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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1']

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-24; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 24; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 1; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 3, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-09; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 9; 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 1; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 2; 1988, ch. 568, Sec. 1; 1991, ch. 480, Sec. 4; 1991, ch. 577, Sec. 1; 1992, ch. 525, Sec. 1; 1993, ch. 354, Sec. 1; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 4, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-7. Authorization of blood test for dead or unconscious accident victims; use of test results.
If any person be unconscious or dead as a result of an accident, or unconscious at the time of arrest or apprehension or when the test is to be administered, or is otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of refusal, such person shall be subjected to a blood test for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his blood as provided in this chapter, if the arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The results of such test or tests, however, shall not be used in evidence against such person in any court or before any regulatory body without the consent of the person so tested, or, if deceased, such person's legal representative. However, refusal of release of evidence so obtained by such officer or agency will in criminal actions against such person result in the suspension of his or her driver's license for a period of ninety days as provided in this chapter for conscious and capable persons who have refused to submit to such test. Blood may only be withdrawn under the provisions of section 63-11-9. It is the intent of this chapter that blood samples taken under this section shall be used exclusively for statistical evaluation of accident causes with safeguards established to protect the identity of such victims and to extend the rights of privileged communications to those engaged in taking, handling and evaluating such statistical evidence.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-10; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 10, eff from and after April 1, 1972.
SEC. 63-11-8. Testing of motor vehicle operator involved in accident resulting in death.
(1) The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident that results in a death shall be tested for the purpose of determining the alcohol content or drug content of such operator's blood, breath or urine. Any blood withdrawal required by this section shall be administered by any qualified person and shall be administered within two (2) hours after such accident, if possible. The exact time of the accident, to the extent possible, and the exact time of the blood withdrawal shall be recorded.
SOURCES: Laws, 1995, ch. 540, Sec. 4; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 5, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-9. Administration of blood test under Sec. 63-11-7.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-17; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 17; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 6, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-11. Taking of urine specimens.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-19; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 19, eff from and after April 1, 1972.
SEC. 63-11-13. Right of accused to have test administered by person of his choice; effect of failure to obtain additional test.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-18; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 18; 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 2, eff from and after July 1, 1981.
SEC. 63-11-15. Availability of information cocerning test directed by law enforcement officer to accused or his attorney.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-20; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 20, eff from and after April 1, 1972.
SEC. 63-11-17. Liability for administering test or analysis.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-21; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 21; 1973, ch. 354, Sec. 1; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 7, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-19. Performance; ensuring proper quality.
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 State Crime 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 State Crime Laboratory for making such analysis. The State Crime 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 State Crime Laboratory. The State Crime 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 conservation officer or a marine law enforcement officer shall authorize such officer to administer tests only for violations of Sections 59-23-1 through 59-23-7
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-16; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 16; 1978, ch. 526, Sec. 1; 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 3; 1988, ch. 568, Sec. 2; 1991, ch. 577, Sec. 2; 1995, ch. 620, Sec. 5, eff from and after July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1999, Ch. 585, Sec. 6, SB2804, eff. July 1, 1999.
SEC. 63-11-21. Actions by law enforcement officer upon refusal of driver to submit to test generally.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-11; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 11; 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 4; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 3; 1991, ch. 480, Sec. 5; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 8, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-23. Review of report of law enforcement officer by Commissioner of Public Safety; notice of suspension; seizure of license where test indicates blood alcohol concentration above specified level; temporary permit to drive; denial of permit; representation of state in proceedings.
(2) If the chemical testing of a person's breath indicates the blood alcohol concentration was eight one-hundredths percent (.08%)or more for persons who are above the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages under state law, or two one-hundredths percent (.02%) or more for persons who are below the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages under state law, based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath as shown by a chemical analysis of such person's blood, or breath, or urine, the arresting officer shall seize the license and give the driver a receipt for his license on forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety and shall promptly forward the license together with a sworn report to the Commissioner of Public Safety. The receipt given a person as provided herein shall be valid as a permit to operate a motor vehicle for a period of thirty (30) days in order that the defendant be processed through the court having original jurisdiction and a final disposition had. If the defendant requests a trial within thirty (30) days and such trial is not commenced within thirty (30) days, then the court shall determine if the delay in the trial is the fault of the defendant or his counsel. If the court finds that such is not the fault of the defendant or his counsel, then the court shall order the defendant's driving privileges to be extended until such time as the defendant is convicted. If a receipt or permit to drive issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection expires without a trial having been requested as provided for in this subsection, then the Commissioner of Public Safety or his authorized agent shall suspend the license or permit to drive or any nonresident operating privilege for the applicable period of time as provided for in subsection (1) of this section.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-12; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 12; 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 5; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 4; 1989, ch. 482, Sec. 25; 1991, ch. 412, Sec. 2; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 9, eff from and after July 2, 1996; Laws, 1998, Ch. 505, § 1, HB 990, eff July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, Ch. 542, Sec. 2, HB878; Laws, 2002, ch. 367, § 2, SB 2848, eff from and after July 1, 2002.
SEC. 63-11-25. Appeals from forfeiture, suspension or denial of license by commissioner generally; exercise of driving privilege suspended during pendency of appeal.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-13; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 13; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 5; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 10, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-26. Actions which foreclose judicial review.
SOURCES: Laws, 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 9; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 6, eff from and after July 1, 1983.
SEC. 63-11-27. Notification of authorities in home state of suspension of nonresident drivers privilege.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-14; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 14, eff from and after April 1, 1972.
(c) Upon any second conviction of any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years violating subsection (1) of this section, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, such person shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and shall have his driver's license suspended for one (1) year
SOURCES: Laws, 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 6; 1983, ch. 466, Secs. 7, 13; 1989, ch. 565, Sec. 1; 1991, ch. 480, Sec. 6; 1992, ch. 500, Sec. 1; 1994, ch. 340, Sec. 4; 1995, ch. 540, Sec. 1; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 11, eff from and after July 2, 1996; Laws, 1998, Ch. 505, § 2, HB 990, eff July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, Ch. 542, Sec. 3, HB878; Laws, 2002, ch. 367, § 1, SB 2848; Laws, 2004, ch. 503, § 1, HB 96, eff from and after passage (approved May 4, 2004).
SEC. 63-11-31. Impoundment or immobilization of all vehicles registered to person convicted of DUI; installation of ignition interlock system.
(1) (a) In addition to the penalties authorized for any second or subsequent convictions of Section 63-11-30, the court shall order either the impoundment and sale of all vehicles registered to the person convicted, or if other licensed drivers living in the household are dependent upon the vehicle * * * for necessary transportation, the court may order the installation of an ignition interlock system on the vehicle in lieu of impoundment and sale. Additionally, the court shall order the installation of an ignition interlock system on all vehicles registered to the person for a minimum period of six (6) months to occur upon reinstatement of the person's driver's license if the court determines it is a vehicle to which the person has access and which should be subject to ignition interlock. The cost associated with impoundment, * * *or ignition interlock shall be paid by the person convicted. For the purpose of this section, "ignition interlock device" means a device which connects a motor vehicle ignition system to a breath-alcohol analyzer and prevents a motor vehicle ignition from starting if the driver's blood alcohol level exceeds the calibrated setting on the device.
(b) A person may not tamper with, or in any way attempt to circumvent the * * *impoundment of vehicles ordered by the court. A violation of this paragraph (b) is a misdemeanor and upon conviction the violator shall be fined an amount not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year or both.
(f) (i) In addition to the circumstances under which a judge may order the use of an ignition interlock device set out in subsection (1)(a) of this section, a judge may order that the vehicle owned or operated by a person or a family member of any person who committed a violation of Section 63-11-30 be equipped with an ignition interlock device for all or a portion of the time the driver's license of the operator of such vehicle is suspended or restricted pursuant to this section, if:
(2) The provisions of this section are supplemental to the provisions of Section 63-11-30.
(3) Sales of any impounded vehicles shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the administrative forfeiture procedures set forth in Sections 63-11-49 through 63-11-53.
SOURCES: Laws, 2000, ch. 542, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 477, § 1, HB 1185, eff from and after passage (approved Mar. 23, 2001.)
SOURCES: Laws, 1973, ch. 408, Sec. 1; 1979, ch. 305; 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 7; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 8; 1990, ch. 329, Sec. 11; 1991, ch. 356 Sec. 2; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 12, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-37. Contents and disposition of record of conviction under Sec. 63-11-30.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-08; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 8; 1981, ch. 491, Sec. 8; 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 9; 1985, ch. 346; 1991, ch. 480, Sec. 7, eff from and after July 1, 1991.
SEC. 63-11-39. Reduction of charges under chapter.
The court having jurisdiction or the prosecutor shall not reduce any charge under this chapter to a lesser charge.
SOURCES: Laws, 1992, ch. 500, Sec. 5; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 13, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-40. Driving while driving license or privilege cancelled, suspended or revoked.
SOURCES: Laws, 1983, ch. 466, Sec. 11, eff from and after July 1, 1983.
SEC. 63-11-41. Admissibility in criminal prosecution of evidence of refusal to submit to chemical test.
If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test under the provisions of this chapter, evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any criminal action under this chapter.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-22; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 22, eff from and after April 1, 1972.
SEC. 63-11-45. Denial of insurance coverage on ground of refusal to submit to test or upon basis of test results.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8175-25; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, Sec. 29, eff from and after April 1, 1972.
(1) When a vehicle is seized under Section 63-11-30 (2)(c) or (d), the arresting officer shall impound the vehicle and the vehicle shall be held as evidence until a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final disposition of the case and the vehicle may be forfeited by the administrative forfeiture procedures provided for in this section upon final disposition as provided in Section 63-11-30(2)(c).
SOURCES: Laws, 1992, ch. 500, Sec. 2; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 14, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-51. Institution of forfeiture proceedings; filing and service of petition for forfeiture.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-11-49, when a vehicle is seized under Section 63-11-30 (2)(c) or (d), proceedings under this section shall be instituted promptly upon final conviction.
SOURCES: Laws, 1992, ch. 500, Sec. 3; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 15, eff from and after July 2, 1996
SEC. 63-11-53. Disposition of forfeited vehicles; dispositon of money derived from forfeited vehicles.
(1) All money derived from the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles under Section 63-11-30 (2)(c) and (d) and Sections 63-11-49 and 63-11-51 by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and deposited in a special fund which is hereby created for use by the Department of Public Safety upon appropriation by the Legislature. Unexpended amounts remaining in such special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in such special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund. All other law enforcement agencies shall establish a special fund which is to be used for law enforcement purposes to purchase equipment for the law enforcement agency, and any interest earned on the amount in such special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
SOURCES: Laws, 1992, ch. 500, Sec. 4; 1996, ch. 527, Sec. 16, eff from and after July 2, 1996