Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-103 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / 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. § 63-21-51 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / 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. § 63-21-47 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-47
Status: in_force

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

The commission shall file each assignment received by the commission with the required fee, and note the assignee as lienholder upon the record of notices of security interests maintained by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-27-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-5-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-13
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the total outside width of any vehicle, exclusive of required safety devices, or the load thereon shall not exceed eight and one-half (8- 1 / 2 ) feet; provided, however, that appurtenances on recreational vehicles shall be allowed so long as they are inside the exterior rearview mirrors of the recreational vehicle or inside the exterior rearview mirrors of the vehicle towing the recreational vehicle, and such mirrors do not extend further than necessary to obtain the appropriate field of view.

(2) The total outside load width of any vehicle hauling unprocessed forest products on public roads, streets or highways, other than interstate highways, shall not exceed nine and one-half (9- 1 / 2 ) feet if such products may not be shortened without rendering them useless for the end product for which they were cut; provided, however, the total outside vehicle width of such a vehicle, exclusive of required safety devices and the load of such vehicle, shall not exceed eight and one-half (8- 1 / 2 ) feet.

(3) The total outside width of a farm tractor shall not exceed ten (10) feet, except that farm tractors shall not be operated upon the interstate highways without a special permit from the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

(4) A vehicle designed and especially constructed to transport raw cotton from harvest to the cotton gin may have a total outside width not to exceed nine (9) feet whenever any such vehicle is being operated within a radius of fifty (50) miles of the vehicle's home base or its contractual customer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-7
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part of this chapter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the part which remains.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 35-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-5
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(c) When required by federal law, the vehicle bears the required manufacturer's certification label indicating that at the time of its manufacture it has been certified to be in compliance with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, including reference to any exemption granted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 29 / 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. § 63-21-251 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-251
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-251
Status: in_force

The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Beneficiary designation ” means the designation by an owner of a motor vehicle of a beneficiary of the vehicle as provided by Section 63-21-261 .

(b) “ Designated beneficiary ” means a person designated as a beneficiary of an owner's interest in a motor vehicle under Section 63-21-261 .

(c) “ Joint owner with right of survivorship ” or “ joint owner ” means a person who owns a motor vehicle concurrently with one or more other persons with a right of survivorship.

(d) “ Motor vehicle ” shall have the same meaning as the term as defined in Section 63-21-5(l) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 29-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Vehicle Protection Product Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-703 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-703
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-703
Status: in_force

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:

(a) Both the approach for a right turn and the turn itself shall be made as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b) The approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered.

(c) The approach for a left turn from a two-way street into a one-way street shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection. A left turn from a one-way street into a two-way street shall be made by passing to the right of the center line of the street being entered upon leaving the intersection.

Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons, or signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection. When markers, buttons, or signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers, buttons, or signs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 35-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-15
Status: in_force

An on-demand autonomous vehicle network shall be permitted to operate pursuant to state laws governing the operation of transportation network companies, taxis or any other ground transportation for-hire of passengers, with the exception that any provision of law that reasonably applies only to a human driver would not apply to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles with the automated driving system engaged on an on-demand autonomous vehicle network.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-53
Status: in_force

(1) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles are licensed may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The department may, in its discretion, upon the application of a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when it is satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against such person.

(3) Upon not less than five (5) days notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the department may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within thirty (30) days after such judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-21 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-21
Status: in_force

A fully autonomous vehicle that is also a commercial motor vehicle as defined in Sections 63-1-203 and 63-19-3 may operate pursuant to the provisions of Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 , which govern the operation of commercial motor vehicles, except that any provision that by its nature reasonably applies only to a human driver does not apply to such a vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-11
Status: in_force

(1) No certificate of title need be obtained for:

(a) A vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home owned by the United States or any agency thereof;

(b) A vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing;

(c) A vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home owned by a nonresident of this state and not required by law to be registered in this state;

(d) A vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state;

(e) A vehicle moved solely by animal power;

(f) An implement of husbandry;

(g) Special mobile equipment;

(h) A pole trailer;

(i) Utility trailers of less than five thousand (5,000) pounds gross vehicle weight;

(j) A manufactured home with respect to which the requirements of subsections (1) through (5) of Section 63-21-30 , as applicable, have been satisfied unless with respect to the same manufactured home or mobile home there has been recorded an affidavit of severance pursuant to subsection (6) of Section 63-21-30 .

(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the issuance of a certificate of title to the nonresident owner of an all-terrain vehicle that is purchased in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-61 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-61
Status: in_force

No person shall cause or knowingly permit his child or ward under the age of sixteen (16) years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway if such minor is not authorized under the provisions of this article or is in violation of any of the provisions of this article. Any penalty imposed under the provisions of this section shall be in addition to any penalty imposed against the minor for a violation of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / Section 39-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-27
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Insurance may promulgate rules and regulations that are necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter provided that such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 63-25-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-5
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) The court shall determine the extent and method of restitution. In an extraordinary case, the court may determine that the best interests of the victim and justice would not be served by ordering restitution. In any such case, the court shall make and enter specific written findings on the record concerning the extraordinary circumstances presented which militated against restitution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 31 / 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. § 63-29-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 29-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-15
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(c) Commits fraud; or

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

(3) A warrantor canceling a warranty shall mail written notice of cancellation to the warranty holder at the last address of the warranty holder in the warrantor's records at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the cancellation. The notice shall state the effective date of the cancellation and the reason for the cancellation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-41 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-41
Status: in_force

If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test under the provisions of this chapter, evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any criminal action under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-105 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-105
Status: in_force

Every person committing a willful violation of any provision of subsection (1) of Section 63-17-73 or of Section 63-17-103 or subsection (3) of Section 63-17-73 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 29-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-9
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) Provide the Motor Vehicle Commission with a copy of the warrantor's or the warrantor's parent company's most recent Form 10-K or Form 20-F filed with the Securities Exchange Commission within the last calendar year or, if the warrantor does not file with the Securities Exchange Commission, a copy of the warrantor's or the warrantor's parent company's audited financial statements that shows a net worth of the warrantor or its parent company of at least Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00). If the warrantor's parent company's Form 10-K, Form 20-F or audited financial statements are filed to meet the warrantor's financial stability requirement, then the parent company shall agree to guarantee the obligations of the warrantor relating to the warranties issued by the warrantor in this state. The audited financial statements filed pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from public disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 35-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-9
Status: in_force

When an automated driving system installed on a motor vehicle is engaged the automated driving system is considered the driver or operator, for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws and shall be deemed to satisfy electronically all physical acts required by a driver or operator of the vehicle. The automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle as required under Section 63-1-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / 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. § 63-21-111 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 63-31-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-35-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 35-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-15
Status: in_force

An on-demand autonomous vehicle network shall be permitted to operate pursuant to state laws governing the operation of transportation network companies, taxis or any other ground transportation for-hire of passengers, with the exception that any provision of law that reasonably applies only to a human driver would not apply to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles with the automated driving system engaged on an on-demand autonomous vehicle network.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 63-7-303 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-303
Status: in_force

No provision of Sections 63-7-301 through 63-7-313 shall be construed as creating any duty, standard of care, right or liability between parent and child that is not recognized under the laws of the state of Mississippi as they exist on July 1, 1983, or as they may at any time in the future be constituted by statute or court decision.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 39-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-11
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect and verify records pertaining to the use of a vehicle, including, but not limited to, times used, car sharing period pick-up and drop-off locations, fees paid by the shared vehicle driver and revenues received by the shared vehicle owner and provide that information upon request to the shared vehicle owner, the shared vehicle owner's insurer or the shared vehicle driver's insurer to facilitate a claim coverage investigation, settlement, negotiation or litigation. The peer-to-peer car sharing program shall retain the records for a time period not less than the three-year limitation under Section 15-1-49 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-32 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-32
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-32
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Public Safety in conjunction with the Governor's Highway Safety Program, the State Board of Health, or any other state agency or institution shall develop and implement a driver improvement program for persons identified as first offenders convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or another substance which had impaired such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle, including provision for referral to rehabilitation facilities.

(2) The program shall consist of a minimum of ten (10) hours of instruction. Each person who participates shall pay a nominal fee to defray a portion of the cost of the program.

(3) Such assessments as are collected under subsection (2) of Section 99-19-73 shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and designated the “Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program Fund.” Monies deposited in such fund shall be expended by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning as authorized and appropriated by the Legislature to defray the costs of the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program operated pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any revenue in the fund which is not encumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the General Fund.

(4) Such assessments as are collected under subsection (2) of Section 99-19-73 shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and designated the “Federal-State Alcohol Program Fund.” Monies deposited in such fund shall be expended by the Department of Public Safety as authorized and appropriated by the Legislature to defray the costs of alcohol and traffic safety programs. Any revenue in the fund which is not encumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the General Fund.

(5) Such assessments as are collected under subsection (2) of Section 99-19-73 shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and designated the “Mississippi Forensics Laboratory Implied Consent Law Fund.” Monies deposited in such fund shall be expended by the Department of Public Safety as authorized and appropriated by the Legislature to defray the costs of equipment replacement and operational support of the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory relating to enforcement of the Implied Consent Law. Any revenue in the fund which is not encumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the General Fund but shall remain in the fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-7
Status: in_force

Prior to disposition of an abandoned motor vehicle any automobile dealer, wrecker service or repair service owner, or any person on whose property such a vehicle is lawfully towed at the written request of a law enforcement officer, shall inquire of the State Tax Commission as to status of the vehicle in regard to the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Law. Said inquiry shall provide the description of the vehicle including the vehicle identification number. Upon request of the State Tax Commission, satisfactory evidence must be furnished as to abandonment in compliance with this chapter. Upon receipt of notification of the foregoing, the State Tax Commission shall advise any automobile dealer, wrecker service or repair service owner, or any person on whose property such a vehicle is lawfully towed at the written request of a law enforcement officer, of proper titling procedures, where indicated, depending upon method of disposition of the vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-7
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-17
Status: in_force

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

(a) Material misstatement in application for license;

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

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

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

(2) Any licensee who is exempt from liability for an act or omission under Section 63-19-57 shall not have his license suspended or revoked or the renewal of his license denied under this section for the same act or omission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-165 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 17-165
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-165
Status: in_force

Any violation of Section 63-17-151 et seq. shall be subject to the rights and remedies as provided for by Chapter 24, Title 75, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-17
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(7) The Department of Public Safety shall keep copies of all abstracts received hereunder for a period of three (3) years at its main office and the same shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business hours. This subsection shall not apply to nonpublic records maintained solely for the use of the courts in determining offender eligibility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-3
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(c) which has been lawfully towed onto the property of another at the written request of a law enforcement officer and left there for a period of not less than forty (40) days without any one having made claim thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-25
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any person lawfully possessed of a driver's license theretofore issued to him by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Mississippi, or under the laws of any other state or territory, or the District of Columbia of the United States, shall be arrested and charged with any offense against the traffic or motor vehicle laws or rules of the road of this state, or any municipality thereof, he shall have the option of depositing his driver's license so issued to him with the arresting officer or the court in lieu of any other security which may be required for his appearance in any court in this state in answer to such charge lodged in such court.

(2) If such person arrested elects to deposit his license as provided, the arresting officer or court shall issue such person a receipt for said license upon a form furnished or prescribed by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, and thereafter said person shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state and streets of the municipalities thereof during the pendency of the case in which the license was deposited unless his license or privilege is otherwise revoked, suspended or canceled, but in no case for a period longer than thirty (30) days.

(3) The clerk of the court in which the charge is lodged shall immediately forward to the department the license of the driver deposited in lieu of bail if the driver fails to appear in answer to the charge against him. The Commissioner of Public Safety or his authorized agent shall, upon receipt of a license so forwarded by the court, suspend the driver's license and driving privilege of the defaulting driver until notified by the court that the charge against such driver has been finally adjudicated.

(4) The commissioner shall, upon receipt of a license of a nonresident driver, forward notice to his counterpart in the state of the driver's residence of the fact that such driver has been charged with a traffic or motor vehicle offense or a violation of the rules of the road and has so deposited his license in lieu of bail.

(5) The making of an application for a duplicate driver's license during the period when the original license is posted for an appearance in a court shall be unlawful, shall constitute a misdemeanor and a person convicted thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment.

(6) The provisions of this section shall not govern arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol. The procedure set forth in the Mississippi Implied Consent Law, Sections 63-11-1 through 63-11-47, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall apply.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-17-133 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 17-133
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-133
Status: in_force

In the event of a breach of the contract referred to in Section 63-17-131 , the party injured or damaged by such breach may have recourse for the liquidation of his damages to a board of arbitration and award as provided in Chapter 15, Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-211 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-211
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall advertise a notice of sale by publication and posting. The notice of sale shall be published one (1) time a week for three (3) weeks prior to the sale in a newspaper published in the county where the manufactured or mobile home is located, or, if none such paper is so published in said county, in some paper having a general circulation therein. The notice of sale shall be posted by the commissioner at the courthouse of the county where the abandoned manufactured or mobile home is located. The notice of sale shall contain a detailed description of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and a general description of the associated personal property to be sold and the date, time and place of the sale. Upon request, the commissioner shall provide the inventory to any interested person. The commissioner shall mail a copy of the notice of sale by United States mail postage prepaid to the last known address of the owner as shown in the complaint if the owner has not appeared as a party to the proceeding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-71 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-71
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any motor truck or bus is stopped upon the highway except for the purpose of picking up or discharging passengers, or its lighting equipment is disabled during the period when lighted lamps must be displayed on vehicles and such motor truck or bus cannot immediately be removed from the main traveled portion of a highway outside of a business or residence district, the driver or other person in charge of such vehicle shall cause such flares, fusees, reflectors, or other signals to be lighted or otherwise placed in an operating condition and placed upon the highway, one at a distance of approximately one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle, one approximately one hundred feet in advance of the vehicle and the third upon the roadway side of the vehicle. However, if the vehicle is transporting inflammables, no flares (pot torches) fusees, oil lanterns, or any signal produced by a flame, may be used, and in lieu of such signals, either (a) three red electric lanterns or flares and three red cloth flags, or (b) three emergency reflectors and three red cloth flags shall be used.

(2) Whenever any motor truck or bus is stopped upon the highway except for the purpose of picking up or discharging passengers between the hours of one half hour before sunrise and one half hour after sunset, the driver or person in charge of such vehicle shall place upon the highway in a standing position red flags, one at a distance not less than one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle and one not less than one hundred feet in advance of the vehicle and the third upon the roadway side of the vehicle.

(3) No person shall at any time operate a motor truck transporting explosives as a cargo or part of a cargo upon the highway unless it carries (a) electric lanterns or flares and red cloth flags or (b) red emergency reflectors and red cloth flags as required in Section 63-7-69 . Such electric flares, electric lanterns and emergency reflectors must be capable of producing a red light or red reflection and shall be displayed upon the roadway when and as required in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-25
Status: in_force

Clearance, side-marker, and tail lamps shall, when lighted, be capable of being seen at a distance of five hundred feet under normal atmospheric conditions during the time when lights are required. The light from front clearance lamps shall be visible to the front, from side-marker lamps to the side, and from rear clearance and tail lamps to the rear, of the motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-71 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 21-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-71
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter unless such violation is by the law of this state declared to be a felony.

Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-75 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-75
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue is charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the department is hereby authorized and empowered to call upon any and all law enforcement agencies and officers of this state for such assistance as it may deem necessary in order to assure such enforcement. It shall be the duty of such law enforcement agencies and officers to render such assistance to the Department of Revenue when called upon by the department to so do.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-25
Status: in_force

Any retail buyer having reason to believe that this chapter relating to his retail installment contract has been violated may file with the administrator a written complaint setting forth the details of such alleged violation. The administrator, upon receipt of such complaint, may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters and contracts of the licensee and of the retail seller involved, relating to such specific written complaint.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-219 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-7-43 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-43
Status: in_force

(1) The department is hereby authorized to approve or disapprove lighting devices and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for the approval of such lighting devices, their installation, aiming, and readjustment. Such regulations shall correlate with and, so far as practicable, conform to the then current standards and specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers applicable to such equipment.

(2) The department is hereby required to approve or disapprove any lighting device, of a type on which approval is specifically required in this chapter within a reasonable time after such device has been submitted.

(3) The department is further authorized to set up the procedure which shall be followed when any lighting device is submitted for approval.

(4) The department upon approving any lighting device shall issue to the applicant a certificate of approval together with any instructions determined by it.

(5) The department shall publish lists of all lighting devices by name and type which have been approved by it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-59 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 15-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-59
Status: in_force

Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the department shall, for the purpose of this chapter, require other proof as required by this chapter and shall suspend the license or the nonresident's operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1311 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-21-207 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-207
Status: in_force

Upon finding that the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property that are the subject of the complaint are in fact abandoned and have not been claimed and the indebtedness of the community owner or landowner has not been paid in full, the court shall enter an order adjudicating whether or not the manufactured or mobile home is uninhabitable, approving the inventory, approving the sale by the sheriff of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and the associated personal property as reflected on the inventory and setting a date, time and place for the sale, with the advertisement, determination of liens and financial responsibility for the sale to be the responsibility of the commissioner appointed by the court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-209 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-1-71 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-71
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 63-11-30 (3) and in addition to any penalty authorized by the Uniform Controlled Substances Law or any other statute indicating the dispositions that can be ordered for an adjudication of delinquency, every person convicted of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, or entering a plea of nolo contendere thereto, or adjudicated delinquent therefor, in a court of this state, the United States, another state, a territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall forthwith forfeit his right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this state for a period of not less than six (6) months. In the case of any person who at the time of the imposition of sentence does not have a driver's license or is less than sixteen (16) years of age, the period of the suspension of driving privileges authorized herein shall commence on the day the sentence is imposed and shall run for a period of not less than six (6) months after the day the person obtains a driver's license or reaches the age of sixteen (16). If the driving privilege of any person is under revocation or suspension at the time of any conviction or adjudication of delinquency for driving under the influence of a controlled substance, the revocation or suspension period imposed herein shall commence as of the date of termination of the existing revocation or suspension.

(2) The court in this state before whom any person is convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for driving under the influence of a controlled substance shall collect forthwith the Mississippi driver's license of the person and forward such license to the Department of Public Safety along with a report indicating the first and last day of the suspension or revocation period imposed pursuant to this section. If the court is for any reason unable to collect the license of the person, the court shall cause a report of the conviction or adjudication of delinquency to be filed with the Commissioner of Public Safety. That report shall include the complete name, address, date of birth, eye color and sex of the person and shall indicate the first and last day of the suspension or revocation period imposed by the court pursuant to this section. The court shall inform the person orally and in writing that if the person is convicted of personally operating a motor vehicle during the period of license suspension or revocation imposed pursuant to this section, the person shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 63-11-40 . A person shall be required to acknowledge receipt of the written notice in writing. Failure to receive a written notice or failure to acknowledge in writing the receipt of a written notice shall not be a defense to a subsequent charge of a violation of Section 63-11-40 . If the person is the holder of a driver's license from another jurisdiction, the court shall not collect the license but shall notify forthwith the Commissioner of Public Safety who shall notify the appropriate officials in the licensing jurisdiction. The court shall, however, in accordance with the provisions of this section, revoke the person's nonresident driving privilege in this state.

(3) The county court or circuit court having jurisdiction, on petition, may reduce the suspension of driving privileges under this section if the suspension would constitute a hardship on the offender. When the petition is filed, such person shall pay to the circuit clerk of the court where the petition is filed a fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each year, or portion thereof, of license revocation or suspension remaining under the original sentence, which shall be deposited into the State General Fund to the credit of a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury to be used for alcohol or drug abuse treatment and education, upon appropriation by the Legislature. This fee shall be in addition to any other court costs or fees required for the filing of petitions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-3
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

(a) “ Motor vehicle ” means any self-propelled or motored device designed to be used or used primarily for the transportation of passengers or property, or both, and having a gross vehicular weight rating of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds, but shall not include electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices or electric bicycles as defined in Section 63-3-103 .

(b) “ Commercial vehicle ” means any self-propelled or motored device designed to be used or used primarily for the transportation of passengers or property, or both, and having a gross vehicular weight rating of fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds or more; however, wherever “motor vehicle” appears in this chapter, except in Section 63-19-43 , the same shall be construed to include commercial vehicles where such construction is necessary in order to give effect to this chapter.

(c) “ Retail buyer ” or “ buyer ” means a person who buys a motor vehicle or commercial vehicle from a retail seller, not for the purpose of resale, and who executes a retail installment contract in connection therewith.

(d) “ Retail seller ” or “ seller ” means a person who sells a motor vehicle or commercial vehicle to a retail buyer under or subject to a retail installment contract.

(e) The “ holder ” of a retail installment contract means the retail seller of the motor vehicle or commercial vehicle under or subject to the contract or if the contract is purchased by a sales finance company or other assignee, the sales finance company or other assignee.

(f) “ Retail installment transaction ” means any transaction evidenced by a retail installment contract entered into between a retail buyer and a retail seller wherein the retail buyer buys a motor vehicle or commercial vehicle from the retail seller at a time price payable in one or more deferred installments. The cash sale price of the motor vehicle or commercial vehicle, the amount included for insurance and other benefits if a separate charge is made therefor, official fees and the finance charge shall together constitute the time price.

(g) “ Retail installment contract ” or “ contract ” means an agreement entered into in this state pursuant to which the title to or a lien upon the motor vehicle or commercial vehicle which is the subject matter of a retail installment transaction is retained or taken by a retail seller from a retail buyer as security for the buyer's obligation. The term includes a chattel mortgage, a conditional sales contract and a contract for the bailment or leasing of a motor vehicle or commercial vehicle by which the bailee or lessee contracts to pay as compensation for its use a sum substantially equivalent to or in excess of its value and by which it is agreed that the bailee or lessee is bound to become, or has the option of becoming, the owner of the motor vehicle upon full compliance with the provisions of the contract.

(h) “ Cash sale price ” means the price stated in a retail installment contract for which the seller would have sold to the buyer, and the buyer would have bought from the seller, the motor vehicle or commercial vehicle which is the subject matter of the retail installment contract, if such sale had been a sale for cash instead of a retail installment transaction. The cash sale price may include any taxes, registration, certificate of title, if any, license and other fees and charges for accessories and their installation and for delivery, servicing, repairing or improving the motor vehicle or commercial vehicle.

(i) “ Official fees ” means the fees prescribed by law for filing, recording or otherwise perfecting and releasing or satisfying a retained title or a lien created by a retail installment contract, if recorded.

(j) “ Finance charge ” means the amount agreed upon between the buyer and the seller, as limited in this chapter, to be added to the aggregate of the cash sale price, the amount, if any, included for insurance and other benefits and official fees, in determining the time price.

(k) “ Sales finance company ” means a person engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of purchasing retail installment contracts from one or more retail sellers. The term includes, but is not limited to, a bank, trust company, private banker, industrial bank or investment company, if so engaged. The term also includes a retail seller engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of creating and holding retail installment contracts which exceed a total aggregate outstanding indebtedness of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). The term does not include the pledgee to whom is pledged one or more of such contracts to secure a bona fide loan thereon.

(l) “ Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association and any other group however organized.

(m) “ Administrator ” means the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance or his duly authorized representative.

(n) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance.

(o) “ Records ” or “ documents ” means any item in hard copy or produced in a format of storage commonly described as electronic, imaged, magnetic, microphotographic or otherwise, and any reproduction so made shall have the same force and effect as the original thereof and be admitted in evidence equally with the original.

Words in the singular include the plural and vice versa.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-201 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-201
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(4) The term “repair and replacement” means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-3-413 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-413
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-413
Status: in_force

Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of making a required accident report and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making a report, such occupant shall make or cause to be made said report.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-43 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-37-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 37-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-1
Status: in_force

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

(a) “ Motor vehicle ” means a vehicle which self-propels, and is intended primarily for use and operation on public roads and highways.

(b) “ Nonconsensual towing ” means the moving, transporting or recovery of a commercial vehicle by a towing and recovery service without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle from private property and/or by police-initiated towing.

(c) “ Towing ” means the moving, transporting or recovery from public or private property, or from a storage facility of a person's commercial motor vehicle, the moving or removing of an unclaimed commercial vehicle, or the immobilization of or preparation for moving or removing of the commercial motor vehicle, for which a fee is charged either directly or indirectly.

(d) Heavy-duty towing shall be the towing of a vehicle, including trailers and semitrailers, with a gross vehicle rating over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.

(e) Medium-duty towing shall be the towing of a vehicle, including trailers and semitrailers with a gross vehicle rating of over fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds to twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.

(f) “ Towing and recovery service ” means an individual or business entity that provides towing and recovery services at the direction of a law enforcement officer or private property owner in exchange for a fee or charge.

(g) “ Law enforcement officer ” means any law enforcement public servant and/or State Highway Patrol Officer.

(h) “ Tow list ” means a list of approved towing companies compiled, maintained and utilized by a law enforcement officer or his or her designee, and as authorized by the Department of Public Safety to perform police-initiated towing services of disabled or abandoned commercial motor vehicles.

(i) “ Police initiated towing ” means towing of a commercial motor vehicle which was authorized, requested or dispatched by a law enforcement officer.

(j) “ Vehicle immobilization device ” means a mechanical device that is designated or adapted to be attached to a wheel, tire or other part of a parked commercial motor vehicle to prohibit the vehicle's usual manner of movement or operation.

(k) “ Per pound billing ” means a method of calculating a fee for towing using a formula that considers the weight of the commercial motor vehicle, equipment or cargo that is the subject of the towing and multiplies the weight of the vehicle, equipment or cargo by a monetary amount.

(l) “ Drop fee ” means a fee that a towing and recovery service charges to unhook a commercial motor vehicle from a tow truck.

(m) “ Cargo ” means goods and materials transported by a commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5 , including, without limitation:

(i) Pallets;

(ii) Containers;

(iii) Bracing;

(iv) Air pillows;

(v) Tie-down assemblies and other securement systems;

(vi) Cradles;

(vii) Chocks; and

(viii) All other dunnage and packaging.

(n) “ Commercial vehicle ” means any self-propelled or motored device designed to be used or used primarily for the transportation of passengers or property, or both, and have a gross vehicular weight rating of fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds or more.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 29 / 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. § 63-7-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-7
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 63-21-65 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-65
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall deposit the fees collected under this chapter into a special fund that is created in the State Treasury to the credit of the department. As much of those fees as appropriated by the Legislature shall be used by the department to defray the cost of carrying out the duties of the department, including the maintenance of the automated statewide motor vehicle and manufactured housing registration system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 33 / 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. § 63-21-31 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-31
Status: reserved

(1) If an owner transfers his interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, other than by the creation of a security interest, he shall, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the State Tax Commission prescribes, and cause the certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the transferee.

(2) Except as provided in Section 63-21-35 , the transferee shall, promptly after delivery to him of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the commission prescribes, and cause the certificate and application to be delivered to a designated agent. If however, the transferor is not a designated agent, the certificate and application shall be processed by a county tax collector or a designated agent.

(3) Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, unless the transfer was a breach of his security agreement, deliver the certificate to the transferee. Upon receipt of the certificate the transferee shall make application to a designated agent for a new certificate as required by Section 63-21-15 . The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his security agreement.

(4) If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder and the parties shall comply with the provisions of Section 63-21-47 .

(5) Except as provided in Section 63-21-35 , and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section have been complied with.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-3-1307 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1307
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1307
Status: in_force

(1) Every bicyclist operating a bicycle upon a roadway less than the normal speed of traffic shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following conditions:

(a) When it is unsafe to do so;

(b) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction;

(c) When preparing for or making a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;

(d) When proceeding straight in a place where right turns are permitted; and

(e) When necessary to avoid hazardous conditions, including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or a lane of substandard width that makes it unsafe to continue along the right portion of the way. For purposes of this paragraph, “ lane of substandard width ” means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side in the lane.

(2) When operating a bicycle upon a roadway, a bicyclist must exercise due care when passing or overtaking a vehicle that is standing or proceeding in the same direction.

(3) Bicyclists riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for exclusive use of bicycles.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-303 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-303
Status: in_force

No provision of Sections 63-7-301 through 63-7-313 shall be construed as creating any duty, standard of care, right or liability between parent and child that is not recognized under the laws of the state of Mississippi as they exist on July 1, 1983, or as they may at any time in the future be constituted by statute or court decision.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-31.1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-29-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 29-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-3
Status: in_force

As used in this section:

(a) “ Administrator ” means a third party other than the warrantor who is designated by the warrantor to be responsible for the administration of vehicle protection product warranties.

(b) “ Motor Vehicle Commission ” means the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission.

(c) “ Incidental costs ” means expenses specified in the warranty incurred by the warranty holder related to the failure of the vehicle protection product to perform as provided in the warranty. Incidental costs may include, without limitation, insurance policy deductibles, rental vehicle charges, the difference between the actual value of the stolen vehicle at the time of theft and the cost of a replacement vehicle, sales taxes, registration fees, transaction fees and mechanical inspection fees.

(d)(i) “ Vehicle protection product ” means a vehicle protection device, system or service that:

1. Is installed on or applied to a vehicle;

2. Is designed to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause; and

3. Includes a written warranty.

(ii) Any product offered without a warranty shall not be considered a vehicle protection product and shall not be covered by the provisions of this chapter.

(e) The term “ vehicle protection device, system or service ” shall include, without limitation, alarm systems, body part marking products, steering locks, window etch products, pedal and ignition locks, fuel and ignition kill switches and electronic, radio and satellite tracking devices.

(f) “ Vehicle protection product warranty ” or “ warranty ” means a written agreement by a warrantor that provides that if the vehicle protection product fails to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause, then the warranty holder shall be paid specified incidental costs by the warrantor as a result of the failure of the vehicle protection product to perform pursuant to the terms of the warranty.

(g) “ Vehicle protection product warrantor ” or “ warrantor ” means a person who is contractually obligated to the warranty holder under the terms of the vehicle protection product warranty agreement. “Warrantor” does not include an authorized insurer.

(h) “ Warranty holder ” means the person who purchases a vehicle protection product or who is a permitted transferee.

(i) “ Warranty reimbursement insurance policy ” means a policy of insurance that is issued to the vehicle protection product warrantor to provide reimbursement to the warrantor or to pay on behalf of the warrantor all covered contractual obligations incurred by the warrantor under the terms and conditions of the insured vehicle protection product warranties sold by the warrantor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-31.1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-3-615 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-615
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-615
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(4) If any person witnesses the driver of any vehicle violating the provisions of this section and the identity of the driver of the vehicle is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a rebuttable inference that the person in whose name the vehicle is registered committed the violation. If charges are filed against multiple owners of a motor vehicle, only one (1) of the owners may be convicted and court costs may be assessed against only one (1) of the owners. If the vehicle that is involved in the violation is registered in the name of a rental or leasing company and the vehicle is rented or leased to another person at the time of the violation, the rental or leasing company may rebut the inference of guilt by providing the law enforcement officer or prosecuting authority with a copy of the rental or lease agreement in effect at the time of the violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-17-111 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 17-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-111
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, any dealer-operator may appoint by will, or other written instrument, a designated successor to succeed in the ownership of the dealer-operator in the dealership upon the death or incapacity of the dealer-operator.

(2) Unless good cause exists for the refusal to honor the succession on the part of the manufacturer or distributor, any designated successor of a deceased or incapacitated dealer-operator of a dealership may succeed to the ownership of the motor vehicle dealership under the existing franchise agreement if:

(a) The designated successor gives the manufacturer or distributor written notice of his or her intention to succeed to the ownership of the motor vehicle dealership within sixty (60) days after the dealer-operator's death or incapacity; and

(b) The designated successor agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the sales and service agreement.

(3) The manufacturer or distributor may request, and the designated successor shall provide promptly upon such request, personal and financial data reasonably necessary to determine whether the succession should be honored.

(4)(a) If the manufacturer or distributor believes that good cause exists for refusing to honor the succession of a deceased or incapacitated dealer, the manufacturer or distributor may, not more than sixty (60) days following receipt of the notice of the designated successor's intent to succeed and receipt of such personal and financial data, serve upon the designated successor notice of its refusal to honor the proposed succession and of its intent to terminate the existing franchise with the dealer-operator not earlier than six (6) months from the date such notice of refusal is served.

(b) Such notice shall state the specific grounds for the refusal to honor the succession.

(c) If such notice is not timely served upon the designated successor, the franchise agreement shall continue in effect subject to termination only as otherwise provided by the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law.

(5) In determining whether good cause for the refusal to honor the succession exists, the manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proving that the designated successor is not of good moral character or does not otherwise meet the manufacturer's or distributor's reasonable standards for a dealer-operator.

(6) If a manufacturer or distributor refuses to honor the succession to the ownership interest of a deceased or incapacitated dealer-operator for good cause, the manufacturer or distributor shall allow the designated successor a reasonable period of time, which shall not be less than six (6) months, in which to consummate the sale of the dealership.

(7) Changes in the ownership of a new motor home dealership shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-11-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-3-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-3
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-9
Status: in_force

Except as may otherwise be provided in this chapter, the provisions of this chapter with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-203 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-203
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(6) A recreational vehicle manufacturer may not offer to sell or sell any new recreational vehicle to any recreational vehicle dealer at a lower actual price than the actual price charged to any other recreational vehicle dealer for the same line-make vehicle similarly equipped. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the offering of volume discounts if such discounts are equally available to all franchised dealers in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-7-60 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-19-33 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-33
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) If any insurance is cancelled, or the premium adjusted, any refund of the insurance premium received by the holder shall be credited to the final maturing installments of the contract except to the extent applied toward payment for similar insurance protecting the interests of the buyer and the holder or either of them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-75 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-75
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue is charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the department is hereby authorized and empowered to call upon any and all law enforcement agencies and officers of this state for such assistance as it may deem necessary in order to assure such enforcement. It shall be the duty of such law enforcement agencies and officers to render such assistance to the Department of Revenue when called upon by the department to so do.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-31 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-31
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided in this chapter, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combinations thereof on motor vehicles other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be so arranged that the driver may control the selection between distributions of light projected to different elevations, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

(a) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead for all conditions of loading.

(b) There shall be lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.

Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, registered in this state after January 1, 1954, which has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted. Said indicator shall be so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-40 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-40
Status: in_force

Any person whose driver's license, or driving privilege has been cancelled, suspended or revoked under the provisions of this chapter and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways, streets or public roads of this state, while such license or privilege is cancelled, suspended or revoked, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than forty-eight (48) hours nor more than six (6) months, and fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

The commissioner of public safety shall suspend the driver's license or driving privilege of any person convicted under the provisions of this section for an additional six (6) months. Such suspension shall begin at the end of the original cancellation, suspension or revocation and run consecutively.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 33 / 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. § 63-32-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 32-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-5
Status: in_force

(1) Every golf cart and low-speed vehicle to be operated, as authorized under this chapter, on a public road or street shall be required to be registered with the city. Upon payment of a reasonable fee that may be charged by the city to cover the costs of administration, presentation of proof of financial responsibility and presentation of a valid driver's license or temporary driver's permit, the owner of the golf cart or low-speed vehicle shall be issued a registration decal by the county or municipal tax collector that must be displayed on the left rear fender of the vehicle. The registration shall remain valid for as long as the registering owner owns the golf cart or low-speed vehicle. The city shall provide the registrant with a map of the areas where golf carts or low-speed vehicles may be operated at the time of registration. The operator shall be required to have proof of financial responsibility and a valid driver's license in his or her possession at all times while operating the golf cart or low-speed vehicle on public roads and streets of the state.

(2) The registration fee imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be retained by the municipal clerk and deposited into the municipal general fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-211 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-211
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall advertise a notice of sale by publication and posting. The notice of sale shall be published one (1) time a week for three (3) weeks prior to the sale in a newspaper published in the county where the manufactured or mobile home is located, or, if none such paper is so published in said county, in some paper having a general circulation therein. The notice of sale shall be posted by the commissioner at the courthouse of the county where the abandoned manufactured or mobile home is located. The notice of sale shall contain a detailed description of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and a general description of the associated personal property to be sold and the date, time and place of the sale. Upon request, the commissioner shall provide the inventory to any interested person. The commissioner shall mail a copy of the notice of sale by United States mail postage prepaid to the last known address of the owner as shown in the complaint if the owner has not appeared as a party to the proceeding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 39 / Section 39-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-19
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(g) If there are conditions under which a shared vehicle driver must maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to book a shared motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-115 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-25-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-1
Status: in_force

Sections 63-25-1 through 63-25-11 shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-57 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-57
Status: in_force

(1) A licensee under this chapter shall have no liability for any act or practice done or omitted in conformity with (a) any rule or regulation of the commissioner, or (b) any rule, regulation, interpretation or approval of any other state or federal agency or any opinion of the Attorney General, notwithstanding that after such act or omission has occurred the rule, regulation, interpretation, approval or opinion is amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.

(2) A licensee under this chapter, acting in conformity with a written interpretation or approval by an official or employee of any state or federal agency or department, shall be presumed to have acted in accordance with applicable law, notwithstanding that after such act has occurred, the interpretation or approval is amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be incorrect or invalid for any reason.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-911 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-911
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-911
Status: in_force

No person shall open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on a side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-209 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-209
Status: in_force

Before the commissioner enters upon the discharge of the commissioner's duties, the commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath before some competent officer, and shall file a copy of the same in the proceeding, that the commissioner will honestly, faithfully and impartially advertise the sale, receive the highest bid, disburse the same and file a report as to such disbursement required by law, and perform the duties required of a commissioner to the best of the commissioner's skill, knowledge and judgment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-41 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-7-41 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-41
Status: in_force

No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer or use upon any such vehicle any head lamp, auxiliary driving lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp or reflector which reflector is required hereunder, or parts of any of the foregoing, which tend to change the original design or performance, unless of a type which has been submitted to the department of public safety and approved by it.

No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale for use upon or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer any lamp or device mentioned in this section which has been approved by the department unless such lamp or device bears thereon the trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when installed.

No person shall use upon any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer any lamps mentioned in this section unless said lamps are mounted, adjusted and aimed in accordance with instructions of the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-28 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-15-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 15-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-45
Status: in_force

When an insurance company has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under Section 63-15-39 or Section 63-15-41 , the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least ten (10) days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be placed in the mail, or transmitted by electronic means, to the department. However, such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-903 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-3-1313 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1313
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1313
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to harass, taunt or maliciously throw an object at or in the direction of any person riding a bicycle.

A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the first offense, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the second offense, and a fine of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and imprisonment in the county jail for seven (7) days for the third and subsequent offenses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-221 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 63-27-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / 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. § 63-21-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 63-17-86 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 17-86
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-86
Status: in_force

(1) The mark-up customarily charged by the dealer for parts or its labor rate may be established at the election of the dealer by the dealer submitting to the manufacturer, either by electronic transmission or tangible delivery, and in accordance with Section 63-17-85(j) , all consecutive repair orders that include one hundred (100) sequential repair orders reflecting qualified repairs, or all repair orders closed during any period of ninety (90) consecutive days, whichever produces the fewer number of repair orders, covering repairs made no more than one hundred eighty (180) days before the submission, and declaring the parts mark-up or labor rate.

(2) The dealer shall calculate its labor rate by determining the total charges for labor from the qualified repairs submitted and dividing that amount by the total number of hours that produced such charges. The dealer shall calculate its parts mark-up by determining the total charges for parts from the qualified repairs submitted, dividing that amount by its total cost of the purchase of such parts, subtracting one from that amount, and multiplying by one hundred (100) to produce a percentage.

(3) A motor vehicle dealer seeking to establish or modify its warranty reimbursement labor rate, parts mark-up, or both shall no more frequently than once per twelve-month period, submit to the manufacturer:

(a) A single set of repair orders for purposes of calculating both its labor rate and parts mark-up; or

(b) A set of repair orders for purposes of calculating only its labor rate or for purposes of calculating only its parts mark-up.

(4) In calculating the rate customarily charged by the dealer for parts and labor for purposes of this section, the following shall not be included:

(a) Repairs which are the subject of manufacturer discounts, such as special events, specials, promotions, coupons, or service campaigns.

(b) Parts sold at wholesale.

(c) Repairs of motor vehicles owned by the dealer.

(d) Routine maintenance, including, but not limited to, replacements of fluids, filters, batteries, bulbs, belts, nuts, bolts, or fasteners, unless provided in the course of, and related to, an otherwise qualified repair.

(e) Installations of accessories.

(f) Replacements of or work on tires, wheels, or brakes, including alignments, wheel or tire rotations, or replacements of brake drums, rotors, shoes, or pads.

(g) Vehicle reconditioning.

(h) Safety or emission inspections required by law.

(i) Repairs for which volume discounts have been negotiated with government agencies or insurers.

(j) Bodyshop repairs of conditions caused by collision, road hazard, the force of the elements, vandalism, theft, or owner, operator, or third-party negligence or deliberate act.

(k) Parts that do not have individual part numbers.

(l) Manufacturer approved and reimbursed goodwill repairs or reimbursements.

(m) Window replacement, window etching, window tint, protective film, or other masking products.

(5) The submitted parts mark-up or labor rate shall each be presumed to be reasonable, and shall go into effect forty-five (45) days after the manufacturer's receipt of its submission, unless, within such period, the manufacturer rebuts that presumption, by reasonably substantiating that such submission is materially incomplete, materially inaccurate or is materially unreasonable and providing a full explanation of any and all reasons that such submitted mark-up or rate is materially incomplete, materially inaccurate or materially unreasonable, evidence validating each such reason, a copy of all calculations used by it demonstrating any material inaccuracy, and a proposed adjusted mark-up or rate provided that the dealers submission is materially accurate, based upon the qualified repair orders submitted by the dealer. In such event, the manufacturer may not submit more than one (1) such rebuttal to the dealer, and may not thereafter add to, expand, supplement, or otherwise modify any element thereof, including, but not limited to, its grounds for contesting such parts mark-up or labor rate.

If a manufacturer determines from any set of repair orders submitted under this section that the labor rate or parts mark-up calculated under this section is substantially higher or lower than the rate currently on record with the manufacturer for labor and/or parts, the manufacturer may, in accordance with this subsection, request additional repair orders for a period of either sixty (60) days prior to or sixty (60) days subsequent to the time period for which the repair orders were submitted for purposes of an alteration, and shall have forty-five (45) days from receiving the additional repair orders to rebut the presumption that the dealer's proposed mark-up and labor rates are reasonable.

(6) If the dealer and the manufacturer do not agree on the parts mark-up or labor rate, as the case may be, then the dealer may file a protest with the commission within sixty (60) days of receiving the manufacturer's written rejection of the dealer's proposed parts mark-up or labor rate. If such a protest is filed, the commission shall inform the manufacturer thereof and that a hearing will be held thereon. In any such hearing, the manufacturer shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the dealer's submitted parts mark-up or labor rate or both was materially incomplete, materially inaccurate or was unreasonable as described in subsection (5). Upon a commission decision in favor of the dealer, any increase in the dealer's parts mark-up or labor rate arising from such proceeding shall be effective retroactively to the date forty-five (45) days following the manufacturer's receipt of the original submission to the manufacturer.

(7) If a manufacturer furnishes a part or component to a dealer, at reduced or no cost, to use in performing warranty work, the manufacturer shall compensate the dealer for the part or component in the same manner as warranty parts compensation under this section by compensating the dealer on the basis of the dealer's mark-up on the cost for the part or component as listed in the manufacturer's price schedule less the cost for the part or component.

(8) A manufacturer may not require a dealer to establish the rate customarily charged by the dealer for parts and labor by an unduly burdensome or time-consuming method or by requiring information that is unduly burdensome or time-consuming to provide.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 37-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-15
Status: in_force

A towing and recovery service shall not use vehicle immobilization devices except under the direction of law enforcement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 23-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-7
Status: in_force

Prior to disposition of an abandoned motor vehicle any automobile dealer, wrecker service or repair service owner, or any person on whose property such a vehicle is lawfully towed at the written request of a law enforcement officer, shall inquire of the State Tax Commission as to status of the vehicle in regard to the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Law. Said inquiry shall provide the description of the vehicle including the vehicle identification number. Upon request of the State Tax Commission, satisfactory evidence must be furnished as to abandonment in compliance with this chapter. Upon receipt of notification of the foregoing, the State Tax Commission shall advise any automobile dealer, wrecker service or repair service owner, or any person on whose property such a vehicle is lawfully towed at the written request of a law enforcement officer, of proper titling procedures, where indicated, depending upon method of disposition of the vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-23
Status: in_force

The foregoing provisions of this chapter shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of this title for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for an offense of like grade.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-34 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-34
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-34
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Sections 63-5-29 and 63-5-33 , any motor vehicle measuring more than twenty-nine (29) feet between the extreme axles with title to such vehicle registered with the State Tax Commission in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-21-1 et seq. may use public highways, excluding the federal interstate highway system, and be considered as a motor vehicle with a distance between the extreme of any group of axles twelve (12) feet longer than the extreme measurement of any such group.

Any motor vehicle that measures more than twenty-nine (29) feet and less than or equal to forty (40) feet between the extreme axles whose gross weight does not exceed seventy-two thousand (72,000) pounds on four (4) axles or seventy-three thousand two hundred eighty (73,280) pounds on five (5) axles, with title to such vehicle registered with the State Tax Commission on or before April 24, 1974, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 63-21-1 et seq. , may use the federal interstate highway system and be considered as a motor vehicle with a distance between the extreme of any group of axles twelve (12) feet longer than the extreme measurement of any such group.

The provisions of this section may be superseded by action of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, by resolution spread upon its minutes, for any specified segment of a state highway or bridge in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 65-1-45 , when, due to any special weather or other hazard, such highways or bridges have been weakened or when such highways have substandard surfacing or weak bridges due to any cause.

This section shall not apply to situations in which its application would create a conflict with any length regulation or weight restriction imposed by federal law on the federal interstate highway system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 27-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-3
Status: in_force

Any nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash part manufactured or supplied for use in this state on or after January 1, 1991, shall have affixed thereto or inscribed thereon the logo, identification number, or name of its manufacturer. Such manufacturer's logo, identification number or name shall be visible after installation whenever practicable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-67 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-35-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (MS FAVE) Act of 2023.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 35 / Section 35-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-9
Status: in_force

When an automated driving system installed on a motor vehicle is engaged the automated driving system is considered the driver or operator, for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws and shall be deemed to satisfy electronically all physical acts required by a driver or operator of the vehicle. The automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle as required under Section 63-1-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-21-47 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-47
Status: in_force

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

The commission shall file each assignment received by the commission with the required fee, and note the assignee as lienholder upon the record of notices of security interests maintained by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-39-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 33 / Section 39-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-13
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car sharing program and a shared vehicle owner shall be exempt from vicarious liability consistent with 49 USC Section 30106 and under any state or local law that imposes liability solely based on vehicle ownership.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 35-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-9
Status: in_force

When an automated driving system installed on a motor vehicle is engaged the automated driving system is considered the driver or operator, for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws and shall be deemed to satisfy electronically all physical acts required by a driver or operator of the vehicle. The automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle as required under Section 63-1-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 15-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-53
Status: in_force

(1) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles are licensed may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The department may, in its discretion, upon the application of a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when it is satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against such person.

(3) Upon not less than five (5) days notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the department may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within thirty (30) days after such judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-31.1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-17-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-17-95 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-95
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-95
Status: in_force

(1) All parties whose rights may be affected at any hearing before the commission shall have the right to appear personally and by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses appearing against them, and to produce evidence and witnesses in their own behalf. The commission shall make and keep a record of each such hearing and shall provide a transcript thereof to any interested party upon his request and at his expense. Testimony taken at all such hearings shall be taken either stenographically or by machine.

(2) Witnesses who testify at any hearing before the commission shall testify under oath. The form of the oath or affirmation shall be in the form or to the effect following: “You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the evidence you shall give as a witness at this hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; so help you God.”

(3) Any member of the commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses testifying before the commission.

(4) The commission shall prescribe its rules of order or procedure in hearings or other proceedings before it. However, such rules of order or procedure shall not be in conflict or contrary to the provisions of law governing hearings before the commission, and appeals therefrom.

(5) All decisions of the commission with respect to the hearings shall be incorporated into orders of the commission and spread upon its minutes.

(6) The commission may apply to the chancery court of the county or to the chancery court of the judicial district of the county, or to any chancellor of any such court in vacation, to which its order is appealable under the provisions of Section 63-17-99 for the enforcement of such order by injunction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / Section 32-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-3
Status: in_force

(1) The governing authorities of a municipality may, in their discretion, authorize the operation of golf carts and low-speed vehicles only on public roads and streets as designated by ordinance, within the corporate limits of the municipality.

(2) Golf carts and low-speed vehicles may be operated on public roads and streets upon which bicycles are authorized by law to be operated. Golf carts and low-speed vehicles may not be operated on state highways or federal highways that are not interstate highways except for the crossing of these streets, in which case the shortest traveling distance to do so shall be required. Drivers are required to operate golf carts and low-speed vehicles only in the outside lane of multilane streets and roads, where applicable.

(3) Any person operating a golf cart or low-speed vehicle on the public roads and streets under this chapter must have in his or her possession a valid driver's license or temporary driver's permit and proof of financial responsibility as required under Section 63-15-1 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-305 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-21-21 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-21
Status: in_force

The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. If the original certificate of title is delivered to a lienholder, a nontransferable duplicate certificate of title shall be mailed to the owner to serve as a permit for operation of the motor vehicle or use or occupancy of the manufactured home or mobile home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 63-17-215 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-27-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-37-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 33 / Section 37-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-13
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) The towing and recovery service shall not assess a drop fee to release the commercial motor vehicle after the vehicle is hooked up to the tow truck but before the vehicle is removed from the private property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 37-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-9
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) An owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle may request a specific towing and recovery service and that request shall be honored by the law enforcement officer unless the requested towing and recovery service cannot perform the requested towing and recovery service or does not respond in a reasonable time, as determined by the law enforcement officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-19
Status: in_force

(1) Each certificate of title issued by the State Tax Commission shall contain:

(a) The date issued;

(b) The name and current address of the owner;

(c) The names and addresses of the first two (2) lienholders in the order of priority as shown on the application, or if the application is based on a certificate of title as shown on the certificate;

(d) The title number;

(e) A description of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, including the following data, if applicable: year, make, model, vehicle identification number, type of body, number of cylinders, whether new or used, odometer reading, a statement which qualifies mileage according to the odometer disclosure certified by the transferor and, if a new vehicle, the date of the first sale of the vehicle for use; and

(f) Any other data the State Tax Commission prescribes.

(2) Unless security is furnished as provided in subsection (b) of Section 63-21-23, Mississippi Code of 1972 , a distinctive certificate of title shall be issued for a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home last previously registered in another state or country the laws of which do not require that lienholders be named on a certificate of title to perfect their security interests. The certificate shall contain the legend “This vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home may be subject to an undisclosed lien” and may contain any other information the State Tax Commission prescribes. If no notice of a security interest in the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home is received by the State Tax Commission within four (4) months from the issuance of the distinctive certificate of title, the State Tax Commission shall, upon application and surrender of the distinctive certificate, issue a certificate of title in ordinary form.

(3) The certificate of title shall contain forms for assignment and warranty of title by the owner, and for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, and may contain forms for applications for a certificate of title by a transferee, the naming of a lienholder and the assignment or release of the security interest of a lienholder.

(4) A certificate of title issued by the State Tax Commission is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.

(5) A certificate of title for a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or other judicial process. However, this paragraph shall not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-43 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-43
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall designate its agents to enforce Sections 63-5-29 through 63-5-41, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and, upon the failure of any person so designated to enforce such sections, any executive order or directive to the contrary notwithstanding, he or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for each such conviction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-49 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-49
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, he shall, within ten (10) days after demand and, in any event, within thirty (30) days, execute a release of his security interest, in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the State Tax Commission prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate and release to the next lienholder named therein, or, if none, to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate. The owner other than a dealer holding the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for resale, shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the commission, who shall release the lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate.

(2) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for which the certificate of title is in the possession of a prior lienholder, the lienholder whose security interest is satisfied shall within ten (10) days after demand and, in any event, within thirty (30) days execute a release in the form the commission prescribes and deliver the release to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive it. The lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either deliver the certificate to the owner, or the person authorized by him, for delivery to the commission or, upon receipt of the release, mail or deliver it with the certificate to the commission who shall release the subordinate lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate.

(3) Upon receipt of the aforementioned releases of security interests, the commission shall file each release in the manner prescribed by the commission and note the same upon the records of notices of security interests maintained by it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 63-25-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-9
Status: in_force

(1) The following items shall be subject to forfeiture unless obtained by theft, fraud or conspiracy to defraud and the rightful owner of the items is known or can be identified and located: (a) any tool, (b) any implement, or (c) any instrumentality, including but not limited to any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, whether owned or unowned by the person from whose possession or control it was seized, which is used or possessed either in violation of Section 63-25-5 or to promote and facilitate a violation of Section 63-25-5 .

(2) Any motor vehicle, other conveyance or motor vehicle part used by any person as a common carrier is subject to forfeiture under this section where the owner or other person in charge of the motor vehicle, other conveyance or motor vehicle part is a consenting party to a violation of Section 63-25-5 .

(3) Any motor vehicle, motor vehicle part, other conveyance, tool, implement or instrumentality is not subject to forfeiture under this section by reason of any act or omission which the owner proves to have been committed or omitted without the owner's knowledge or consent.

(4)(a) Seizing agencies shall utilize their best efforts to identify any seized motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to determine ownership or the identity of any other person having a right or interest in a seized motor vehicle or motor vehicle part. In its reasonable identification and owner location attempts, the seizing agency shall cause the stolen motor vehicle files of the Highway Safety Patrol to be searched for information on motor vehicles similar to the seized motor vehicle or consistent with the seized motor vehicle part.

(b) Where a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part has an apparent value in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the seizing agency shall:

(i) Consult with an expert specially trained and experienced in motor vehicle theft investigative procedures and motor vehicle identification techniques; and

(ii) Request searches of the on-line and off-line files of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the National Automobile Theft Bureau (NATB) when the Highway Safety Patrol's files have been searched with negative results.

(5) Forfeiture of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle part or other conveyance encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party where the secured party neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission forming the ground for forfeiture; provided, however, that a forfeiture shall not be subject to the interest of any secured party if the property involved in the forfeiture is a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part seized pursuant to Section 63-25-7(1) and ownership cannot be determined.

(6) Property described in subsection (1) of this section which is seized and held for forfeiture shall not be subject to replevin and is subject only to the order and judgments of a court of competent jurisdiction hearing the forfeiture proceedings.

(7)(a) The seizing agency's attorney or the district attorney in the county in which the seizure occurs may bring an action for forfeiture in a court of competent jurisdiction. The forfeiture action shall be brought within sixty (60) days from the date of seizure. Except when the ownership of the property involved in the forfeiture is a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part seized pursuant to Section 63-25-7(1) and ownership cannot be determined, the prosecutor, may, in the sound exercise of discretion, decide not to bring a forfeiture action because of the rights of property owners, lienholders or secured creditors, or because of exculpatory, exonerating or mitigating facts and circumstances.

(b) The clerk of court shall give notice of the forfeiture proceeding by mailing a copy of the complaint in the forfeiture proceeding and instructions on how the action for forfeiture may be contested to each person whose right, title or interest is of record in the State Tax Commission or any department or agency of any other state or territory of the United States or of the federal government if such property is required to be registered in any such department or agency.

(c) Notice of the proceeding shall be given to any such other person as may appear, from the facts and circumstances, to have any right, title or interest in or to the property.

(d) The owner of the property, or any person having or claiming right, title or interest in the property, may, within fourteen (14) days after the mailing of such notice, file a verified answer to the complaint and may appear at the hearing on the action for forfeiture.

(e) The prosecutor shall show at a forfeiture hearing by a preponderance of the evidence that such property was used in the commission of a violation of Section 63-25-5 , or was used or possessed to facilitate such violation or was seized pursuant to Section 63-25-7(1) and ownership cannot be determined.

(f) The owner of property may show by a preponderance of the evidence that he did not know, and did not have reason to know, that the property was to be used or possessed in the commission of any violation or that any of the exceptions to forfeiture are applicable.

(g) Unless the prosecutor shall make the required showing, the court shall order the property released to the owner. Where the prosecutor has made such a showing, the court may order:

(i) That the property be destroyed by the agency that seized it or by some other agency designated by the court;

(ii) That the property be delivered and retained for use by the agency which seized it or some other agency designated by the court; or

(iii) That the property may be sold at public auction as provided in subsection (11).

(8) A copy of a forfeiture order shall be filed with the sheriff of the county in which the forfeiture occurs and with each federal or state department or agency with which such property is required to be registered. Such order, when filed, constitutes authority for the issuance, to the agency to whom the property is delivered and retained for use, of a certificate of title, registration certificate or other special certificate as may be required by law considering the condition of the property.

(9) No motor vehicle which has been seized pursuant to Section 63-25-7 or forfeited or sold at public auction pursuant to this section shall be released by the seizing agency, used by an agency designated by the court, or sold at public auction unless any altered, counterfeited, defaced, destroyed, disguised, falsified, forged, obliterated or removed vehicle identification number is corrected by the issuance and affixing of either an assigned or replacement vehicle identification number plate as may be appropriate.

(10) Seizing agencies shall utilize their best efforts to arrange for the towing and storing of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts in the most economical manner possible. In no event shall the owner of a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle part be required to pay more than the minimum reasonable costs of towing and storage.

(11) Property that has been ordered sold pursuant to subsection (7)(iii) shall be sold at public auction for cash by the chief law enforcement officer of the seizing agency or his designee to the highest and best bidder after advertising the sale for at least once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks, the last notice to appear not more than ten (10) days nor less than five (5) days prior to the sale, in a newspaper having a general circulation within the jurisdiction of the seizing agency. The legal notice shall contain a description of the property to be sold and a statement of the time and place of sale. The proceeds of the sale shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) To any bona fide lien holder, secured party, or other party holding an interest in the property in the nature of a security interest, to the extent of his interest; and

(b) The balance, if any, remaining after deduction of all storage, court costs and expenses of liquidation shall accrue to the seizing agency.

(12) A seized motor vehicle or motor vehicle part that is neither forfeited nor unidentifiable shall be held subject to the order of the court in which the criminal action is pending or, if a request for its release from such custody is made, until the district attorney has notified the defendant or the defendant's attorney of such request and both the prosecution and defense have been afforded a reasonable opportunity for an examination of the property to determine its true value and to produce or reproduce, by photographs or other identifying techniques, legally sufficient evidence for introduction at trial or other criminal proceedings. Upon expiration of a reasonable time for the completion of the examination, which in no event shall exceed fourteen (14) days from the date of service upon the defense of the notice of request for return of property as provided herein, the property shall be released to the person making such request after satisfactory proof such person is entitled to the possession thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon application by either party with notice to the other, the court may order retention of the property if it determines that retention is necessary in the furtherance of justice.

(13) When a seized motor vehicle is forfeited, restored to its owner or otherwise disposed of, the seizing agency shall retain a report of the transaction for a period of at least one (1) year from the date of the transaction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-27
Status: in_force

Stop lights shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake and shall be capable of being seen and distinguished from a distance of one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle in normal daylight. Stop lights shall not project a glaring or dazzling light.

A stop light may be incorporated with a tail lamp.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-53
Status: in_force

If a security interest in a previously registered vehicle is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of August 9, 1968, and if a security interest in a previously registered manufactured home or mobile home is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of July 1, 1999, the security interest continues perfected until its perfection lapses under the law under which it was perfected. This would apply only to vehicles, manufactured homes or mobile homes not required to be titled under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-7
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Public Safety, hereinafter referred to in this section as “department,” shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, as applicable, and shall make rules necessary for the administration of the motor vehicle insurance verification system created under Section 63-16-3 .

(2) The rules must:

(a) Establish standards and procedures for accessing the system by authorized personnel of the department, the courts, law enforcement personnel and any other entities authorized by the department that are consistent with specifications and standards of the Insurance Industry Committee on Motor Vehicle Administration and other applicable industry standards;

(b) Provide for the suspension of a driver's license when required by this chapter;

(c) Prohibit the reinstatement of a driver's license unless the applicable fines have been paid; and

(d) Provide for insurance information from insurers, not more often than every thirty (30) days, to identify motor vehicle insurance policy information; however, no insurer shall be required to provide such information in a format other than those set forth by the Insurance Industry Committee on Motor Vehicle Administration “Insurance Data Transfer Guide,” as amended.

(3) The department may adopt additional rules to:

(a) Assist authorized users in interpreting responses received from the motor vehicle insurance verification system and determining the appropriate action to be taken as a result of a response; and

(b) Otherwise clarify system operations and business rules.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-107 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-35-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (MS FAVE) Act of 2023.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 37-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-15
Status: in_force

A towing and recovery service shall not use vehicle immobilization devices except under the direction of law enforcement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 29-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-9
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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