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MS Code § 63-31-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 63 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations|Chapter 31 - Operating Off-Road Vehicles|§ 63-31-3. Requirements to operate off-road vehicle on public property; off-road vehicle safety course

  No off-road vehicle shall be operated upon any public property by any person unless:     The person possesses a valid driver's license; or   The person possesses a certificate as provided under subsections (3) and (4) of this section.     No person may operate any off-road vehicle upon any public property in this state unless each person under sixteen (16) years of age who is operating or riding on the off-road vehicle is wearing a crash helmet that complies with minimum guidelines established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to the federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 (49 CFR 571.218) for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists.     A violation of subsection (1) of this section is punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).   Off-road vehicle safety courses shall be held by the Cooperative Extension Service using 4-H safety course materials and curricula, and shall be taught by instructors possessing qualifications approved by the Department of Public Safety. The Cooperative Extension Service shall issue a certificate to each person who satisfactorily completes the off-road vehicle safety course.   Off-road vehicle safety courses may be held by any organization approved by the Department of Public Safety. Such organization shall issue a certificate to each person who satisfactorily completes the off-road vehicle safety course.   For the purposes of this section:   "Off-road vehicle" means any all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike or recreational off-highway vehicle.   "All-terrain vehicle" or "ATV" means any motorized vehicle manufactured and designed exclusively for off-road use that is fifty (50) inches or less in width; has an unladen dry weight of one thousand (1,000) pounds or less; and travels on three (3), four (4) or more nonhighway tires.   "Dirt bike" means a motor-powered vehicle possessing two (2) or more tires, designed to travel over any terrain and capable of travelling off of paved roads, whether or not the vehicle may be operated legally on a public street.   "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means any motorized vehicle manufactured and designed exclusively for off-road use that is sixty-five (65) inches or less in width; has an unladen dry weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds or less; and travels on four (4) or more nonhighway tires.     Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize operation of an off-road vehicle on a public road or highway of this state.
MS Code § 63-33-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 63 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations|Chapter 33 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 63-33-1. Writing, sending or reading text message or reading or posting to social networking site using hand-held mobile telephone while operating vehicle prohibited; penalties

  For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this subsection, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "Hand-held mobile telephone" means a mobile telephone or other portable electronic communication device with which a user engages in a call or writes, sends or reads a text message using at least one hand. The term "hand-held mobile telephone" shall not include a voice-operated or hands-free device;   "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways;   "Social networking site" means any web-based service that allows individuals to construct a profile within a founded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and communicate with other users of the site;   "Text message" includes a text-based message, instant message, electronic message, and email, but shall not include an emergency, traffic or weather alert or a message related to the operation or navigation of the motor vehicle;   "Voice operated or hands-free device" means a device that allows the user to write, send, or read a text message without the use of either hand except to activate, deactivate, or initiate a feature or function; and   "Writing," "sending" and "reading," with respect to a text message, means the manual entry, sending, or retrieval of a text message, respectively, to communicate with any person or device.     An operator of a moving motor vehicle is prohibited from writing, sending, or reading a text message and from accessing, reading or posting to a social networking site using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving said motor vehicle.   A violation of this section is a civil violation, and upon being found in violation, is punishable by a civil penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for violations committed until July 1, 2016, and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for violations committed from and after July 1, 2016. No state assessments shall be imposed or collected for a violation under this section.   The Department of Public Safety shall keep and maintain records of citations issued under this section, including the age and race of the vehicle operator, whether there was an additional traffic violation by the vehicle operator, and whether there was a crash or any damage to a vehicle or passenger at the time of the citation.
MS Code § 65-2-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-1. State Transportation Arbitration Board created

 It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Mississippi that it is necessary and essential in the public interest to facilitate the prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of conflicts and disputes arising out of contracts for the construction of any building, highway or work, or the doing of any repairs, between the Mississippi Transportation Department and the various contractors with whom it transacts business, and to that end the Legislature does hereby establish the State Transportation Arbitration Board, hereinafter referred to as the board.
MS Code § 65-2-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-3. Composition of board; terms; compensation

 The board shall be composed of three (3) members, one (1) to be appointed by the Mississippi Transportation Commission, and one (1) to be selected by the Mississippi Road Builders' Association, Incorporated, or its successor organization (hereinafter referred to as the contractors). The third member shall be chosen by agreement of the other two (2) members.   Each board member shall serve for a four-year term at the end of which either the Mississippi Transportation Commission or the contractors may either retain their representative or choose to appoint or select another member.   The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall establish appropriate fees for administering the arbitration process under this chapter and for compensating arbitrators for their service. These fees for each arbitration do not include the attorneys' fees of the parties and shall be assessed to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the board.
MS Code § 65-2-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-5. Calling board into session; jurisdiction

 The board shall elect a chairman and may adopt rules of procedure. The board may be called into session by the Mississippi Transportation Commission or by a contractor who has a dispute with the Mississippi Department of Transportation which, under the rules of the board, may be the subject of arbitration. The party requesting the board's consideration shall give notice of the same to each member.   Absent agreement of the parties, the board shall have jurisdiction to hear matters concerning Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) or less per contract without regard to the size of the contract. The parties by mutual written agreement may submit to the board claims in excess of the jurisdictional limit of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00). Absent agreement of the parties, the number of arbitration proceedings regarding monetary issues shall be limited to three (3) per contract.
MS Code § 65-2-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-7. Conduct of hearings

 Attendance of all three (3) members shall be necessary to conduct a meeting. If a member is recused from an arbitration or is unable to serve, that member shall be replaced in the manner originally appointed. Upon being called into session the board shall promptly hold hearings and shall have the power to administer oaths and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the furnishing by the parties of such information as may be necessary to a determination of the issue or issues in dispute. Both parties to the dispute shall have the opportunity to be present at the hearing, both personally and by counsel, and to present such oral and documentary evidence as the board shall deem relevant to the issue or issues in controversy.
MS Code § 65-2-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-9. Record or transcript

 A full and complete record or transcript of the proceedings before the board shall be taken, and upon proper notice within the time provided for herein a record shall be transcribed and made available to the reviewing court at the cost of the party or parties requesting same.
MS Code § 65-2-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-11. Hiring of personnel to record hearings

 The board shall have the authority to hire personnel for the purpose of recording the hearings provided for herein, and the costs for such personnel shall be assessed as determined by the board.
MS Code § 65-2-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-13. Board decisions

 It shall be the duty of the board to make written findings of fact and conclusions of law and to promulgate a written decision and order upon the issue or issues presented in each case. In making such findings the board shall consider only, and be bound only, by the evidence submitted. When a valid contract is in effect defining the rights, duties and liabilities of the parties with respect to any matter in dispute, the board shall have power only to determine the proper interpretation and application of the contract provisions which are involved. Any investigation made by less than the whole membership of the board shall be by authority of a written directive by the chairman and such investigation shall be summarized in writing and considered by the board in reporting its findings and making its recommendation.   The board shall hand down its findings, decision and order (hereinafter referred to as its order) within sixty (60) days after it is called into session. If all three (3) members of the board do not agree, the order of the majority shall constitute the order of the board. The board shall furnish to each of the parties a copy of its order and a certified copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. Unless such order is reversed upon a petition for review filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 65-2-15, such order, together with such agreements as the parties may themselves have reached, shall become binding upon and shall control the relationship between the parties from the date such order is filed with the clerk of the circuit court, as aforesaid. However, such order may be changed by mutual consent or agreement of the parties.
MS Code § 65-2-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-15. Appeal to circuit court

  Either party to the dispute may, within fifteen (15) days from the date such order is filed with the clerk of the court, petition the circuit court of any county in which the contractor operates or has an office or place of business, for a review of such order on the ground that:   The parties were not given reasonable opportunity to be heard;   The board exceeded its powers;   The order is unreasonable in that it is not supported by the evidence; and   The order was procured by fraud, collusion, or other unlawful means or methods.     Upon the filing of an appeal from the decision of the State Transportation Arbitration Board, the decision of that board shall be suspended until it is reinstated or reversed by the circuit judge. The party bringing the appeal shall be required to place a supercedeas bond in an amount to be determined by the circuit judge.   A summons to the other party to the dispute shall be issued as provided by law in other civil cases. Either party shall have the same rights to a change of venue from the county, or to a change of judge, as provided by law in other civil cases. The judge of the circuit court, without the intervention of a jury, shall hear the evidence adduced by both parties with respect to the issue raised by such petition and may reverse said order only if he affirmatively finds that one (1) of the grounds set forth in subsection (1) was in fact present to such a degree that the decision of the board should not be allowed to stand. The decision of the judge of the circuit court shall be final, unless an appeal is taken to the Supreme Court as hereinafter provided. If the court reverses said order for one (1) of the reasons stated herein, and no appeal is taken to the Supreme Court, the decision of the board shall no longer be binding on either party.
MS Code § 65-2-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 2 - State Transportation Arbitration Board|§ 65-2-17. Appeal to Supreme Court

 Either party may appeal to the Supreme Court from the decision of the judge of the circuit court within the same period of time and following the same procedure as used in appeals from the order of the board to the circuit court.
MS Code § 65-4-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 4 - Economic Development Highway Act|§ 65-4-1. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Economic Development Highway Act."
MS Code § 65-4-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 4 - Economic Development Highway Act|§ 65-4-3. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this chapter to promote, attract and secure industrial and other significant development in the state through the construction and improvement of highways in areas of the state which demonstrate actual and immediate potential for the creation or expansion of major industry or other significant development which is heavily dependent upon the use of and direct access to primary highways.
MS Code § 65-4-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 4 - Economic Development Highway Act|§ 65-4-7. Application for assistance to construct or improve highways to encourage economic development

 Any political subdivision desiring the assistance of the state in order to construct or improve any highways or highway segments, the primary purpose of such construction or improvement being to encourage a private company to engage in a high economic benefit project within the geographic boundaries of the political subdivision, may apply to the board for such approval and assistance. The application from the political subdivision shall include, but not be limited to:   A description of the highways or highway segments requested to be constructed or improved;   A certified resolution from the governing authorities of the political subdivision detailing the source and amount of funds which the political subdivision has committed or is willing to commit for construction or improvement of such highways or highway segments;   A certified copy of a signed letter of intent from the private company to the political subdivision describing in detail the high economic benefit project in which it is committed to engage upon construction or improvement of the highways or highway segments within the political subdivision and the proposed timetable for completion of such project;   Demonstration that the private company is financially sound and is likely to fulfill the commitments made in its letter of intent; and   An estimate by the private company of the number, size and weight of motor vehicles and the frequency of travel of such vehicles upon the highways or highway segments requested to be constructed or improved after completion of the project by the private company.
MS Code § 65-4-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 4 - Economic Development Highway Act|§ 65-4-9. Review and approval of application

 Upon receipt of an application by a political subdivision as provided under Section 65-4-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, the board shall review the application and may approve the application if it determines:   The highways or highway segments for which the political subdivision is requesting assistance in constructing or improving are necessary and essential to ensure adequate and appropriate access to the proposed project for the purpose of encouraging its location within the geographical boundaries of the political subdivision;   The project proposed by the private company meets the definition of a "high economic benefit project" as such term is defined in Section 65-4-5, Mississippi Code of 1972;   The private company has demonstrated financial soundness and appears to have such assets and credit worthiness as to permit it to secure necessary funds to complete the project according to its commitments; and   The costs for the construction or improvement of such highways or highway segments to be funded hereunder will not exceed the funds available in the Economic Development Highway Fund created by Section 65-4-15, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 65-4-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 4 - Economic Development Highway Act|§ 65-4-11. Report and recommendations of Department of Transportation with respect to proposed highway construction or improvement project

 Before approving any application under this chapter the board shall have the Mississippi Department of Transportation, or the political subdivision if the political subdivision will have the construction or improvement performed, prepare and submit to it a detailed engineering study and report of all estimated costs associated with the construction and improvement of the highways and highway segments requested by the application of the political subdivision along with the estimated annual costs necessary to be expended for maintenance thereof. If the political subdivision will have the construction or improvement performed on a state designated highway that will be maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the board shall not approve the application of such political subdivision until the engineering study required in this section has been submitted by the board to the Mississippi Department of Transportation and has been certified by the Transportation Department to the board as proposing construction or improvement of highways and highway segments that meets Transportation Department standards for such work. If the political subdivision will have the construction or improvement performed on a highway that is not on the designated state highway system, the board shall not approve the application of such political subdivision until the engineering study required in this section has been submitted by the board to the Office of State Aid Road Construction and has been certified by the Office of State Aid Road Construction to the board as proposing construction or improvement of highways and highway segments that meets Office of State Aid Road Construction standards for such work.   The Mississippi Department of Transportation or the Office of State Aid Road Construction, as the case may be, may recommend modifications to the location and route of those highways and highway segments proposed in the application of the political subdivision if such modifications are more cost effective and would not have a substantially negative economic impact on the project of the private company.
MS Code § 65-4-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 4 - Economic Development Highway Act|§ 65-4-13. Notice of approval of application; approval prohibited where cost of project exceeds available funds

 If, after reviewing the application of the political subdivision and the report of the State Highway Department or political subdivision, the board determines that the application meets the requirements for approval and should be approved, the board shall notify the political subdivision and the State Highway Commission of its approval and contracts may be let. Upon certification by the board that monies currently available in the Economic Development Highway Fund are sufficient to defray the costs of the construction or improvement, then contracts with respect to such work may be executed by the highway department or political subdivision and work necessary for the construction or improvement of the highways and highway segments so approved shall commence by the State Highway Department or political subdivision, as determined by the Department of Economic and Community Development. If the construction or improvement is by a political subdivision, the State Aid Engineer shall have such work inspected periodically during the progress of such construction or improvement to ensure that it meets the standards prescribed in Section 65-4-17, Mississippi Code of 1972. However, no application shall be approved by the board if the total costs for constructing or improving the proposed highways or highway segments to be funded hereunder, according to estimates in the report of the State Highway Department or political subdivision, will exceed monies currently available in the Economic Development Highway Fund created in Section 65-4-15, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 65-4-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 4 - Economic Development Highway Act|§ 65-4-17. Standards for construction or improvement of highways and highway segments; entity responsible for maintaining highways constructed or improved

 Any highways or highway segments authorized to be constructed or improved by the Mississippi Department of Transportation or political subdivision under the provisions of this chapter shall be constructed or improved to bear a load limit of at least eighty thousand (80,000) pounds.   For any project approved from and after April 12, 1993, if at the time the project is approved the highways or highway segments to be constructed or improved are a part of the designated state highway system, then maintenance on such highways or highway segments after completion of the project shall be performed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and shall be constructed to Transportation Department standards. For any project approved from and after April 12, 1993, if at the time the project is approved the highways or highway segments to be constructed or improved are not part of the designated state highway system, the maintenance on such highways or highway segments after completion of the project shall be performed by the political subdivision and shall be constructed to Office of State Aid Road Construction standards.