 63-19-7 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-1
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, purchase or own any automobile unless the seller shall furnish to and the buyer shall take and reserve, a bill of sale, signed by the seller, showing the make and model, vehicle identification number and other identifying marks thereof, the address of the seller, and the name and address of the person from whom the seller purchased. Said bill of sale may be in the following form:

“Name of purchaser __________ Address of purchaser __________ Manufacturer __________ Model __________ Vehicle identification number __________ Other marks __________ Name and address of person from whom seller purchased __________ Signature of seller __________ Address of seller __________.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 35-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-11
Status: in_force

Before operating a fully autonomous vehicle on public roads in this state without a human driver, a person shall file proof of financial responsibility satisfactory to the Department of Public Safety that the fully autonomous vehicle is covered by insurance or proof of self-insurance that satisfies the requirements of Section 63-15-37 , 63-15-39 , 63-15-41 , 63-15-43 , 63-15-49 , 63-15-51 or 63-15-53 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-319 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-319
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-319
Status: in_force

No person shall without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-37
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 63-21-25 , the Department of Revenue, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents required by the Department of Revenue, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.

Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 63-21-25 , the Department of Revenue, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to the Department of Revenue, the department shall make demand therefor from the holder thereof.

The Department of Revenue shall file every surrendered certificate of title, every manufacturer's certificate of origin, or a microfilm of every such certificate, for a period of time deemed necessary by it in order to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home designated therein. Such filing requirement shall be in addition to and not in substitution for the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 63-21-17 , which recordkeeping requirements are not limited to any period of time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 25 / Section 37-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-13
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Before a towing and recovery service connects a commercial motor vehicle to a tow truck for a nonconsensual tow, the towing and recovery service shall document the vehicle's condition and the reason for the tow by:

(i) Taking at least four (4) photographs of the vehicle, with at least one (1) photograph taken from the front, one (1) photograph taken from the rear, one (1) photograph taken from the driver's side and one (1) taken from the passenger's side. These photographs must:

1. Show the entire vehicle from the required angle; and

2. Have the vehicle fill at least three-fourths ( 3 / 4 ) of the photograph, measured from side to side; and

(ii) Taking a photograph that shows the reason the vehicle is being towed nonconsensually. The photograph must show the portion of the vehicle in relation to the reason, including any sign that the vehicle was towed.

(b) Upon demand of the owner or operator of the commercial motor vehicle or the owner's designee, the Department of Transportation or the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee, the towing and recovery service shall provide copies of the photographs.

(c) A towing and recovery service's failure to produce the photographs shall create a rebuttable presumption that the towing and recovery service did not have the authority to tow a vehicle from either a private property owner or operator or a law enforcement officer.

(2) Before a towing and recovery service connects a commercial motor vehicle to a tow truck for a nonconsensual tow, the towing and recovery service shall have authorization to nonconsensually tow a commercial motor vehicle. Authorization shall be found if:

(a) A law enforcement officer requests a police-initiated tow and requests that a towing and recovery service from the tow list provide towing; or

(b) The towing and recovery service has received permission to tow the commercial motor vehicle from the owner of the private property.

A towing service shall not tow a commercial motor vehicle from private property without the owner or operator of the private property giving the tower service written permission.

(c) In order for the towing and recovery service to conduct a nonconsensual tow, the private property owner must have posted signage visible and facing the driver at each entryway into the property stating that vehicles parked on the property without authorization or inappropriately or illegally parked are subject to being towed. The sign must also contain the international towing symbol no smaller than four (4) inches by four (4) inches and be permanently mounted in a position that is no lower than five (5) feet and no higher than eight (8) feet.

(3) The towing and recovery service shall not assess a drop fee to release the commercial motor vehicle after the vehicle is hooked up to the tow truck but before the vehicle is removed from the private property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-1
Status: in_force

Sections 63-25-1 through 63-25-11 shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-5
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads or streets of this state shall be deemed to have given his consent, subject to the provisions of this chapter, to a chemical test or tests of his breath, blood or urine for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration. A person shall give his consent to a chemical test or tests of his breath, blood or urine for the purpose of determining the presence in his body of any other substance which would impair a person's ability to operate a motor vehicle.

(b) The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of any authorized officer, when such officer has reasonable grounds and probable cause to believe that the person was driving or had under his actual physical control a motor vehicle upon the public streets or highways of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any other substance which had impaired such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle.

(2)(a) A breath analysis test must be administered by a person who has met all the educational and training requirements of the appropriate course of study prescribed by the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; however, sheriffs and elected chiefs of police are exempt from the educational and training requirement. A breath analysis test must not be given to any person within fifteen (15) minutes of consumption of any substance by mouth.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term “ authorized officer ” means any highway patrol officer, commercial motor carrier inspector, sheriff or his duly commissioned deputies, police officer in any incorporated municipality, national park ranger, officer of a state-supported institution of higher learning campus police force if such officer is exercising this authority in regard to a violation that occurred on campus property, or security officer appointed and commissioned pursuant to the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Security Officer Law of 1978 if such officer is exercising this authority in regard to a violation that occurred within the limits of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.

(3) If the officer has reasonable grounds and probable cause to believe such person to have been driving a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads or streets of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any other substance that has impaired the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle, the officer shall inform the person that his failure to submit to such chemical test or tests of his breath, blood or urine shall result in the suspension of his privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon the public streets, roads or highways of this state for a period of ninety (90) days if the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of Section 63-11-30 , or for a period of one (1) year if the person has a prior conviction under Section 63-11-30 .

(4) The traffic ticket, citation or affidavit issued to a person arrested for a violation of this chapter shall conform to the requirements of Section 63-9-21(3)(b) and, if filed electronically, shall conform to Section 63-9-21(8) .

(5) Any person arrested under the provisions of this chapter shall be informed that he has the right to telephone for the purpose of requesting legal or medical assistance immediately after being booked for a violation under this chapter.

(6) The Commissioner of Public Safety and the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory created pursuant to Section 45-1-17 are authorized to adopt procedures, rules and regulations applicable to the Implied Consent Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-9
Status: in_force

The application for such license shall be in writing, under oath and in the form prescribed by the administrator. The application shall contain the name of the applicant; date of incorporation, if incorporated; the address where the business is or is to be conducted and similar information as to any branch office of the applicant; the name and resident address of the owner or partners or, if a corporation or association, of the directors, trustees and principal officers; and such other pertinent information as the administrator may require.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 23-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-11
Status: in_force

Any person proving ownership or any lienholder may claim subject motor vehicle at any time prior to sale by paying towing, repair, storage and other necessary expenses incurred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-25
Status: in_force

The Motor Vehicle Commission may adopt rules and regulations to establish procedures for implementing the provisions of this chapter as are necessary. Such rules and regulations shall include disclosures for the benefit of the warranty holder, record keeping requirements, registration fees, penalties and procedures for public complaints. Such rules and regulations shall also include the conditions under which surplus lines insurers may be rejected for the purpose of underwriting vehicle protection product warranty agreements.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-203 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-203
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install on any part of a motor vehicle or on an odometer in a motor vehicle any device which causes the odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For the purposes of this section the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the car as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person with the intent to defraud to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to disconnect, turn back, reset or alter, or cause to be disconnected, reset or altered, the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to reduce the number of miles indicated thereon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-171 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-171
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-171
Status: in_force

(1)(a) There is levied a point-of-sale fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on the retail sales of all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles as defined in Section 63-21-5 . The seller of an all-terrain vehicle or a motorcycle shall collect the fee from the purchaser at the time of sale and remit the fee to the Department of Revenue, which shall deposit the proceeds of the fees into the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund created in Section 41-59-75 .

(b) The seller of an all-terrain vehicle or a motorcycle shall provide a written statement to the purchaser, which may be printed on the sales receipt, that reads as follows: “$50.00 of the amount that you paid for this vehicle will be used to fund the Mississippi Trauma Care System.”

(2)(a) There is levied a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on a resident of this state who purchases a new and not previously registered motorcycle in another state and brings the motorcycle into this state. The person shall pay the fee to the tax collector at the time of registering the motorcycle and applying for a license tag. The tax collector shall remit the fee to the Department of Revenue, which shall deposit the proceeds of the fee into the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund created in Section 41-59-75 .

(b) There is levied a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on a resident of this state who purchases a new all-terrain vehicle in another state and brings the vehicle into this state. The person shall pay the fee to the Department of Revenue, which shall deposit the proceeds of the fee into the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund created in Section 41-59-75 .

(3) As used in this section, the term “all-terrain vehicle” shall not include vehicles designed for use as golf carts.

(4) All administrative provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, including those which fix damages, penalties and interest for nonpayment of taxes and for noncompliance with the provisions of such law, and all other requirements and duties imposed upon taxpayers, shall apply to all persons liable for the fees imposed by this section, and the Commissioner of Revenue shall exercise all the power and authority and perform all the duties with respect to this section as are provided in the Sales Tax Law except where there is a conflict, then the provisions of this section prevail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 39-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-19
Status: in_force

(1) Each car sharing program agreement made in the state shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver:

(a) Any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the peer-to-peer car sharing program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the car sharing program agreement;

(b) That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to the shared vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or to the shared vehicle driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for any claim asserted by the peer-to-peer car sharing program;

(c) That the peer-to-peer car sharing program's insurance coverage on the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver is in effect only during each car sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle driver after the car sharing termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage;

(d) The daily rate, fees, and if applicable, any insurance or protection package costs that are charged to the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver;

(e) That the shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle liability insurance may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle;

(f) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable of fielding roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries; and

(g) If there are conditions under which a shared vehicle driver must maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to book a shared motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-25
Status: in_force

Clearance, side-marker, and tail lamps shall, when lighted, be capable of being seen at a distance of five hundred feet under normal atmospheric conditions during the time when lights are required. The light from front clearance lamps shall be visible to the front, from side-marker lamps to the side, and from rear clearance and tail lamps to the rear, of the motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 25-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-7
Status: in_force

(1) Any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part with vehicle identification numbers or marks which have been altered, counterfeited, defaced, destroyed, disguised, falsified, forged, obliterated or removed may be seized and detained by law enforcement officials for a determination of the true identity of such property. Any such property seized by law enforcement officials, when ownership cannot be determined, shall be contraband and subject to forfeiture.

(2) Any tool, implement or instrumentality used or possessed in connection with any violation of Section 63-25-5 , may be seized by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency upon process issued by any court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) Seizure of property described in subsections (1) or (2) of this section may be made by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency without process:

(a) If in accordance with any applicable law or regulation;

(b) If the seizure is incident to inspection under an administrative inspection;

(c) If the seizure is incident to search made under a search warrant;

(d) If the seizure is incident to a lawful arrest;

(e) If the seizure is made pursuant to a valid consent to search;

(f) If the property seized has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a criminal proceeding, or in an injunction or forfeiture proceeding pursuant to Sections 63-25-1 through 63-25-11 ;

(g) If there are reasonable grounds to believe that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety; or

(h) If the property is a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part seized pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(4) When property is seized pursuant to this section, the seizing agency may remove the property to a place selected and designated by the seizing agency.

(5) No civil liability shall be attached to any law enforcement officer acting in good faith in regard to the seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, tools, implements or instrumentalities pursuant to Sections 63-25-1 through 63-25-11 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-21 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-21
Status: in_force

No license shall be denied, suspended or revoked except after hearing thereon. The administrator shall give the licensee at least ten days' written notice, in the form of an order to show cause, of the time and place of such hearing by certified mail addressed to the principal place of business in this state of such licensee. The said notice shall contain the grounds of complaint against the licensee. Any order suspending or revoking such license shall recite the grounds upon which the same is based. The order shall be entered upon the records of the administrator and shall not be effective until after thirty days' written notice thereof given after such entry forwarded by registered mail to the licensee at such principal place of business. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any lawful retail installment contract acquired previously thereto by the licensee.

Within thirty days after any such denial, suspension or revocation of a license the person aggrieved may apply for a review thereof by an application to any chancellor or judge of the chancery court of the county wherein is located the principal place of business in this state of such licensee in accordance with the practice of said court. Any chancellor or judge of the chancery court of the county wherein is located the principal place of business in this state of such licensee shall determine de novo all questions, both of fact and of law, touching upon the legality and reasonableness of the determination of the administrator, and shall render such judgment as shall be lawful and just.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-207 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-207
Status: in_force

Nothing in Sections 63-7-201 through 63-7-209 shall prevent the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. Any removal or alteration of such notice so affixed shall be unlawful.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 37-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-13
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Before a towing and recovery service connects a commercial motor vehicle to a tow truck for a nonconsensual tow, the towing and recovery service shall document the vehicle's condition and the reason for the tow by:

(i) Taking at least four (4) photographs of the vehicle, with at least one (1) photograph taken from the front, one (1) photograph taken from the rear, one (1) photograph taken from the driver's side and one (1) taken from the passenger's side. These photographs must:

1. Show the entire vehicle from the required angle; and

2. Have the vehicle fill at least three-fourths ( 3 / 4 ) of the photograph, measured from side to side; and

(ii) Taking a photograph that shows the reason the vehicle is being towed nonconsensually. The photograph must show the portion of the vehicle in relation to the reason, including any sign that the vehicle was towed.

(b) Upon demand of the owner or operator of the commercial motor vehicle or the owner's designee, the Department of Transportation or the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee, the towing and recovery service shall provide copies of the photographs.

(c) A towing and recovery service's failure to produce the photographs shall create a rebuttable presumption that the towing and recovery service did not have the authority to tow a vehicle from either a private property owner or operator or a law enforcement officer.

(2) Before a towing and recovery service connects a commercial motor vehicle to a tow truck for a nonconsensual tow, the towing and recovery service shall have authorization to nonconsensually tow a commercial motor vehicle. Authorization shall be found if:

(a) A law enforcement officer requests a police-initiated tow and requests that a towing and recovery service from the tow list provide towing; or

(b) The towing and recovery service has received permission to tow the commercial motor vehicle from the owner of the private property.

A towing service shall not tow a commercial motor vehicle from private property without the owner or operator of the private property giving the tower service written permission.

(c) In order for the towing and recovery service to conduct a nonconsensual tow, the private property owner must have posted signage visible and facing the driver at each entryway into the property stating that vehicles parked on the property without authorization or inappropriately or illegally parked are subject to being towed. The sign must also contain the international towing symbol no smaller than four (4) inches by four (4) inches and be permanently mounted in a position that is no lower than five (5) feet and no higher than eight (8) feet.

(3) The towing and recovery service shall not assess a drop fee to release the commercial motor vehicle after the vehicle is hooked up to the tow truck but before the vehicle is removed from the private property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-38 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 21-38
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-38
Status: in_force

Should a scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer be presented the certificate of title or vehicle license plate for any vehicle or scrap vehicle purchased, that scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer shall mail or deliver the same to the Department of Revenue as required by law. In lieu of a certificate of title, an affidavit in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-21-39(1) shall be obtained by a scrap metal processor. All other requirements of Section 63-21-39(1) shall be complied with and any other rules promulgated according to that section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-12 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-12
Status: in_force

Personal checks shall be accepted from Mississippi residents in payment of any fine imposed as a result of a violation of Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The person accepting a check in payment of such a fine shall not be liable if such check is returned not paid provided he makes reasonable efforts to collect the fine.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-19
Status: in_force

A chemical analysis of the person's breath, blood or urine, to be considered valid under the provisions of this section, shall have been performed according to methods approved by the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory created pursuant to Section 45-1-17 and the Commissioner of Public Safety and performed by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory for making such analysis. The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory and the Commissioner of Public Safety are authorized to approve satisfactory techniques or methods, to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals to conduct such analyses, and to issue permits which shall be subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory. The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall not approve the permit required herein for any law enforcement officer other than a member of the State Highway Patrol, a sheriff or his deputies, a city policeman, an officer of a state-supported institution of higher learning campus police force, a security officer appointed and commissioned pursuant to the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Security Officer Law of 1978, a national park ranger, a national park ranger technician, a military policeman stationed at a United States military base located within this state other than a military policeman of the Army or Air National Guard or of Reserve Units of the Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps, a marine law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Marine Resources, or a conservation officer employed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The permit given a marine law enforcement officer shall authorize such officer to administer tests only for violations of Sections 59-23-1 through 59-23-7 . The permit given a conservation officer shall authorize such officer to administer tests only for violations of Sections 59-23-1 through 59-23-7 and for hunting related incidents resulting in injury or death to any person by discharge of a weapon as provided under Section 49-4-31 .

The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall make periodic, but not less frequently than quarterly, tests of the methods, machines or devices used in making chemical analysis of a person's breath as shall be necessary to ensure the accuracy thereof, and shall issue its certificate to verify the accuracy of the same.

Without compromising accepted law enforcement standards and methodologies, the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall approve for use at least one (1) model of a breath alcohol content instrument that is readily available to law enforcement agencies throughout the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-70 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-70
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-70
Status: in_force

(1) Upon application by any legal resident of the State of Mississippi with a health condition or disability which limits or impairs the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement, the department shall prepare and issue through the county tax collectors a special decal that is to be placed on license plates and on front left windshield corners bearing that indication for any vehicles that are registered in the applicant's name or otherwise authorized to be applied for by the applicant.

(2) The initial application shall be accompanied by the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist who will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement; and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication impairment for at least five (5) years. The department shall prepare and issue to the tax collectors of the various counties, decals for placement on license plates.

(3) A person to whom the special decal is issued may retain the special decal and may renew it on the issuance of a new license plate by submitting to the county tax collector, on or before its expiration, the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist who will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement; and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication impairment for at least five (5) years.

(4) Information supplied to the department or to the county tax collector is for confidential use and may not be disclosed to any person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-7
Status: repealed

(1) Prior to operating a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver, a person shall submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Department of Public Safety that describes:

(a) How to communicate with a fleet support specialist who is available during the times the vehicle is in operation;

(b) How to safely remove the fully autonomous vehicle from the roadway and steps to safely tow the vehicle;

(c) How to recognize whether the fully autonomous vehicle is in autonomous mode;

(d) Any additional information the manufacturer or owner deems necessary regarding hazardous conditions or public safety risks associated with the operation of the fully autonomous vehicle; and

(e) Other elements determined to be necessary by the Department of Public Safety and made publicly available on the Department of Public Safety's website by July 1, 2023.

(2) If a person fails to submit a law enforcement interaction plan prescribed by subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Public Safety may immediately issue a cease-and-desist letter prohibiting the operation of the person's fully autonomous vehicle on public roads of this state until the person submits the law enforcement interaction plan.

(3) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 31 / Section 39-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-9
Status: in_force

(1) An authorized insurer that writes motor vehicle liability insurance in the state may exclude any and all coverage and the duty to defend or indemnify for any claim afforded under a shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy, including, but not limited to:

(a) Liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage;

(b) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage;

(c) Medical payments coverage;

(d) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and

(e) Collision physical damage coverage.

(2) Nothing in this chapter:

(a) Invalidates or limits an exclusion contained in a motor vehicle liability insurance policy, including any insurance policy in use or approved for use that excludes coverage for motor vehicles made available for rent, sharing or hire or for any business use;

(b) Invalidates, limits or restricts an insurer's ability under existing law to underwrite any insurance policy; or

(c) Invalidates, limits or restricts an insurer's ability under existing law to cancel and nonrenew policies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17
Status: in_force

(1) A fully autonomous vehicle shall be properly registered with the Department of Revenue in accordance with Section 63-5-39 . If a fully autonomous vehicle is registered in this state, the vehicle shall be identified on the registration as a fully autonomous vehicle.

(2) A fully autonomous vehicle shall be properly titled in accordance with Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 . If a fully autonomous vehicle is titled in this state, the vehicle shall be identified on the title as a fully autonomous vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-64 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-64
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-64
Status: in_force

There shall be paid to the Department of Revenue for issuing and processing documents required by this chapter, fees for manufactured homes or mobile homes according to the following schedule:

(a) Each application for certificate of title․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

$ 9.00

(b) Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(c) Each suspension or revocation of certificate of title․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(d) Each notice of security interest․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(e) Each release of security interest․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(f) Each assignment by lienholder․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(g) Each application for information as to the status of the title of a manufactured home or mobile home

9.00

(h) Each application for retirement, destruction or severance of title pursuant to Section 63-21-30

9.00

The designated agent may add the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) to each document processed for which a fee is charged to be retained as his commission for services rendered. All other fees collected shall be remitted to the department.

If more than one (1) transaction is involved in any application on a single manufactured home or mobile home and if supported by all required documents, the fee charged by the Tax Commission's designated agent for processing and issuing shall be considered as only one (1) transaction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-9
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight and load shall not apply to:

(a) Fire apparatus;

(b) Road machinery;

(c) Vehicles operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this chapter;

(d) Any machinery or equipment used for normal farm purposes only, having a width in excess of the maximum requirements prescribed by this chapter, where such movement is performed during daylight hours, within a radius of fifty (50) miles of the point of origin thereof, and no part of such operation or movement is upon any highway designated and known as a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or accesses thereto. Such machinery or towing vehicle shall be equipped with reflector lights, front and rear, and a blinking light clearly visible from the front and rear;

(e) Any machinery or equipment intended to be used for normal farm purposes only and being delivered by an equipment dealer to a customer, having a width in excess of the maximum requirements prescribed by this chapter, where such movement is performed during daylight hours, and no part of such operation or movement is upon any highway designated and known as a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or accesses thereto. Such machinery or any vehicle towing such equipment shall be equipped with reflector lights, front and rear, and a blinking light clearly visible from the front and rear;

(f) Rubber-tire vehicles used for construction, warehousing, transportation of equipment or material or for other purposes not exempted under this section if such vehicles are not designed primarily for use or operation on a public road, street or highway; provided, that such vehicles shall not be operated on any public road, street or highway of this state except along and adjacent to the site where such vehicles are primarily used. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as requiring the vehicles described in this paragraph to obtain a motor vehicle license tag or a motor vehicle inspection sticker when operated on a public road, street or highway in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph; or

(g) Rubber-tire vehicles designed or adapted to be used exclusively in the preparation and loading of chemicals or other material for aerial agricultural application to crops, where such movement is performed during daylight hours, within a radius of fifty (50) miles of the point of origin thereof, and no part of such operation or movement is upon any highway designated and known as a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-15
Status: in_force

No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle or extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-79 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 17-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-79
Status: in_force

The license issued to each motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, factory branch or division, distributor branch or division, or wholesaler branch or division, shall specify the location of the factory, office, branch or division thereof. In case such location is changed, the commission shall endorse the change of location on the license without charge if it be within the same county. A change of location to another county shall require a new license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-55 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-55
Status: in_force

Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility under this chapter is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the department shall accept proof given by such owner in lieu of proof by such other person to permit such other person to operate a motor vehicle for which the owner has given proof as herein provided. The department shall designate the restrictions imposed by this section on the face of such person's license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-47 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-47
Status: in_force

A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest. However, any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the security interest and the lienholder remains liable for any obligations as lienholder until the assignee is named as lienholder on the certificate in the manner prescribed by the State Tax Commission.

The commission shall file each assignment received by the commission with the required fee, and note the assignee as lienholder upon the record of notices of security interests maintained by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-37
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 63-7-31 through 63-7-35 , relative to lighting equipment, shall take effect and be operative with respect to equipment installed in motor vehicles after April 10, 1948, and with respect to the equipment on other motor vehicles, the provisions of Chapter 200, Laws of 1938, shall govern unless new equipment is installed therein, in which event such new equipment shall be governed by the provisions of said sections.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-165 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-165
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-165
Status: in_force

Any violation of Section 63-17-151 et seq. shall be subject to the rights and remedies as provided for by Chapter 24, Title 75, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-213 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-213
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the terms of any manufacturer-dealer agreement, it is a violation of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 for:

(a) A warrantor to fail to indemnify and hold harmless its dealer against any losses or damages to the extent the losses or damages are caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the warrantor. The dealer shall provide to the warrantor a copy of any pending law suit or similar proceeding in which allegations are made that come within this subsection within ten (10) days after receiving the suit.

(b) A dealer to fail to indemnify and hold harmless its warrantor against any losses or damages to the extent the losses or damages are caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the dealer. The warrantor shall provide to the dealer a copy of any pending law suit or similar proceeding in which allegations are made that come within this subsection within ten (10) days after receiving the suit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 35-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context of use clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “ Automated driving system ” means the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational design domain.

(b) “ Department ” means the Department of Public Safety.

(c) “ Dynamic driving task ” (DDT) means all of the real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic, excluding the strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection of destinations and waypoints, and including without limitation:

(i) Lateral vehicle motion control, via steering;

(ii) Longitudinal motion control, via acceleration and deceleration;

(iii) Monitoring the driving environment, via object and event detection, recognition, classification and response preparation;

(iv) Object and event response execution;

(v) Maneuver planning; and

(vi) Enhancing conspicuity via lighting, signaling and gesturing.

(d) “ DDT fallback ” means the response by the person or human driver to either perform the DDT or achieve a minimal risk condition after occurrence of a DDT performance-relevant system failure or upon operational design domain exit, or the response by an automated driving system to achieve minimal risk condition, given the same circumstances.

(e) “ Fully autonomous vehicle ” means a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system designed to function without a human driver as a Level 4 or Level 5 automation system under the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard J3016.

(f) “ Human driver ” means a natural person in the vehicle with a valid license to operate a motor vehicle who controls all or part of the dynamic driving task.

(g) “ Law enforcement interaction plan ” means a document of procedures that are developed by manufacturers, owners or operators of fully autonomous vehicles to be used by law enforcement officers and first responders when interacting with fully autonomous vehicles, which describes:

(i) How to communicate with a fleet support specialist who is available during the times the vehicle is in operation;

(ii) How to recognize whether the fully autonomous vehicle is in autonomous mode;

(iii) How to safely remove the vehicle from the roadway and steps to safely tow the vehicle; and

(iv) Any additional information the manufacturer, owner or operator deems necessary regarding hazardous conditions or public safety risks associated with the operation of the fully autonomous vehicle.

(h) “ Minimal risk condition ” means a condition to which a person, human driver, or an automated driving system may bring a vehicle after performing the DDT fallback in order to reduce the risk of a crash when a given trip cannot or should not be completed.

(i) “ On-demand autonomous vehicle network ” means a transportation service network that uses a software application or other digital means to dispatch or otherwise enable the pre-arrangement of transportation with fully autonomous vehicles for purposes of transporting passengers, including for-hire transportation and transportation of passengers for compensation.

(j) “ Operational design domain (ODD) ” means the operating conditions under which a given automated driving system is specifically designed to function, including, but not limited to, environmental, geographical, time-of-day restrictions, and/or the requisite presence or absence of certain traffic or roadway characteristics.

(k) “ Person ” means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation or any other legal or commercial entity.

(l) “ Request to intervene ” means the notification by an automated driving system to a human driver, that the human driver should promptly begin or resume performance of part or all of the dynamic driving task.

(m) “ Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J3016 ” means the “Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles” as revised and published by SAE International in April 2021.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-7
Status: in_force

If any person be unconscious or dead as a result of an accident, or unconscious at the time of arrest or apprehension or when the test is to be administered, or is otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of refusal, such person shall be subjected to a blood test for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his blood as provided in this chapter, if the arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The results of such test or tests, however, shall not be used in evidence against such person in any court or before any regulatory body without the consent of the person so tested, or, if deceased, such person's legal representative. However, refusal of release of evidence so obtained by such officer or agency will in criminal actions against such person result in the suspension of his or her driver's license for a period of ninety days as provided in this chapter for conscious and capable persons who have refused to submit to such test. Blood may only be withdrawn under the provisions of Section 63-11-9 . It is the intent of this chapter that blood samples taken under this section shall be used exclusively for statistical evaluation of accident causes with safeguards established to protect the identity of such victims and to extend the rights of privileged communications to those engaged in taking, handling and evaluating such statistical evidence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-259 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-259
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-259
Status: in_force

(1) On the death of the owner of a motor vehicle that is the subject of a beneficiary designation, the following rules apply to an interest in the motor vehicle:

(a) If the designated beneficiary survives the owner making the designation by one hundred twenty (120) hours, the interest in the motor vehicle is transferred to the designated beneficiary; and

(b) If the designated beneficiary fails to survive the owner making the designation by one hundred twenty (120) hours, the share of the designated beneficiary lapses and is subject to and passes as if the beneficiary designation were a devise made in a will.

(2) If an owner is a joint owner with right of survivorship who is survived by one or more other joint owners, the motor vehicle that is the subject of the beneficiary designation belongs to the surviving joint owner or owners. If an owner is a joint owner with right of survivorship who is the last surviving joint owner, the beneficiary designation is effective.

(3) A designated beneficiary takes the motor vehicle subject to all encumbrances, assignments, contracts, liens and other interests to which the vehicle is subject at the owner's or last surviving owner's death, as applicable. The transfer to the designated beneficiary does not affect the ability of a lienholder to pursue an existing means of debt collection permitted under the laws of this state.

(4) The transfer to the designated beneficiary upon death is not a taxable event, regardless of the designated beneficiary's relationship to the deceased owner of the motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-213 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-213
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this chapter, or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-37
Status: in_force

Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing:

1. A certificate of insurance as provided in Section 63-15-39 or Section 63-15-41 ; or

2. A bond as provided in Section 63-15-49 ; or

3. A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in Section 63-15-51 ; or

4. A certificate of self-insurance as provided in Section 63-15-53 , supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to said self-insurer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-15
Status: in_force

Upon the written request of the person tested, or his attorney, full information concerning the test taken at the direction of the law enforcement officer shall be made available to him or to his attorney.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-303 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-303
Status: in_force

No provision of Sections 63-7-301 through 63-7-313 shall be construed as creating any duty, standard of care, right or liability between parent and child that is not recognized under the laws of the state of Mississippi as they exist on July 1, 1983, or as they may at any time in the future be constituted by statute or court decision.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-11
Status: in_force

With each initial application for a license, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner at the time of making the application a license fee of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), and for renewal applications, an annual renewal fee of Four Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($475.00) for each calendar year for each place of business so operated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-223 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-223
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-223
Status: in_force

A community owner or landowner who believes in good faith that the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property that was the subject of a proceeding to dispose of the same was in fact abandoned shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever to the owner or a lienholder or other interested person arising from the proceedings provided the owner served process by publication to all unknown persons having an interest in the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-210 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-210
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-210
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning may, in accordance with Section 37-105-1 , enact rules and regulations that prohibit the operation of motor scooters, which are rented in accordance with Section 63-1-6.1 , on certain roads or highways, if the board deems the prohibition to be in the interest of public safety.

(2) The governing board of any municipality may enact rules and regulations that prohibit the operation of motor scooters, which are rented in accordance with Section 63-1-6.1 , on certain roads or highways, if the board deems the prohibition to be in the interest of public safety.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-51 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-51
Status: in_force

A lienholder named in a notice of security interest filed by the State Tax Commission shall, upon written request of the owner or of another lienholder named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to his security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-25
Status: in_force

Any retail buyer having reason to believe that this chapter relating to his retail installment contract has been violated may file with the administrator a written complaint setting forth the details of such alleged violation. The administrator, upon receipt of such complaint, may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters and contracts of the licensee and of the retail seller involved, relating to such specific written complaint.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-73 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-73
Status: in_force

Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.