Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-29 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-29
Status: in_force

(1) Mounting of reflectors. No reflector required by the provisions of this chapter shall be mounted upon the motor vehicle at a height to exceed sixty inches, nor less than twenty-four inches, above the ground on which the motor vehicle stands.

(2) Visibility of reflectors. Every reflector shall be of such size and characteristics as to be readily visible at night from all distances within five hundred feet to fifty feet from the motor vehicle when directly in front of a normal headlight beam.

(3) Rear reflectors incorporated with tail lamps. One or both of the required rear red reflectors may be incorporated within the tail lamp or tail lamps; any such tail lamps shall be located within the height limits specified for reflectors. Whether or not the rear reflectors are incorporated in tail lamps, they shall be located on the rear of the motor vehicle at opposite sides and shall also meet the requirements as to visibility set forth in this section.

(4) Color of reflectors. All reflectors mounted on any bus, truck, truck tractor, semi-trailer, full trailer, or pole-trailer, shall reflect an amber color, except those placed on the rear and on the sides nearest to the rear thereof, which shall reflect a red color.

Any reflectors on a vehicle, other than those expressly required or permitted by the provisions of this chapter, shall, if visible from the front, reflect a white or amber light, if visible from either side, reflect an amber light, and if visible from the rear, reflect a red light.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-69 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-69
Status: in_force

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

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

The provisions and requirements of this section implement the provisions and requirements of Section 27-19-59 and Section 27-19-61 . Nothing contained in this section or in this chapter shall in any way amend or supersede any of the existing statutes of this state or any of the provisions or requirements of such statutes with respect to the registration of vehicles and making applications for privilege licenses for vehicles. However, the State Tax Commission shall by suitable rules and regulations provide for the implementation of the requirements of this section and this chapter with the requirements of existing statutes with respect to the registration of vehicles and with respect to obtaining privilege licenses therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-53
Status: in_force

Any waiver of the provisions of this chapter shall be unenforceable and void.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-17-99 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-99
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-99
Status: in_force

The following procedure shall govern in taking and perfecting appeals:

1. Any person who is a party to any hearing before the commission and who is aggrieved by any decision of the commission with respect to any hearing before it shall have the right of appeal to the chancery court of the county of such person's residence or principal place of business within this state; if such person is a nonresident of the state he shall have the right of appeal to the chancery court of the residence of the opposing party, and if the opposing party is also a nonresident, the appeal shall be to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. All such appeals shall be taken and perfected within sixty days from the date of the decision of the commission which is the subject of the appeal. The chancery court to which such appeal is taken may affirm such decision or reverse and remand the same to the commission for further proceedings as justice may require or dismiss such decision. All such appeals shall be taken and perfected, heard and determined, either in term time or in vacation, on the record, including a transcript of pleadings and evidence, both oral and documentary, heard and filed before the commission. In perfecting any such appeal, the provisions of law respecting notice to the reporter and allowance of bills of exceptions, now or hereafter in force, respecting appeals from the chancery court to the supreme court shall be applicable. The reporter shall transcribe his notes, taken stenographically or by machine, and file the record with the commission within thirty days after approval of the appeal bond, unless, on application of the reporter, or of the appellant, an additional fifteen days shall have been allowed by the commission to the reporter within which to transcribe his notes and file the transcript of the record with the commission.

2. Upon the filing with the commission of a petition of appeal to the proper chancery court, it shall be the duty of the commission, as promptly as possible, and in any event within sixty days after approval of the appeal bond, to file with the clerk of said Chancery Court to which the appeal is taken, a copy of the petition for appeal and of the decision appealed from, and the original and one copy of the transcript of the record of the proceedings and evidence before the commission. After the filing of said petition, the appeal shall be perfected by the filing of a bond in the penal sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) with two sureties or with a surety company qualified to do business in Mississippi as surety, conditioned to pay the costs of such appeal, said bond to be approved by any member of the commission or by its executive secretary or by the clerk of the chancery court to which such appeal is taken.

3. No decision of the commission made as a result of a hearing shall become final with respect to any party affected and aggrieved by such decision until such party shall have exhausted or shall have had an opportunity to exhaust all of his remedies. However, any such decision may be made final if the commission finds that failure to do so would be detrimental to the public interest or public welfare; however, the finality of any such decision shall not prevent any party or parties affected and aggrieved thereby to appeal the same in accordance with the appellate procedure set forth in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-19-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 63-25-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(6) Obtaining any civil remedy under this section shall not preclude obtaining any other civil or criminal remedy under either this chapter or any other provision of law. Civil remedies under this section are supplemental and not mutually exclusive.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-21 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 39-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-21
Status: in_force

(1) A peer-to-peer car sharing program may not enter into a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement with a driver unless the driver who will operate the shared vehicle:

(a) Holds a driver's license issued under Section 63-1-5 that authorizes the driver to operate vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle; or

(b) Is a nonresident who:

(i) Has a driver's license issued by the state or country of the driver's residence that authorizes the driver in that state or country to drive vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle; and

(ii) Is at least the same age as that required of a resident to drive; or

(c) Otherwise is specifically authorized under Title 63, Chapter 1, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to drive vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle.

(2) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall keep a record of:

(a) The name and address of the shared vehicle driver;

(b) The number of the driver's license of the shared vehicle driver and each other person, if any, who will operate the shared vehicle; and

(c) The place of issuance of the driver's license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-49 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-19-59 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 19-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-59
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any person violating any of Sections 63-17-1 through 63-17-9 , shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-23
Status: in_force

The administrator shall, at intermittent periods, make such investigations and examinations of any licensee or other person as he deems necessary to determine compliance with this chapter. For such purpose he may examine the books, accounts, records and other documents or matters of any licensee or other person. He shall have the power to compel the production of all relevant books, records and other documents and materials relative to an examination or investigation. Such investigations and examinations shall not be made more often than once during a year unless the administrator has reason to believe the licensee is not complying with the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-39
Status: in_force

Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the department the written certificate of any insurance company duly authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 63-17-83 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-83
Status: in_force

Every motor vehicle factory representative or distributor representative shall have his license upon his person when engaged in his business, and shall display the same upon request. The name of the employer of such factory representative or distributor representative shall be stated on said license. In case of a change of employer, the holder of such license shall immediately mail same to the commission for its endorsement of such change thereon. A fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) shall be charged by the commission for endorsing each such change of employer on said licenses, and said fee shall accompany the application for change.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-29 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-29
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) Issue a distinctive certificate of title of the vehicle containing the legend “This certificate of title for this [manufactured home/mobile home] is issued pursuant to a filed affidavit of ownership and may be subject to an undisclosed lien” and any other information the department prescribes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-171 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-171
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-171
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(4) All administrative provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, including those which fix damages, penalties and interest for nonpayment of taxes and for noncompliance with the provisions of such law, and all other requirements and duties imposed upon taxpayers, shall apply to all persons liable for the fees imposed by this section, and the Commissioner of Revenue shall exercise all the power and authority and perform all the duties with respect to this section as are provided in the Sales Tax Law except where there is a conflict, then the provisions of this section prevail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-29-29 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-29
Status: in_force

The adoption of this chapter does not imply that a vehicle protection product warranty constituted insurance prior to July 1, 2007.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-913 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-913
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-913
Status: in_force

(1) The designation of areas on private property which are clearly marked to restrict access thereto to emergency vehicles shall be considered permission by the owner of such property that law enforcement officers may enter such private property to enforce such restricted access; and all municipal, county and state law enforcement officers are authorized to enforce such restriction.

(2) It is unlawful to park a motor vehicle, other than an emergency vehicle responding to an emergency, in an area which has been marked as provided in subsection (1) of this section; and any person who unlawfully parks a motor vehicle in such an area or who blocks access thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each violation. For the third and any subsequent offense under this section, the offender's driver's license shall be suspended for ninety (90) days in accordance with Section 63-1-53, Mississippi Code of 1972 , in addition to any fine imposed.

(3) For the purpose of this section “emergency vehicle” means fire department vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, ambulances and any other vehicle designated as an emergency vehicle by the governing authority of the county or municipality within which the private property is located.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-13 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-13
Status: in_force

(1) If the operator of a motor vehicle being operated on the public roads, streets or highways of the State of Mississippi or registered in the State of Mississippi has been found failing to have motor vehicle liability insurance in at least the minimum amounts required under Section 63-15-3(j) , it is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and suspension of driving privilege for a period of one (1) year or until the owner of the motor vehicle shows proof of liability insurance that is in compliance with the liability limits required by Section 63-15-3(j) and has paid the fines and assessments imposed and the driver's license reinstatement fees imposed by the Department of Public Safety. A judge shall determine whether the defendant is indigent, and if a determination of indigence is made, shall authorize the reinstatement of that person's driver's license upon proof of mandatory liability insurance subject to compliance with a payment plan for any fines, assessments and/or fees. If such fines are levied in a municipal court, the funds from such fines shall be deposited in the general fund of the municipality. If such fines are levied in any of the courts of the county, the funds from such fines shall be deposited in the general fund of the county. A person convicted of a criminal offense under this subsection (1) shall not be convicted of a criminal offense under Section 63-15-4(4) arising from the same incident.

(2)(a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Uninsured Motorist Identification Fund.” The fund shall consist of monies deposited therein as provided under subsection (1) of this section and monies from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund; however, one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of any monies in excess of the amount needed to defray the expenses and costs of the verification system created under Section 63-16-3 remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be transferred to a special fund created in the State Treasury for the purpose of funding a Highway Patrol Trooper School, and one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of any monies in excess of the amount needed to defray the expenses and costs of the verification system created under Section 63-16-3 remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be transferred to the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund created under Section 41-59-75 .

(b) Monies in the Uninsured Motorist Identification Fund may be used by the Department of Public Safety, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only for the purpose of defraying expenses and costs for the motor vehicle insurance verification system created under Section 63-16-3 . In addition, at any time during a fiscal year, if the Department of Public Safety determines that funds in the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund created under Section 45-2-1 are insufficient, the department may request the State Fiscal Officer to transfer funds from the Uninsured Motorist Identification Fund. The State Fiscal Officer may make an appropriate transfer if he determines that the funds in the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund are insufficient and the funds in the Uninsured Motorist Identification Fund will be sufficient for defraying the expenses and costs for the motor vehicle insurance verification system created under Section 63-16-3 . Monies in the fund used for the purposes described in this paragraph (b) shall be in addition to other funds available from any other source for such purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-211 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 17-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-211
Status: in_force

(1) Each warrantor shall:

(a) Specify in writing to each of its dealer obligations, if any, for preparation, delivery and warranty service on its products;

(b) Compensate the dealer for warranty service required of the dealer by the warrantor; and

(c) Provide the dealer the schedule of compensation to be paid and the time allowances for the performance of any work and service. The schedule of compensation must include reasonable compensation for diagnostic work as well as warranty labor.

(2) Time allowances for the diagnosis and performance of warranty labor must be reasonable for the work to be performed. In the determination of what constitutes reasonable compensation under this section, the principal factors to be given consideration shall be the actual wage rates being paid by the dealer, and the actual retail labor rate being charged by the dealers in the community in which the dealer is doing business. The compensation of a dealer for warranty labor may not be less than the lowest retail labor rates actually charged by the dealer for like nonwarranty labor as long as such rates are reasonable.

(3) The warrantor shall reimburse the dealer for warranty parts at actual wholesale cost plus a minimum thirty percent (30%) handling charge and the cost, if any, of freight to return warranty parts to the warrantor.

(4) Warranty audits of dealer records may be conducted by the warrantor on a reasonable basis, not to exceed a twelve-month look-back period from the current calendar date and dealer claims for warranty compensation may not be denied except for cause, such as performance of nonwarranty repairs, material noncompliance with the warrantor's published policies and procedures, lack of material documentation, fraud or misrepresentation.

(5) The dealer shall submit warranty claims within thirty (30) days after completing work.

(6) The dealer shall immediately notify the warrantor in writing if the dealer is unable to perform any warranty repairs within ten (10) days of receipt of written complaints from a consumer.

(7) The warrantor shall disapprove warranty claims in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of submission by the dealer in the manner and form prescribed by the warrantor. All claims shall be paid as authorized. Claims submitted according to warrantor's guidelines not specifically disapproved in writing within thirty (30) days shall be construed to be approved and must be paid within thirty (30) days of submission. Claims related to any type of service contract, mechanical or other insurance, or extended warranty sold for separate consideration by a dealer or other person not controlled by a manufacturer must be paid to the dealer as authorized immediately upon submission of completion by the dealer.

(8) It is a violation of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 for any warrantor to:

(a) Fail to perform any of its warranty obligations with respect to its warranted products;

(b) Fail to include, in written notices of factory campaigns to recreational vehicle owners and dealers, the expected date by which necessary parts and equipment, including tires and chassis or chassis parts, will be available to dealers to perform the campaign work. The warrantor may ship parts to the dealer to effect the campaign work, and, if such parts are in excess of the dealer's requirements, the dealer may return unused parts to the warrantor for credit after completion of the campaign;

(c) Fail to compensate any of its dealers for authorized repairs effected by the dealer of merchandise damaged in manufacture or transit to the dealer, if the carrier is designated by the warrantor, factory branch, distributor or distributor branch;

(d) Fail to compensate any of its dealers in accordance with the schedule of compensation provided to the dealer pursuant to this section if performed in a timely and competent manner;

(e) Intentionally misrepresent in any way to purchasers of recreational vehicles that warranties with respect to the manufacture, performance or design of the vehicle are made by the dealer as warrantor or co-warrantor; or

(f) Require the dealer to make warranties to customers in any manner related to the manufacture of the recreational vehicle.

(9) It is a violation of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 for any dealer to:

(a) Fail to perform pre-delivery inspection functions, as specified by the warrantor, in a competent and timely manner;

(b) Fail to perform warranty service work authorized by the warrantor in a reasonably competent and timely manner on any transient customer's vehicle of the same line-make;

(c) Fail to accurately document the time spent completing each repair, the total number of repair attempts conducted on a single unit, and the number of repair attempts for the same repair conducted on a single vehicle;

(d) Fail to notify the warrantor within ten (10) days of a second repair attempt which impairs the use, value or safety of the vehicle;

(e) Fail to maintain written records, including a consumer's signature, regarding the amount of time a unit is stored for the consumer's convenience during a repair; or

(f) Make fraudulent warranty claims or misrepresent the terms of any warranty.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 35 / 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. § 63-37-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 37-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-11
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for:

(a) A law enforcement officer to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2) Nonconsensual tows for unauthorized, illegally parked commercial motor vehicles on private property must be performed by Mississippi-based towers. Towed vehicles must be stored within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-52 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-52
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-52
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other permits authorized to be issued for overweight loads, the Department of Transportation is authorized to issue annual special permits for vehicles transporting heavy equipment with a nondivisible load having a gross vehicle weight of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds or less. The permit shall be issued for the pulling unit. The department may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and transference of the permit from one pulling unit to another. The fee for such permit shall be Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) and the permit shall expire one (1) year from the beginning movement date. Movements under such permit shall be made under such safety and equipment restrictions as the department may establish. The department shall specify the routes over which such movements may be conducted.

(2) In addition to other permits to be used for overweight and oversized loads, the Department of Transportation is authorized to issue annual special permits for the transporting of forestry-related equipment to vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of not more than one hundred thousand (100,000) pounds and dimensions of not more than fourteen (14) feet wide and fourteen (14) feet high. The permit, to be referred to as the “Forestry Permit,” shall be issued for each vehicle that serves as a pulling unit, at a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per unit annually. The Forestry Permit shall be available for the hauling of equipment or machinery customary and necessary for timber-harvesting activities, including, but not limited to, bulldozers, knuckleboom loaders, cutters, skidders, track machines of the same kind, mulchers and other machines used for silvicultural activities. The Forestry Permit shall be available to those hauling the subject equipment to and from timber harvest operations, as well as those hauling the equipment to and from a truck repair shop or equipment service center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-17
Status: in_force

No vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of thirteen feet, six inches. However, no person, firm or corporation, or the State of Mississippi or any subdivision thereof, shall be required to raise, alter, construct or reconstruct any underpass, wire, pole, trestle, or other structure to permit the passage of any vehicle having a height, unladen or with load, in excess of twelve feet, six inches. Full liability for damage to any structure caused by any vehicle having a height in excess of twelve feet, six inches, shall be borne entirely by the motor carrier or operator of the vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-5-43 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-21-47 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-17-118 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-118
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-118
Status: in_force

(1) Upon any termination, cancellation, refusal to continue, or refusal to renew any franchise or any discontinuation of any line or make of motor vehicle or parts essential to such line or make, the manufacturer or distributor shall pay reasonable compensation to the motor vehicle dealer as follows:

(a)(i) The motor vehicle dealer's net cost for any new, unused, undamaged, unregistered, unmodified and unsold vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds or less of the current and prior model year with less than seven hundred fifty (750) miles on the odometer that is in the motor vehicle dealer's inventory and was purchased from the manufacturer or another motor vehicle dealer of the same line or make in the ordinary course of business.

(ii) The motor vehicle dealer's net cost for any new, unused, undamaged, unregistered, unmodified and unsold vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rate of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds of the current and prior model year that is in the motor vehicle dealer's inventory and was purchased from the manufacturer or another motor vehicle dealer of the same line or make in the ordinary course of business.

(iii) The manufacturer or distributor shall have no obligation to repurchase a motor vehicle if the motor vehicle has been modified to the extent that the modifications are so significant as to void the manufacturer's warranty or has been substantially altered to the prejudice of the manufacturer or distributor. The manufacturer or distributor shall have no obligation to repurchase any parts used to modify the motor vehicle that were not produced by or for the manufacturer or distributor.

(b) The motor vehicle dealer's net cost of each new, unused and undamaged part or accessory listed in the manufacturer or distributor's current parts catalog and in the original, resalable merchandising packages. In the case of sheet metal, a comparable substitute for the original package shall be sufficient. New or reconditioned core parts shall be valued at their core value, listed in the original vehicle manufacturer's or distributor's current parts catalog. If the part or accessory was purchased by the motor vehicle dealer from another authorized same line or make motor vehicle dealer in the ordinary course of business, the manufacturer shall purchase the part or accessory for the price in the current parts catalog. The motor vehicle dealer shall maintain accurate records regarding the actual purchase price of parts that the manufacturer or distributor is required to purchase under this paragraph.

(c) In addition to the costs referenced in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, the manufacturer shall pay the motor vehicle dealer an additional five percent (5%) charge based on the total compensation due under this section for handling, packing, storing and loading of any parts subject to repurchase pursuant to this section and the manufacturer shall pay for shipping the vehicles subject to repurchase from the location of the motor vehicle dealer to the location directed by the manufacturer.

(d) The manufacturer shall pay the motor vehicle dealer the amounts specified in this subsection within ninety (90) days after the tender of the property, subject to the motor vehicle dealer providing evidence of good and clear title upon return of property to the manufacturer. The manufacturer shall remove the property from the motor vehicle dealer's premises within one hundred eighty (180) days after the tender of the property.

(2) In the event a manufacturer or distributor cancels, refuses to continue, or refuses to renew any franchise or discontinues any line or make or parts essential to such line or make, in addition to the compensation provided in subsection (1) of this section, the manufacturer or distributor shall pay reasonable compensation to the motor vehicle dealer as follows:

(a) In the event a motor vehicle dealer leases the dealership facilities, then the manufacturer shall be liable for twelve (12) months payment of the gross rent or the remainder of the term of the lease, whichever is less. If the dealership facilities are not leased, then the manufacturer shall be liable for the equivalent of twelve (12) months payment of gross rent based upon the fair market value of the dealership facilities. The gross rent shall be paid only to the extent that the dealership premises are recognized in the franchise and only if they are used solely for performance in accordance with the franchise and not substantially in excess of those facilities recommended by the manufacturer or distributor. If the facility is used for the operations of more than one (1) franchise, the gross rent compensation shall only include the prorated value of the square footage used exclusively for the terminated franchise or line or make at the time of termination. This paragraph shall not apply to a termination, cancellation or nonrenewal due to a sale of the assets or stock of the motor vehicle dealership. In addition to the gross rent, the manufacturer is required to pay the dealer the net cost of any upgrades or other alterations made by the motor vehicle dealer to the dealership facilities which were required in writing by the manufacturer and made by the motor vehicle dealer within two (2) years prior to the effective date of termination. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to relieve a motor vehicle dealer of its obligation to mitigate damages upon termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal. As used in this paragraph “ Gross rent ” is the monthly rent plus the monthly cost of insurance and taxes.

(b) The manufacturer shall pay the motor vehicle dealer for the value of twelve (12) months of any outstanding amounts on any leases or the remaining amount of the lease, whichever is less, of computer hardware or software that is exclusively used to manage and report data of the terminated line or make to the manufacturer or distributor for financial reporting requirements.

(c) The manufacturer shall pay the motor vehicle dealer for the value of twelve (12) months or the remaining amount of the lease, whichever is less of any outstanding amounts on any manufacturer or distributor required equipment leases, service contracts, and sign leases.

(d) The fair market value of each undamaged sign owned by the motor vehicle dealer which bears a trademark or trade name used or claimed by the manufacturer if the sign was purchased from, or purchased at a requirement of, the manufacturer, plus the costs of installing the sign and the costs of purchasing and installing any pole upon which the sign is located. During the first three (3) years after its purchase, the fair market value of each sign shall be the motor vehicle dealer's net costs of purchasing the sign. Thereafter, the fair market value of the sign shall be the greater of its actual market value or its depreciated value on the books of the motor vehicle dealer.

(e) The fair market value of all tools, data processing programs and equipment and automotive service equipment owned by the motor vehicle dealer which are exclusively used for the line or make being terminated and which were required in writing and designated as equipment, tools, data processing programs and equipment, and automotive service equipment and purchased from, or purchased as a requirement of, the manufacturer if the equipment, tools, programs and equipment are in usable and good condition, except for reasonable wear and tear. During the first three (3) years after their purchase, the fair market value of each item of equipment, tools, programs, and equipment shall be the motor vehicle dealer's net cost associated with purchasing the items. Thereafter, the fair market value of each item shall be the greater of its actual market value or its depreciated value on the books of the motor vehicle dealer.

(f) In addition to the other payments set forth in this section, if a termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal is premised upon the manufacturer discontinuing the sale in this state of a line or make that was the subject of the franchise, then the manufacturer shall also be liable to the motor vehicle dealer for an amount at least equivalent to the fair market value of the motor vehicle dealer's franchise for the discontinued line or make as of:

(i) The date immediately preceding the date the manufacturer announces the action which results in termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal; or

(ii) The day twelve (12) months prior to the date on which the notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal is issued, whichever amount is higher.

At the motor vehicle dealer's option, the manufacturer may avoid paying fair market value of the motor vehicle franchise to the motor vehicle dealer under this paragraph if the manufacturer, or another motor vehicle manufacturer pursuant to an agreement with the manufacturer, offers the motor vehicle dealer a replacement motor vehicle franchise with terms substantially similar to that offered to other same line or make motor vehicle dealers.

(g) The manufacturer shall pay the motor vehicle dealer the amounts specified in this subsection along with any other amounts that may be due to the motor vehicle dealer under the franchise agreement within ninety (90) days after the tender of the property, subject to the motor vehicle dealer providing evidence of good and clear title upon return of the property to the manufacturer. The manufacturer shall remove the property within one hundred eighty (180) days after the tender of the property from the motor vehicle dealer's premises. Unless previous arrangements have been made and agreed upon, the motor vehicle dealer is under no obligation to provide insurance for the property left after one hundred eighty (180) days.

(3) This section shall not apply to any sale, exchange, inheritance, gift or other transfer of ownership, stock, assets, management, or any other rights of the motor vehicle dealer, or to any termination for good cause, including, but not limited to, a conviction for a felony involving moral turpitude, for failure to conduct business for seven (7) consecutive business days or eight (8) business days out of any fifteen-day business period, for insolvency of the motor vehicle dealer or for loss of license to sell motor vehicles, or where there is a failure by the new motor vehicle dealer to comply with a provision of the franchise which provision is both reasonable and of a material significance to the franchise relationship provided that the dealer has been notified in writing of the failure.

(4) This section shall not apply to motor homes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-25 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 39-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-25
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(c) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer-to-peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-105 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-37-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / 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. § 63-17-155 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 17-155
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-155
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(g) “ Purchase price ” means the price which the consumer paid to the manufacturer to purchase the motor vehicle in a cash sale or, if the motor vehicle is purchased in a retail installment transaction, the cash sale price as defined in Section 63-19-3 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / 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. § 63-5-52 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-52
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-52
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other permits authorized to be issued for overweight loads, the Department of Transportation is authorized to issue annual special permits for vehicles transporting heavy equipment with a nondivisible load having a gross vehicle weight of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds or less. The permit shall be issued for the pulling unit. The department may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and transference of the permit from one pulling unit to another. The fee for such permit shall be Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) and the permit shall expire one (1) year from the beginning movement date. Movements under such permit shall be made under such safety and equipment restrictions as the department may establish. The department shall specify the routes over which such movements may be conducted.

(2) In addition to other permits to be used for overweight and oversized loads, the Department of Transportation is authorized to issue annual special permits for the transporting of forestry-related equipment to vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of not more than one hundred thousand (100,000) pounds and dimensions of not more than fourteen (14) feet wide and fourteen (14) feet high. The permit, to be referred to as the “Forestry Permit,” shall be issued for each vehicle that serves as a pulling unit, at a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per unit annually. The Forestry Permit shall be available for the hauling of equipment or machinery customary and necessary for timber-harvesting activities, including, but not limited to, bulldozers, knuckleboom loaders, cutters, skidders, track machines of the same kind, mulchers and other machines used for silvicultural activities. The Forestry Permit shall be available to those hauling the subject equipment to and from timber harvest operations, as well as those hauling the equipment to and from a truck repair shop or equipment service center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-221 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-221
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-221
Status: in_force

The purchaser shall submit a copy of the Bill of Sale and the Final Order to the Department of Revenue along with such forms as may be prescribed by it for the issuance of a new title to the purchaser.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-137
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-137 shall not affect any contract existing as of October 2, 1935, between any person, partnership, association of persons or corporation acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any motor vehicle manufacturer, nor shall they affect the relationship of any parties now acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any manufacturer without contract in this state. If any motor vehicle manufacturer should, after said date, without good cause or without tendering reimbursement for the damage or injury sustained by its agent, dealer or representative, cancel the existing contract or should without good cause refuse to continue the business relationship existing between manufacturer and agent, dealer or representative without contract the dealer, agent or representative so injured by the loss of his or its dealership, agency or representation may sue and recover all actual damages sustained by him, it or them. For a violation of the provisions of Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-139 a domestic corporation shall forfeit its charter and a foreign corporation shall forfeit its right to do business in this state and shall also forfeit not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 to the State of Mississippi and shall be proceeded against by the attorney general in the manner and form as provided for a quo warranto proceeding or injunction under the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-27
Status: in_force

(1) A guaranteed arrest bond certificate with respect to which a fidelity and surety company has become surety as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when posted by the person whose signature appears thereon, shall be accepted in lieu of cash bail in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), as a bail bond, to guarantee the appearance of such person in any court in this state at such time as may be required by the court, when such person is arrested for violation of any traffic laws of any municipality or county of this state, except for the offense of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquors, drugs or narcotics, or for any felony, and the alleged violation was committed prior to the date of expiration shown on such guaranteed arrest bond certificate.

Any such guaranteed arrest bond certificate so posted as a bail bond in any court in this state shall be subject to the forfeiture and collection provisions of law applicable to a bail bond, except that any judgment forfeiting a guaranteed arrest bond certificate rendered under such forfeiture and collection provisions shall, at any time within thirty (30) days after rendition, be set aside upon the surrender, or the appearance and trial and conviction or acquittal of the defendant, or upon a continuance granted upon motion of the district attorney after such appearance.

(2) Any domestic or foreign insurance company which has qualified to transact fidelity and surety insurance business in this state may, in any year, become surety in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) with respect to each guaranteed arrest bond certificate issued in such year by an automobile club, automobile association or insurance company authorized to transact automobile liability insurance business within this state or by the fidelity and surety company itself.

The term “guaranteed arrest bond certificate,” as used in this section, means a printed card or other certificate issued by an automobile club, automobile association, insurance company authorized to transact automobile liability insurance within this state, or an insurance company authorized to transact fidelity and surety insurance business within this state to any of its members or insureds, which is signed by such member or insured, and contains a printed statement that a fidelity and surety company authorized to do business in this state guarantees the appearance of the person whose signature appears on the card or certificate, and that such company will, in the event of the failure of such person to appear in court at the time of trial, pay any fine or forfeiture imposed on such person in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).

The issuance of a “guaranteed arrest bond certificate,” as defined above, by an automobile club, automobile association or insurance company not authorized to transact fidelity and surety insurance business in this state shall not be construed as engaging in fidelity and surety insurance business in this state by such automobile club, automobile association or insurance company.

(3) This section shall be supplementary and complementary to section 63-9-25 and shall not be construed as affecting or amending that section in any way.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-39 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-15-75 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-75
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-97 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 17-97
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-97
Status: in_force

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

In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any summons, citation or subpoena issued and served as above authorized or in the case of the refusal of any person to be sworn or affirmed as a witness, or testify or answer to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated as a witness, or the refusal of any person to produce his record books and accounts relating to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated as a witness, the chancery court of any county of the State of Mississippi, or any chancellor of any such court in vacation, may, on application of the commission or of the executive director thereof, issue an attachment for such person and compel him to comply with such summons, citation or subpoena and to attend before the commission or its designated employee and to produce the documents specified in any subpoena duces tecum and to be sworn or affirmed as a witness or to give his testimony upon such matters as he may be lawfully required. Any such chancery court, or any chancellor of any such court in vacation, shall have the power to punish for contempt as in case of disobedience of like process issued from or by any such chancery court, or as in case of refusal to be sworn or affirmed as a witness, or as in case of refusal to testify as a witness therein in response to such process, and such person shall be taxed with the costs of such proceedings.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / Section 29-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-19
Status: in_force

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

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

(a) Copies of all vehicle protection product warranties;

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

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

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

(4) Vehicle protection product warrantors shall make all accounts, books and records concerning transactions regulated under this chapter available to the Motor Vehicle Commission for the purpose of examination.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-3-905 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-905
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-905
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of Section 63-3-903 , such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the paved or improved or main traveled part of such highway.

(2) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway or in any tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-16-11
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall not apply to any motor vehicle that:

(a) Has commercial auto coverage;

(b) Is qualified for a fleet registration;

(c) Is part of a self-insured corporate or individual fleet registered under Section 27-19-66 , or self-insured under Section 63-15-53 ;

(d) Is included in an insurance binder that has not been entered into the system at the time the verification system is accessed;

(e) Is exempted from the proof of insurance requirement under Section 63-15-4(1) ; or

(f) Has a gross vehicle weight of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds or greater.

(2) For the purposes of this chapter, “ commercial auto coverage ” is defined as any coverage provided to an insured, regardless of number of vehicles or entity covered, under a commercial coverage form and rated from a commercial manual approved by the Department of Insurance. This chapter shall not apply to vehicles insured under commercial auto coverage; however, insurers of such vehicles may participate on a voluntary basis.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-23-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-3-516 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-516
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-516
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle within a highway work zone at a speed in excess of the maximum speed limit specifically established for the zone whenever workers are present and whenever the zone is indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the reduced maximum speed limit. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished, upon conviction, for a first offense by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00); and for second, third and subsequent offenses by a fine of double the maximum fine imposed for second, third or subsequent offenses under Section 63-9-11 .

(2) For the purposes of this section the term “ highway work zone ” means a construction or maintenance area that is located on or along any public highway, road or street within this state that is marked:

(a) By appropriate warning signs or other traffic control devices indicating that work is in progress; and

(b) By signs of a design approved by the Department of Transportation indicating that any person who operates a motor vehicle within a highway work zone at a speed in excess of the reduced maximum speed limit may be punished by a fine of double the maximum amount otherwise authorized by law.

(3) Nothing in this section shall preclude the prosecution or conviction for careless or reckless driving of any motor vehicle operator whose operation of a motor vehicle in a highway work zone, apart from speed, demonstrates the operation of the same in a careless or imprudent manner in violation of Section 63-3-1213 or in a reckless manner in violation of Section 63-3-1201 .

(4) Every person who operates any motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section and who causes property damage to road construction equipment or a motor vehicle in an amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or greater within a highway work zone shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a separate misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and the court shall, as a condition of any sentence imposed determine the extent of the property damage caused by the violator and require the violator to make restitution to the injured party upon such terms and conditions determined by the court. Nothing herein however shall prevent the injured party from pursuing any other civil remedies against the violators as allowed by law.

(5) Every person who operates any motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section and who causes the death of another within a highway work zone or mutilates, disfigures, permanently disables or destroys the tongue, eye, lip, nose or any other limb, organ or member of another within a highway work zone shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a separate felony for each victim who suffers death, mutilation, disfigurement or other injury and shall be committed to the custody of the State Department of Corrections for a period of time of not less than three (3) years and not to exceed fifteen (15) years for each death, mutilation, disfigurement or other injury, and the imprisonment for the second or each subsequent conviction, in the discretion of the court, shall commence either at the termination of the imprisonment for the preceding conviction or run concurrently with the preceding conviction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-115 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-7-305 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 63-29-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. Discontinue acting as a warrantor as of the termination date of the policy until a new policy becomes effective and is accepted by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-37-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 37-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) If there is no dispute as to the charges assessed by the towing and recovery service for the nonconsensual towing of the commercial motor vehicle, the vehicle owner or operator or the owner's designee shall pay the towing service invoice and the towing and recovery service shall release the vehicle immediately.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-9
Status: in_force

Under Section 63-11-7 , any qualified person acting at the request of a law enforcement officer may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content therein. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath or urine specimens.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-15
Status: in_force

Each license shall specify the location of the office and must be conspicuously displayed there. No such specification of office location shall be required to identify the remote location of employees of the licensee who are working from home or another location outside of the office designated on the license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-76 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-76
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-76
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) A manufactured home dealer; or

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

(2) The Mississippi Independent Auto Dealers Association shall submit to the State Tax Commission a complete and specific description of the seminars it conducts pursuant to this section, a description of how the seminar will benefit licensees in conducting their businesses, the number of hours involved, a description of the method which will be used to ensure attendance, and copies of any instructional materials which will be provided to attendees. At the time approval is granted, the State Tax Commission shall determine how many hours of education may be received by attending the program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-81 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 17-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-81
Status: in_force

Every motor vehicle salesman shall have his license upon his person, or displayed at his place of employment, except as hereinafter provided, when engaged in his business, and shall display the same upon request. The name and business address of the employer of such salesman shall be stated on the license.

In case of a change of employer the following procedure shall be adhered to:

(a) The licensee shall within three (3) days following such change mail or deliver his license to the commission for its endorsement of such change thereon. The license shall be accompanied by a fee of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) for endorsing each such change of employer and a written statement of the licensee setting forth the name and business address of his new employer, the date his employment terminated with his last employer, and the date his employment commenced with his new employer.

(b) The last employer of the licensee shall, within three (3) days following the termination of employment of the licensee, make a report to the commission setting forth the reason or reasons why the services of the licensee were terminated and such other information as may be required by the commission.

(c) Upon receipt by the commission of the licensee's license and fee and his last employer's report, the commission shall immediately make an appropriate endorsement on said license showing the change of employer and mail the license, as endorsed, to the licensee unless the commission has grounds to believe and does believe that the licensee is no longer qualified under the provisions of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law as a motor vehicle salesman. Under such circumstances the commission shall immediately notify him and his new employer in writing that a hearing will be held for the purpose of determining whether his license should be revoked or suspended, specifying the grounds for revocation or suspension, as the case may be, and the time and place for the hearing. Such hearing and any and all appeals by the licensee with respect thereto shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 63-17-89 through 63-17-99 .

(d) If, after the commission receives the licensee's license and fee and his last employer's report, the executive director of the commission cannot for any reason endorse and mail to the licensee his license within a period of three (3) days following the receipt by the commission of the licensee's license and fee and his last employer's report, then and in that event he shall mail to the licensee a permit in such form as the commission shall prescribe, which permit shall serve in lieu of a license until such time as the commission endorses and mails the license to the licensee or until such time as the licensee's license is revoked or suspended in accordance with the provisions of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law. If the license is ultimately revoked or suspended then immediately upon such revocation or suspension the licensee shall return said permit to the commission for cancellation.

(e) The commission shall maintain a permanent file with respect to each licensed motor vehicle salesman. Each such file shall contain all pertinent information with respect to the fitness and qualifications of each such licensee for the use by the commission in from time to time determining whether his license should be revoked or suspended.

There is no intent under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law to prevent a salesman who has not previously been licensed or a transferee salesman from selling during the time required to process his application. Such applicant shall be allowed to sell from the date of employment as long as he and his dealer follow the procedure for license application.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-251 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-19-56 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-56
Status: in_force

The commissioner, or his duly authorized representative, for the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter and for the purpose of determining whether persons are subject to the provisions of this chapter, may examine persons licensed under this chapter and persons reasonably suspected by the commissioner of conducting business that requires a license under this chapter, including all relevant books, records and papers employed by those persons in the transaction of their business, and may summon witnesses and examine them under oath concerning matters relating to the business of those persons, or such other matters as may be relevant to the discovery of violations of this chapter, including without limitation the conduct of business without a license as required by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-35 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-35
Status: in_force

Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not supplemented by auxiliary driving lamps shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to April 10, 1948, in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment specified in Section 63-7-31 if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:

(a) The head lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher than a level of five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than forty-two inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five feet ahead.

(b) The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least two hundred feet.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-15-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-5
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the State of Mississippi or any political subdivision of this state. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to exclude from this chapter its applicability to taxicabs, jitneys or other vehicles for hire operating under franchise or permit of any incorporated city, town or village.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-137
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-137 shall not affect any contract existing as of October 2, 1935, between any person, partnership, association of persons or corporation acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any motor vehicle manufacturer, nor shall they affect the relationship of any parties now acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any manufacturer without contract in this state. If any motor vehicle manufacturer should, after said date, without good cause or without tendering reimbursement for the damage or injury sustained by its agent, dealer or representative, cancel the existing contract or should without good cause refuse to continue the business relationship existing between manufacturer and agent, dealer or representative without contract the dealer, agent or representative so injured by the loss of his or its dealership, agency or representation may sue and recover all actual damages sustained by him, it or them. For a violation of the provisions of Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-139 a domestic corporation shall forfeit its charter and a foreign corporation shall forfeit its right to do business in this state and shall also forfeit not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 to the State of Mississippi and shall be proceeded against by the attorney general in the manner and form as provided for a quo warranto proceeding or injunction under the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-101 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-101
Status: in_force

Any motor vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance used to transport another motor vehicle or crushed motor vehicle sold in violation of Section 63-21-39 or otherwise used to aid in the commission of a violation of Section 63-21-39 may be seized by a law enforcement agency and is subject to forfeiture ordered by the court in the manner and under the terms and conditions set out for forfeitures of a vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance in this article; however, no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under this article by reason of any act or omission proved by the owner thereof to have been committed or omitted without his knowledge or consent. If the seizing law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the conveyance is a leased or rented conveyance, then the seizing law enforcement agency shall notify the owner of the conveyance as soon as practicable after the seizure. A forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if he neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-32 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 63-3-409 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-409
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-409
Status: in_force

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damages to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of his name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall upon request and if available exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license and shall make report of such accident when and as required in Section 63-3-411 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-32 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 63-15-43 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-43
Status: in_force

(1) A “ motor vehicle liability policy ” as said term is used in this chapter shall mean an owner's or an operator's motor vehicle liability policy, that has been certified as provided in Section 63-15-39 or Section 63-15-41 , as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, except as otherwise provided in Section 63-15-41 , by an insurance company duly authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state, to or for the benefit of the person named therein as insured.

(2) Such owner's motor vehicle liability policy:

(a) May be any motor vehicle liability policy form that has been filed with and approved by the Commissioner of Insurance and may contain exclusions and limitations on coverage as long as the exclusions and limitations language has been filed with and approved by the Commissioner of Insurance.

(b) Shall have limits of liability no less than: Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident and, subject to said limit for one (1) person, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.

(3) Every motor vehicle liability policy certified under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the following provisions which need not be contained therein:

(a) The liability of the insurance company with respect to the insurance required by this chapter shall become absolute whenever injury or damage covered by said motor vehicle liability policy occurs; said policy may not be cancelled or annulled as to such liability by any agreement between the insurance company and the insured after the occurrence of the injury or damage; no statement made by the insured or on his behalf and no violation of said policy shall defeat or void said policy;

(b) The satisfaction by the insured of a judgment for such injury or damage shall not be a condition precedent to the right or duty of the insurance company to make payment on account of such injury or damage;

(c) The insurance company shall have the right to settle any claim covered by the policy, and if such settlement is made in good faith, the amount thereof shall be deductible from the limits of liability specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section; or

(d) The policy, the written application therefor, if any, and any rider or endorsement which does not conflict with the provisions of the chapter shall constitute the entire contract between the parties.

(4) Any policy which grants the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability policy may also grant any lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage specified for a motor vehicle liability policy, and such excess or additional coverage shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter. With respect to a policy which grants such excess or additional coverage, the term “ motor vehicle liability policy ” shall apply only to that part of the coverage which is required by this section.

(5) Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide that the insured shall reimburse the insurance company for any payment the insurance company would not have been obligated to make under the terms of the policy except for the provisions of this chapter.

(6) Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide for the prorating of the insurance thereunder with other valid and collectible insurance.

(7) The requirements for a motor vehicle liability policy may be fulfilled by the policies of one or more insurance companies which policies together meet such requirements.

(8) Any binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability policy shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements for such a policy.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-135 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-135
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-135
Status: in_force

Any person, partnership, association of persons, or corporation damaged by the breach of the contract referred to in Section 63-17-131 , and desiring to take an appeal as provided by Chapter 15, Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972 , from the findings of the board of arbitration and award may in each instance of such injury or damage recover all actual damages sustained in addition to the penalties provided in Section 63-17-137 and may maintain its, or his, action against one or more of the parties to said contract, its officers or agents.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 33 / Section 35-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-35-17
Status: in_force

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

(2) A fully autonomous vehicle shall be properly titled in accordance with Chapter 21, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 . If a fully autonomous vehicle is titled in this state, the vehicle shall be identified on the title as a fully autonomous vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-45
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(2) Information evidencing a bank or lending institution's lien or other security interest in a motor vehicle's, manufactured home's or mobile home's certificate of title may be transferred by electronic means as provided in Section 63-21-16 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-31-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 29 / Section 31-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-31-1
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons shall operate off-road vehicles in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's guidelines.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-205 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-205
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state or any county, city, town, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this chapter with respect to authorized emergency vehicles.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work.

No driver of any authorized emergency vehicle shall assume any special privilege under this chapter except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-47 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-47
Status: in_force

Motor vehicles engaged in transporting commodities to or from terminal or port facilities on the Mississippi River may be operated with a total weight and/or size in excess of limitations which may be specified by law, although such size or weight limitations shall never exceed federal limitations for the procurement of federal aid for either maintenance or construction, or the limitations then in force in any state immediately adjacent to the county in which such port or terminal facilities are located, provided that:

(a) Said movement is wholly within a county which has therein a bridge across the Mississippi River.

(b) The operation of such vehicle or vehicles with such gross weight shall first be approved by the Mississippi Department of Transportation, and a permit issued by said department specifying the roads, highways or streets within such county over which such vehicle or vehicles may be operated.

(c) Said commodities have been received at such terminal or port facilities by water transportation and are destined for delivery across the bridge or said commodities have been received by movement across the bridge and are to be shipped from such terminal by water.

The operator of each and every motor vehicle operating under the provisions of this section shall, at all times, carry the permit issued by the said Mississippi Department of Transportation, or a certified copy thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-19 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 63-7-85 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-85
Status: in_force

In lieu of the tarpaulin provided in Section 63-7-83 , a truck, trailer or other carrier with an open top while traveling upon any state, United States or interstate highway in the State of Mississippi and while carrying any load of sand, dirt, gravel or rock shall be in full compliance with Sections 63-7-83 through 63-7-89 provided same is not loaded within six (6) inches of the top of the bed or is equipped with four (4) six-inch (6″) sideboards, which sideboards shall be attached one (1) each to the front, back and two (2) sides of the carrier body, and shall remain lowered while the body is being loaded, provided that no part of the load shall extend above the body of the carrier. After loading, the sideboards shall be raised and secured to remain raised during travel, and the space between the top of the sideboards and the top of the load making contact with the sideboards shall not be less than six (6) inches.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Brands appearing on certificates of title issued by this state or another state that reveal a pertinent fact or facts about a mobile home or manufactured home shall be continued on certificates of title issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title with “collision damage,” “flood damage,” “fire damage,” “wind damage,” or “other damage” where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title to be issued by this state with the same or other brands where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by another state and such title indicates the same or other brands are appropriate. Such certificate of title shall not attest to the condition of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the certificate of title is issued or to whether the mobile home or manufactured home has been rebuilt according to any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-95 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-25-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-15-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-19-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 19-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-7
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in the business of a sales finance company in this state without a license therefor as provided in this chapter. However, no bank, trust company, private banker, industrial bank or investment company authorized to do business in this state shall be required to obtain a license under this chapter. They shall, however, comply with all of the other provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-323 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-323
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-323
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(f) “Officially opened” shall mean any highway that does not have signs or barriers stating that it is closed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-45
Status: in_force

No coverage otherwise afforded under any policy of insurance shall be denied on the ground that any person has refused any test provided for by this chapter nor on the basis of the results of any such test. Any provision to such effect in any insurance policy hereinafter issued shall be void.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-5-45 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-45
Status: in_force

The transportation by truck of perishable commodities of foreign import discharged at any port in the State of Mississippi shall not exceed sixty-four thousand, six hundred fifty (64,650) pounds load weight on vehicles having wheel base dimensions of not less than forty-five (45) feet, nor more than the maximum allowed by law for any weight. However, such weight and requirements with respect thereto shall never exceed federal limitations for the procurement of federal aid for either maintenance or construction of highways. For vehicles covered by this section, the Mississippi Department of Transportation may prescribe by regulation, from time to time, the number of wheels, axles, size and pressure of tires, and speed, and other related requirements when necessary to such vehicles, which it shall find and determine to be most desirable for the protection and safety of the public highways, considering the size and nature of such vehicles, all in accordance with federal requirements. Transportation permitted under this section shall be limited to the use of U.S. Highway 90 West from the City of Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 31 / Section 37-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-11
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for:

(a) A law enforcement officer to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2) Nonconsensual tows for unauthorized, illegally parked commercial motor vehicles on private property must be performed by Mississippi-based towers. Towed vehicles must be stored within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-41 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-41
Status: in_force

“Gross weight” or “gross load,” as used in this chapter and elsewhere in this title, shall mean the actual weight of a vehicle, including all fixtures and equipment, plus any load being transported thereon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-501 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-501
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-501
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall operate a vehicle on the highways of the state at a speed greater than sixty-five (65) miles per hour.

The Mississippi Transportation Commission may, in its discretion, by order duly entered on its minutes, increase the speed restrictions on any portion of the Interstate Highway System provided such speed restrictions are not increased to more than seventy (70) miles per hour. The commission may likewise increase the speed limit to seventy (70) miles per hour on controlled access highways with four (4) or more lanes.

A governmental entity that operates and maintains a toll road as authorized under Section 65-43-1 , or that contracts with some person or business to operate and maintain a toll road as authorized under Section 65-43-3 , may establish the maximum speed for motor vehicles operated on any such toll road; however, the maximum speed so established may not exceed eighty (80) miles per hour.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 39-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-17
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(c) Damage or loss to the shared motor vehicle or any liability of the shared vehicle driver.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) If there is no dispute as to the charges assessed by the towing and recovery service for the nonconsensual towing of the commercial motor vehicle, the vehicle owner or operator or the owner's designee shall pay the towing service invoice and the towing and recovery service shall release the vehicle immediately.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 37-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-37-7
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) If there is no dispute as to the charges assessed by the towing and recovery service for the nonconsensual towing of the commercial motor vehicle, the vehicle owner or operator or the owner's designee shall pay the towing service invoice and the towing and recovery service shall release the vehicle immediately.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-11
Status: in_force

If the test given under the provisions of this chapter is a chemical test of urine, the person tested shall be given such privacy in the taking of the urine specimen as will ensure the accuracy of the specimen and, at the same time, maintain the dignity of the individual involved.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-10-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-10-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “State” means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(b) “Reciprocating state” means any state which extends by its laws to residents of Mississippi, substantially the same rights and privileges as provided for by this chapter.

(c) “Citation” means any citation, ticket or other document issued by a state highway patrol officer for the violation of a traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation, ordering the alleged offender to appear.

(d) “License” means any operator's or chauffeur's permit or license, or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this state or a reciprocating state including:

(i) Any temporary or learner's permit;

(ii) The privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle whether or not such person holds a valid license; and

(iii) Any nonresident's operating privilege conferred upon a nonresident of a state pertaining to the operation by such person of a motor vehicle in such state.

(e) “Collateral” or “bond” means any cash or other security deposited to secure an appearance for trial following the issuance of a citation by a state highway patrol officer for the violation of a traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation.

(f) “Personal recognizance” means a signed agreement by an alleged offender that he will comply with the terms of a court's directive as the result of a traffic citation served him.

(g) “Nonresident” refers only to a person who is a resident of or holds a drivers license issued by a reciprocating state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-9 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-17-217 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-217
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(2) As used in this section, the term “ coerce ” includes, but is not limited to, threatening to terminate, cancel or not renew a manufacturer-dealer agreement without good cause or threatening to withhold product lines the dealer is entitled to purchase pursuant to the manufacturer-dealer agreement or delay product delivery as an inducement to amending the manufacturer-dealer agreement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-71 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-71
Status: in_force

All funds received by the commission shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a special fund to be known as the “motor vehicle commission fund.” All expenses incurred in the organization, maintenance and operation of the commission shall be paid from such special fund. The expenditure of all such funds shall be made only pursuant to appropriation approved by the legislature and as provided by law. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be audited annually by the state auditor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-903 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-17-77 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-77
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-77
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

All licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of December following the date of issue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-4 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-4
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(d) Implements of husbandry.

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

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

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

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

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

(6) No law enforcement officer may access any function, feature or other electronic image on a person's cellular phone or other type of electronic device when enforcing the provisions of this section except for the electronic image of an insurance card shown to the officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-15 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-15
Status: in_force

Upon the written request of the person tested, or his attorney, full information concerning the test taken at the direction of the law enforcement officer shall be made available to him or to his attorney.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-27 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 21 / Section 29-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-27
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all vehicle protection products sold or offered for sale on or after July 1, 2007. The failure of any person to comply with this chapter before July 1, 2007, shall not be admissible in any court proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration or alternative dispute resolution proceeding and may not otherwise be used to prove that the action of any person or the affected vehicle protection product was unlawful or otherwise improper.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-42 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-42
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-42
Status: in_force

In the case of motor vehicles, trailers, manufactured homes or mobile homes, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle, trailer, manufactured home or mobile home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-217 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 17-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-217
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(2) As used in this section, the term “ coerce ” includes, but is not limited to, threatening to terminate, cancel or not renew a manufacturer-dealer agreement without good cause or threatening to withhold product lines the dealer is entitled to purchase pursuant to the manufacturer-dealer agreement or delay product delivery as an inducement to amending the manufacturer-dealer agreement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-521 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-521
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-521
Status: in_force

Any person who violates section 63-3-519 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-5 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-5
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the meanings ascribed to the words and phrases in Article 3 of Chapter 3 of this title, shall be fully applicable to this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-55 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-55
Status: in_force

Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-253 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-253
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-253
Status: in_force

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

(2) A beneficiary designation is:

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

(b) A nontestamentary instrument; and

(c) Effective without:

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

(B) Consideration.

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

(4) A designated beneficiary may disclaim the designated beneficiary's interest in the motor vehicle as provided by applicable law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-33 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-33
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, then upon notice of such default, the department shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-251 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 63-21-51 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 63-3-609 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-609
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-609
Status: in_force

The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions and special rules otherwise provided in this article:

(a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.

(b) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-89 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-89
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-89
Status: in_force

The commission shall not:

1. Deny an application for a license without first giving the applicant a hearing, or an opportunity to be heard, on the question of whether he is qualified under the provisions of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law to receive the license applied for.

2. Revoke or suspend a license without first giving the licensee a hearing, or an opportunity to be heard, on the question of whether there are sufficient grounds under the provisions of said law upon which to base such revocation or suspension.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-17 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-17
Status: in_force

No vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of thirteen feet, six inches. However, no person, firm or corporation, or the State of Mississippi or any subdivision thereof, shall be required to raise, alter, construct or reconstruct any underpass, wire, pole, trestle, or other structure to permit the passage of any vehicle having a height, unladen or with load, in excess of twelve feet, six inches. Full liability for damage to any structure caused by any vehicle having a height in excess of twelve feet, six inches, shall be borne entirely by the motor carrier or operator of the vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-211 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-211
Status: in_force

(1) Each warrantor shall:

(a) Specify in writing to each of its dealer obligations, if any, for preparation, delivery and warranty service on its products;

(b) Compensate the dealer for warranty service required of the dealer by the warrantor; and

(c) Provide the dealer the schedule of compensation to be paid and the time allowances for the performance of any work and service. The schedule of compensation must include reasonable compensation for diagnostic work as well as warranty labor.

(2) Time allowances for the diagnosis and performance of warranty labor must be reasonable for the work to be performed. In the determination of what constitutes reasonable compensation under this section, the principal factors to be given consideration shall be the actual wage rates being paid by the dealer, and the actual retail labor rate being charged by the dealers in the community in which the dealer is doing business. The compensation of a dealer for warranty labor may not be less than the lowest retail labor rates actually charged by the dealer for like nonwarranty labor as long as such rates are reasonable.

(3) The warrantor shall reimburse the dealer for warranty parts at actual wholesale cost plus a minimum thirty percent (30%) handling charge and the cost, if any, of freight to return warranty parts to the warrantor.

(4) Warranty audits of dealer records may be conducted by the warrantor on a reasonable basis, not to exceed a twelve-month look-back period from the current calendar date and dealer claims for warranty compensation may not be denied except for cause, such as performance of nonwarranty repairs, material noncompliance with the warrantor's published policies and procedures, lack of material documentation, fraud or misrepresentation.

(5) The dealer shall submit warranty claims within thirty (30) days after completing work.

(6) The dealer shall immediately notify the warrantor in writing if the dealer is unable to perform any warranty repairs within ten (10) days of receipt of written complaints from a consumer.

(7) The warrantor shall disapprove warranty claims in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of submission by the dealer in the manner and form prescribed by the warrantor. All claims shall be paid as authorized. Claims submitted according to warrantor's guidelines not specifically disapproved in writing within thirty (30) days shall be construed to be approved and must be paid within thirty (30) days of submission. Claims related to any type of service contract, mechanical or other insurance, or extended warranty sold for separate consideration by a dealer or other person not controlled by a manufacturer must be paid to the dealer as authorized immediately upon submission of completion by the dealer.

(8) It is a violation of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 for any warrantor to:

(a) Fail to perform any of its warranty obligations with respect to its warranted products;

(b) Fail to include, in written notices of factory campaigns to recreational vehicle owners and dealers, the expected date by which necessary parts and equipment, including tires and chassis or chassis parts, will be available to dealers to perform the campaign work. The warrantor may ship parts to the dealer to effect the campaign work, and, if such parts are in excess of the dealer's requirements, the dealer may return unused parts to the warrantor for credit after completion of the campaign;

(c) Fail to compensate any of its dealers for authorized repairs effected by the dealer of merchandise damaged in manufacture or transit to the dealer, if the carrier is designated by the warrantor, factory branch, distributor or distributor branch;

(d) Fail to compensate any of its dealers in accordance with the schedule of compensation provided to the dealer pursuant to this section if performed in a timely and competent manner;

(e) Intentionally misrepresent in any way to purchasers of recreational vehicles that warranties with respect to the manufacture, performance or design of the vehicle are made by the dealer as warrantor or co-warrantor; or

(f) Require the dealer to make warranties to customers in any manner related to the manufacture of the recreational vehicle.

(9) It is a violation of Sections 63-17-201 through 63-17-221 for any dealer to:

(a) Fail to perform pre-delivery inspection functions, as specified by the warrantor, in a competent and timely manner;

(b) Fail to perform warranty service work authorized by the warrantor in a reasonably competent and timely manner on any transient customer's vehicle of the same line-make;

(c) Fail to accurately document the time spent completing each repair, the total number of repair attempts conducted on a single unit, and the number of repair attempts for the same repair conducted on a single vehicle;

(d) Fail to notify the warrantor within ten (10) days of a second repair attempt which impairs the use, value or safety of the vehicle;

(e) Fail to maintain written records, including a consumer's signature, regarding the amount of time a unit is stored for the consumer's convenience during a repair; or

(f) Make fraudulent warranty claims or misrepresent the terms of any warranty.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-49 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-49
Status: in_force

Means for establishing electric connection between towing and towed vehicles, and other detachable electric connections, shall be mechanically and electrically adequate, and free of short or open circuits. Suitable provision shall be made in every detachable connection to afford reasonable assurance against accidental disconnection. Precaution shall be taken to provide sufficient slack in the connecting wire or cable without twisting or kinking thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-37 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-37
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall only recognize any civil or criminal fine, fee, citation or penalty for a violation of compliance with traffic signals, traffic speeds or other traffic laws, rules or regulations in another state that results from the use of automated recording equipment or system as defined under Section 17-25-19 if that state is a member of the Driver License Compact as provided under Section 63-1-103 . Further, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall not suspend the driver's license of a person for failure to pay any civil or criminal fine, fee, citation or penalty for such a violation unless the state that is due the fine, fee, citation or penalty is a member of the Driver License Compact.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-39-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 27 / 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. § 63-17-161 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 17-161
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-161
Status: in_force

Any claim by a consumer which is found by the court to have been filed in bad faith, or solely for the purpose of harassment, or in complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the consumer, shall result in the consumer being liable for all court costs incurred by the manufacturer or its agent as a direct result of the bad faith claim.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 16 / Section 21-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-23
Status: in_force

If the State Tax Commission is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the commission may accept the application but shall either:

(a) Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the commission as to the applicant's ownership of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and that there are no undisclosed security interests in it; or

(b) As a condition of issuing a certificate of title, require the applicant or dealer to file with the commission a bond in the form prescribed by the commission and executed by the applicant or dealer and by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state, or require the application to be accompanied by the deposit of cash with the commission. The bond or cash shall be in an amount equal to one and one-half (1- 1 / 2 ) times the value of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home as determined by the commission and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home or person acquiring any security interest in it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificates of title of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home. Any such interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond or cash for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond or cash. The bond or cash shall be returned at the end of three (3) years unless the commission has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond or cash or that the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home does not belong to the registered owner or that it is encumbered by an undisclosed lien.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-21 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-21
Status: in_force

Where electric lamps are used to meet the requirements of Section 63-7-11 , they shall be securely and permanently affixed to the permanent structure of the motor vehicle, except for the combination marker lamps on pole-trailers prescribed in subsection (6) of Section 63-7-15 .

Required clearance lamps shall be mounted in such a manner as to indicate the extreme width of the motor vehicle and as near the top thereof as practicable.

Side-marker lamps may be in combination with clearance lamps and may use the same light source.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-11 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-19-11
Status: in_force

With each initial application for a license, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner at the time of making the application a license fee of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), and for renewal applications, an annual renewal fee of Four Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($475.00) for each calendar year for each place of business so operated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-257 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-257
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-257
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(d) Affect an owner's or the designated beneficiary's eligibility for any form of public assistance, subject to applicable federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-119 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-119
Status: in_force

“Police officer” means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-29 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 29-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-29-29
Status: in_force

The adoption of this chapter does not imply that a vehicle protection product warranty constituted insurance prior to July 1, 2007.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-27-7 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 63-7-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law--Equipment and Identification Regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Brands appearing on certificates of title issued by this state or another state that reveal a pertinent fact or facts about a mobile home or manufactured home shall be continued on certificates of title issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title with “collision damage,” “flood damage,” “fire damage,” “wind damage,” or “other damage” where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title to be issued by this state with the same or other brands where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by another state and such title indicates the same or other brands are appropriate. Such certificate of title shall not attest to the condition of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the certificate of title is issued or to whether the mobile home or manufactured home has been rebuilt according to any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-71 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 63-9-12 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-12
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-12
Status: in_force

Personal checks shall be accepted from Mississippi residents in payment of any fine imposed as a result of a violation of Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The person accepting a check in payment of such a fine shall not be liable if such check is returned not paid provided he makes reasonable efforts to collect the fine.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 32-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

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

(b) “ Low-speed vehicle ” means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle that has a top speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour but less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and is equipped with safety equipment as required under 49 CFR Section 571.500 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-32-3 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-17-63 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 10 / Section 17-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-63
Status: in_force

The commission shall hold all of its regular monthly meetings in its office at Jackson, Mississippi. The commission may, upon approval of a majority of its members, hold special meetings and the hearings provided for under Section 63-17-93 at any time and place within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-253 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-253
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-253
Status: in_force

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

(2) A beneficiary designation is:

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

(b) A nontestamentary instrument; and

(c) Effective without:

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

(B) Consideration.

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

(4) A designated beneficiary may disclaim the designated beneficiary's interest in the motor vehicle as provided by applicable law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-53 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-53
Status: in_force

If a security interest in a previously registered vehicle is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of August 9, 1968, and if a security interest in a previously registered manufactured home or mobile home is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of July 1, 1999, the security interest continues perfected until its perfection lapses under the law under which it was perfected. This would apply only to vehicles, manufactured homes or mobile homes not required to be titled under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-113 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-113
Status: in_force

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

(2) Notwithstanding any agreement, the following alone shall not constitute good cause for the termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of a franchise agreement: The fact that the new motor vehicle dealer owns, has an investment in, participates in the management of or holds a franchise agreement for the sale or service of another make or line of new motor vehicles, or that the new motor vehicle dealer has established another make or line of new motor vehicles or service in the same dealership facilities as the manufacturer or distributor prior to July 1, 2000, or is approved in writing by the manufacturer or distributor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-25-1 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 63-21-40 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-40
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Brands appearing on certificates of title issued by this state or another state that reveal a pertinent fact or facts about a mobile home or manufactured home shall be continued on certificates of title issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title with “collision damage,” “flood damage,” “fire damage,” “wind damage,” or “other damage” where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title to be issued by this state with the same or other brands where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by another state and such title indicates the same or other brands are appropriate. Such certificate of title shall not attest to the condition of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the certificate of title is issued or to whether the mobile home or manufactured home has been rebuilt according to any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-137
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-17-137
Status: in_force

Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-137 shall not affect any contract existing as of October 2, 1935, between any person, partnership, association of persons or corporation acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any motor vehicle manufacturer, nor shall they affect the relationship of any parties now acting as the agent, dealer or representative of any manufacturer without contract in this state. If any motor vehicle manufacturer should, after said date, without good cause or without tendering reimbursement for the damage or injury sustained by its agent, dealer or representative, cancel the existing contract or should without good cause refuse to continue the business relationship existing between manufacturer and agent, dealer or representative without contract the dealer, agent or representative so injured by the loss of his or its dealership, agency or representation may sue and recover all actual damages sustained by him, it or them. For a violation of the provisions of Sections 63-17-131 through 63-17-139 a domestic corporation shall forfeit its charter and a foreign corporation shall forfeit its right to do business in this state and shall also forfeit not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 to the State of Mississippi and shall be proceeded against by the attorney general in the manner and form as provided for a quo warranto proceeding or injunction under the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-23 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-23
Status: in_force

Neither the report required by section 63-15-9 , the action taken by the department pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the department upon which such action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this chapter shall be referred to in any way, or be any evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages. However, the report required by section 63-15-9 may be referred to in proving uninsured status of the owner and the operator of a vehicle in any action to enforce a claim under the uninsured motorist provisions of an automobile liability policy, but only as provided in section 13-1-124 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-49 — MS Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-49
Status: in_force

(1) An expired license issued pursuant to this article may be renewed at any time within sixty (60) months after the expiration date of the license upon application and payment of the required fee, and the payment of a delinquent fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43 , in lieu of a driver examination, unless the holder of the expired license is required to be examined, or unless the department has reason to believe the licensee is no longer qualified to receive a license.

(2)(a) Any person in the Armed Services of the United States, who holds a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter and is out of state due to military service at the time the license expires, may renew the license by mail or by online renewal services while out of state due to military service or at any time within ninety (90) days after being discharged from military service or upon returning to the state without payment of any delinquent fee or examination, unless the department has reason to believe that the licensee is no longer qualified to receive a license. The person shall make proof by affidavit of the fact of the person's current military service or of the time of discharge or return. The expiration of the license of a military person under the provisions of this paragraph (a) shall not affect the validity of the license, but the license shall continue to be valid and permit the person to operate a motor vehicle in this state for a period of ninety (90) days after discharge from military service or return to the state or until renewal of the license, whichever occurs first.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) also apply to a dependent of a person in the Armed Services of the United States who is out of state due to military service if the dependent resides out of state with the Armed Services member and the license of the dependent expires during the family member's absence from the state. The Commissioner of Public Safety may adopt such rules and regulations under the Administrative Procedures Act as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this paragraph.

(3) Any person holding a valid license issued pursuant to this article who is going overseas for two (2) to four (4) years and whose license will expire during the stay overseas may renew the license for four (4) years or eight (8) years before leaving. The person shall make proof by affidavit of the fact of the overseas travel.