Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-411 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-411
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-411
Status: in_force

(1) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the collision to the local police department if the collision occurs within an incorporated municipality, or if the collision occurs outside of an incorporated municipality to the nearest sheriff's office or highway patrol station.

(2) The department may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident, of which report must be made as provided in this section, to file supplemental reports whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the department. Additionally, the department may require witnesses of accidents to render reports to the department.

(3) It shall be the duty of the highway patrol or the sheriff's office to investigate all accidents required to be reported by this section when the accident occurs outside the corporate limits of a municipality, and it shall be the duty of the police department of each municipality to investigate all accidents required to be reported by this section when the accidents occur within the corporate limits of the municipality.

Every law enforcement officer who investigates an accident as required by this subsection, whether the investigation is made at the scene of the accident or by subsequent investigation and interviews, shall forward within six (6) days after completing the investigation a written report of the accident to the department if the accident occurred outside the corporate limits of a municipality, or to the police department of the municipality if the accident occurred within the corporate limits of such municipality. Police departments shall forward such reports to the department within six (6) days of the date of the accident.

(4) Whenever an engineer of a railroad locomotive, or other person in charge of a train, is required to show proof of his identity under the provisions of this article, in connection with operation of such locomotive, to any law enforcement officer, such person shall not be required to display his operator's or chauffeur's license but shall display his railroad employee number.

(5) In addition to the information required on the “statewide uniform traffic accident report” forms provided by Section 63-3-415 , the department shall require the parties involved in an accident and the witnesses of such accident to furnish their phone numbers in order to assist the investigation by law enforcement officers.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-307 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-307
Status: in_force

The state highway commission is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to place amber reflectors on each end and on both sides of all bridges on all roads on the state highway system, which will permit a person to see such reflectors so that he might know that he is about to approach a bridge.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-153 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-153
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-153
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that a motor vehicle is a major consumer purchase and that a defective motor vehicle creates a hardship for the consumer. The Legislature further recognizes that a duly franchised motor vehicle dealer is an agent of the manufacturer. It is the intent of the Legislature that a good faith motor vehicle warranty complaint by a consumer should be resolved by the manufacturer, or its agent, within a specified period of time. It is further the intent of the Legislature to provide the statutory procedures whereby a consumer may receive a replacement motor vehicle, or a full refund, for a motor vehicle which cannot be brought into conformity with the express warranty issued by the manufacturer. However, nothing in Section 63-17-151 et seq. shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 63-15-41 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-41
Status: in_force

(1) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle, the owner or operator of which is not licensed in this state, may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the department a written certificate or certificates of an insurance company authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificate or certificates are registered, or if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms to the provisions of this chapter. The department shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance company complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:

(a) Said insurance company shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the department to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state;

(b) Said insurance company shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein.

(2) If any insurance company not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the department shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of said company whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-103 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-29-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 29 / 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. § 63-35-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 35-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-15
Status: in_force

An on-demand autonomous vehicle network shall be permitted to operate pursuant to state laws governing the operation of transportation network companies, taxis or any other ground transportation for-hire of passengers, with the exception that any provision of law that reasonably applies only to a human driver would not apply to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles with the automated driving system engaged on an on-demand autonomous vehicle network.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-3
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-39
Status: in_force

Upon written request from the buyer, the holder of a retail installment contract shall give or forward to the buyer a written statement, in conformity with Section 63-19-31 , of payments and the total amount unpaid under such contract. A buyer shall be given a written receipt for any payment when made in cash.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / 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. § 63-17-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-3
Status: in_force

The bill of sale provided for in section 63-17-1 may be recorded in a book to be provided and kept for that purpose in the office of the clerk of the chancery court in the county of the residence of the owner of the automobile. The owner or other person having an automobile in his possession who has no bill of sale may make affidavit, stating the name of the party from whom purchase was made, place and date of purchase, particularly describing the automobile, by motor number, and otherwise as prescribed for a bill of sale, which affidavit may be recorded. A copy of the bill of sale, or affidavit of ownership as made and certified by the clerk, shall be received and accepted in lieu of the original. The clerk shall charge and collect a fee of fifty cents for recording and certifying the record thereof, and shall charge and collect a fee of fifty cents for furnishing a certified copy of such bill of sale or affidavit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-9-31 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-31
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other monetary penalties and other penalties imposed by law, any county, municipality or the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol which participates in a wireless radio communications program approved by the applicable governing authorities may assess an additional surcharge in an amount not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) on each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for each violation of Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , except offenses relating to vehicular parking or registration. On all citations issued by Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers, a surcharge in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be collected by the court and deposited as provided in subsection (2) of this section. The proceeds from the surcharge on citations issued by county and municipal law enforcement officers or the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol may be used by a county or municipality only to fund that county's or municipality's or the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol's participation in the wireless radio communications program by funding public safety wireless communications systems and related computer and communications equipment. The proceeds from the surcharge on citations issued by Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers shall be used as provided in subsection (2) of this section. All proceeds from the surcharge imposed by this subsection shall be deposited into a special fund in the Department of Public Safety's Office of Public Safety Planning. The Office of Public Safety Planning shall promulgate rules and procedures relating to the administration of the special fund and the disbursement of monies in the fund to participating governmental entities. The maximum amount that a governmental entity may receive from the special fund shall be an amount equal to the deposits made into the fund by that entity, less one percent (1%) to be retained by the Office of Public Safety Planning to defray the costs of administering the special fund. Interest earned on the special fund shall remain in the fund and shall be used by the Office of Public Safety Planning to further defray the costs of administering the special fund.

(2) Deposits into the special fund resulting from citations issued by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol shall be utilized as follows: Fifty percent (50%) of the deposits into the special fund shall be used to automate the citations issued by Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers (including the transmittal of citations to the justice court, retrieval of the disposition from the justice court, and updating the driver's records) and fifty percent (50%) of the deposits into the special fund shall be used for the purpose of funding wireless communications and related computer equipment and computer software, subject to the approval of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.

(3) Approval of a wireless radio communications program must be given by the applicable governing authorities when:

(a) The program includes the sharing of support facilities including, but not limited to, towers, shelters and microwave by participating entities; or

(b) The program includes the establishment of a mutual aid system using common radio frequency channels between participating entities; or

(c) The program sets forth a feasible methodology that utilizes the radio frequency spectrum in an efficient manner.

(4) Participating counties, municipalities, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol and the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol must provide notification of facilities available for interoperability to the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services annually.

(5) Counties and municipalities and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol participating in a wireless radio communications program and the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol must comply with competitive bidding requirements prescribed in Section 31-7-13 and are encouraged to utilize an open architecture, nonproprietary system.

(6) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.

(7) From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-31 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-31
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A retail installment contract shall be in writing, shall be signed by both the buyer and the seller, and shall be completed as to all essential provisions prior to the signing of the contract by the buyer.

(b) The printed portion of the contract, other than instructions for completion, shall be in at least eight point type. The contract shall contain in a size equal to at least ten point bold type:

(i) A specific statement that liability insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage caused to others is not included, if that is the case; and

(ii) The following notice: “Notice to the Buyer: 1. Do not sign this contract before you read it or if it contains any blank spaces. 2. You are entitled to an exact copy of the contract you sign.”

(c) The seller shall deliver to the buyer, or mail to him at his address shown on the contract, a copy of the contract signed by the seller. Until the seller does so, a buyer who has not received delivery of the motor vehicle shall have the right to rescind his agreement and to receive a refund of all payments made and return of all goods traded in to the seller on account of or in contemplation of the contract, or if such goods cannot be returned, the value thereof. Any acknowledgment by the buyer of the delivery of a copy of the contract shall be in a size equal to at least ten point bold type and, if contained in the contract, shall appear directly above the buyer's signature.

(d) The contract shall contain the names of the seller and the buyer, the place of business of the seller, the residence or place of business of the buyer as specified by the buyer and a description of the motor vehicle including its make, year model, model and identification numbers or marks.

(2) The contract shall contain the following items:

(a) The cash sale price of the motor vehicle;

(b) The amount of the buyer's down payment, and whether made in money or goods, or partly in money and partly in goods;

(c) The difference between items (a) and (b);

(d) The amount, if any, included for insurance and other benefits specifying the types of coverage and benefits;

(e) The amount of official fees;

(f) The amount, if any, actually paid or to be paid by the seller pursuant to an agreement with the buyer to discharge a security interest, lien or lease interest on property traded in;

(g) The principal balance, which is the sum of items (c), (d), (e) and (f);

(h) The amount of the finance charge;

(i) The time balance, which is the sum of items (g) and (h), payable in installments by the buyer to the seller, the number of installments, the amount of each installment and the due date or period thereof.

The above items need not be stated in the sequence or order set forth. Additional items may be included to explain the calculations involved in determining the stated time balance to be paid by the buyer. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, in any contract evidencing the sale of a commercial vehicle, the statement of the amount of the finance charge (item (h) hereof) and the amount of each installment (item (i) hereof) may be calculated using the finance charge rate applicable to the transaction as of the date of execution of the contract, notwithstanding the fact that such finance charge rate may increase or decrease over the term of the contract according to any formula or index set forth in the contract; provided, however, that under no circumstances may the variable rate under such contract at any time exceed the finance charge limitations found in Section 63-19-43 , of this chapter.

(3) No retail installment contract shall be signed by any party thereto when it contains blank spaces to be filled in after it has been signed except that, if delivery of the motor vehicle is not made at the time of the execution of the contract, the identifying numbers or marks of the motor vehicle or similar information and the due date of the first installment may be inserted in the contract after its execution. The buyer's written acknowledgment, conforming to the requirements of subdivision (c) of subsection (1) of this section, of delivery of a copy of a contract shall be conclusive proof of such delivery, that the contract when signed did not contain any blank spaces except as herein provided, and of compliance with Sections 63-19-31 through 63-19-41 in any action or proceeding by or against the holder of the contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-207 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 17-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-207
Status: in_force

(1) If the manufacturer-dealer agreement is terminated, canceled, or not renewed by the manufacturer or distributor without good cause as defined in Section 63-17-205(1) , or if the dealer terminates or cancels the manufacturer-dealer agreement for good cause as defined in Section 63-17-205(2) , and the manufacturer fails to cure the claimed deficiencies as provided in Section 63-17-205(2) , the manufacturer shall, at the election of the dealer and within forty-five (45) days after termination, cancellation or nonrenewal, repurchase:

(a) All new, untitled recreational vehicles that were acquired from the manufacturer or distributor within eighteen (18) months before the effective date of the notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal that have not been used, except for demonstration purposes, and that have not been altered or damaged, at one hundred percent (100%) of the net invoice cost, including transportation, less applicable rebates and discounts to the dealer. If any of the vehicles repurchased pursuant to this paragraph (a) are damaged, but do not trigger a consumer disclosure requirement, the amount due the dealer shall be reduced by the cost to repair the vehicle. Damage before delivery to the dealer that is disclosed at the time of delivery will not disqualify repurchase under this provision.

(b) All undamaged accessories and proprietary parts sold to the dealer for resale within the twelve (12) months before termination, cancellation or nonrenewal, if accompanied by the original invoice, at one hundred five percent (105%) of the original net price paid to the manufacturer or distributor to compensate the dealer for handling, packing, and shipping the parts; and

(c) Any properly functioning diagnostic equipment, special tools, current signage, and other equipment and machinery at one hundred percent (100%) of the dealer's net cost plus freight, destination, delivery and distribution charges and sales taxes, if any, if the returned items were purchased by the dealer within five (5) years before termination, cancellation or nonrenewal at the manufacturer's or distributor's request, if the dealer can establish that the items no longer can be used in the normal course of the dealer's ongoing business. The manufacturer or distributor shall pay the dealer within thirty (30) days after receipt of the returned items.

(2) The warrantor may not prohibit a dealer from selling or performing warranty service on the remaining in-stock inventory of a particular line-make after a dealer agreement has been terminated or not renewed in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-17-205 . If recreational vehicles of a line-make are not returned or required to be returned to the manufacturer, the dealer may continue to sell and perform warranty service on all line-makes that were subject to the dealer agreement and are currently in stock until those line-makes are no longer in the dealer's inventory and until all warranties are expired on those recreational vehicles retailed by that dealer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 25 / 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. § 63-19-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-7-87 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-17-116 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-116
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-116
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “ relevant market area ” means:

(a) For a proposed new motor vehicle dealer or a new motor vehicle dealer who plans to relocate his or her place of business in a county having a population which is greater than sixty thousand (60,000), the area within a radius of ten (10) miles of the intended site of the proposed or relocated dealer. The ten-mile distance shall be determined by measuring the distance between the nearest surveyed boundary of the existing new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business and the nearest surveyed boundary line of the proposed or relocated new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business; or

(b) For a proposed new motor vehicle dealer or a new motor vehicle dealer who plans to relocate his or her place of business in a county having a population which is sixty thousand (60,000) or less, the area within radius of fifteen (15) miles of the intended site of the proposed or relocated dealer, or the county line, whichever is closer to the intended site. The fifteen-mile distance shall be determined by measuring the distance between the nearest surveyed boundary line of the existing new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business and the nearest surveyed boundary line of the proposed or relocated new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business.

(2) As used in this section, “relocate” and “relocation” shall not include the relocation of a new motor vehicle dealer within two (2) miles of its established place of business.

(3) Before a franchisor enters into a franchise establishing or relocating a new motor vehicle dealer within a relevant market area where the same line-make is represented, the franchisor shall give written notice to each new motor vehicle dealer of the same line-make in the relevant market area of its intent to establish an additional dealer or to relocate an existing dealer within that relevant market area.

(4) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice provided for in subsection (3) of this section, or within sixty (60) days after the end of any appeal or alternative dispute resolution procedure provided by the franchisor, a new motor vehicle dealer may file a verified complaint before the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission pursuant to Section 63-17-91 to determine whether good cause exists for the establishing or relocating of a proposed new motor vehicle dealer. The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission shall render a decision on the verified complaint within sixty (60) days of its filing. If the commission fails to render its decision within the sixty-day time period, either party may file an appeal pursuant to Section 63-17-99 , and the court will conduct a hearing and take evidence, both oral and documentary, in the place of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission and shall render a decision utilizing the factors set forth in subsection (7).

(5) This section shall not apply to:

(a) The reopening or replacement in a relevant market area of a closed dealership that has been closed within the preceding two (2) years, if the established place of business of the reopened or replacement dealer is within two (2) miles of the established place of business of the closed dealership.

(b) The entering into of a renewal, replacement, or succeeding franchise agreement with an existing motor vehicle dealer whose operations will continue at the dealer's then current location; or

(c) The relocation of an existing or replacement dealer to a location within the existing or replacement dealer's own relevant market area if the proposed new location is not within a six-mile radius of any other same line-make motor vehicle dealer.

(6) Only a dealer into whose relevant market area the proposed new franchise or relocated dealer will be located shall have standing to object to the additional franchise agreement or relocation or to take any other action under this chapter with respect to the proposed appointment or relocation. Such a dealer may not protest the relocation of an existing dealer or the establishment of a replacement dealer if the proposed location is further away from the dealer than the relocating or replacement dealer's current or former location.

(7) In determining whether good cause exists for establishing or relocating an additional new motor vehicle dealer for the same line-make, the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission shall take into consideration the existing circumstances including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Permanency of the investment;

(b) Effect on the retail motor vehicle business and the consuming public in the relevant market area;

(c) Whether it is injurious or beneficial to the public welfare;

(d) Whether the new motor vehicle dealers of the same line-make in that relevant market area are providing adequate competition and convenient consumer care for the motor vehicles of that line-make in the market area, including the adequacy of motor vehicle sales and qualified service personnel;

(e) Whether the establishment or relocation of the new motor vehicle dealer in the relevant market area would promote competition;

(f) Growth or decline of the population and the number of new motor vehicle registrations in the relevant market area;

(g) Effect on the relocating dealer and the franchisor of a denial of the establishment of a new dealer in, or a relocation of a dealer into, the relevant market area; and

(h) Effect on the objecting dealer of the relocation or establishment of a new proposed franchise location.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-17-79 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 63-15-4 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-4
Status: in_force

(1) The following vehicles are exempted from the requirements of this section:

(a) Motor vehicles exempted by Section 63-15-5 ;

(b) Motor vehicles for which a bond or a certificate of deposit of money or securities in at least the minimum amounts required for proof of financial responsibility is on file with the department;

(c) Motor vehicles that are self-insured under Section 63-15-53 ; and

(d) Implements of husbandry.

(2)(a) Every motor vehicle operated in this state shall have a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that covers the vehicle and is in compliance with the liability limits required by Section 63-15-3(j) . The insured parties shall be responsible for maintaining the insurance on each motor vehicle.

(b) An insurance company issuing a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance as required by this section shall furnish to the insured an insurance card for each motor vehicle at the time the insurance policy becomes effective. The insurance card may be furnished in either paper or electronic format as chosen by the insured. Acceptable electronic formats include display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of electronic device. Beginning on July 1, 2013, insurers shall furnish commercial auto coverage customers with an insurance card clearly marked with the identifier, “Commercial Auto Insurance” or “Fleet” or similar language, to reflect that the vehicle is insured under a commercial auto policy.

(3) Upon stopping a motor vehicle at a roadblock where all passing motorists are checked as a method to enforce traffic laws or upon stopping a motor vehicle for any other statutory violation, a law enforcement officer, who is authorized to issue traffic citations, shall verify that the insurance card required by this section is in the motor vehicle or is displayed by electronic image on a cellular phone or other type of electronic device. However, no driver shall be stopped or detained solely for the purpose of verifying that the motor vehicle is covered by liability insurance in the amounts required under Section 63-15-3(j) unless the stop is part of such roadblock. If the law enforcement officer uses the verification system created in Section 63-16-3 and receives a response from the system verifying that the owner of the motor vehicle has liability insurance in the amounts required under Section 63-15-3(j) , then the officer shall not issue a citation under this section notwithstanding any failure to display an insurance card by the owner or operator.

(4) Failure of the owner or the operator of a motor vehicle to have the insurance card in the motor vehicle, or to display the insurance card by electronic image on a cellular phone or other type of electronic device, is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and suspension of driving privilege for a period of one (1) year or until the owner of the motor vehicle shows proof of liability insurance that is in compliance with the liability limits required by Section 63-15-3(j) and has paid the fines and assessments imposed and the driver's license reinstatement fees imposed by the Department of Public Safety. A judge shall determine whether the defendant is indigent, and if a determination of indigence is made, shall authorize the reinstatement of that person's driver's license upon proof of mandatory liability insurance subject to compliance with a payment plan for any fines, assessments and/or fees. Fraudulent use of an insurance card shall be punishable in accordance with Section 97-7-10 . If such fines are levied in a municipal court, the funds from such fines shall be deposited in the general fund of the municipality. If such fines are levied in any of the courts of the county, the funds from such fines shall be deposited in the general fund of the county. A person convicted of a criminal offense under this subsection (4) shall not be convicted of a criminal offense under Section 63-16-13(1) arising from the same incident.

(5) If, at the hearing date or the date of payment of the fine the owner shows proof that such insurance was in effect at the time of citation, the case shall be dismissed as to the defendant with prejudice and all court costs shall be waived against the defendant.

(6) No law enforcement officer may access any function, feature or other electronic image on a person's cellular phone or other type of electronic device when enforcing the provisions of this section except for the electronic image of an insurance card shown to the officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-157 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-157
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-157
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Section 63-17-151 et seq. , if a new motor vehicle does not conform to all applicable express warranties, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer or its agent during the term of such express warranties or during the period of one (1) year following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer, whichever period expires earlier, the manufacturer or its agent shall make such repairs as are necessary to conform the vehicle to such express warranties, notwithstanding the fact that such repairs are made after the expiration of such term or such one-year period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-7
Status: in_force

If any officer mentioned in section 63-17-5 shall fail, neglect or refuse, upon request of any person who shall declare himself to be interested, to perform any act authorized in said section, or to furnish a written statement to such person, showing the result of such examination and inquiry, such officer shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by law. Any such request of such officer shall be accompanied by payment, or tender, of a fee of one dollar for each examination, and fifty cents a mile for each mile or fraction thereof over one-fourth, going to and returning from the place of examination; moreover, the place shall not be more than five miles distant and within the jurisdiction of the officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 33 / Section 35-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-19
Status: in_force

(1) A person may operate a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task if:

(a) The automated driving system will issue a request to intervene whenever the automated driving system is not capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task with the expectation that the person will respond appropriately to the request; and

(b) The automated driving system is capable of being operated in compliance with rules of the road governed by Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , when reasonable to do so unless an exemption has been granted by the Department of Public Safety.

(2) Nothing in this chapter prohibits or restricts a human driver from operating a fully autonomous vehicle equipped with controls that allow for the human driver to control all or part of the dynamic driving task.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-203 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-203
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer or distributor may not sell a recreational vehicle in this state to or through a dealer without having first entered into a manufacturer-dealer agreement with a dealer that has been signed by both parties.

(2) The manufacturer shall designate the area of sales responsibility exclusively assigned to a dealer in the manufacturer-dealer agreement and may not change the contract area or contract with another dealer for sale of the same line-make in the designated area during the duration of the agreement.

(3) The area of sales responsibility may not be revised or changed without the consent of both parties for one (1) year after the execution of the manufacturer-dealer agreement. Upon renewal both parties must agree on stocking requirements.

(4) A recreational vehicle dealer may not sell a new recreational vehicle in this state without having first entered into a manufacturer-dealer agreement with a manufacturer or distributor that has been signed by both parties. The manufacturer-dealer agreement must be filed with the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission.

(5) For any new recreational vehicle dealer licensee without an established dealership in this state, there shall be a thirty-day waiting period after the date the application has been approved by the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission before the new licensee may commence retail operations.

(6) A recreational vehicle manufacturer may not offer to sell or sell any new recreational vehicle to any recreational vehicle dealer at a lower actual price than the actual price charged to any other recreational vehicle dealer for the same line-make vehicle similarly equipped. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the offering of volume discounts if such discounts are equally available to all franchised dealers in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-131 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-21-201 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-201
Status: in_force

As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Abandoned ” means that no person is occupying the manufactured home or mobile home at the present, nor has any person occupied it for the past sixty (60) days, nor has the owner or any representative of the owner informed the community owner or landowner of a reason that the manufactured home or mobile home is not occupied.

(b) “ Abandoned manufactured or mobile home ” means a manufactured home or mobile home that has been abandoned for at least sixty (60) consecutive days, located on property owned by another community owner or landowner.

(c) “ Associated personal property ” means any personal property excluding motor vehicles located within or adjacent to the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.

(d) “ Commissioner ” shall mean a resident of the county where the abandoned manufactured or mobile home is located who, by a sale order issued by a court in a proceeding, shall act pursuant to the sale order, including, but not limited to, advertising the sale, receiving funds paid at any sale ordered by the court of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property, and making all disbursements arising out of the sale with the sale being conducted by the sheriff. The commissioner need not be a disinterested third party and may be counsel or a representative of the community owner or landowner and shall not be disqualified, nor shall the acts of such person be invalid because of the relationship of such person to the community owner or landowner.

(e) “ Community ” means a contiguous residential real estate development operated by a community owner as one (1) development consisting of six (6) or more lots for lease to the public where at least one (1) of such lots is vacant and may be subject to a lease, lease-purchase or other agreement with the owner of a manufactured or mobile home who may locate such owner's manufactured or mobile home on the lot.

(f) “ Community owner ” means a person other than the owner of the manufactured or mobile home who owns fee simple or ground leasehold interest in residential real property developed and operated as a community on which an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and any associated personal property is located pursuant to a lease, lease-purchase or other agreement.

(g) “ Complaint ” means the pleading filed by the community owner or landowner in the proceeding seeking a judicial sale of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property.

(h) “ Date of abandonment ” means the date on which the community owner or landowner determines that the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property may be in fact have been vacated by the owner in a manner that may lead to an abandonment.

(i) “ Final order ” means the final order entered by a court in a proceeding adjudicating the disposition of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property, that confirms the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property or makes other adjudications as deemed appropriate by the court.

(j) “ Inventory ” means an itemized list of associated personal property with an estimate of value for the sum and not individual component parts of all associated personal property located within or adjacent to a manufactured or mobile home by a disinterested third party with items of like kind being grouped together for inventory purposes.

(k) “ Last known address ” shall mean the last known address of the owner of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home or any forwarding address or emergency contact address known to the community owner or landowner.

(l) “ Lien ” means an interest, other than a lien for the payment of taxes, on or against an abandoned manufactured home or mobile home or associated personal property imposed by law or by written instrument providing for an indebtedness or obligation of a person secured in a manner that in the event of a default provides the lienholder a right to recover the manufactured home or mobile home or associated personal property or title thereto using lawful means.

(m) “ Lienholder ” means any person holding a lien on an abandoned manufactured home or mobile home or associated personal property.

(n) “Manufactured home” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 75-49-3(a), Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(o) “Mobile home” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 75-49-3(b), Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(p) “ Necessary party ” shall mean the owner, any lienholder, or any other person known to have a lien or claim upon the abandoned manufactured or mobile home or associated personal property except the following who are not to be a party to the proceeding to dispose of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home or associated personal property: any commissioner appointed by the court, County Tax Assessor, County Tax Collector, County Board of Supervisors, County Sheriff or any Deputy Sheriff, State Tax Commission of the State of Mississippi and the Department of Revenue of the State of Mississippi.

(q) “ Notice of abandonment ” shall mean a written notice by the community owner or landowner to the owner notifying the owner at least thirty (30) days after the date of abandonment that the manufactured or mobile home and any associated personal property in or adjacent to the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home should be immediately removed or be subject to a judicial finding of abandonment which may lead to a sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and all associated personal property.

(r) “ Notice of sale ” shall mean the notice advertising the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.

(s) “ Owner ” of a manufactured home or mobile home means the person holding legal title to the manufactured home or mobile home.

(t) “ Person ” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other type of business entity.

(u) “ Proceeding ” shall mean the civil action filed or to be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction depending upon the amount in controversy being the Justice Court, County Court or Chancery Court of the State of Mississippi in the county where the manufactured or mobile home is located seeking relief including the disposition of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property.

(v) “ Purchaser ” shall mean the successful bidder at the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property who purchases the same.

(w) “ Sale order ” means an interim order in the proceeding authorizing the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property and addressing other matters in the discretion of the court.

(x) “ Sheriff ” means the sheriff (or any deputy sheriff appointed by the sheriff) of the county where the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and any associated personal property is located.

(y) “ Title ” means the writing evidencing ownership by the owner of a manufactured home or mobile home.

(z) “ Uninhabitable ” means an abandoned manufactured or mobile home where, in the opinion of an independent third party who is an appraiser, contractor or other person familiar with cost of repair of manufactured or mobile homes, the cost to repair to the home to a condition where it is habitable for human occupation as a residence considering the health, safety and general welfare of the occupant, is more than the cost of demolition and removal of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.

(aa) “ Value ” in the case of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home shall mean the estimated fair market value of the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home from an independent third party based upon: (i) a written statement from an appraiser or other person familiar with such values; or (ii) a recognized national publisher of values of manufactured homes or mobile homes; provided, however, that if the abandoned manufactured or mobile home is uninhabitable the value shall be based upon a written estimate from a third party of demolition and removal of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home. “Value” in the case of an inventory of personal property means the estimate of the fair market value of the personal property of the owner within or adjacent to an abandoned manufactured home or mobile home based upon similar values that an individual might use in claiming a deduction for United States Income Tax purposes for a charitable contribution of used personal property to a qualified charitable organization for charitable purposes including estimated consignment or thrift shop values for the lot.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-517 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-517
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-517
Status: in_force

The speed limitations set forth in this article shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles when responding to emergency calls and the drivers thereof sound audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle. This section shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the street, nor shall it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequence of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-39
Status: in_force

Upon written request from the buyer, the holder of a retail installment contract shall give or forward to the buyer a written statement, in conformity with Section 63-19-31 , of payments and the total amount unpaid under such contract. A buyer shall be given a written receipt for any payment when made in cash.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-311 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-311
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-311
Status: in_force

The state tax commission shall provide notice of the requirement for child restraint devices or systems, which notice shall accompany the delivery of a motor vehicle license tag.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-39
Status: in_force

(1)(a) An owner who scraps, dismantles or destroys a vehicle and a person who purchases a vehicle as scrap or to be dismantled or destroyed shall indicate same on the back of the certificate of title and shall immediately cause the certificate of title and any other documents required by the department to be mailed or delivered to the department for cancellation. A certificate of title of the vehicle shall not again be issued except upon application containing the information the department requires, accompanied by a certificate of inspection in the form and content specified in Section 63-21-15(5) and proof of payment of a fee as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Before a used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor may purchase or receive a motor vehicle from the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the motor vehicle for the purpose of scrapping, dismantling or destroying the motor vehicle, the used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor must verify under Section 63-21-18 the absence of any lien on the motor vehicle. If a lien exists on the motor vehicle, the used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor may not purchase or receive the motor vehicle for the purpose of scrapping, dismantling or destroying the vehicle, and may not purchase or receive the motor vehicle for such purposes during any time for which a lien exists on the motor vehicle.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, if the owner or authorized agent of the owner has not obtained a title in his or her name for the vehicle to be transferred, has lost the title for the vehicle to be transferred, or has returned the title to the department in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection, he or she may sign a statement swearing that, in addition to the foregoing conditions, the vehicle is at least ten (10) model years old. The statement described in this paragraph may be used only to transfer such a vehicle to a licensed used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor. The department shall promulgate a form for the statement which shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) A statement that the vehicle shall never be titled again; it must be dismantled or scrapped;

(ii) A description of the vehicle including the year, make, model and vehicle identification number;

(iii) The name, address, and driver's license number, nondriver identification card number or tribal identification card number of the owner;

(iv) A certification that the owner:

1. Never obtained a title to the vehicle in his or her name; or

2. Was issued a title for the vehicle, but the title was lost or stolen;

(v) A certification that the vehicle:

1. Is at least ten (10) model years old; and

2. Is not subject to any security interest or lien;

(vi) An acknowledgment that the owner and buyer of the vehicle realizes this form will be filed with the department and that:

1. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, for conviction of a first offense of knowingly falsifying any information on this statement; and

2. It is a felony, punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or both, for conviction of a second or subsequent offense of knowingly falsifying any information on this statement;

(vii) The owner's signature and the date of the transaction;

(viii) The name and address of the business acquiring the vehicle;

(ix) The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System identification number; and

(x) The business agent's signature and date along with a printed name and title if the agent is signing on behalf of a corporation.

(c) Until such time as the department makes available an Internet-based system, the used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor shall mail or otherwise deliver the statement required under paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) to the department within three (3) business days of the completion of the transaction, requesting that the department cancel the Mississippi certificate of title and registration. Once the department develops an Internet-based system, the used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor shall utilize such system and within two (2) business days electronically submit the information contained in the statement using that system.

(d) Within two (2) business days of each day's close of business, the used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor who purchases or receives motor vehicles for scrap or for parts shall deliver in a format approved by the department, by electronic means once developed and made available by the department, a list of all such vehicles purchased that day for scrap or for parts. That list shall contain the following information:

(i) The name, address and contact information for the reporting entity;

(ii) The vehicle identification numbers of such vehicles;

(iii) The dates such vehicles were obtained;

(iv) The names of the individuals or entities from whom the vehicles were obtained, for use by law enforcement personnel and appropriate governmental agencies only;

(v) A statement of whether the vehicles were, or will be, crushed or disposed of, or offered for sale or other purposes;

(vi) A statement of whether the vehicle is intended for export out of the United States; and

(vii) The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System identification number of the business acquiring the vehicle.

In addition, the used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor must certify compliance with the requirements of Section 63-21-39(1)(a) .

(e)(i) For purposes of this subsection, the term “motor vehicle” shall not include a vehicle which has been crushed or flattened by mechanical means such that it is no longer the motor vehicle as described by the certificate of title, or such that the vehicle identification number is no longer visible or accessible.

(ii) In cases in which crushed or flattened vehicles are purchased or received, the purchasing or receiving used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor shall verify that the seller has reported the vehicles in accordance with this subsection. Such verification may be in the form of a certification from the seller or a contract between the seller and the purchasing or receiving used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor attesting to the seller's compliance with the reporting requirements of this subsection. Such verification must clearly identify the seller by a government issued photograph identification card or employer identification number, and the verification and copy of the identification card or number shall be maintained by the purchasing or receiving used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor for a period of not less than two (2) years.

(f) The information obtained by the department in accordance with paragraph (d) of this subsection (1) shall be reported to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, in a format that will satisfy the requirement for reporting this information, in accordance with rules adopted by the United States Department of Justice in 28 CFR 25.56 .

(g) Until such time as the department develops and makes available the Internet-based system described in paragraph (d) of this subsection, the used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor who purchases or receives motor vehicles for scrap or for parts shall deliver the information required by paragraph (d) to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System through any data consolidator approved by such system, within forty-eight (48) hours of the day the vehicle was purchased or acquired by such used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor which shall satisfy the requirements of paragraph (d).

(h) The information obtained by the department in accordance with paragraph (d) of this subsection (1) shall be made available only to law enforcement agencies and for purposes of canceling certificates of title. The information shall otherwise be considered to be confidential business information of the respective reporting entities.

(i) All records required under the provisions of this subsection shall be maintained for a period of two (2) years by the reporting entity and shall include a scanned or photocopied copy of the seller's or seller's representative's driver's license or state-issued identification card or other valid form of identification.

(j) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this subsection (1), or any person who knowingly and willfully falsifies or assists another person in falsifying the statement or information required under paragraph (b) or (d) of this subsection, or any person who knowingly and willfully sells a vehicle upon which there is an unsatisfied lien or security interest, or who purchases a vehicle without complying with either paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection and who knowingly and willfully destroys or dismantles a vehicle upon which he knows that there is an unsatisfied lien or security interest shall:

(i) Be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, for conviction of a first offense; or

(ii) Upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years or a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

In addition, the court may order each person convicted to pay restitution to any party suffering monetary loss in the amount of such loss. No part of any sentence imposed by the court shall be suspended unless such restitution has been paid in full.

(k) A person who knowingly and willfully fails to deliver the title as required under paragraph (a) of this subsection, or the statement required under paragraph (b) of this subsection to the department within seventy-two (72) hours of the completion of the transaction, or who, until such time as the department develops and makes available the Internet-based system described in paragraph (d), fails to deliver the information required by paragraph (d) to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System through any data consolidator approved by such system, within two (2) business days of the day the vehicle was purchased or acquired by such used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor shall be in violation of this section, and subject to a civil penalty of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. Actions to impose this penalty may be brought by any local or state law enforcement agency, district attorney, or by the Attorney General, in any court of competent jurisdiction. One-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the monies generated from such civil penalties shall be deposited in a special fund created in the State Treasury for use by the department's Title Bureau, and one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the monies generated from such civil penalties shall be deposited in the general fund of the municipality if the suit was brought in a municipal court, or in the general fund of the county if the suit was brought in the court of a county.

(2) For the purpose of requesting a branded title on a vehicle with a salvage certificate of title, every owner of a vehicle that has been issued a salvage certificate of title in this state or any other state which has been restored in this state to its operating condition which existed prior to the event which caused the salvage certificate of title to be issued shall make application to the department, accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by the Department of Public Safety in the form and content specified in Section 63-21-15(5) and the payment of a fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) for each motor vehicle for which a certificate of inspection is issued. In addition, the Department of Public Safety may charge such a person a fee in the amount of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for performing any vehicle identification number verification required by federal law or regulation for the vehicle for which the person is applying for a title. All such monies shall be collected by the Department of Public Safety and paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in a special fund that is hereby created in the State Treasury to be known as the “Salvage Certificate of Title Fund.” Monies in the special fund may be expended by the Department of Public Safety, upon appropriation by the Legislature. The department shall establish by regulation the minimum requirements by which a vehicle which has been issued a salvage certificate of title may be issued a branded title.

(3) Before a branded title may be issued for a vehicle for which a salvage certificate of title has been issued, the applicant shall submit, by hand delivery or mail, such documents and information to the Department of Public Safety as the department may require for the purpose of determining if the vehicle complies with the requirements of this section and all applicable regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Public Safety and the department. The Department of Public Safety also may require that an applicant bring a vehicle for which application for a branded title is being made to a Highway Patrol facility for a visual inspection whenever the department deems that a visual inspection is necessary or advisable. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit inspectors of the Mississippi Highway Patrol from conducting on-site inspections and investigations of motor vehicle rebuilders or motor vehicle repair businesses to determine if such businesses are in compliance with all applicable laws relating to the motor vehicle title laws of this state and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Public Safety and the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-219 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-219
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-219
Status: in_force

Upon the commissioner filing a report with the court attaching a copy of the sheriff's report of the sale and a list of the actual or proposed disbursements from the accepted bid, the court may enter a final order approving the sale and the disbursement of the proceeds from the accepted bid and include such other provisions as deemed appropriate by the court. The court may enter any other order finally disposing of the proceeding, including an order of dismissal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-15
Status: in_force

(1) No vehicle protection product may be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the vehicle protection product warranty clearly states the terms and conditions governing the cancellation of the sale and warranty, if any.

(2) The warrantor may only cancel the warranty if the warranty holder does any of the following:

(a) Fails to pay for the vehicle protection product;

(b) Makes a material misrepresentation to the seller or warrantor;

(c) Commits fraud; or

(d) Substantially breaches the warranty holder's duties under the warranty.

(3) A warrantor canceling a warranty shall mail written notice of cancellation to the warranty holder at the last address of the warranty holder in the warrantor's records at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the cancellation. The notice shall state the effective date of the cancellation and the reason for the cancellation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety--Responsibility Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-64 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-27-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 27-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Aftermarket crash part” means a replacement for any of the nonmechanical sheet metal or plastic parts which generally constitute the exterior of a motor vehicle, including inner and outer panels.

(b) “Installer” means an individual who performs the work of replacing or repairing parts of a motor vehicle.

(c) “Insurer” includes an insurance company and any person authorized to represent the insurer with respect to a claim and who is acting within the scope of the person's authority.

(d) “Nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash part” means an aftermarket crash part made by any manufacturer other than the original vehicle manufacturer or his supplier.

(e) “Repair facility” means a motor vehicle dealer, garage, body shop or other commercial entity which undertakes the repair or replacement of those parts that generally constitute the exterior of a motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-5
Status: in_force

(1) No vehicle protection product may be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the seller, warrantor and administrator, if any, comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(2) A vehicle protection product warranty provided or sold in compliance with this chapter is not a contract of insurance.

(3) Warranties, indemnity agreements and guarantees that are not provided as a part of a vehicle protection product are not subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-505 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-505
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-505
Status: in_force

The driver or operator of any motor vehicle must decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic. All trucks, or truck-trailer combinations and passenger buses shall be required to reduce speed to forty-five miles per hour during inclement weather when visibility is bad.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-65 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-19-61 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-61
Status: in_force

To offset the costs of supervision and administration, as provided in Section 63-19-59 , a licensee that allows its employees to work from home or another remote location selected by the employee must pay a special examination fee. Such fee shall be in addition to the regular examination fee as provided for in Section 63-19-27 . Licensees that do not allow remote work are not required to pay such special examination fee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / 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. § 63-19-55 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 19-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-55
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who willfully and intentionally violates any provision of this chapter or engages in the business of a sales finance company in this state without a license therefor as provided in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). However, any licensee who is exempt from liability for an act or omission under Section 63-19-57 shall not be guilty of a misdemeanor under this section for the same act or omission.

(2) If any person engages in business as provided for in this chapter without paying the license fee provided for in this chapter before commencing business or before the expiration of the person's current license, as the case may be, then the person shall be liable for the full amount of the license fee, plus a penalty in an amount not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each day that the person has engaged in the business without a license or after the expiration of a license.

(3) The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty against any licensee if the licensee or employee is adjudged by the commissioner to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter. The civil penalty shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per violation and shall be deposited into the Consumer Finance Fund of the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance.

(4) Any person willfully violating Sections 63-19-31 through 63-19-45 , shall be barred from recovery of any finance charge, delinquency or collection charge on the contract.

(5) However, any such contract purchased in good faith for value by any bank, trust company, private bank, industrial bank or investment company authorized to do business in this state shall be held and construed to be valid and enforceable in the hands of the purchaser for value, except that such purchaser shall not be permitted to recover on such contract from the buyer anything in excess of the principal balance due thereon, plus the amount of the finance and collection charges permitted under the terms and provisions of this chapter.

(6) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating any provision of this chapter, the commissioner, in addition to and without prejudice to the authority provided elsewhere in this chapter, may enter an order requiring the person to stop or to refrain from the violation. The commissioner may sue in any circuit court of the state having jurisdiction and venue to enjoin the person from engaging in or continuing the violation or from doing any act in furtherance of the violation. In such an action, the court may enter an order or judgment awarding a preliminary or permanent injunction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-21-221 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-221
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-221
Status: in_force

The purchaser shall submit a copy of the Bill of Sale and the Final Order to the Department of Revenue along with such forms as may be prescribed by it for the issuance of a new title to the purchaser.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-5
Status: in_force

(1)(a) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle or an autocycle as defined in Section 63-3-103 upon the highways of the State of Mississippi without first securing an operator's license to drive on the highways of the state, unless specifically exempted by Section 63-1-7 .

(b) The types of operator's licenses are:

(i) Class R;

(ii) Class D;

(iii) Class A, B or C commercial license governed by Article 5 of this chapter; and

(iv) Interlock-restricted license as prescribed in Section 63-11-31 .

(2)(a) Every person who makes application for an original license or a renewal license to operate any single vehicle with a gross weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand one (26,001) pounds or any vehicle towing a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating not in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds other than vehicles included in Class C, vehicles which require a special endorsement, or to operate a vehicle as a common carrier by motor vehicle, taxicab, passenger coach, dray, contract carrier or private commercial carrier as defined in Section 27-19-3 , other than those vehicles for which a Class A, B or C license is required under Article 5 of this chapter, may, in lieu of the Class R regular driver's license, apply for and obtain a Class D driver's license. The fee for the issuance of a Class D driver's license shall be as set forth in Section 63-1-43 and the Class D license shall be valid for the term prescribed in Section 63-1-47 . Except as required under Article 5 of this chapter, no driver of a pickup truck shall be required to have a Class D or a commercial license regardless of the purpose for which the pickup truck is used.

(b) Persons operating vehicles listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection for private purposes or in emergencies need not obtain a Class D license.

(3) An interlock-restricted license allows a person to drive only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition-interlock device.

(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) days nor more than six (6) months, by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-105 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-105
Status: in_force

Every person committing a willful violation of any provision of subsection (1) of Section 63-17-73 or of Section 63-17-103 or subsection (3) of Section 63-17-73 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished 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. § 63-5-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-3
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-201 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-201
Status: in_force

As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Abandoned ” means that no person is occupying the manufactured home or mobile home at the present, nor has any person occupied it for the past sixty (60) days, nor has the owner or any representative of the owner informed the community owner or landowner of a reason that the manufactured home or mobile home is not occupied.

(b) “ Abandoned manufactured or mobile home ” means a manufactured home or mobile home that has been abandoned for at least sixty (60) consecutive days, located on property owned by another community owner or landowner.

(c) “ Associated personal property ” means any personal property excluding motor vehicles located within or adjacent to the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.

(d) “ Commissioner ” shall mean a resident of the county where the abandoned manufactured or mobile home is located who, by a sale order issued by a court in a proceeding, shall act pursuant to the sale order, including, but not limited to, advertising the sale, receiving funds paid at any sale ordered by the court of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property, and making all disbursements arising out of the sale with the sale being conducted by the sheriff. The commissioner need not be a disinterested third party and may be counsel or a representative of the community owner or landowner and shall not be disqualified, nor shall the acts of such person be invalid because of the relationship of such person to the community owner or landowner.

(e) “ Community ” means a contiguous residential real estate development operated by a community owner as one (1) development consisting of six (6) or more lots for lease to the public where at least one (1) of such lots is vacant and may be subject to a lease, lease-purchase or other agreement with the owner of a manufactured or mobile home who may locate such owner's manufactured or mobile home on the lot.

(f) “ Community owner ” means a person other than the owner of the manufactured or mobile home who owns fee simple or ground leasehold interest in residential real property developed and operated as a community on which an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and any associated personal property is located pursuant to a lease, lease-purchase or other agreement.

(g) “ Complaint ” means the pleading filed by the community owner or landowner in the proceeding seeking a judicial sale of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property.

(h) “ Date of abandonment ” means the date on which the community owner or landowner determines that the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property may be in fact have been vacated by the owner in a manner that may lead to an abandonment.

(i) “ Final order ” means the final order entered by a court in a proceeding adjudicating the disposition of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property, that confirms the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property or makes other adjudications as deemed appropriate by the court.

(j) “ Inventory ” means an itemized list of associated personal property with an estimate of value for the sum and not individual component parts of all associated personal property located within or adjacent to a manufactured or mobile home by a disinterested third party with items of like kind being grouped together for inventory purposes.

(k) “ Last known address ” shall mean the last known address of the owner of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home or any forwarding address or emergency contact address known to the community owner or landowner.

(l) “ Lien ” means an interest, other than a lien for the payment of taxes, on or against an abandoned manufactured home or mobile home or associated personal property imposed by law or by written instrument providing for an indebtedness or obligation of a person secured in a manner that in the event of a default provides the lienholder a right to recover the manufactured home or mobile home or associated personal property or title thereto using lawful means.

(m) “ Lienholder ” means any person holding a lien on an abandoned manufactured home or mobile home or associated personal property.

(n) “Manufactured home” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 75-49-3(a), Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(o) “Mobile home” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 75-49-3(b), Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(p) “ Necessary party ” shall mean the owner, any lienholder, or any other person known to have a lien or claim upon the abandoned manufactured or mobile home or associated personal property except the following who are not to be a party to the proceeding to dispose of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home or associated personal property: any commissioner appointed by the court, County Tax Assessor, County Tax Collector, County Board of Supervisors, County Sheriff or any Deputy Sheriff, State Tax Commission of the State of Mississippi and the Department of Revenue of the State of Mississippi.

(q) “ Notice of abandonment ” shall mean a written notice by the community owner or landowner to the owner notifying the owner at least thirty (30) days after the date of abandonment that the manufactured or mobile home and any associated personal property in or adjacent to the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home should be immediately removed or be subject to a judicial finding of abandonment which may lead to a sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and all associated personal property.

(r) “ Notice of sale ” shall mean the notice advertising the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.

(s) “ Owner ” of a manufactured home or mobile home means the person holding legal title to the manufactured home or mobile home.

(t) “ Person ” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other type of business entity.

(u) “ Proceeding ” shall mean the civil action filed or to be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction depending upon the amount in controversy being the Justice Court, County Court or Chancery Court of the State of Mississippi in the county where the manufactured or mobile home is located seeking relief including the disposition of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property.

(v) “ Purchaser ” shall mean the successful bidder at the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property who purchases the same.

(w) “ Sale order ” means an interim order in the proceeding authorizing the sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property and addressing other matters in the discretion of the court.

(x) “ Sheriff ” means the sheriff (or any deputy sheriff appointed by the sheriff) of the county where the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and any associated personal property is located.

(y) “ Title ” means the writing evidencing ownership by the owner of a manufactured home or mobile home.

(z) “ Uninhabitable ” means an abandoned manufactured or mobile home where, in the opinion of an independent third party who is an appraiser, contractor or other person familiar with cost of repair of manufactured or mobile homes, the cost to repair to the home to a condition where it is habitable for human occupation as a residence considering the health, safety and general welfare of the occupant, is more than the cost of demolition and removal of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.

(aa) “ Value ” in the case of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home shall mean the estimated fair market value of the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home from an independent third party based upon: (i) a written statement from an appraiser or other person familiar with such values; or (ii) a recognized national publisher of values of manufactured homes or mobile homes; provided, however, that if the abandoned manufactured or mobile home is uninhabitable the value shall be based upon a written estimate from a third party of demolition and removal of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home. “Value” in the case of an inventory of personal property means the estimate of the fair market value of the personal property of the owner within or adjacent to an abandoned manufactured home or mobile home based upon similar values that an individual might use in claiming a deduction for United States Income Tax purposes for a charitable contribution of used personal property to a qualified charitable organization for charitable purposes including estimated consignment or thrift shop values for the lot.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-257 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-257
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-257
Status: in_force

During a motor vehicle owner's life, a beneficiary designation does not:

(a) Affect an interest or right of the owner or owners making the designation, including the right to transfer or encumber the motor vehicle that is the subject of the designation;

(b) Create a legal or equitable interest in favor of the designated beneficiary in the motor vehicle that is the subject of the designation, even if the beneficiary has actual or constructive notice of the designation;

(c) Affect an interest or right of a secured or unsecured creditor or future creditor of the owner or owners making the designation, even if the creditor has actual or constructive notice of the designation; or

(d) Affect an owner's or the designated beneficiary's eligibility for any form of public assistance, subject to applicable federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-59 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-59
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle required to be registered in this state upon the public roads, streets or highways in this state with any sign or poster, or with any glazing material which causes a mirrored effect, upon the front windshield, side wings or side or rear windows of the vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper required or authorized to be so displayed by law. No person shall drive any motor vehicle required to be registered in this state upon the public roads, streets or highways in this state with any tinted film, glazing material or darkening material of any kind on the windshield of a motor vehicle except material designed to replace or provide a sun shield in the uppermost area as authorized to be installed by manufacturers of vehicles under federal law.

(2) From and after July 1, 2006, no person shall drive any motor vehicle required to be registered in this state upon the public roads, streets or highways in this state with any window tinted or darkened, by tinted film or otherwise, unless:

(a) The windshield of the vehicle has affixed to it a label as provided under subsection (6) of this section certifying that all the windows of the vehicle have a light transmittance of twenty-eight percent (28%) or more; or

(b) The owner or operator of the vehicle has a certificate of medical exemption issued under subsection (4) of this section.

(3) The prohibitions of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to:

(a) School buses, other buses used for public transportation, any bus or van owned or leased by a nonprofit organization duly incorporated under the laws of this state or any funeral home services vehicle, any limousine owned or leased by a private or public entity, or any government-owned law enforcement or fire department vehicle or any volunteer fire department vehicle;

(b) Any window behind the front two (2) side windows, including the rear window, of any pickup truck, van, motor home, recreational vehicle, sport utility vehicle or multipurpose vehicle that has been tinted or darkened after factory delivery to the extent that the light transmittance of the window meets the minimum light transmittance requirements authorized to be installed for that window and for that vehicle under federal law or regulations before factory delivery; or

(c) Any other motor vehicle the windows of which have been tinted or darkened before factory delivery as permitted by federal law or federal regulations.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, it shall be lawful for any person who has been diagnosed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Mississippi as having a physical condition or disease that is seriously aggravated by minimum exposure to sunlight to place or have placed upon the windshield or windows of any motor vehicle which he owns or operates or within which he regularly travels as a passenger tinted film or other darkening material that would otherwise be in violation of this section. However, any vehicle, in order to be exempt under this subsection (4), shall have prominently displayed on the vehicle dashboard a certificate of medical exemption on a form prepared by the Commissioner of Public Safety and signed by the person on whose behalf the certificate is issued. The special certificate authorized by this subsection (4) shall be issued free of charge to the applicants through the offices of the tax collectors of the counties. Each applicant shall present to the issuing official:

(a) An affidavit signed personally by the applicant and signed and attested by a physician which states the applicant's physical condition or disease which entitles him to an exemption under this subsection (4); and

(b) Proof of ownership of the motor vehicle by the applicant, or a signed affidavit by the owner of a motor vehicle operated for the use of the applicant, for which he is obtaining the certificate.

(5) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.

(6) The Department of Public Safety shall issue labels to official tint inspection stations for affixing to the windshield of every motor vehicle required to be inspected in this state with a window therein which has been tinted or darkened with any tinted film or other darkening material after factory delivery. The label shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield, shall be legible from outside the vehicle, and shall indicate the label registration number, a certification of compliance with Mississippi law, and such other information as the Commissioner of Public Safety deems appropriate. The labels shall be of a type which is pressure-sensitive, self-destructive upon removal, and no larger than one (1) inch square in size. Before affixing the label, the inspection station shall conduct a test to determine that the window complies with the light transmittance requirements prescribed under subsection (2) of this section. The test shall be conducted using such methods or devices as may be approved and certified not less often than annually by the Department of Public Safety. For conducting such tests, tint inspection stations shall charge and collect a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00). Two Dollars ($2.00) of the fee shall be retained by the inspection station, and Three Dollars ($3.00) of the fee shall be remitted to the Department of Public Safety and may be expended, upon legislative appropriation, for the operational expenses of the department. No fee shall be charged unless a test is actually performed under this subsection (6). The presence of a label upon the windshield of a motor vehicle shall indicate that the person who affixed the label certifies that the windows of the vehicle meet the restrictions of subsection (2) of this section as to light transmittance.

(7) No person shall install any tinted film, darkening material, glazing material or any other material upon the windshield or any window of a motor vehicle which, after the installation thereof, would result in such vehicle being in violation of subsection (2) of this section.

(8) No label shall be issued for a vehicle on which the windshield or any window of the vehicle has been darkened by the installation of tinted film or by other means, except as authorized under this section.

(9) It shall be unlawful for any person to alter or reproduce any label or certificate of medical exemption approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety under this section for the purpose of misleading law enforcement officers or motor vehicle inspection stations, or to knowingly use any approved label or certificate except as authorized by this section.

(10) Any person violating subsection (7), (8) or (9) of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(11) Any violation of this section other than a violation of subsection (7), (8) or (9) of this section shall be punishable upon conviction as provided in Section 63-7-7 .

(12) Violations of this section shall be enforced only by law enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and municipal law enforcement officers of municipalities having a population of two thousand (2,000) or more on the public roads, streets and highways under their jurisdiction.

(13) The Department of Public Safety shall initiate a public awareness program designed to inform and educate persons of the provisions of this section. Funds for such public awareness program shall be available through the office of the Governor's representative for highway safety programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-5
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the State of Mississippi or any political subdivision of this state. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to exclude from this chapter its applicability to taxicabs, jitneys or other vehicles for hire operating under franchise or permit of any incorporated city, town or village.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-51 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-35-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 35-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-15
Status: in_force

An on-demand autonomous vehicle network shall be permitted to operate pursuant to state laws governing the operation of transportation network companies, taxis or any other ground transportation for-hire of passengers, with the exception that any provision of law that reasonably applies only to a human driver would not apply to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles with the automated driving system engaged on an on-demand autonomous vehicle network.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-15
Status: reserved

(1) The application for the certificate of title of a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home in this state shall be made by the owner to a designated agent, on the form the Department of Revenue prescribes, and shall contain or be accompanied by the following, if applicable:

(a) The name, driver's license number, if the owner has been issued a driver's license, current residence and mailing address of the owner;

(b)(i) If a vehicle, a description of the vehicle, including the following data: year, make, model, vehicle identification number, type of body, the number of cylinders, odometer reading at the time of application, and whether new or used; and

(ii) If a manufactured home or mobile home, a description of the manufactured home or mobile home, including the following data: year, make, model number, serial number and whether new or used;

(c) The date of purchase by applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home was acquired, and the names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of their priority and the dates of their security agreements;

(d) In connection with the transfer of ownership of a manufactured home or mobile home sold by a sheriff's bill of sale, a copy of the sheriff's bill of sale;

(e)(i) An odometer disclosure statement made by the transferor of a motor vehicle. The statement shall read:

“Federal and state law requires that you state the mileage in connection with the transfer of ownership. Failure to complete or providing a false statement may result in fine and/or imprisonment.

I state that the odometer now reads _______________ (no tenths) miles and to the best of my knowledge that it reflects the actual mileage of the vehicle described herein, unless one (1) of the following statements is checked:

__________ (1) I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge the odometer reading reflects the amount of mileage in excess of its mechanical limits.

__________ (2) I hereby certify that the odometer reading is not the actual mileage. WARNING-ODOMETER DISCREPANCY!”

(ii) In connection with the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle, each transferor shall disclose the mileage to the transferee in writing on the title or on the document being used to reassign the title, which form shall be prescribed and furnished by the Department of Revenue. This written disclosure must be signed by the transferor and transferee, including the printed name of both parties.

Notwithstanding the requirements above, the following exemptions as to odometer disclosure shall be in effect:

1. A vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds.

2. A vehicle that is not self-propelled.

3. A vehicle that is twenty (20) years old or older.

4. A vehicle sold directly by the manufacturer to any agency of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications.

5. A transferor of a new vehicle prior to its first transfer for purposes other than resale need not disclose the vehicle's odometer mileage.

(iii) Any person who knowingly gives a false statement concerning the odometer reading on an odometer disclosure statement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment of up to one (1) year, or both, at the discretion of the court. These penalties shall be cumulative, supplemental and in addition to the penalties provided by any other law; and

(f) For previously used manufactured homes and mobile homes that previously have not been titled in this state or any other state, a disclosure statement shall be made by the owner of the manufactured home or mobile home applying for the certificate of title. That statement shall read:

“I state that the previously used manufactured home or mobile home owned by me for which I am applying for a certificate of title, to the best of my knowledge:

__________ (1) Has never been declared a total loss due to flood damage, fire damage, wind damage or other damage; or

__________ (2) Has previously been declared a total loss due to:

__________ (a) Collision;

__________ (b) Flood;

__________ (c) Fire;

__________ (d) Wind;

__________ (e) Other (please describe): ____________________________________________________________.”

(2) The application shall be accompanied by such evidence as the Department of Revenue reasonably requires to identify the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and to enable the Department of Revenue to determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and whether the applicant is liable for a use tax as provided by Sections 27-67-1 through 27-67-33 .

(3) If the application is for a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home purchased from a dealer, it shall contain the name and address of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the sale and the date of his security agreement and it shall be signed by the dealer as well as the owner. The designated agent shall promptly mail or deliver the application to the Department of Revenue.

(4) If the application is for a new vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, it shall contain the certified manufacturer's statement of origin showing proper assignments to the applicant and a copy of each security interest document.

(5) Each application shall contain or be accompanied by the certificate of a designated agent that the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home has been physically inspected by him and that the vehicle identification number and descriptive data shown on the application, pursuant to the requirements of subsection (1)(b) of this section, are correct, and also that he has identified the person signing the application and witnessed the signature. If the application is to receive a branded title for a vehicle for which a salvage certificate of title has been issued, the application shall be accompanied by a sworn affidavit that the vehicle complies with the requirements of this section, Section 63-21-39 and the regulations promulgated by the Department of Revenue under Section 63-21-39 .

(6)(a) If the application is for a first certificate of title on a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home other than a new vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, then the application shall conform with the requirements of this section except that in lieu of the manufacturer's statement of origin, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the bill of sale of said motor vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home whereby the applicant claims title or in lieu thereof, in the case of a motor vehicle, certified copies of the last two (2) years' tag and tax receipts or in lieu thereof, in any case, such other information the Department of Revenue may reasonably require to identify the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and to enable the Department of Revenue to determine ownership of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and the existence or nonexistence of security interest in it. If the application is for a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home last previously registered in another state or country, the application shall also be accompanied by the certificate of title issued by the other state or country, if any, properly assigned.

(b) A person may apply for a certificate of title to a vehicle lacking proper documentation if the vehicle is at least thirty (30) years old and the person submits a certificate of ownership signed under penalty of perjury on a form prescribed by the Department of Revenue.

(7) If the application is for a vehicle the owner does not intend to drive, the owner need not purchase a license tag in order to receive a certificate of title, so long as the application contains an affidavit attesting to the owner's intent that the vehicle not be operated on the highways of this state until and unless the owner applies for a license tag.

(8) Every designated agent within this state shall, no later than the next business day after they are received by him, forward to the Department of Revenue by mail, postage prepaid, the originals of all applications received by him, together with such evidence of title as may have been delivered to him by the applicants.

(9) An application for certificate of title and information to be placed on an application for certificate of title may be transferred electronically as provided in Section 63-21-16 .

(10) The Department of Revenue shall issue a certificate of title or any other document applied for under this chapter to the designated agent, owner or lienholder of the motor vehicle or of the manufactured home or mobile home, as appropriate, not more than thirty (30) days after the application and required fee prescribed under Section 63-21-63 or Section 63-21-64 are received unless the applicant requests expedited processing under subsection (11) of this section.

(11)(a) The Department of Revenue shall establish an expedited processing procedure for the receipt of applications and the issuance of certificates of title and any other documents issued under this chapter, except a replacement certificate of title as provided under Section 63-21-27(2) , for motor vehicles and for manufactured homes or mobile homes. Any designated agent, lienholder or owner requesting the issuance of any such document, at his or her option, shall receive such expedited processing upon payment of a fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00). Such fee shall be in addition to the fees applicable to the issuance of any such documents under Section 63-21-63 and Section 63-21-64 .

(b) When expedited title processing is requested, the applicable fees are paid and all documents and information necessary for the Department of Revenue to issue the certificate of title or other documents applied for are received by the department, then the department shall complete processing of the application and issue the title or document applied for within seventy-two (72) hours of the time of receipt, excluding weekends and holidays.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-33 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-33
Status: in_force

(1) The amount, if any, included in a retail installment contract for insurance, which may be purchased by the holder of the retail installment contract, shall not exceed the applicable premiums chargeable in accordance with the rates filed with the state insurance commission. If dual interest insurance on the motor vehicle is purchased by the holder it shall, within thirty days after execution of the retail installment contract, send or cause to be sent to the buyer a policy or policies or certificates of insurance, written by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, clearly setting forth the amount of the premium, the kind or kinds of insurance, the coverages and all the terms, exceptions, limitations, restrictions and conditions of the contract or contracts of insurance. The buyer shall have the privilege of purchasing such insurance from an agent or broker of his own selection; in such case, however, the inclusion of the insurance premium in the retail installment contract shall be optional with the seller.

No holder shall unreasonably or arbitrarily refuse to accept coverage by an insurance company tendered by the buyer.

(2) If any insurance is cancelled, or the premium adjusted, any refund of the insurance premium received by the holder shall be credited to the final maturing installments of the contract except to the extent applied toward payment for similar insurance protecting the interests of the buyer and the holder or either of them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-401 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-401
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-401
Status: in_force

(1) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible but shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 63-3-405 .

(2) Every stop under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be made without obstructing traffic or endangering the life of any person more than is necessary.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident that results in injury to any person willfully fails to stop or to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, then such person, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or by fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) If any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident that results in the death of another or the mutilation, disfigurement, permanent disability or the destruction of the tongue, eye, lip, nose or any other limb, organ or member of another willfully fails to stop or to comply with the requirements under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, then such person, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five (5) nor more than twenty (20) years, or by fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(5) The commissioner shall revoke the driver's license of any person convicted under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-35 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 19-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-35
Status: in_force

The holder may, if the contract or refinancing agreement so provides, collect a delinquency and collection charge on a contract evidencing the sale of a commercial vehicle in an amount not exceeding Five Dollars ($5.00) or four percent (4%) of the amount of any delinquency in default for a period of not less than fifteen (15) days, whichever is greater, but in no event to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and on all other retail installment contracts a delinquency and collection charge in an amount not in excess of five percent (5%) or Five Dollars ($5.00), whichever is less, on each installment in default for a period of not less than ten (10) days. In addition to such delinquency and collection charge, the contract may provide for the payment of court costs and of attorneys' fee not exceeding fifteen per cent (15%) of the amount actually due and unpaid at the time the balance of the contract is accelerated and the entire amount thereof is declared to be due, if the same is referred to an attorney for collection. However, no such attorneys' fee may be charged or collected where the attorney to whom the contract was referred for collection is a salaried employee of the holder of the contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-223 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-7-205 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-15-55 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-21-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-17-207 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-207
Status: in_force

(1) If the manufacturer-dealer agreement is terminated, canceled, or not renewed by the manufacturer or distributor without good cause as defined in Section 63-17-205(1) , or if the dealer terminates or cancels the manufacturer-dealer agreement for good cause as defined in Section 63-17-205(2) , and the manufacturer fails to cure the claimed deficiencies as provided in Section 63-17-205(2) , the manufacturer shall, at the election of the dealer and within forty-five (45) days after termination, cancellation or nonrenewal, repurchase:

(a) All new, untitled recreational vehicles that were acquired from the manufacturer or distributor within eighteen (18) months before the effective date of the notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal that have not been used, except for demonstration purposes, and that have not been altered or damaged, at one hundred percent (100%) of the net invoice cost, including transportation, less applicable rebates and discounts to the dealer. If any of the vehicles repurchased pursuant to this paragraph (a) are damaged, but do not trigger a consumer disclosure requirement, the amount due the dealer shall be reduced by the cost to repair the vehicle. Damage before delivery to the dealer that is disclosed at the time of delivery will not disqualify repurchase under this provision.

(b) All undamaged accessories and proprietary parts sold to the dealer for resale within the twelve (12) months before termination, cancellation or nonrenewal, if accompanied by the original invoice, at one hundred five percent (105%) of the original net price paid to the manufacturer or distributor to compensate the dealer for handling, packing, and shipping the parts; and

(c) Any properly functioning diagnostic equipment, special tools, current signage, and other equipment and machinery at one hundred percent (100%) of the dealer's net cost plus freight, destination, delivery and distribution charges and sales taxes, if any, if the returned items were purchased by the dealer within five (5) years before termination, cancellation or nonrenewal at the manufacturer's or distributor's request, if the dealer can establish that the items no longer can be used in the normal course of the dealer's ongoing business. The manufacturer or distributor shall pay the dealer within thirty (30) days after receipt of the returned items.

(2) The warrantor may not prohibit a dealer from selling or performing warranty service on the remaining in-stock inventory of a particular line-make after a dealer agreement has been terminated or not renewed in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-17-205 . If recreational vehicles of a line-make are not returned or required to be returned to the manufacturer, the dealer may continue to sell and perform warranty service on all line-makes that were subject to the dealer agreement and are currently in stock until those line-makes are no longer in the dealer's inventory and until all warranties are expired on those recreational vehicles retailed by that dealer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-53
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sales of motor vehicles in the State of Mississippi vitally affects the general economy of the state and the public interest and the public welfare. The legislature further finds and declares that it is necessary, in the exercise of its police power, to regulate and to license motor vehicle manufacturers, factory branches and divisions, distributors, distributor branches and divisions, distributor representatives, wholesalers, wholesaler branches and divisions, dealers and salesmen doing business in the State of Mississippi in order (1) to prevent frauds, unfair practices, discrimination, impositions and other abuses upon the citizens of the State of Mississippi, (2) to avoid undue control of the independent motor vehicle dealer by motor vehicle manufacturing and distributing organizations, (3) to foster and keep alive vigorous and healthy competition, (4) to prevent the creation or perpetuation of monopolies, (5) to prevent the practice of requiring the buying of special features, accessories, special models, appliances and equipment not desired by a motor vehicle dealer or the ultimate purchaser, (6) to prevent false and misleading advertising, (7) to promote and keep alive a sound system of distribution of motor vehicles to the public, and (8) to promote the public safety and welfare.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-67 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-67
Status: in_force

The commission shall employ a qualified person to serve as executive director thereof, to serve at the pleasure of the commission, and shall fix his salary, subject to the approval of the State Personnel Board, and shall define and prescribe his duties. The executive director shall be in charge of the commission's office and shall devote full time to the duties thereof. His duties shall include, but not be limited to, the collection of all fees and charges under the provisions of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law, keeping a record of all proceedings of the commission and an accurate account of all monies received and disbursed by the commission, all of which records shall be considered as public records. The commission may employ such clerical and professional help and incur such expenses as may be reasonably necessary for the proper discharge of its duties.

The commission shall maintain its office and transact its business, except as otherwise provided, at Jackson, Mississippi, and the Department of Finance and Administration shall approve suitable quarters and the remuneration therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-153 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-153
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-153
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that a motor vehicle is a major consumer purchase and that a defective motor vehicle creates a hardship for the consumer. The Legislature further recognizes that a duly franchised motor vehicle dealer is an agent of the manufacturer. It is the intent of the Legislature that a good faith motor vehicle warranty complaint by a consumer should be resolved by the manufacturer, or its agent, within a specified period of time. It is further the intent of the Legislature to provide the statutory procedures whereby a consumer may receive a replacement motor vehicle, or a full refund, for a motor vehicle which cannot be brought into conformity with the express warranty issued by the manufacturer. However, nothing in Section 63-17-151 et seq. shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-21-259 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 63-17-97 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-9-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-35-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-3-615 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-615
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-615
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The driver of a vehicle upon a street or highway upon meeting or overtaking any school bus that has stopped on the street or highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children shall come to a complete stop at least ten (10) feet from the school bus before reaching the school bus when there is in operation on the school bus the flashing red lights provided in Section 63-7-23 , or when a retractable, hand-operated stop sign is extended; the driver shall not proceed until the children have crossed the street or highway and the school bus has resumed motion or the flashing red lights are no longer actuated and the hand-operated stop sign is retracted.

(b) The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway that has four (4) lanes or more and permits at least two (2) lanes of traffic to travel in opposite directions need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus that is stopped in the opposing roadway, or if the school bus is stopped in a loading zone that is a part of or adjacent to the highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.

(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any person violating the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a first conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) nor more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both. For a second or subsequent offense, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both. In addition, the Commissioner of Public Safety or his duly authorized designee, after conviction for a second or subsequent offense and upon receipt of the court abstract, shall suspend the driver's license and driving privileges of the person for a period of ninety (90) days.

(b) A conviction under this section for a violation resulting in any injury to a child who is in the process of boarding or exiting a school bus shall be a violation of Section 97-3-7 , and a violator shall be punished under subsection (2) of that section.

(3) This section shall be applicable only in the event the school bus shall bear upon the front and rear thereon a plainly visible sign containing the words “school bus” in letters not less than four (4) inches in height.

(4) If any person witnesses the driver of any vehicle violating the provisions of this section and the identity of the driver of the vehicle is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a rebuttable inference that the person in whose name the vehicle is registered committed the violation. If charges are filed against multiple owners of a motor vehicle, only one (1) of the owners may be convicted and court costs may be assessed against only one (1) of the owners. If the vehicle that is involved in the violation is registered in the name of a rental or leasing company and the vehicle is rented or leased to another person at the time of the violation, the rental or leasing company may rebut the inference of guilt by providing the law enforcement officer or prosecuting authority with a copy of the rental or lease agreement in effect at the time of the violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 23-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-3
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, an “abandoned motor vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle as defined by the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Law:

(a) which has been left by the owner, or some person acting for the owner, with an automobile dealer, repairman or wrecker service for repair or for some other reason and has not been called for by such owner or other person within a period of forty (40) days after the time agreed upon or within forty (40) days after such vehicle is turned over to such dealer, repairman or wrecker service when no time is agreed upon.

(b) which is left unattended on a public street, road or highway or other public property for a period of at least five (5) days.

(c) which has been lawfully towed onto the property of another at the written request of a law enforcement officer and left there for a period of not less than forty (40) days without any one having made claim thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-15
Status: in_force

(1) Every bus or truck. On every bus or truck, whatever its size, there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors: On the front, two head lamps, one at each side. On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light; two red reflectors, one at each side.

(2) Every bus or truck eighty inches or more in width. On every bus or truck eighty inches or more in overall width there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors: On the front, two head lamps, one at each side; two amber clearance lamps, one at each side. On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light; two red clearance lamps, one at each side; two red reflectors, one at each side. On each side, one amber side-marked lamp, located at or near the front; one red side-marker lamp, located at or near the rear; one amber reflector, located at or near the front; one red reflector, located at or near the rear.

(3) Every truck tractor. On every truck tractor there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors. On the front, two head lamps, one at each side; two amber clearance lamps, one at each side. On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light.

(4) Every semi-trailer or trailer in excess of three thousand (3,000) pounds gross weight. On every semi-trailer or full trailer having a gross weight in excess of three thousand (3,000) pounds, there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors: On the front, two amber clearance lamps, one at each side. On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light; two red clearance lamps, one at each side; two red reflectors, one at each side. On each side, one amber side-marker lamp, located at or near the front; one red side-marker lamp, located at or near the rear; one amber reflector, located at or near the front; one red reflector, located at or near the rear.

(5) Every semi-trailer or trailer weighing three thousand (3,000) pounds gross or less. On every semi-trailer or full trailer having a gross weight of three thousand (3,000) pounds or less, there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors: On the front, no requirement. On the rear, one red tail lamp; two red reflectors, one at each side; one red or amber stop light if the semi-trailer or full trailer obscures the stop light on the towing vehicle.

(6) Every pole-trailer. On every pole-trailer there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors: On the front, no requirement. On the rear, one red tail lamp; two red reflectors, one at each side, placed to indicate extreme width of the pole-trailer or its load, whichever is wider. (A red lantern or flag on the end of a projecting load shall be required as provided in section 63-7-47 .) On each side, on the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing amber to the front and red to the side and rear, mounted to indicate maximum width of the pole-trailer or load; one red reflector, located at or near the rear.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-57 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-57
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall file each notice of security interest received by the department with the required fee and maintain a record of all notices of security interests filed by the department:

(a) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner;

(b) Under the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home identification number;

(c) Under the certificate of title number; and

(d) In the discretion of the department, by any other method it determines.

The department, before issuing or reissuing a certificate of title, shall check the name of the owner and the certificate of title number of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home against the record above provided for.

The recordkeeping requirements are in addition to the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 63-21-17 and Section 63-21-37 . The records required to be maintained by Section 63-21-17 shall be maintained indefinitely.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-253 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 21-253
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-253
Status: in_force

(1) An owner of a motor vehicle may transfer the owner's interest in the motor vehicle to a sole beneficiary effective on the owner's death by designating a beneficiary as provided by Section 63-21-261 .

(2) A beneficiary designation is:

(a) Subject to Section 63-21-255 , revocable and may be changed at any time without the consent of the designated beneficiary as provided by Section 63-21-261 ;

(b) A nontestamentary instrument; and

(c) Effective without:

(A) Notice or delivery to or acceptance by the designated beneficiary during the owner's life; or

(B) Consideration.

(3) A will may not revoke or supersede a beneficiary designation, regardless of when the will is made.

(4) A designated beneficiary may disclaim the designated beneficiary's interest in the motor vehicle as provided by applicable law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-123 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-123
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-123
Status: in_force

“Traffic” means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-59 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-59
Status: in_force

Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the department shall, for the purpose of this chapter, require other proof as required by this chapter and shall suspend the license or the nonresident's operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1003 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-1003
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1003
Status: in_force

(1) The state highway commission with reference to state highways under its jurisdiction and local authorities with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction may, when traffic conditions warrant such action, give preference to traffic through any intersection on any highway and designate specified entrances to said intersections as yield right-of-way entrances by erecting yield-right-of-way signs in lieu of stop signs as required or permitted in Section 63-3-1001 .

(2) The driver of a vehicle in obedience to a yield-right-of-way sign shall reduce the speed of his vehicle to not more than twenty miles per hour and shall yield the right of way to other vehicles which have entered the intersecting highway either from the right or left or which are approaching so closely on said intersecting highway as to constitute an immediate hazard. However, said driver having so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe interval occurs.

(3) If a driver is involved in a collision at an intersection or interferes with the movement of other vehicles after driving past a yield-right-of-way sign, such collision or interference shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield the right-of-way.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-503 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-503
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-503
Status: in_force

Whenever the state highway commission shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any speed set forth in Section 63-3-501 is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a highway, said commission shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe speed limit thereat which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of highway.

Whenever the state highway commission determines that speed limits set forth in Section 63-3-501 are different from those speeds set forth in applicable laws of the Federal Government, then said commission may declare a speed limit which is consistent with such laws and which shall be effective immediately upon adoption by the commission. Appropriate signs giving notice of the adopted speed limits shall be erected upon order of the commission.

The maximum fine and sentence to be imposed for a violation of excessive speed above the maximum limits set by the state highway commission pursuant to the authority granted by this section shall be one-half ( 1 / 2 ) the fine and sentence imposed by Section 63-9-11 if the excessive speed does not exceed the maximum limits imposed by Section 63-3-501 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-33 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-33
Status: reserved

If a dealer buys a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and holds it for resale and procures the certificate of title from the owner or the lienholder within ten (10) days after delivery to him of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, he need not send the certificate to the State Tax Commission. However, upon transferring the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home to another person other than by the creation of a security interest, he shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the transferee and of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale and the date of his security agreement, in the spaces provided therefor on the certificate or as the State Tax Commission prescribes, and deliver the certificate to a designated agent with the transferee's application for a new certificate.

Every dealer shall maintain for five (5) years a record in the form the State Tax Commission prescribes of every vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home bought, sold or exchanged by him or received by him for sale or exchange, which shall be open to inspection by a representative of the State Tax Commission or patrol or peace officer during reasonable business hours.

Any person found to be in possession of a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home with an improperly assigned title which fails to identify the transferee shall immediately establish ownership of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, register the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and pay the required tax and penalty. The vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home shall be impounded by state or local law enforcement officials until such time as the person in possession can prove ownership or until the rightful owner is located. In the event the rightful owner cannot be established within thirty (30) days, the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home shall be deemed abandoned and shall be disposed of as provided by law.

An insurance company which obtains title to a motor vehicle as a result of paying a total loss claim resulting from collision, fire, flood or other cause shall obtain a salvage certificate of title in its name for such vehicle from the State Tax Commission. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to vehicles ten (10) years old or older with a value of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) or less, or to vehicles with damage which requires the replacement of five (5) or fewer minor components, which such insurer may dispose of by endorsing change in ownership on the certificate of title using space reserved for reassignment of title by licensed dealer without obtaining a salvage certificate of title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-3-1205 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1205
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1205
Status: in_force

The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on mountain highways shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the highway as reasonably possible and, upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a distance of 200 feet along the highway, shall give audible warning with the horn of such motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-33 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-33
Status: in_force

(1) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.

(2) The department shall not suspend a license or a nonresident's operating privilege, and shall restore any license or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains such an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not in default.

(3) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, then upon notice of such default, the department shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-7-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-13
Status: in_force

(1) Head lamps on motor vehicles. Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least two (2) head lamps with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in Section 63-7-31 .

(2) Head lamps on motorcycles. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than two (2) head lamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in Section 63-7-31 .

(3) Rear lamps. Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer and any other vehicle which is being drawn in a train of vehicles shall be equipped with at least one (1) rear lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. However, any antique automobile, as defined under Section 27-19-47 , and any street rod, as defined under Section 27-19-56.6 , may be equipped with one or more rear lamps that have been modified to emit a blue, violet or purple light resembling rear lamps appearing on some American automobiles originally manufactured in the 1940s and 1950s.

Either a rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly readable from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the rear. Any rear lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps, cowl lamps or fender lamps are lighted.

(4) Lamps on bicycles. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a lighted white lamp on the front thereof visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet in front of such bicycle and shall also be equipped with a reflex mirror reflector or lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible under like conditions from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the rear of such bicycle.

(5) Lights on other vehicles. All vehicles not required in this chapter to be equipped with special lighted lamps shall carry one or more lights, lamps or lanterns displaying a white light, visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle and shall display a reflex reflector or red light visible under like conditions from a distance of not less than three hundred (300) feet to the rear of such vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-217 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-217
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer or distributor may not coerce or attempt to coerce a dealer to:

(a) Purchase a product that the dealer did not order;

(b) Enter into an agreement with the manufacturer or distributor; or

(c) Enter into an agreement that requires the dealer to submit its disputes to binding arbitration or otherwise waive rights or responsibilities provided under Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 .

(2) As used in this section, the term “ coerce ” includes, but is not limited to, threatening to terminate, cancel or not renew a manufacturer-dealer agreement without good cause or threatening to withhold product lines the dealer is entitled to purchase pursuant to the manufacturer-dealer agreement or delay product delivery as an inducement to amending the manufacturer-dealer agreement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-7-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-45
Status: in_force

When the department has reason to believe that an approved lighting device as being sold commercially does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, it may, after giving thirty days' previous notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for such device in this state, conduct a hearing upon the question of compliance of said approved device. After said hearing the department shall determine whether said approved device meets the requirements of this chapter. If said device does not meet such requirements, it shall give notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for such device in this state.

If after the expiration of ninety days after such notice the person holding the certificate of approval for such device has failed to satisfy the department that said approved device as thereafter to be sold meets the requirements of this chapter, the department shall suspend or revoke the approval issued therefor until or unless such device is resubmitted to and retested by an authorized testing agency and is found to meet the requirements of this chapter. The department may require that all said devices sold since the notification following the hearing be replaced with devices that do comply with the requirements of this chapter. The department may at the time of the retest purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of such approved devices, and if such device upon such retest fails to meet the requirements of this chapter, the department may refuse to renew the certificate of approval of such device.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-116 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-116
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-116
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “ relevant market area ” means:

(a) For a proposed new motor vehicle dealer or a new motor vehicle dealer who plans to relocate his or her place of business in a county having a population which is greater than sixty thousand (60,000), the area within a radius of ten (10) miles of the intended site of the proposed or relocated dealer. The ten-mile distance shall be determined by measuring the distance between the nearest surveyed boundary of the existing new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business and the nearest surveyed boundary line of the proposed or relocated new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business; or

(b) For a proposed new motor vehicle dealer or a new motor vehicle dealer who plans to relocate his or her place of business in a county having a population which is sixty thousand (60,000) or less, the area within radius of fifteen (15) miles of the intended site of the proposed or relocated dealer, or the county line, whichever is closer to the intended site. The fifteen-mile distance shall be determined by measuring the distance between the nearest surveyed boundary line of the existing new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business and the nearest surveyed boundary line of the proposed or relocated new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business.

(2) As used in this section, “relocate” and “relocation” shall not include the relocation of a new motor vehicle dealer within two (2) miles of its established place of business.

(3) Before a franchisor enters into a franchise establishing or relocating a new motor vehicle dealer within a relevant market area where the same line-make is represented, the franchisor shall give written notice to each new motor vehicle dealer of the same line-make in the relevant market area of its intent to establish an additional dealer or to relocate an existing dealer within that relevant market area.

(4) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice provided for in subsection (3) of this section, or within sixty (60) days after the end of any appeal or alternative dispute resolution procedure provided by the franchisor, a new motor vehicle dealer may file a verified complaint before the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission pursuant to Section 63-17-91 to determine whether good cause exists for the establishing or relocating of a proposed new motor vehicle dealer. The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission shall render a decision on the verified complaint within sixty (60) days of its filing. If the commission fails to render its decision within the sixty-day time period, either party may file an appeal pursuant to Section 63-17-99 , and the court will conduct a hearing and take evidence, both oral and documentary, in the place of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission and shall render a decision utilizing the factors set forth in subsection (7).

(5) This section shall not apply to:

(a) The reopening or replacement in a relevant market area of a closed dealership that has been closed within the preceding two (2) years, if the established place of business of the reopened or replacement dealer is within two (2) miles of the established place of business of the closed dealership.

(b) The entering into of a renewal, replacement, or succeeding franchise agreement with an existing motor vehicle dealer whose operations will continue at the dealer's then current location; or

(c) The relocation of an existing or replacement dealer to a location within the existing or replacement dealer's own relevant market area if the proposed new location is not within a six-mile radius of any other same line-make motor vehicle dealer.

(6) Only a dealer into whose relevant market area the proposed new franchise or relocated dealer will be located shall have standing to object to the additional franchise agreement or relocation or to take any other action under this chapter with respect to the proposed appointment or relocation. Such a dealer may not protest the relocation of an existing dealer or the establishment of a replacement dealer if the proposed location is further away from the dealer than the relocating or replacement dealer's current or former location.

(7) In determining whether good cause exists for establishing or relocating an additional new motor vehicle dealer for the same line-make, the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission shall take into consideration the existing circumstances including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Permanency of the investment;

(b) Effect on the retail motor vehicle business and the consuming public in the relevant market area;

(c) Whether it is injurious or beneficial to the public welfare;

(d) Whether the new motor vehicle dealers of the same line-make in that relevant market area are providing adequate competition and convenient consumer care for the motor vehicles of that line-make in the market area, including the adequacy of motor vehicle sales and qualified service personnel;

(e) Whether the establishment or relocation of the new motor vehicle dealer in the relevant market area would promote competition;

(f) Growth or decline of the population and the number of new motor vehicle registrations in the relevant market area;

(g) Effect on the relocating dealer and the franchisor of a denial of the establishment of a new dealer in, or a relocation of a dealer into, the relevant market area; and

(h) Effect on the objecting dealer of the relocation or establishment of a new proposed franchise location.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-211 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-211
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall advertise a notice of sale by publication and posting. The notice of sale shall be published one (1) time a week for three (3) weeks prior to the sale in a newspaper published in the county where the manufactured or mobile home is located, or, if none such paper is so published in said county, in some paper having a general circulation therein. The notice of sale shall be posted by the commissioner at the courthouse of the county where the abandoned manufactured or mobile home is located. The notice of sale shall contain a detailed description of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and a general description of the associated personal property to be sold and the date, time and place of the sale. Upon request, the commissioner shall provide the inventory to any interested person. The commissioner shall mail a copy of the notice of sale by United States mail postage prepaid to the last known address of the owner as shown in the complaint if the owner has not appeared as a party to the proceeding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-71 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 15-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-71
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, upon request and receipt of proper fees, furnish any person a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, which abstract shall also fully designate the motor vehicles, if any, registered in the name of such person. If there shall be no record of any conviction of such person of violating any law relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or of any injury or damage caused by such person, the department shall so certify.

(2) In addition to any other fees, the department shall charge and collect Two Dollars ($2.00) for furnishing a certified abstract to any person. This additional fee shall be deposited into the Disability and Relief Fund for the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-89 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-89
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-89
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation operating a truck, trailer or other carrier on any state, United States or interstate highway not properly covered as set forth in Section 63-7-83 or without sideboards as set forth in Section 63-7-85 or in violation of any of the other provisions of said Section 63-7-85 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each separate and distinct violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-7
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration, but may not require fees from insurance companies, and shall provide for hearings upon request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the department under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Any order or act of the department, under the provisions of this chapter, may be subject to review within ten days after notice thereof, by appeal to the county court at the instance of any party in interest and in the county wherein the person aggrieved by such order or act resides, or if there be no county court therein, then such jurisdiction shall be in the circuit court of said county, and such court is hereby vested with jurisdiction. The court shall determine whether the filing of the appeal shall operate as a stay of any such order or decision of the department. The court may, in disposing of the issue before it, modify, affirm, or reverse the order or decision of the department in whole or in part.

(3) Trial in the court shall be de novo, with the burden of proof upon the department. The same shall be tried without regard to any prior holding of fact or law by the department, and judgment entered only upon the evidence offered at the trial by the court. A trial by jury may be had under the rules of the court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-11-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-25
Status: in_force

If the forfeiture, suspension or denial of issuance is sustained by the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his duly authorized agent pursuant to subsection (1) of Section 63-11-23 , upon such hearing, the person aggrieved may file within ten (10) days after the rendition of such decision a petition in the circuit or county court having original jurisdiction of the violation for review of such decision and such hearing upon review shall proceed as a trial de novo before the court without a jury. The petition shall be served upon the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Public Safety. Provided further, that no such party shall be allowed to exercise the driving privilege while any such appeal is pending.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law--Size, Weight and Load Regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 37-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-9
Status: in_force

In authorizing a towing and recovery service to perform towing services, any law enforcement officer may utilize the services of a tow list, provided:

(a) They are under no obligation to include or retain the services of any towing and recovery service in any contract or agreement with respect to any tow list established pursuant to this subsection. A towing and recovery service is subject to removal from a towing list at any time; and

(b) An owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle may request a specific towing and recovery service and that request shall be honored by the law enforcement officer unless the requested towing and recovery service cannot perform the requested towing and recovery service or does not respond in a reasonable time, as determined by the law enforcement officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-43 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-43
Status: in_force

(1) Unless excepted by Section 63-21-41 , a security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home of a type which a certificate of title is required is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or lienholders of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home unless perfected as provided in this chapter.

(2)(a) A security interest is perfected at the time the owner signs a security agreement describing the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, the secured party gives value, the owner has rights in the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, and an application for certificate of title signed by the owner is presented to a designated agent; provided, however, that a purchase money security interest under Chapter 9, Title 75 (Uniform Commercial Code --secured transactions) in a mobile home or a manufactured home is perfected against the rights of judicial lien creditors and execution creditors on and after the date such purchase money security interest attaches.

(b) The designated agent shall deliver to the Department of Revenue the existing certificate of title, if any, an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and the required fee, but the security interest will perfect at the time the requirements of subsection 2(a) of this section are met.

(3) If a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home is subject to a security interest when brought into this state, the validity of the security interest is determined by the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home was when the security interest attached, subject to the following:

(a) If the parties understood at the time the security interest attached that the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home would be kept in this state and it was brought into this state within thirty (30) days thereafter for purposes other than transportation through this state, the validity of the security interest in this state is determined by the law of this state.

(b) If the security interest was perfected under the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home was when the security interest attached, the following rules apply:

(i) If the name of the lienholder is shown on an existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction, his security interest continues perfected in this state.

(ii) If the name of the lienholder is not shown on an existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction the security interest continues perfected in this state for four (4) months after a first certificate of title of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home is issued in this state, and also thereafter if, within the period of four (4) months, it is perfected in this state. The security interest may also be perfected in this state after the expiration of the period of four (4) months, in which case perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state.

(c) If the security interest was not perfected under the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home was when the security interest attached, it may be perfected in this state, in which case perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state.

(d) A security interest may be perfected under paragraph (b)(ii) or paragraph (c) of this subsection, either as provided in subsection (2), or by the holder of the lien created out of this state delivering to a county tax collector or a designated agent a notice of security interest in the form the Department of Revenue prescribes, together with documents to support the security interest as required by the Department of Revenue and the required fee. The county tax collector or a designated agent shall process said notice in the manner prescribed by the Department of Revenue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-33 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-33
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Interlock Device Fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide funding for the Driver's License Bureau of the Department of Public Safety and also to provide funding assistance for ignition interlock devices and court-ordered drug testing for persons determined to be unable to afford the installation and maintenance of an ignition interlock device or costs of drug testing. Monies from the fund shall be distributed by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the Department of Public Safety. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of:

(a) Monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding the Driver's License Bureau;

(b) The interest accruing to the fund;

(c) Monies paid by a person for deposit into the fund under Section 63-11-31 ; and

(d) Monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-19-56 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-2-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-2-5
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall initiate an education program designed to encourage the use of safety belts with emphasis on the effectiveness of safety belts, the monetary savings and other benefits to the public. Funds for such educational program shall be made available through the office of the Governor's representative for highway safety programs.

The State Highway Commission is authorized to direct the Highway Department to erect signs along the highways of this state notifying the traveling public that Mississippi is a mandatory seat-belt-use state.

The State Tax Commission shall provide notices of the requirement for safety belt use which shall accompany the delivery of a passenger motor vehicle license tag or decal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-35-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (MS FAVE) Act of 2023.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-101 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-101
Status: in_force

Any motor vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance used to transport another motor vehicle or crushed motor vehicle sold in violation of Section 63-21-39 or otherwise used to aid in the commission of a violation of Section 63-21-39 may be seized by a law enforcement agency and is subject to forfeiture ordered by the court in the manner and under the terms and conditions set out for forfeitures of a vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance in this article; however, no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under this article by reason of any act or omission proved by the owner thereof to have been committed or omitted without his knowledge or consent. If the seizing law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the conveyance is a leased or rented conveyance, then the seizing law enforcement agency shall notify the owner of the conveyance as soon as practicable after the seizure. A forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if he neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 39-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-27
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Insurance may promulgate rules and regulations that are necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter provided that such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (MS FAVE) Act of 2023.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-503 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-503
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-503
Status: in_force

Whenever the state highway commission shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any speed set forth in Section 63-3-501 is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a highway, said commission shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe speed limit thereat which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of highway.

Whenever the state highway commission determines that speed limits set forth in Section 63-3-501 are different from those speeds set forth in applicable laws of the Federal Government, then said commission may declare a speed limit which is consistent with such laws and which shall be effective immediately upon adoption by the commission. Appropriate signs giving notice of the adopted speed limits shall be erected upon order of the commission.

The maximum fine and sentence to be imposed for a violation of excessive speed above the maximum limits set by the state highway commission pursuant to the authority granted by this section shall be one-half ( 1 / 2 ) the fine and sentence imposed by Section 63-9-11 if the excessive speed does not exceed the maximum limits imposed by Section 63-3-501 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 27-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-7
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part of this chapter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the part which remains.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-49 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-49
Status: in_force

(1) Any police officer, law enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety or authorized enforcement officer of the Mississippi Department of Transportation may require the driver of any vehicle that is required by law or by any rule or regulation of the Mississippi Department of Transportation or the Department of Revenue to stop at inspection stations and submit to an inspection to stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle, either by means of portable or stationary scales, and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest scales for weighing. To aid the enforcement of this chapter, the Transportation Department may assign up to forty (40) portable scale teams as it deems necessary for efficient enforcement.

(2) Whenever such an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and load as above provided, determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer shall assess a penalty against the owner or operator in accordance with Section 27-19-89 , and may require the driver to drive the vehicle to a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under this chapter. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator.

(3) Any police officer, law enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety, or authorized enforcement officer of the Transportation Department who stops a vehicle pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall have the authority to inspect such vehicle to determine whether or not such vehicle is engaged in the illegal transportation of any contraband.

(4) Any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing, or who fails or refuses, when directed by such an officer upon weighing of the vehicle, to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and jail sentence and, if operating at a gross weight in excess of the legal limit, such additional penalty or assessment as provided by law.

(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety and all police officers shall cooperate with the Transportation Department in the enforcement of the highway weight laws of this state.

(6) Any police officer, law enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety or authorized enforcement officer of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall be authorized to escort any vehicle designated as a superload vehicle pursuant to the regulations of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The escort shall be performed in a marked law enforcement vehicle with operating blue lights.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-111 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 21-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-111
Status: in_force

The forfeiture procedure set forth in this article are the sole remedy of any claimant, and no court shall have jurisdiction to interfere therewith by replevin, injunction, supersedeas or in any other manner.