Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-1
Status: in_force

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

“Name of purchaser __________ Address of purchaser __________ Manufacturer __________ Model __________ Vehicle identification number __________ Other marks __________ Name and address of person from whom seller purchased __________ Signature of seller __________ Address of seller __________.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-15
Status: in_force

Upon the written request of the person tested, or his attorney, full information concerning the test taken at the direction of the law enforcement officer shall be made available to him or to his attorney.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 35-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-11
Status: in_force

Before operating a fully autonomous vehicle on public roads in this state without a human driver, a person shall file proof of financial responsibility satisfactory to the Department of Public Safety that the fully autonomous vehicle is covered by insurance or proof of self-insurance that satisfies the requirements of Section 63-15-37 , 63-15-39 , 63-15-41 , 63-15-43 , 63-15-49 , 63-15-51 or 63-15-53 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-73 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-73
Status: in_force

This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of the motor vehicle laws of this state but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 35-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17
Status: in_force

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

(2) A fully autonomous vehicle shall be properly titled in accordance with Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 . If a fully autonomous vehicle is titled in this state, the vehicle shall be identified on the title as a fully autonomous vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-13
Status: in_force

(1) The tax collector of each of the several counties in this state shall by virtue of his office be a designated agent of the Department of Revenue. Such tax collectors may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their deputies.

(2) Every licensed dealer as defined in this chapter including wholesale dealers, shall be a designated agent of the Department of Revenue. Such dealers may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their officers or employees. Such dealers or persons shall enter into a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Mississippi in a sum to be determined by the department, but in no case to be less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter.

(3) The Department of Revenue may appoint persons other than licensed dealers as its designated agents, provided that such appointees shall enter into a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Mississippi in a sum to be determined by the commission, but in no case to be less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-65 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-65
Status: in_force

The chairman and members of the commission shall receive per diem in the amount set forth in Section 25-3-69 for each and every day actually and necessarily spent in attending the meetings of the commission, and shall be reimbursed for their reasonable subsistence and traveling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with Section 25-3-41 . The chairman shall require itemized statements of all such reimbursable expenses and shall audit or cause to be audited such statements before approving the same for payment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-31.1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-31.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-31.1
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall promulgate rules and regulations for court-ordered drug testing of DUI/other drug violators and shall approve which vendors are eligible to be utilized by the trial courts when ordering defendants to undergo drug testing as a condition of continuing to exercise the privilege to drive. The Forensics Laboratory may assess fees to the vendors, and shall prescribe the maximum costs to the offender for drug testing. The Forensics Laboratory may seek the advice of the State Intervention Court Advisory Committee in fulfilling these duties.

(2) The Forensics Laboratory must evaluate proposals made by prospective vendors for acceptability, including, without limitation, the following factors:

(a) A description of the method used for assessment;

(b) The frequency with which the offender will be tested;

(c) The procedure used by the vendor to ensure the accuracy of the test results;

(d) The length of time allowed the offender to provide a biological sample after being given notice;

(e) The frequency with which the vendor will make reports to the court;

(f) The list of approved sites for the collection of biological samples for testing.

(3) The Forensics Laboratory must promulgate regulations for the program and for vendors, including at a minimum:

(a) That the offender must pay the cost of the testing program or, if the court finds the offender to be indigent, that the cost be paid from the Interlock Device Fund.

(b) How indigent funds will be accessed by the vendors, and the maximum cost to the offender or the fund.

(4) The Forensics Laboratory will provide the list of approved vendors, subject to continuous updating, to the Mississippi Judicial College for dissemination to the trial courts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-225 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-225
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-225
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided by this article, any violation of this article for which the only penalty under this article is the requirement that the commissioner suspend the commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license of a person shall not, for the purposes of this article, constitute a criminal offense. However, if a violation of this article also constitutes a criminal offense under the provisions of some other law, then any criminal penalty which may be imposed for violation of such criminal law shall be in addition to suspension of a person's license under this article.

If violation of any law of this state other than a violation of this article requires that the driver's license or driving privileges of a person be suspended, cancelled or revoked, then any suspension, cancellation or revocation imposed for violation of such law shall also result in suspension, revocation or cancellation of the person's commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license under the provisions of this article for the same period of time and to run concurrently therewith.

If any person is disqualified under the provisions of this article and the violation is not an offense for which a person's driver's license or driving privilege is suspended, revoked or cancelled under the provisions of some law other than the provisions of this article, then the person may apply for and obtain, upon meeting all qualifications as required by law, any type of driver's license other than a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit issued under the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-35-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 35-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-7
Status: repealed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 35-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-23
Status: in_force

A fully autonomous vehicle that is designed to be operated exclusively by the automated driving system for all trips is not subject to motor vehicle equipment and identification laws prescribed under Chapter 7, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972, or any regulations administratively promulgated therefrom that:

(a) Relate to or support motor vehicle operation by a human driver seated in the vehicle; and

(b) Are not relevant for an automated driving system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-51 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 63-9-35 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-35
Status: in_force

(1) A traffic citation issued by another state from the use of an automated traffic law enforcement system or a traffic law enforcement method not authorized by the State of Mississippi shall not be placed on the person's driving record in this state.

(2) A traffic citation issued by another state from the use of an automated traffic law enforcement system or a traffic law enforcement method not authorized by the State of Mississippi shall not be reported to an insurance company for insurance purposes.

(3) For the purposes of this section, “ automated traffic law enforcement system ” means a camera, optical device or other equipment that:

(a) Detects a traffic law violation;

(b) Records images of the license plate of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with traffic laws; and

(c) Issues a citation for a traffic law violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-19
Status: in_force

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

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

Without compromising accepted law enforcement standards and methodologies, the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall approve for use at least one (1) model of a breath alcohol content instrument that is readily available to law enforcement agencies throughout the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 35-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-13
Status: in_force

In the event of a crash:

(a) The fully autonomous vehicle shall remain on the scene of the crash when required by Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , consistent with its capability under Section 3 of this act.

(b) The owner of the fully autonomous vehicle, or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner, shall report any crashes or collisions consistent with Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-103 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-103
Status: in_force

(1) When any vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is used in the commission of a violation of Section 63-21-39 , the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance so used is subject to seizure by the applicable law enforcement agency and the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance may be forfeited by the administrative forfeiture procedures provided for in Sections 63-21-101 through 63-21-107 .

(2) The attorney for or any representative of the seizing law enforcement agency shall provide notice of intention to forfeit the seized vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance administratively, either by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery, to all persons who are required to be notified pursuant to this section.

(3) In the event that notice of intention to forfeit the seized vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance administratively cannot be given as provided in subsection (2) of this section because of refusal, failure to claim, insufficient address or any other reason, the attorney for or representative of the seizing law enforcement agency shall provide notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurred for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

(4) Notice pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall include the following information:

(a) A description of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance;

(b) The approximate value of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance;

(c) The date and place of the seizure;

(d) The connection between the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance and the violation of Section 63-21-39 ;

(e) The instructions for filing a request for judicial review; and

(f) A statement that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance will be forfeited to the seizing law enforcement agency if a request for judicial review is not timely filed.

(5) Any person claiming an interest in a vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance which is the subject of a notice under this section may, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice or of the date of the first publication of the notice, file a petition to contest forfeiture signed by the claimant in the county court, if a county court exists, or otherwise in the circuit court of the county in which the seizure is made or the county in which the criminal prosecution is brought, in order to claim an interest in the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance. Upon the filing of the petition and the payment of the filing fees, service of the petition shall be made on the attorney for or representative of the seizing law enforcement agency, and the proceedings shall thereafter be governed by the rules of civil procedure.

(6) If no petition to contest forfeiture is timely filed, the attorney for the seizing law enforcement agency shall prepare a written declaration of forfeiture of the subject vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance and the forfeited vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance shall be used, distributed or disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-21-107 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / 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. § 63-32-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 32-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “ Golf cart ” means a motor vehicle that is designated and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes, is not capable of exceeding speeds of twenty (20) miles per hour, and is equipped with safety equipment as required under 49 CFR Section 571.500 .

(b) “ Low-speed vehicle ” means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle that has a top speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour but less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and is equipped with safety equipment as required under 49 CFR Section 571.500 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-33-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-33-1
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) The Department of Public Safety shall keep and maintain records of citations issued under this section, including the age and race of the vehicle operator, whether there was an additional traffic violation by the vehicle operator, and whether there was a crash or any damage to a vehicle or passenger at the time of the citation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-513 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-513
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-513
Status: in_force

The state highway commission upon request from any local authority shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it shall thereupon find that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under this article, the commission shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which such structure can withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating such maximum speed to be erected and maintained at a distance of one hundred feet before each end of such structure.

No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, when such structure is signposted as provided in this section.

Upon the trial of any person, charged with a violation of this section, proof of said determination of the maximum speed by said commission and the existence of said signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 39-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a GPS system or other special equipment that is put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction, and shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the vehicle owner for any damage to or theft of such equipment during the sharing period not caused by the vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program has the right to seek indemnity from the shared vehicle driver for any loss or damage to such equipment that occurs during the sharing period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-29 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-29
Status: in_force

If the Department of Revenue is not satisfied that there are no undisclosed security interests created before August 9, 1968, in a previously registered vehicle, or created before July 1, 1999, in a previously registered manufactured home or mobile home, the department may, in addition to the commission's options under Section 63-21-27 :

(a) Issue a distinctive certificate of title of the vehicle containing the legend “This vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home may be subject to an undisclosed lien” and any other information the department prescribes; or

(b) Issue a distinctive certificate of title of the vehicle containing the legend “This certificate of title for this [manufactured home/mobile home] is issued pursuant to a filed affidavit of ownership and may be subject to an undisclosed lien” and any other information the department prescribes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40
Status: in_force

(1) An owner who scraps, dismantles or destroys a manufactured home or mobile home for which a certificate of title has been issued, and a person who purchases a manufactured home or mobile home as scrap or to be dismantled or destroyed for which a certificate of title has been issued, shall make such an indication on the back of the certificate of title and shall immediately cause the certificate of title and any other documents required by the State Tax Commission to be mailed or delivered to the commission for cancellation.

(2) An insurance company which as a result of paying a total loss claim becomes the owner of a mobile home or manufactured home and obtains the insured's certificate of title, within seventy-two (72) hours after obtaining the title shall apply to the State Tax Commission for a new certificate of title, surrendering with its application the current certificate of title, including documentation to show if the title applied for is for a salvage mobile home or salvage manufactured home, and including a signed statement on original company letterhead that states: ( ) collision damage, ( ) flood damage, ( ) fire damage, ( ) wind damage, or ( ) other damage. If the damage is “other damage,” the company shall describe the nature of the damage. The insurance company shall staple this statement to the certificate of title and make a notation on the face of the certificate of title. The application shall be made by the insurance company in the manner and form prescribed and provided by the State Tax Commission. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a mobile home or manufactured home that is twenty (20) years old or older.

(3) Brands appearing on certificates of title issued by this state or another state that reveal a pertinent fact or facts about a mobile home or manufactured home shall be continued on certificates of title issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title with “collision damage,” “flood damage,” “fire damage,” “wind damage,” or “other damage” where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title to be issued by this state with the same or other brands where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by another state and such title indicates the same or other brands are appropriate. Such certificate of title shall not attest to the condition of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the certificate of title is issued or to whether the mobile home or manufactured home has been rebuilt according to any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-45
Status: in_force

Any sales finance company may purchase or acquire or agree to purchase or acquire from any seller any contract on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between them. Filing of the assignment, notice to the buyer of the assignment, and any requirement that the holder maintain dominion over the payments or the motor vehicle if repossessed shall not be necessary to the validity of a written assignment of a contract as against creditors, subsequent purchasers, pledgees, mortgagees and lien claimants of the seller. Unless the buyer has notice of the assignment of his contract, payment thereunder made by the buyer to the last known holder of such contract shall be binding upon all subsequent holders.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 39-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-15
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is excluded under the terms of its policy shall have the right to seek recovery against the motor vehicle insurer of the peer-to-peer car sharing program if the claim is:

(a) Made against the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for loss or injury that occurs during the car sharing period; and

(b) Excluded under the terms of its policy.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-3
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) The system must:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5) Records and information gathered by or stored in the system are exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-113 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-113
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall modify a franchise agreement during the term of such agreement or upon its renewal if the modification substantially and adversely affects the motor vehicle dealer's rights, obligations, investment, or return on investment without giving sixty (60) days' written notice of the proposed modification to the motor vehicle dealer and without showing good cause to the commission.

(2) Notwithstanding any agreement, the following alone shall not constitute good cause for the termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of a franchise agreement: The fact that the new motor vehicle dealer owns, has an investment in, participates in the management of or holds a franchise agreement for the sale or service of another make or line of new motor vehicles, or that the new motor vehicle dealer has established another make or line of new motor vehicles or service in the same dealership facilities as the manufacturer or distributor prior to July 1, 2000, or is approved in writing by the manufacturer or distributor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-305 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-305
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 63-7-301 may be enforced by any duly sworn law enforcement officer of this state, or of any county or political subdivision thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the duty of the trial judge, upon conviction of a person under Section 63-11-30 , to mail or otherwise deliver in a method prescribed by the commissioner a true and correct copy of the traffic ticket, citation or affidavit evidencing the arrest that resulted in the conviction and a certified copy of the abstract of the court record within five (5) days to the Commissioner of Public Safety at Jackson, Mississippi. The trial judge in municipal and justice courts shall show on the docket and the trial judge in courts of record shall show on the minutes:

(a) Whether a chemical test was given and the results of the test, if any; and

(b) Whether conviction was based in whole or in part on the results of such a test.

(2) The abstract of the court record shall show the date of the conviction, the results of the test if there was one, and the penalty, so that a record of same may be made by the Department of Public Safety.

(3) For the purposes of Section 63-11-30 , a bond forfeiture shall operate as and be considered as a conviction.

(4) A trial court clerk who fails to provide a true and correct copy of the traffic ticket, citation or affidavit evidencing the arrest that resulted in the conviction and a copy of the abstract of the court record within five (5) days of the availability of that information as required in subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a civil violation and shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), for which civil fine the clerk bears sole and personal responsibility. Each instance of failure is a separate violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 39-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-17
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(c) Damage or loss to the shared motor vehicle or any liability of the shared vehicle driver.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-61 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-7-75 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-75
Status: in_force

All motor vehicles operating on the public highways of this state, carrying passengers for hire, shall be equipped at all times with a speedometer, in good workable condition, reflecting the correct speed, with a dial sufficiently large to be read by the passengers on the said motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-26 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-26
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-26
Status: in_force

When the commissioner of public safety, or his authorized agent, shall suspend the driver's license or permit to drive of a person or shall deny the issuance of a license or permit to a person as provided in Section 63-11-30 , the person shall not be entitled to any judicial review of or appeal from the actions of the commissioner. A final conviction under said section shall finally adjudicate the privilege of such convicted person to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-35 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / 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. § 63-23-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-11
Status: in_force

Any person proving ownership or any lienholder may claim subject motor vehicle at any time prior to sale by paying towing, repair, storage and other necessary expenses incurred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-70 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-70
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-70
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(4) Information supplied to the department or to the county tax collector is for confidential use and may not be disclosed to any person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-39-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 32 / Section 39-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-9
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage;

(c) Medical payments coverage;

(d) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and

(e) Collision physical damage coverage.

(2) Nothing in this chapter:

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

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

(c) Invalidates, limits or restricts an insurer's ability under existing law to cancel and nonrenew policies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-49 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-21-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as “The Mississippi Motor Vehicle and Manufactured Housing Title Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-115 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-115
Status: in_force

A manufacturer or distributor of motor vehicles that directly or indirectly owns or operates a new motor vehicle dealership, in whole or in part, shall not unreasonably discriminate against any other motor vehicle dealer in the same line or make in any matter governed by the franchise agreement, including, but not limited to, the allocation or availability of:

(a) Motor vehicles;

(b) Other manufacturer or distributor products;

(c) Promotional or advertising allowances;

(d) The opportunity to perform warranty work; or

(e) The implementation of dealer programs or benefits.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-5
Status: in_force

Any owner or person having an automobile in his possession shall, upon request of any sheriff, constable, justice of the peace, mayor, marshal or police officer, exhibit to such officer for inspection the bill of sale provided for in section 63-17-1 , or shall permit such officer to make inspection of such automobile, and shall answer all inquiries truthfully that may be propounded by such officer with references to such automobile and the history of the title thereto. Refusal so to do shall subject such person to immediate arrest by such officer, without warrant, and subject him to the penalties prescribed by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 21-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(2) Information evidencing a bank or lending institution's lien or other security interest in a motor vehicle's, manufactured home's or mobile home's certificate of title may be transferred by electronic means as provided in Section 63-21-16 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 19-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-37
Status: in_force

The buyer may transfer his equity in the motor vehicle at any time to another person upon agreement by the holder, and, in such event, the holder of the contract shall be entitled to charge and collect a transfer of equity fee which shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00). No transfer of equity fee shall be charged or collected unless the holder of the contract shall, in writing, release the transferor from all further liability under such contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-101 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-101
Status: in_force

Sections 63-7-91 through 63-7-101 are hereby made a part of the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law as amended, and their enforcement shall be as provided by said law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 39-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-15
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is excluded under the terms of its policy shall have the right to seek recovery against the motor vehicle insurer of the peer-to-peer car sharing program if the claim is:

(a) Made against the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for loss or injury that occurs during the car sharing period; and

(b) Excluded under the terms of its policy.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-87 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-87
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-87
Status: in_force

The revocation or suspension of the license of a manufacturer, factory branch or division, distributor, distributor branch or division, wholesaler, or wholesaler branch or division may be limited to:

(a) One or more municipalities or counties.

(b) The sales area of any dealer whose franchise is unfairly cancelled or terminated within the purview of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law, or whose franchise is not renewed in violation of the provisions of said law. However, where such a franchise is unfairly cancelled or terminated within the purview of said law or is not renewed in violation of the provisions of said law in a metropolitan area serviced by several motor vehicle dealers handling the same motor vehicles, the revocation or suspension shall not be applicable to the remaining motor vehicle dealers in such metropolitan area.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(2) Information evidencing a bank or lending institution's lien or other security interest in a motor vehicle's, manufactured home's or mobile home's certificate of title may be transferred by electronic means as provided in Section 63-21-16 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-11
Status: in_force

(1) Any district attorney or any aggrieved person may institute civil proceedings against any person in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of subsections (1) and (2) of Section 63-25-5 . If the plaintiff in such a proceeding proves the alleged violation or its threat, by a preponderance of the evidence, any court of competent jurisdiction after due provision for the rights of innocent persons may grant relief by entering any appropriate order or judgment including but not limited to:

(a) Ordering any defendant to be divested of any interest in any property;

(b) Imposing reasonable restrictions upon the future activities or investments of any defendant, including prohibiting any defendant from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the defendant was engaged in previously;

(c) Ordering the suspension or revocation of a license, permit or prior approval granted by any public agency or any other public authority; or

(d) Ordering the surrender of the charter of a corporation organized under the laws of this state or the revocation of a certificate authorizing a foreign corporation to conduct business within the state upon finding that the board of directors or a managerial agent acting on behalf of the corporation, in conducting the affairs of the corporation, has authorized or engaged in conduct made unlawful by Sections 63-25-1 through 63-25-11 and that, for the prevention of future criminal conduct, the public interest requires the charter of the corporation be surrendered and the corporation dissolved or the certificate revoked.

(2) In a proceeding under this section, injunctive relief shall be granted in conformity with the principles that govern the granting of relief from injury or threatened injury in other cases, but no showing of special or irreparable injury shall be required to be made. Pending final determination of a proceeding under this section, a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction may be issued upon a showing of immediate danger of significant injury, including the possibility that any judgment for money damages might be difficult to execute, and, in a proceeding initiated by an aggrieved person, upon the execution of proper bond against injury for an injunction improvidently granted.

(3) Any person injured, directly or indirectly, by conduct constituting a violation by any person of Section 63-25-5 shall, in addition to any other relief, have a cause of action for threefold the actual damages sustained by the person.

(4) A final judgment or decree rendered against the defendant in any civil or criminal proceeding shall estop the defendant in any subsequent civil action or proceeding brought by any person as to all matters as to which the judgment or decree would be an estoppel as between the parties to the civil or criminal proceeding.

(5) Personal service of any process in an action under this section may be made upon any person outside the state if the person has engaged in any conduct constituting a violation of Section 63-25-5 in this state. The person shall be deemed to have thereby submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for the purposes of this provision.

(6) Obtaining any civil remedy under this section shall not preclude obtaining any other civil or criminal remedy under either this chapter or any other provision of law. Civil remedies under this section are supplemental and not mutually exclusive.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-113 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-113
Status: in_force

(a) “Explosive” means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructible effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb.

(b) “Flammable liquid” means any liquid which has a flash point of 70 degrees F., or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test device.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 32 / Section 37-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7
Status: in_force

(1) Upon nonconsensual towing and recovery of a commercial towing vehicle and movement of the commercial motor vehicle to a storage facility, a towing and recovery service shall allow an owner of a commercial motor vehicle or a designee of the owner of the commercial motor vehicle to access the vehicle in a reasonable manner as established by rules adopted by the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee. Any vehicle towed nonconsensually in Mississippi must be stored in the State of Mississippi.

(2) The towing and recovery services shall provide a commercial vehicle owner or operator or owner's designee with reasonable access to the vehicle so that the vehicle owner and operator or the owner's designee may access and collect any personal property contained in the vehicle, regardless of whether any payment has been made for the towing and recovery service charges.

(3) If there is no dispute as to the charges assessed by the towing and recovery service for the nonconsensual towing of the commercial motor vehicle, the vehicle owner or operator or the owner's designee shall pay the towing service invoice and the towing and recovery service shall release the vehicle immediately.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-13
Status: in_force

(1) The tax collector of each of the several counties in this state shall by virtue of his office be a designated agent of the Department of Revenue. Such tax collectors may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their deputies.

(2) Every licensed dealer as defined in this chapter including wholesale dealers, shall be a designated agent of the Department of Revenue. Such dealers may perform their duties under this chapter either personally or through any of their officers or employees. Such dealers or persons shall enter into a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Mississippi in a sum to be determined by the department, but in no case to be less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter.

(3) The Department of Revenue may appoint persons other than licensed dealers as its designated agents, provided that such appointees shall enter into a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, payable to the State of Mississippi in a sum to be determined by the commission, but in no case to be less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-71 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-71
Status: in_force

All funds received by the commission shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a special fund to be known as the “motor vehicle commission fund.” All expenses incurred in the organization, maintenance and operation of the commission shall be paid from such special fund. The expenditure of all such funds shall be made only pursuant to appropriation approved by the legislature and as provided by law. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be audited annually by the state auditor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-212 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-212
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-212
Status: in_force

No county, municipality or other political subdivision shall enact any ordinance restricting the use of cellular phones in any motor vehicle until such time as the state may authorize a county, municipality or other political subdivision to enact such an ordinance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 17-151
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-151
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-151 et seq. shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 27-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-5
Status: in_force

In all instances where nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash parts are used in preparing an estimate for repairs, the written estimate prepared by the insurer and repair facility shall clearly identify each such part. A disclosure document attached to the estimate shall contain the following information in no smaller than ten-point type:

THIS ESTIMATE HAS BEEN PREPARED BASED ON THE USE OF AFTERMARKET CRASH PARTS SUPPLIED BY A SOURCE OTHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER OF YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE. THE AFTERMARKET CRASH PARTS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS ESTIMATE ARE WARRANTED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR OF SUCH PARTS RATHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER OF YOUR VEHICLE.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 25 / 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. § 63-11-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-13
Status: in_force

The person tested may, at his own expense, have a physician, registered nurse, clinical laboratory technologist or clinical laboratory technician or any other qualified person of his choosing administer a test, approved by the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory created pursuant to Section 45-1-17 , in addition to any other test, for the purpose of determining the amount of alcohol in his blood at the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis of his blood, breath or urine. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by such arrested person shall not preclude the admissibility in evidence of the test taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1311 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-1311
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1311
Status: in_force

(1) A bicyclist shall indicate a right turn by extending the left arm upward, by raising the left arm to the square, or by extending the right arm horizontally to the right.

(2) A bicyclist shall indicate a left turn by extending the left arm horizontally.

(3) A bicyclist shall indicate stopping or decreasing speed by extending the left arm or the right arm downward.

(4) A bicyclist is not required to give the signals continuously, if the hand or arm is needed to control the bicycle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-9
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Section 63-21-11 , every owner of a motor vehicle as defined in this chapter, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1969, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 1969, every owner of a manufactured home as defined in this chapter, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1999, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 1999, and every owner of a fully autonomous vehicle as defined in Section 3 of this act, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 2023, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 2023, shall make application to the Department of Revenue for a certificate of title with the following exceptions:

(a) Voluntary application for title may be made for any model motor vehicle which is in this state after July 1, 1969, for any model manufactured home or mobile home which is in this state after July 1, 1999, and for any model fully autonomous vehicles which is in this state after July 1, 2023, and any person bringing a motor vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home or fully autonomous vehicle into this state from a state which requires titling shall make application for title to the Department of Revenue within thirty (30) days thereafter.

(b) After July 1, 1969, any dealer, acting for himself, or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used vehicle as defined in this chapter, after July 1, 1999, any dealer, acting for himself, or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used manufactured home or mobile home as defined in this chapter, and after July 1, 2023, any dealer, acting for himself, or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used fully autonomous vehicle as defined in Section 3 of this act, or any designated agent, shall furnish to the purchaser or transferee, without charge for either application or certificate of title, an application for title of said vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home or fully autonomous vehicle and cause to be forwarded to the Department of Revenue any and all documents required by the department to issue certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee. The purchaser or transferee may then use the duplicate application for title as a permit to operate vehicle as provided in Section 63-21-67 , until certificate of title is received.

(2)(a) Voluntary application for title may be made for any model all-terrain vehicle which is in this state.

(b) A dealer who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used all-terrain vehicles as defined in this chapter, may furnish to the purchaser or transferee, without charge for either application or certificate of title, an application for title of said vehicle, and cause to be forwarded to the State Tax Commission any and all documents required by the commission to issue certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee.

(3) Any dealer, acting for himself or another who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home or fully autonomous vehicle required to be titled under this chapter who does not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 39-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-15
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is excluded under the terms of its policy shall have the right to seek recovery against the motor vehicle insurer of the peer-to-peer car sharing program if the claim is:

(a) Made against the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for loss or injury that occurs during the car sharing period; and

(b) Excluded under the terms of its policy.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-93 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-93
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-93
Status: in_force

(1) When a hearing is to be held before the commission, the commission shall give written notice thereof to all parties whose rights may be affected thereby. The notice shall set forth the reason for the hearing and the questions or issues to be decided by the commission at such hearing and the time when and the place where the hearing will be held. All such notices shall be mailed to all parties whose rights may be affected by such hearing by registered or certified mail, and addressed to their last known address. Any such hearing shall be held in the county where the principal office of the commission is located.

(2) If any party who is notified of a hearing in accordance with the requirements of this section fails to appear at such hearing, either in person or by counsel, then and in that event the commission may make any decision and take any action it may deem necessary or appropriate with respect to any issue or question scheduled for hearing and decision by it at such hearing which affects or may affect the rights of such defaulting party.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-56 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-1-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-3
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this article shall, for the purpose of such law, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

(a) The term “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety of this state;

(b) The term “highway” means every way or place of whatever nature open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, and shall include streets of municipalities;

(c) The term “operator” means any person in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on the highway;

(d) The term “owner” means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle; in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 19-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-27
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may charge the licensee an examination fee in an amount not less than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) nor more than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) for each office or location within the State of Mississippi, plus any actual expenses incurred while examining the licensee's records or books that are located outside the State of Mississippi. However, in no event shall a licensee be examined more than once in a two-year period unless for cause shown based upon consumer complaint and/or other exigent reasons as determined by the commissioner. All expense fees paid to the commissioner for examinations conducted under this subsection shall be deposited by the commissioner in the State Treasury in a special and separate fund to be known as the “Consumer Finance Fund.”

(2) When any special examination is conducted and so denominated by the commissioner, he or she shall charge the licensee so examined the cost based on the average daily cost of all examiners of the department plus actual and necessary expenses. The fees for any special examination conducted under this subsection shall be deposited by the commissioner into the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's Maintenance Fund and may be expended for any purpose authorized for that fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-77 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-77
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-77
Status: in_force

Any person operating any vehicle transporting any explosive as a cargo or part of a cargo upon a highway shall at all times comply with the provisions of this section.

(a) Said vehicle shall be marked or placarded on each side and the rear with the word “explosives” in letters not less than eight inches high, or there shall be displayed on the rear of such vehicle a red flag not less than twenty-four inches square marked with the word “danger” in white letters six inches high.

(b) Every said vehicle shall be equipped with not less than two fire extinguishers, filled and ready for immediate use, and placed at a convenient point on the vehicle so used.

(c) The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate such additional regulations governing the transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles by vehicles upon the highways as he shall deem advisable for the protection of the public.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-49 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-49
Status: in_force

(1) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing a bond with the department, accompanied by the statutory recording fee of the chancery clerk to cover the cost of recordation of the notice provided for herein. The bond may be either a surety bond with a surety company authorized to do business within the state or a bond with at least two (2) individual sureties each owning real estate within the state not exempt under the constitution or laws of the State of Mississippi and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of such bond. In cases of a bond with two (2) individual sureties, such real estate shall be scheduled and a description thereof shall appear in the bond approved by the clerk of the chancery court of the county or counties in which the real estate is located and also approved by the tax collector of the county or counties where the property is situated as being free from any delinquent tax liens. Such bond shall be conditioned for payments in amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in a motor vehicle liability policy, and shall not be cancellable except after five (5) days' written notice is received by the department. However, cancellation shall not prevent recovery with respect to any right or cause of action arising prior to the date of cancellation. Such bond shall constitute a lien in favor of the state upon the real estate so scheduled of any surety, which lien shall exist in favor of any holder of a final judgment against the person who has filed such bond. Notice to that effect, which shall include a description of the real estate scheduled in the bond, shall be filed by the department in the office of the chancery clerk of the county where such real estate is situated. Such notice shall be accompanied by the statutory fee for the services of the chancery clerk in connection with the recordation of such notice, and the chancery clerk or his deputy, upon receipt of such notice, shall acknowledge and cause the same to be recorded in the lien records. Recordation shall constitute notice as provided by the statutes governing the recordation of liens on real estate.

(2) If a judgment rendered against the principal on such surety or real estate bond shall not be satisfied within sixty (60) days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for his own use and benefit and at his sole expense, bring an action or actions in the name of the state against the persons who executed such bond, including an action or proceeding to foreclose any lien that may exist upon the real estate of a person who has executed such real estate bond, which foreclosure action shall be brought in like manner and subject to all the provisions of law applicable to an action to foreclose a mortgage on real estate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-10-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 10-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-10-5
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receipt of a state highway patrol officer's report as described in Section 63-10-3 the commissioner of public safety or his duly authorized agent shall transmit a certified copy of such report to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses in the reciprocating state in which the nonresident resides or by which he is licensed.

(2) Upon receipt from the licensing authority of this state or a reciprocating state in which a citation was issued of a certification of noncompliance with a citation issued in this state or a reciprocating state by a person holding a valid license issued by this state, the commissioner of public safety or his duly authorized agent shall immediately suspend such person's drivers license. The order of suspension shall indicate the reason therefor and notify the motorist that his license shall remain suspended until he has furnished satisfactory evidence indicating that he has fully complied with the terms of the court having jurisdiction in the matter. However, the department of public safety, or any employee thereof, shall not collect nor act as a collecting agency for any court-imposed fine in relation to an outstanding, undisposed of traffic case.

(3) A copy of any suspension order issued hereunder shall be furnished to the licensing authority of the reciprocating state in which the citation was issued.

(4) It shall be the duty of the director of driver services, department of public safety, to ascertain and remain informed as to which states are “reciprocating states” hereunder and, accordingly, to maintain a current listing of such states. The listings shall periodically be disseminated among the appropriate official positions of any state agency, county or municipality of this state and the licensing authorities in all other reciprocating states pursuant hereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-405
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405
Status: in_force

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address and the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license to the person struck or the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with. Said driver shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the carrying, or the making of arrangements for the carrying, of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person. No such driver who, in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care, renders emergency care to any injured person at the scene of an accident or in transporting said injured person to a point where medical assistance can be reasonably expected, shall be liable for any civil damages to said injured person as a result of any acts committed in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care or omission in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care by such driver in rendering the emergency care to said injured person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-7
Status: in_force

(1) The State Tax Commission shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The State Tax Commission may:

(a) Promulgate such rules and regulations deemed by it to be appropriate to implement the provisions of the chapter.

(b) Make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(c) Assign a new vehicle identification number to a vehicle if it has none, or if its vehicle identification number is destroyed or obliterated, and then shall issue a new certificate of title showing the new identifying number or make an appropriate endorsement on the original certificate.

(3) The State Tax Commission shall make available information concerning the status of a title on any vehicle as reflected by the records in a manner as prescribed by the State Tax Commission. Such information supplied by the State Tax Commission shall be considered official only if in writing. The State Tax Commission shall charge the fees as set forth in Section 63-21-63 . However, no fee shall be charged Mississippi law enforcement agencies or law enforcement agencies of any other state when such state furnishes like or similar information without charge to the State Tax Commission or other Mississippi law enforcement agencies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-19
Status: in_force

(1) All vehicle protection product warrantors shall keep accurate accounts, books and records concerning transactions regulated under this chapter.

(2) A vehicle protection product warrantor's accounts, books and records shall include:

(a) Copies of all vehicle protection product warranties;

(b) The name and address of each warranty holder; and

(c) The dates, amounts and descriptions of all receipts, claims and expenditures.

(3) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall retain all required accounts, books and records pertaining to each warranty holder for at least two (2) years after the specified period of coverage has expired. A warrantor discontinuing business in the state shall maintain its records until it furnishes the Motor Vehicle Commission satisfactory proof that it has discharged all obligations to warranty holders in this state.

(4) Vehicle protection product warrantors shall make all accounts, books and records concerning transactions regulated under this chapter available to the Motor Vehicle Commission for the purpose of examination.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-711 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-711
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-711
Status: in_force

All signals given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:

1. Left turn--hand and arm extended horizontally.

2. Right turn--hand and arm extended upward or moved with a sweeping motion from the rear to the front.

3. Stop or decrease speed--hand and arm extended downward.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 25-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-3
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 63-25-1 through 63-25-11 , the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them herein:

(a) “ Chop shop ” means any building, lot or other premise where one or more persons are or have been knowingly engaged in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling or knowingly storing any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part known to be illegally obtained by theft, fraud or conspiracy to defraud, in order to either:

(i) Alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, falsify, forge, obliterate or remove the identity, including the vehicle identification number of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part in order to misrepresent the identity of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, or to prevent the identification of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part; or

(ii) Sell or dispose of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle part.

(b) “ Motor vehicle ” includes every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, which is self-propelled or which may be connected to and towed by a self-propelled device, and shall also include any and all other land-based devices which are self-propelled but which are not designed for use upon a highway, including, but not limited to, farm machinery, construction equipment, all-terrain vehicles and off-road vehicles.

(c) “ Person ” includes a natural person, company, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership, professional corporation and any other legal entity.

(d) “ Unidentifiable ” means that the uniqueness of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part cannot be established by either expert law enforcement investigative personnel specially trained and experienced in motor vehicle theft investigation procedures and motor vehicle identification examination techniques, or by expert employees of not-for-profit motor vehicle theft prevention agencies specially trained and experienced in motor vehicle theft investigation procedures and motor vehicle identification examination techniques.

(e) “ Vehicle identification number ” means a number or numbers, a letter or letters, a character or characters, a datum or data, a derivative or derivatives, or a combination or combinations thereof, used by the manufacturer for the purpose of uniquely identifying a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle part.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-60 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-60
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-60
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall annually issue permits for and furnish instructions and all necessary forms to official tint inspection stations for the inspection of windshields and issuance of any label as required by Section 63-7-59 .

(2) Application for a permit to operate an official tint inspection station shall be made on an official form and shall be granted only when the Commissioner of Public Safety is satisfied that the station is properly equipped and has competent personnel to make the inspection required by Section 63-7-59 and that the inspections will be properly conducted. A fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be charged any person or facility seeking a permit as an official tint inspection station, or a renewal thereof, for the purpose of defraying the cost of administering the processing of the application.

(3) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall properly supervise and cause inspections to be made of official tint stations and may, after reasonable notice, suspend or revoke and require the surrender of the permit issued to a station which he finds is not properly equipped or conducted. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall maintain and post at the Office of the Department of Public Safety lists of all stations holding permits and of those whose permits have been suspended or revoked.

(4) The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to make necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this section and Section 63-7-59 , including a reasonable provision for the bonding of official tint inspection stations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-67 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-67
Status: in_force

Any person whose license or registration shall have been suspended as provided in this chapter, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter, shall have been cancelled or terminated, or who shall neglect to furnish other proof upon request of the department, shall immediately return his license to the department. If any person shall fail to return to the department his license as provided herein, the department shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return the same to the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 23-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-1
Status: in_force

The intent of this chapter is to provide a means for removing abandoned motor vehicles from the right-of-way and open lands of the state to enhance the beauty of the countryside and the health and welfare of its citizens. It is also to provide a means of relieving automobile dealers, repairmen, and others dealing in motor vehicles from unnecessary storage of deteriorated cars which prevent the use of such floorspace or property for storage for hire or use in their business, and is therefore in the public interest.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 35-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-25
Status: in_force

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

(2) No state agency, political subdivision, municipality or local entity may prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles, automated driving systems or on-demand autonomous vehicle networks, or otherwise enact or enforce rules or ordinances that would impose taxes, fees or other requirements, including performance standards, specific to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles, automated driving systems or on-demand autonomous vehicle networks in addition to the requirements of this act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-42 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-42
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-42
Status: in_force

In the case of motor vehicles, trailers, manufactured homes or mobile homes, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle, trailer, manufactured home or mobile home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-45
Status: in_force

The transportation by truck of perishable commodities of foreign import discharged at any port in the State of Mississippi shall not exceed sixty-four thousand, six hundred fifty (64,650) pounds load weight on vehicles having wheel base dimensions of not less than forty-five (45) feet, nor more than the maximum allowed by law for any weight. However, such weight and requirements with respect thereto shall never exceed federal limitations for the procurement of federal aid for either maintenance or construction of highways. For vehicles covered by this section, the Mississippi Department of Transportation may prescribe by regulation, from time to time, the number of wheels, axles, size and pressure of tires, and speed, and other related requirements when necessary to such vehicles, which it shall find and determine to be most desirable for the protection and safety of the public highways, considering the size and nature of such vehicles, all in accordance with federal requirements. Transportation permitted under this section shall be limited to the use of U.S. Highway 90 West from the City of Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-73 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-73
Status: in_force

This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of the motor vehicle laws of this state but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-3
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Driving privilege” or “privilege” means both the driver's license of those licensed in Mississippi and the driving privilege of unlicensed residents and the privilege of nonresidents, licensed or not, the purpose of this section being to make unlicensed and nonresident drivers subject to the same penalties as licensed residents.

(b) “Community service” means work, projects or services for the benefit of the community assigned, supervised and recorded by appropriate public officials.

(c) “Chemical test” means an analysis of a person's blood, breath, urine or other bodily substance for the determination of the presence of alcohol or any other substance which may impair a person's mental or physical ability.

(d) “Refusal to take breath, urine and/or blood test” means an individual declining to take a chemical test, and/or the failure to provide an adequate breath sample as required by the Implied Consent Law when requested by a law enforcement officer.

(e) “Alcohol concentration” means either grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath.

(f) “Qualified person to withdraw blood” means any person who has been trained to withdraw blood in the course of their employment duties including but not limited to laboratory personnel, phlebotomist, emergency medical personnel, nurses and doctors.

(g) “Victim impact panel” means a two-hour seminar in which victims of DUI accidents relate their experiences following the accident to persons convicted under the Implied Consent Law. Paneling programs shall be based on a model developed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) victim panel or equivalent program approved by the court.

(h) “Booked” means the administrative step taken after the arrested person is brought to the police station, which involves entry of the person's name, the crime for which the arrest was made, and other relevant facts on the police docket, and which may also include photographing, fingerprinting, and the like.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-38 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-38
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-38
Status: in_force

Should a scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer be presented the certificate of title or vehicle license plate for any vehicle or scrap vehicle purchased, that scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer shall mail or deliver the same to the Department of Revenue as required by law. In lieu of a certificate of title, an affidavit in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-21-39(1) shall be obtained by a scrap metal processor. All other requirements of Section 63-21-39(1) shall be complied with and any other rules promulgated according to that section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-23
Status: in_force

Neither the report required by section 63-15-9 , the action taken by the department pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the department upon which such action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this chapter shall be referred to in any way, or be any evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages. However, the report required by section 63-15-9 may be referred to in proving uninsured status of the owner and the operator of a vehicle in any action to enforce a claim under the uninsured motorist provisions of an automobile liability policy, but only as provided in section 13-1-124 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-23
Status: in_force

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

(2) Any warrantor doing business in this state, operating without the authority provided by this chapter, shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-221 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 63-21-219 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-17-79 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-3-1301 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-1301
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1301
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may cited as the “John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-11
Status: in_force

(1) Any district attorney or any aggrieved person may institute civil proceedings against any person in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of subsections (1) and (2) of Section 63-25-5 . If the plaintiff in such a proceeding proves the alleged violation or its threat, by a preponderance of the evidence, any court of competent jurisdiction after due provision for the rights of innocent persons may grant relief by entering any appropriate order or judgment including but not limited to:

(a) Ordering any defendant to be divested of any interest in any property;

(b) Imposing reasonable restrictions upon the future activities or investments of any defendant, including prohibiting any defendant from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the defendant was engaged in previously;

(c) Ordering the suspension or revocation of a license, permit or prior approval granted by any public agency or any other public authority; or

(d) Ordering the surrender of the charter of a corporation organized under the laws of this state or the revocation of a certificate authorizing a foreign corporation to conduct business within the state upon finding that the board of directors or a managerial agent acting on behalf of the corporation, in conducting the affairs of the corporation, has authorized or engaged in conduct made unlawful by Sections 63-25-1 through 63-25-11 and that, for the prevention of future criminal conduct, the public interest requires the charter of the corporation be surrendered and the corporation dissolved or the certificate revoked.

(2) In a proceeding under this section, injunctive relief shall be granted in conformity with the principles that govern the granting of relief from injury or threatened injury in other cases, but no showing of special or irreparable injury shall be required to be made. Pending final determination of a proceeding under this section, a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction may be issued upon a showing of immediate danger of significant injury, including the possibility that any judgment for money damages might be difficult to execute, and, in a proceeding initiated by an aggrieved person, upon the execution of proper bond against injury for an injunction improvidently granted.

(3) Any person injured, directly or indirectly, by conduct constituting a violation by any person of Section 63-25-5 shall, in addition to any other relief, have a cause of action for threefold the actual damages sustained by the person.

(4) A final judgment or decree rendered against the defendant in any civil or criminal proceeding shall estop the defendant in any subsequent civil action or proceeding brought by any person as to all matters as to which the judgment or decree would be an estoppel as between the parties to the civil or criminal proceeding.

(5) Personal service of any process in an action under this section may be made upon any person outside the state if the person has engaged in any conduct constituting a violation of Section 63-25-5 in this state. The person shall be deemed to have thereby submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for the purposes of this provision.

(6) Obtaining any civil remedy under this section shall not preclude obtaining any other civil or criminal remedy under either this chapter or any other provision of law. Civil remedies under this section are supplemental and not mutually exclusive.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-37
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

4. A certificate of self-insurance as provided in Section 63-15-53 , supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to said self-insurer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-215 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 17-215
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-215
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5) Any recreational vehicle that has, at the time of delivery to the dealer, an unreasonable amount of miles on its odometer, as determined by the dealer, may be subject to rejection by the dealer and reversion of the vehicle to the manufacturer or distributor. In no instance shall a dealer deem an amount less than the distance between the dealer and the manufacturer's factory or a distributor's point of distribution, plus one hundred (100) miles, as unreasonable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-57 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-57
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission to be composed of eight (8) members, one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Attorney General from the state at large for a term of four (4) years and one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary of State from the state at large for a term of four (4) years, and six (6) licensees who shall be appointed by the Governor, one (1) from the state at large and one (1) from each of the five (5) congressional districts of this state for terms of the following duration: the term of the member from the state at large shall expire at the time the incumbent Governor's term expires, the term of the member appointed from the First Congressional District shall expire on June 30, 1973, the term of the member appointed from the Second Congressional District shall expire on June 30, 1974, the term of the member appointed from the Third Congressional District shall expire on June 30, 1976, the term of the member from the Fourth Congressional District shall expire on June 30, 1977, and the term of the member appointed from the Fifth Congressional District shall expire on June 30, 1978. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. At the expiration of the term of the member initially appointed by the Attorney General each successor member shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years by the incumbent Attorney General, and at the expiration of the term of the member appointed by the Secretary of State each successor member shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years by the incumbent Secretary. At the expiration of a term for which each of the initial appointments of the Governor is made, each successor member shall be appointed for a term of seven (7) years except that the term of the member appointed from the state at large shall be coterminous with that of the Governor making the appointment. The members of the commission as constituted on July 1, 2006, who are appointed by the Governor and whose terms have not expired shall serve the balance of their terms, after which time the gubernatorial appointments shall be made as follows: The Governor shall appoint one (1) member of the commission from each of the four (4) congressional districts and two (2) from the state at large.

The member appointed from the state at large by the Governor shall serve as chairman of the commission and one (1) of the other members appointed by the Governor shall be designated by him to serve as vice chairman. In the absence of the chairman at any meeting of the commission the vice chairman shall preside and perform the duties of the chairman.

In the event of a vacancy created by the death, resignation or removal of any member of the commission the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, Attorney General or the Secretary of State, as the case may be, for the unexpired portion of the term. All appointments made pursuant to this section shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 19-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-11
Status: in_force

With each initial application for a license, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner at the time of making the application a license fee of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), and for renewal applications, an annual renewal fee of Four Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($475.00) for each calendar year for each place of business so operated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-70 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-70
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-70
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(4) Information supplied to the department or to the county tax collector is for confidential use and may not be disclosed to any person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 39-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-21-111 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 21-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-37
Status: in_force

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

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

The Department of Revenue shall file every surrendered certificate of title, every manufacturer's certificate of origin, or a microfilm of every such certificate, for a period of time deemed necessary by it in order to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home designated therein. Such filing requirement shall be in addition to and not in substitution for the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 63-21-17 , which recordkeeping requirements are not limited to any period of time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-131 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-39-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 37 / Section 39-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-3
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings defined herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Car sharing delivery period ” means the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location of the car sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by the governing car sharing program agreement.

(b) “ Car sharing period ” means the period of time that commences with the car sharing delivery period or, if there is no car sharing delivery period, the period of time that commences with the car sharing start time and in either case ends at the car sharing termination time.

(c) “ Car sharing program agreement ” means the terms and conditions applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver that governs the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program.

(d) “ Car sharing start time ” means the time when the shared vehicle becomes subject to the control of the shared vehicle driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared vehicle is scheduled to begin as documented in the records of a peer-to-peer car sharing program.

(e) “ Car sharing termination time ” means the earliest of the following events:

(i) The expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car sharing program agreement;

(ii) When the shared vehicle is returned to a location as alternatively agreed upon by the shared vehicle owner and shared vehicle driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car sharing program, which alternatively agreed upon location shall be incorporated into the car sharing program agreement; or

(iii) When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle.

(f) “ Peer-to-peer car sharing ” means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. This term shall not be construed to mean rental car or rental activity.

(g) “ Peer-to-peer car sharing program ” means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. This term shall not mean rental car company. An individual or business entity lawfully engaging in a peer-to-peer car sharing program shall not be considered as any of the following:

(i) As a “rental company” as that term is defined in Section 27-19-40(4) ;

(ii) As being engaged in renting a motor vehicle to another within the meaning of Section 63-1-67 ;

(iii) As a “transportation network company” as that term is defined in Section 77-8-1 ; or

(iv) As being engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles under rental agreements within the meaning of Section 75-24-8 .

(h) “ Shared vehicle ” means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program.

(i) “ Shared vehicle driver ” means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a car sharing program agreement.

(j) “ Shared vehicle owner ” means the registered owner, or a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a vehicle made available for sharing to shared vehicle drivers through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. A shared vehicle owner shall not mean a person “renting a motor vehicle to another” as that activity is described in Section 63-1-67 . A shared vehicle owner is not “engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles under rental agreements” within the meaning of Section 75-24-8 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-37
Status: in_force

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

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

The Department of Revenue shall file every surrendered certificate of title, every manufacturer's certificate of origin, or a microfilm of every such certificate, for a period of time deemed necessary by it in order to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home designated therein. Such filing requirement shall be in addition to and not in substitution for the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section 63-21-17 , which recordkeeping requirements are not limited to any period of time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-28 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-28
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-28
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall issue a certificate of title pursuant to a filed affidavit of ownership substantially similar to the affidavit provided in Section 63-21-30(22) for a manufactured home or a mobile home that is manufactured before July 1, 1999.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-255 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-255
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-255
Status: in_force

(1) If a motor vehicle that is the subject of a beneficiary designation is owned by joint owners with right of survivorship, the beneficiary designation must be made by all of the joint owners.

(2) A beneficiary designation made by joint owners with right of survivorship:

(a) May be revoked or changed as provided by Section 63-21-261 , only if it is revoked or changed by all of the joint owners; and

(b) May be revoked or changed by the last surviving joint owner as provided by Section 63-21-261 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-603 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-603
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-603
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, except through or bypassing a municipality, the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:

(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.

(b) A vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane upon a roadway which is divided into three (3) lanes except when:

(i) Overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance;

(ii) Such vehicle is in preparation for a left turn; or

(iii) Such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction such vehicle is proceeding and is signposted to give notice of such allocation.

(c) Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.

(d) Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

(e) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Persons riding two (2) abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.

(2)(a) A vehicle shall not be driven in the outermost left lane of any roadway with two (2) or more lanes allowing for movement of traffic in the same direction except when:

(i) Overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;

(ii) The right lane(s) of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair;

(iii) The right lane(s) of the roadway is in disrepair or in an otherwise impassable or unsafe condition; or

(iv) A vehicle is preparing to exit the roadway on the left.

(b) A vehicle shall not be driven continuously in the outermost left lane of a multi-lane roadway whenever it impedes the flow of other traffic.

(c) A violation of this subsection (2) is punishable by a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-63 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-63
Status: in_force

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

(a)

Each application for certificate of title issued under Section 63-21-9(2)․․․․․․․․․․․

$ 9.00

(b)

Each application for certificate of title not issued under Section 63-21-9(2)․․․․․․․

9.00

(c)

Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(d)

Each suspension or revocation of certificate of title․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(e)

Each notice of security interest․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(f)

Each release of security interest․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(g)

Each assignment by lienholder․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

9.00

(h)

Each application for information as to the status of the title of a vehicle․․․․․․․․․

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 vehicle and if supported by all required documents, the fee charged by the department and by the designated agent for processing and issuing shall be considered as only one (1) transaction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-23
Status: in_force

The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than three (3) feet beyond the front wheels of such vehicle or the front bumper of such vehicle if it is equipped with such bumper, or as otherwise allowable by federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-903 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-903
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-903
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or improved or main traveled part of any highway outside of a business or residence district when it is practical to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off such part of said highway. In every event, however, a clear and unobstructed width of at least twenty (20) feet of such part of the highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicle be available from a distance of two hundred (200) feet in each direction upon such highway.

(2) This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or improved or main traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position.

(3) Any vehicle used solely for the purpose of collecting solid waste, under a contract with any county, municipality, resident or business for the collection of solid waste may stop or stand on the road, street or highway for the sole purpose of collecting solid waste. Such solid waste collection vehicle shall maintain hazard lights on the vehicle at all times that it is engaged in stopping or standing for the purpose of solid waste collection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-55 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-55
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 63-21-53 , the method provided in this chapter of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to this chapter is exclusive. Security interests subject to this chapter are hereby exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require or relate to the filing and recording of instruments creating or evidencing security interests.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-209 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-209
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(c) Lacks any license required by law;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof regarding its objection. However, a family member may not succeed to a dealership if the succession involves, without the manufacturer's or distributor's consent, a relocation of the business or an alteration of the terms and conditions of the manufacturer-dealer agreement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 37-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7
Status: in_force

(1) Upon nonconsensual towing and recovery of a commercial towing vehicle and movement of the commercial motor vehicle to a storage facility, a towing and recovery service shall allow an owner of a commercial motor vehicle or a designee of the owner of the commercial motor vehicle to access the vehicle in a reasonable manner as established by rules adopted by the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee. Any vehicle towed nonconsensually in Mississippi must be stored in the State of Mississippi.

(2) The towing and recovery services shall provide a commercial vehicle owner or operator or owner's designee with reasonable access to the vehicle so that the vehicle owner and operator or the owner's designee may access and collect any personal property contained in the vehicle, regardless of whether any payment has been made for the towing and recovery service charges.

(3) If there is no dispute as to the charges assessed by the towing and recovery service for the nonconsensual towing of the commercial motor vehicle, the vehicle owner or operator or the owner's designee shall pay the towing service invoice and the towing and recovery service shall release the vehicle immediately.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-101 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-17-97 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-21-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-27
Status: in_force

(1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the State Tax Commission, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing information satisfactory to the commission. The replacement certificate of title shall contain the legend “This is a replacement certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate.” It shall be mailed to the lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.

(2) The State Tax Commission shall not issue a new certificate of title to a transferee upon application made on replacement certificate until fifteen (15) days after receipt of the application.

(3) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the State Tax Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-203 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-203
Status: in_force

Any community owner or landowner, his agent or attorney, may initiate a proceeding by filing a complaint under oath for the disposition of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property, setting forth:

(a) A statement that the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home is abandoned, including the address and county where it is abandoned and the date when it was vacated by the owner in a manner that the community owner or landowner believes led to an abandonment.

(b) A description of the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home, including all reasonably available information as to the year, make, model number and serial number.

(c) A copy of the notice of abandonment sent by the community owner or landowner to the owner at the owner's last known address, on a date at least thirty (30) days after the date of abandonment and at least thirty (30) days before the commencement of the proceeding, and any response thereto.

(d) The value of the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home.

(e) A statement as to whether or not the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home is believed to be uninhabitable and, if so, the statement of the person making such determination and the bid of the person establishing the cost of demolition and removal, which may be one and the same person.

(f) An inventory of any personal property within or adjacent to the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home and a statement of value.

(g) A statement as to the current, delinquent or other status of the personal property taxes on the home.

(h) A statement as to known or presumed owner of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and the last known address of the owner.

(i) A statement as to the known or presumed liens and lienholders of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property and the amount of such liens.

(j) A statement as to whether the property owner has knowledge of any other person having or asserting a lien or claim upon the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.

(k) A statement that, in addition to the manufactured or mobile home being abandoned, the owner is in breach of a lease, lease-purchase or agreement with the community owner or landowner of the lot on which the manufactured or mobile home is situated and setting out the damages incurred by the community owner or landowner, including any credit for a security or other deposit by the owner.

(l) A statement requesting that a commissioner be appointed for the public sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and designating the proposed commissioner by name, address and phone number.

(m) A statement identifying all necessary parties who shall be made defendants and served with process in the time and manner required by law.

(n) Such other statements as may be appropriate under the circumstances.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-3
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) The system must:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5) Records and information gathered by or stored in the system are exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-63 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-63
Status: in_force

The commission shall hold all of its regular monthly meetings in its office at Jackson, Mississippi. The commission may, upon approval of a majority of its members, hold special meetings and the hearings provided for under Section 63-17-93 at any time and place within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 39 / Section 39-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-9
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage;

(c) Medical payments coverage;

(d) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and

(e) Collision physical damage coverage.

(2) Nothing in this chapter:

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

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

(c) Invalidates, limits or restricts an insurer's ability under existing law to cancel and nonrenew policies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-31-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 31-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-31-3
Status: in_force

(1) No off-road vehicle shall be operated upon any public property by any person unless:

(a)(i) The person possesses a valid driver's license; or

(ii) The person possesses a certificate as provided under subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(b) No person may operate any off-road vehicle upon any public property in this state unless each person under sixteen (16) years of age who is operating or riding on the off-road vehicle is wearing a crash helmet that complies with minimum guidelines established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to the federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 ( 49 CFR 571.218 ) for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists.

(2) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).

(3) Off-road vehicle safety courses shall be held by the Cooperative Extension Service using 4-H safety course materials and curricula, and shall be taught by instructors possessing qualifications approved by the Department of Public Safety. The Cooperative Extension Service shall issue a certificate to each person who satisfactorily completes the off-road vehicle safety course.

(4) Off-road vehicle safety courses may be held by any organization approved by the Department of Public Safety. Such organization shall issue a certificate to each person who satisfactorily completes the off-road vehicle safety course.

(5) For the purposes of this section:

(a) “ Off-road vehicle ” means any all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike or recreational off-highway vehicle. The term “off-road vehicle” shall not include electric bicycles.

(b) “ All-terrain vehicle ” or “ ATV ” means any motorized vehicle manufactured and designed exclusively for off-road use that is fifty-five (55) inches or less in width; has an unladen dry weight of one thousand (1,000) pounds or less; and travels on three (3), four (4) or more nonhighway tires. The term “all-terrain vehicle” shall not include electric bicycles.

(c) “ Dirt bike ” means a motor-powered vehicle possessing two (2) or more tires, designed to travel over any terrain and capable of travelling off of paved roads, whether or not the vehicle may be operated legally on a public street. The term “dirt bike” shall not include electric bicycles.

(d) “ Recreational off-highway vehicle ” means any motorized vehicle manufactured and designed exclusively for off-road use that is seventy-five (75) inches or less in width; has an unladen dry weight of three thousand five hundred (3,500) pounds or less; and travels on four (4) or more nonhighway tires.

(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize operation of an off-road vehicle on a public road or highway of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-221 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 17-221
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-221
Status: in_force

(1) A recreational vehicle dealer may not sell or display for sale a new recreational vehicle in this state unless the dealer is licensed by the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission to sell recreational vehicles in the State of Mississippi. The recreational vehicle dealer is also required to have a dealer agreement with the manufacturer of the recreational vehicle that meets the requirements of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 and is signed by both parties.

(2) Out-of-state recreational vehicle dealers may participate in sanctioned or nonsanctioned recreational vehicle shows under the following circumstances:

(a) An out-of-state recreational vehicle dealer must have the unanimous approval, in writing, of all recreational vehicle dealers that have the area of responsibility where the sanctioned or nonsanctioned show event is held;

(b) Out-of-state recreational vehicle dealers must obtain permission, in writing, from the manufacturer for all models to be displayed where the sanctioned or nonsanctioned show event is being held; and

(c) Out-of-state recreational vehicle dealers must obtain a permit from the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission to participate in a sanctioned recreational vehicle show.

(3) A recreational vehicle dealer may not conduct sales activity or display for sale recreational vehicles outside of the dealer's designated area of sales responsibility.

(4) A recreational vehicle dealer may sell off-premises within the area of sales responsibility of the dealer under the following circumstances:

(a) At sanctioned recreational vehicle shows where the sales event is held off premises. A sanctioned recreational vehicle show may be held only under the following conditions:

(i) The sponsoring entity of the sales event shall obtain a permit from the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, which shall be for a period not to exceed ten (10) consecutive days;

(ii) New recreational vehicle dealers whose manufacturer-approved area of responsibility includes the event location shall be eligible to participate in the sanctioned recreational vehicle show; and

(iii) The sanctioned recreational vehicle show shall be conducted within municipal, county or state-owned or controlled facilities or within the grounds of any county, district or state fair; and

(b) At nonsanctioned recreational vehicle shows where one or more recreational vehicle dealers may sell recreational vehicles off premises under the following conditions:

(i) The location of the nonsanctioned recreational vehicle show shall be within the manufacturer-approved area of responsibility;

(ii) The nonsanctioned recreational vehicle show shall occur not more than five (5) consecutive days per event, excluding county, district or state fairs;

(iii) Each recreational vehicle dealer may participate in not more than eight (8) nonsanctioned recreational vehicle shows per calendar year; and

(iv) Nonsanctioned recreational vehicle shows shall be held on privately owned property not closer than two and one-half (2.5) miles to any other nonparticipating recreational vehicle dealer; provided, however, a nonsanctioned recreational vehicle show may be held on county or municipally owned property with no mileage barrier restriction.

(5) A recreational vehicle dealer may display a recreational vehicle within the designated area of responsibility of the recreational vehicle dealer for promotional purposes. At an off-premises display event, no sales activities shall be conducted including, but not limited to, negotiations, financing and accepting credit applications. Sales or finance personnel shall not be permitted to participate at an off-premises display event.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-67 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-67
Status: in_force

Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one (1) inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.

No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway.

No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberances of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire. However, it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway, and it shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may, in their discretion, issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of such movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery, the operation of which upon a highway would otherwise be prohibited under this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-17
Status: in_force

No qualified person, hospital, clinic or funeral home shall incur any civil or criminal liability as the result of the proper administration of a test or chemical analysis of a person's breath, blood or urine when requested in writing by a law enforcement officer to administer such a test or perform such chemical analysis.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-52 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-52
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-52
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have the power and authority to adopt, promulgate and issue such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this article, or any other statute of the State of Mississippi, as he shall deem necessary for the purpose of the administration of this chapter. A copy of every rule and regulation promulgated by the commissioner shall be filed in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Law, Section 25-43-1 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-73 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-73
Status: in_force

Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-107 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-107
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-21-101 , an owner of a vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance that has been seized shall file an answer within thirty (30) days after the completion of service of process. If an answer is not filed, the court shall hear evidence that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is subject to forfeiture and forfeit the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance to the local law enforcement agency. If an answer is filed, a time for hearing on forfeiture shall be set within thirty (30) days of filing the answer or at the succeeding term of court if court would not be in progress within thirty (30) days after filing the answer. Provided, however, that upon request by the local law enforcement agency or the owner of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance, the court may postpone said forfeiture hearing to a date past the time any criminal action is pending against said owner.

(2) If the owner of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance has filed an answer denying that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is subject to forfeiture, then the burden is on the petitioner to prove that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is subject to forfeiture. However, if an answer has not been filed by the owner of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance, the petition for forfeiture may be introduced into evidence and is prima facie evidence that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is subject to forfeiture. The standard of proof placed upon the petitioner in regard to a vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance forfeited under the provisions of this article shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.

(3) At the hearing any claimant of any right, title or interest in the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance may prove his lien, encumbrance, security interest, or other interest in the nature of a security interest, to be bona fide and created without knowledge or consent that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance was to be used so as to cause the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance to be subject to forfeiture.

(4) If it is found that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is subject to forfeiture, then the judge shall forfeit the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance to the local law enforcement agency. However, if proof at the hearing discloses that the interest of any bona fide lienholder, secured party, other person holding an interest in the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance in the nature of a security interest or any holder of a bona fide encumbrance is greater than or equal to the present value of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance, the court shall order the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance released to him. If such interest is less than the present value of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance and if the proof shows that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is subject to forfeiture, the court shall order the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance forfeited to the local law enforcement agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Mississippi Implied Consent Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 37 / Section 39-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a GPS system or other special equipment that is put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction, and shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the vehicle owner for any damage to or theft of such equipment during the sharing period not caused by the vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program has the right to seek indemnity from the shared vehicle driver for any loss or damage to such equipment that occurs during the sharing period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-41 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 19-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-41
Status: in_force

No provision in a retail installment contract relieving the holder from liability for any legal remedies which the buyer may have against the seller under the contract, or any separate instrument executed in connection therewith, shall be enforceable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-27
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, the department shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this section and in Section 63-15-33 .

(2) If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in such form as the department may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed license or nonresident's operating privilege, the same may be allowed by the department, in its discretion, for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment, or of any installments thereof prescribed in Section 63-15-33 , provided the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-261 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 21-261
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-261
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of a motor vehicle may designate a sole beneficiary to whom the owner's interest in the vehicle transfers on the owner's death as provided by this article, by submitting an application for title with the designation. To be effective, the designation must state that the transfer of an interest in the vehicle to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death.

(2) The legal name of a beneficiary designated under this section must be included on the title.

(3) The department shall transfer title of a motor vehicle to a beneficiary designated under this section for the vehicle if the beneficiary submits:

(a) An application for title not later than the 180th day after the date of the owner's death or, if the vehicle is owned by joint owners, the last surviving owner's death, as applicable; and

(b) Satisfactory proof of the death of the owner or owners, as applicable.

(4) A beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by submitting a new application for title.

(5) A beneficiary designation or a change or revocation of a beneficiary designation made on an application for title of a motor vehicle that has not been submitted to the department before the death of a vehicle's owner or owners who made, changed, or revoked the designation, as applicable, is invalid.

(6) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to administer this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-103 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-103
Status: in_force

(1) When any vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance is used in the commission of a violation of Section 63-21-39 , the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance so used is subject to seizure by the applicable law enforcement agency and the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance may be forfeited by the administrative forfeiture procedures provided for in Sections 63-21-101 through 63-21-107 .

(2) The attorney for or any representative of the seizing law enforcement agency shall provide notice of intention to forfeit the seized vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance administratively, either by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery, to all persons who are required to be notified pursuant to this section.

(3) In the event that notice of intention to forfeit the seized vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance administratively cannot be given as provided in subsection (2) of this section because of refusal, failure to claim, insufficient address or any other reason, the attorney for or representative of the seizing law enforcement agency shall provide notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurred for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

(4) Notice pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall include the following information:

(a) A description of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance;

(b) The approximate value of the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance;

(c) The date and place of the seizure;

(d) The connection between the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance and the violation of Section 63-21-39 ;

(e) The instructions for filing a request for judicial review; and

(f) A statement that the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance will be forfeited to the seizing law enforcement agency if a request for judicial review is not timely filed.

(5) Any person claiming an interest in a vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance which is the subject of a notice under this section may, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice or of the date of the first publication of the notice, file a petition to contest forfeiture signed by the claimant in the county court, if a county court exists, or otherwise in the circuit court of the county in which the seizure is made or the county in which the criminal prosecution is brought, in order to claim an interest in the vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance. Upon the filing of the petition and the payment of the filing fees, service of the petition shall be made on the attorney for or representative of the seizing law enforcement agency, and the proceedings shall thereafter be governed by the rules of civil procedure.

(6) If no petition to contest forfeiture is timely filed, the attorney for the seizing law enforcement agency shall prepare a written declaration of forfeiture of the subject vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance and the forfeited vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance shall be used, distributed or disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-21-107 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “ Golf cart ” means a motor vehicle that is designated and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes, is not capable of exceeding speeds of twenty (20) miles per hour, and is equipped with safety equipment as required under 49 CFR Section 571.500 .

(b) “ Low-speed vehicle ” means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle that has a top speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour but less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and is equipped with safety equipment as required under 49 CFR Section 571.500 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-7
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in the business of a sales finance company in this state without a license therefor as provided in this chapter. However, no bank, trust company, private banker, industrial bank or investment company authorized to do business in this state shall be required to obtain a license under this chapter. They shall, however, comply with all of the other provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-205 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 21-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-205
Status: in_force

The filing of a complaint by the community owner or landowner shall constitute consent by the community owner or landowner to the purchaser receiving a Bill of Sale from the sheriff exercising an implied temporary easement to remove the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time following the entry of the final order. Such purchaser shall repair any damage to the real property caused by such removal leaving the real property in an unreasonable condition and such purchaser shall be liable to the community owner or landowner for unreasonable damage to the real property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-7
Status: in_force

(1) The State Tax Commission shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The State Tax Commission may:

(a) Promulgate such rules and regulations deemed by it to be appropriate to implement the provisions of the chapter.

(b) Make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(c) Assign a new vehicle identification number to a vehicle if it has none, or if its vehicle identification number is destroyed or obliterated, and then shall issue a new certificate of title showing the new identifying number or make an appropriate endorsement on the original certificate.

(3) The State Tax Commission shall make available information concerning the status of a title on any vehicle as reflected by the records in a manner as prescribed by the State Tax Commission. Such information supplied by the State Tax Commission shall be considered official only if in writing. The State Tax Commission shall charge the fees as set forth in Section 63-21-63 . However, no fee shall be charged Mississippi law enforcement agencies or law enforcement agencies of any other state when such state furnishes like or similar information without charge to the State Tax Commission or other Mississippi law enforcement agencies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-9
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Section 63-21-11 , every owner of a motor vehicle as defined in this chapter, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1969, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 1969, every owner of a manufactured home as defined in this chapter, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1999, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 1999, and every owner of a fully autonomous vehicle as defined in Section 3 of this act, which is in this state and which is manufactured or assembled after July 1, 2023, or which is the subject of first sale for use after July 1, 2023, shall make application to the Department of Revenue for a certificate of title with the following exceptions:

(a) Voluntary application for title may be made for any model motor vehicle which is in this state after July 1, 1969, for any model manufactured home or mobile home which is in this state after July 1, 1999, and for any model fully autonomous vehicles which is in this state after July 1, 2023, and any person bringing a motor vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home or fully autonomous vehicle into this state from a state which requires titling shall make application for title to the Department of Revenue within thirty (30) days thereafter.

(b) After July 1, 1969, any dealer, acting for himself, or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used vehicle as defined in this chapter, after July 1, 1999, any dealer, acting for himself, or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used manufactured home or mobile home as defined in this chapter, and after July 1, 2023, any dealer, acting for himself, or another, who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used fully autonomous vehicle as defined in Section 3 of this act, or any designated agent, shall furnish to the purchaser or transferee, without charge for either application or certificate of title, an application for title of said vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home or fully autonomous vehicle and cause to be forwarded to the Department of Revenue any and all documents required by the department to issue certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee. The purchaser or transferee may then use the duplicate application for title as a permit to operate vehicle as provided in Section 63-21-67 , until certificate of title is received.

(2)(a) Voluntary application for title may be made for any model all-terrain vehicle which is in this state.

(b) A dealer who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any new or used all-terrain vehicles as defined in this chapter, may furnish to the purchaser or transferee, without charge for either application or certificate of title, an application for title of said vehicle, and cause to be forwarded to the State Tax Commission any and all documents required by the commission to issue certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee.

(3) Any dealer, acting for himself or another who sells, trades or otherwise transfers any vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home or fully autonomous vehicle required to be titled under this chapter who does not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 39-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-7
Status: in_force

At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and before the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer-to-peer car sharing program shall notify the shared vehicle owner that, if the shared vehicle has a lien against it, the use of the shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program, including use without physical damage coverage, may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-915 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-915
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-915
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle that is located upon private property may not be towed except when authorized by the owner of the motor vehicle, the lienholder of the motor vehicle, the owner of the property upon which the motor vehicle is located or the towing is authorized by other local, state or federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 29-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. Discontinue acting as a warrantor as of the termination date of the policy until a new policy becomes effective and is accepted by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-103 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-21-43 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-37-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 37-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee shall:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(vii) Establish a process that the Department of Public Safety may use to suspend or remove a towing and recovery service from any tow list.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-91 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-91
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-91
Status: in_force

When any vehicle, whether pulled, towed, self-propelled or animal-drawn, which is not under ordinary circumstances moved, operated or driven at a speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour, is moved, operated or driven on any public highway or city street which is open for vehicular travel, it shall display a triangular slow-moving-vehicle emblem or high intensity reflectorized tape mounted as near as practicable to the center of the mass and at an approximate height of not less than two (2) nor more than six (6) feet from level ground or pavement surface. In any event, the emblem or tape shall be mounted so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day or night; and the emblem or tape and its position of mounting on the vehicle shall meet the specifications established by rules and regulations properly adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Except in cases of emergency, vehicles subject to the provisions of this section that display the reflectorized tape shall not be operated upon any highway on the designated state highway system during the period from sunset to sunrise.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-67 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 63-7-309 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-309
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-309
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section 63-7-301 shall be fined not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-17
Status: in_force

(1) Unless licensed as an insurance company, a vehicle protection product warrantor shall not use in its name, contracts or literature the words “insurance,” “casualty,” “surety,” “mutual” or any other word that is descriptive of the insurance, casualty or surety business, or that is deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation or any other vehicle protection product warrantor. A warrantor may use the term “ guaranty ” or a similar word in the warrantor's name.

(2) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit or cause any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, in connection with the sale, offer to sell or advertisement of a vehicle protection product.

(3) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not permit or cause the omission of any material statement in connection with the sale, offer to sell or advertisement of a vehicle protection product.

(4) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit or cause any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, about the performance required or payments that may be available under the vehicle protection product warranty.

(5) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit or cause any statement or practice that has the effect of creating or maintaining a fraud.

(6) A vehicle protection product seller or warrantor may not require as a condition of sale or financing that a retail purchaser of a motor vehicle purchase a vehicle protection product that is not installed on the motor vehicle at the time of sale.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-29 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-29
Status: in_force

(1) Such license and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every such judgment is stayed, satisfied in full or to the extent hereinafter provided and until the said person gives proof of financial responsibility subject to the exemptions stated in Sections 63-15-27 and 63-15-33 .

(2) A discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any such judgment shall not relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-21-40 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40
Status: in_force

(1) An owner who scraps, dismantles or destroys a manufactured home or mobile home for which a certificate of title has been issued, and a person who purchases a manufactured home or mobile home as scrap or to be dismantled or destroyed for which a certificate of title has been issued, shall make such an indication on the back of the certificate of title and shall immediately cause the certificate of title and any other documents required by the State Tax Commission to be mailed or delivered to the commission for cancellation.

(2) An insurance company which as a result of paying a total loss claim becomes the owner of a mobile home or manufactured home and obtains the insured's certificate of title, within seventy-two (72) hours after obtaining the title shall apply to the State Tax Commission for a new certificate of title, surrendering with its application the current certificate of title, including documentation to show if the title applied for is for a salvage mobile home or salvage manufactured home, and including a signed statement on original company letterhead that states: ( ) collision damage, ( ) flood damage, ( ) fire damage, ( ) wind damage, or ( ) other damage. If the damage is “other damage,” the company shall describe the nature of the damage. The insurance company shall staple this statement to the certificate of title and make a notation on the face of the certificate of title. The application shall be made by the insurance company in the manner and form prescribed and provided by the State Tax Commission. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a mobile home or manufactured home that is twenty (20) years old or older.

(3) Brands appearing on certificates of title issued by this state or another state that reveal a pertinent fact or facts about a mobile home or manufactured home shall be continued on certificates of title issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title with “collision damage,” “flood damage,” “fire damage,” “wind damage,” or “other damage” where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title to be issued by this state with the same or other brands where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by another state and such title indicates the same or other brands are appropriate. Such certificate of title shall not attest to the condition of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the certificate of title is issued or to whether the mobile home or manufactured home has been rebuilt according to any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-33-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 33-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-33-3
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, the term “ motor carrier safety improvement ” means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program or operational practice intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate compliance with traffic safety or motor carrier safety laws, safety of a motor vehicle, safety of the operator of a motor vehicle, or safety of third-party users of highways of this state.

(2) The deployment, implementation or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its related entity, including by contract, shall not be considered when evaluating an individual's status as an employee or independent contractor, or as a jointly employed employee, under any state law.