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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 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.
(2)
If any investigating law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that has resulted in a death, it shall be such officer's duty to see that a chemical test is administered as required by this section.
(3)
The results of a test administered pursuant to this section may be used as evidence in any court or administrative hearing without the consent of the person so tested.
(4)
No person may refuse to submit to a chemical test required under the provisions of this section.
(5)
Analysis of blood or urine to determine alcohol or drug content pursuant to this section shall be conducted by the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory or a laboratory whose methods and procedures have been approved by the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory.
Laws, 1995, ch. 540, § 4; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 5, eff. 7/2/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 452, SB 2159, 14, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-9 - Administration of blood test under section 63-11-7

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.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-17; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 17; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 6, eff. 7/2/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-11 - Taking of urine specimens

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.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-19; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 19, eff. 4/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-13 - Right of accused to have test administered by person of his choice; effect of failure to obtain additional test

The person tested may, at his own expense, have a physician, registered nurse, clinical laboratory technologist or clinical laboratory technician or any other qualified person of his choosing administer a test, approved by the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory created pursuant to Section
45-1-17
, in addition to any other test, for the purpose of determining the amount of alcohol in his blood at the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis of his blood, breath or urine. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by such arrested person shall not preclude the admissibility in evidence of the test taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-18; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 18; Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 2, eff. 7/1/1981.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 452, SB 2159, 15, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-15 - Availability of information concerning test directed by law enforcement officer to accused or his attorney

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.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-20; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 20, eff. 4/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-17 - Liability for administering test or analysis

No qualified person, hospital, clinic or funeral home shall incur any civil or criminal liability as the result of the proper administration of a test or chemical analysis of a person's breath, blood or urine when requested in writing by a law enforcement officer to administer such a test or perform such chemical analysis.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-21; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 21; Laws, 1973, ch. 354, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 7, eff. 7/2/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-21 - Actions by law enforcement officer upon refusal of driver to submit to test generally

If a person refuses upon the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a chemical test of his breath designated by the law enforcement agency as provided in Section
63-11-5
, none shall be given, but the officer shall at that point demand the driver's license of the person, who shall deliver his driver's license into the hands of the officer. If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test under the provisions of this chapter, the person shall be informed by the law enforcement officer that the refusal to submit to the test shall subject him to suspension of the privilege to operate a motor vehicle. The officer shall give the driver a receipt for his license on forms prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Public Safety. The officer shall forward the driver's license together with a sworn report to the Commissioner of Public Safety stating that he had reasonable grounds and probable cause to believe the person had been operating a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any other substance which may impair a person's mental or physical ability, stating the grounds, and that the person had refused to submit to the chemical test of his breath upon request of the law enforcement officer.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-11; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 11; Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 4; Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 480, § 5; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 8, eff. 7/2/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 503, SB 2778, 3, eff. 10/1/2016.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 489, HB 481, 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-25 - Appeals from forfeiture, suspension or denial of license by commissioner generally; exercise of driving privilege suspended during pendency of appeal

If the forfeiture, suspension or denial of issuance is sustained by the Commissioner of Public Safety, or his duly authorized agent pursuant to subsection (1) of Section
63-11-23
, upon such hearing, the person aggrieved may file within ten (10) days after the rendition of such decision a petition in the circuit or county court having original jurisdiction of the violation for review of such decision and such hearing upon review shall proceed as a trial de novo before the court without a jury. The petition shall be served upon the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Public Safety. Provided further, that no such party shall be allowed to exercise the driving privilege while any such appeal is pending.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-13; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 13; Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 5; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 10, eff. 7/2/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 464, SB 2598,§ 4, eff. 4/16/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-26 - Actions which foreclose judicial review

When the commissioner of public safety, or his authorized agent, shall suspend the driver's license or permit to drive of a person or shall deny the issuance of a license or permit to a person as provided in Section
63-11-30
, the person shall not be entitled to any judicial review of or appeal from the actions of the commissioner. A final conviction under said section shall finally adjudicate the privilege of such convicted person to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state.
Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 9; Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 6, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-27 - Notification of authorities in home state of suspension of nonresident drivers privilege

When it has been finally determined under the procedures of Sections
63-11-21
through
63-11-25
, that a nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, the commissioner, or his duly authorized agent, shall give information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he has a license.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-14; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 14, eff. 4/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-29 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 15, eff. 7/1/1983.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8175-02, 8175-03; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, §§ 2, 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-31.1 - Mississippi Forensics Laboratory to promulgate rules and regulations for court-ordered drug testing of DUI/other drug violators; evaluation of proposals made by and approval of vendors to be utilized by trial courts

(1)
The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory shall promulgate rules and regulations for court-ordered drug testing of DUI/other drug violators and shall approve which vendors are eligible to be utilized by the trial courts when ordering defendants to undergo drug testing as a condition of continuing to exercise the privilege to drive. The Forensics Laboratory may assess fees to the vendors, and shall prescribe the maximum costs to the offender for drug testing. The Forensics Laboratory may seek the advice of the State Intervention Court Advisory Committee in fulfilling these duties.
(2)
The Forensics Laboratory must evaluate proposals made by prospective vendors for acceptability, including, without limitation, the following factors:
(a)
A description of the method used for assessment;
(b)
The frequency with which the offender will be tested;
(c)
The procedure used by the vendor to ensure the accuracy of the test results;
(d)
The length of time allowed the offender to provide a biological sample after being given notice;
(e)
The frequency with which the vendor will make reports to the court;
(f)
The list of approved sites for the collection of biological samples for testing.
(3)
The Forensics Laboratory must promulgate regulations for the program and for vendors, including at a minimum:
(a)
That the offender must pay the cost of the testing program or, if the court finds the offender to be indigent, that the cost be paid from the Interlock Device Fund.
(b)
How indigent funds will be accessed by the vendors, and the maximum cost to the offender or the fund.
(4)
The Forensics Laboratory will provide the list of approved vendors, subject to continuous updating, to the Mississippi Judicial College for dissemination to the trial courts.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 466, HB 1352,§ 26, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Laws, 2018, ch. 447, SB 2663,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-32 - Development, implementation and funding of driver improvement program for first offenders convicted of driving while intoxicated or under influence of another substance which impairs ability to operate motor vehicle

(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.
Laws, 1973, ch. 408, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 305; Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 7; Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 8; Laws, 1990, ch. 329, § 11; Laws, 1991, ch. 356 § 2; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 12, eff. 7/2/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 452, SB 2159, 17, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-33 - Interlock Device Fund; purpose; use of monies

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Interlock Device Fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide funding for the Driver's License Bureau of the Department of Public Safety and also to provide funding assistance for ignition interlock devices and court-ordered drug testing for persons determined to be unable to afford the installation and maintenance of an ignition interlock device or costs of drug testing. Monies from the fund shall be distributed by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the Department of Public Safety. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of:
(a)
Monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding the Driver's License Bureau;
(b)
The interest accruing to the fund;
(c)
Monies paid by a person for deposit into the fund under Section
63-11-31
; and
(d)
Monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 447, SB 2663,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2020.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 493, HB 412, 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-35 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 16, eff. 7/1/1981.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8175-04, 8175-06, 8175-07; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, §§ 4, 6, 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-37 - Contents and disposition of record of conviction under section 63-11-30

(1)
It shall be the duty of the trial judge, upon conviction of a person under Section
63-11-30
, to mail or otherwise deliver in a method prescribed by the commissioner a true and correct copy of the traffic ticket, citation or affidavit evidencing the arrest that resulted in the conviction and a certified copy of the abstract of the court record within five (5) days to the Commissioner of Public Safety at Jackson, Mississippi. The trial judge in municipal and justice courts shall show on the docket and the trial judge in courts of record shall show on the minutes:
(a)
Whether a chemical test was given and the results of the test, if any; and
(b)
Whether conviction was based in whole or in part on the results of such a test.
(2)
The abstract of the court record shall show the date of the conviction, the results of the test if there was one, and the penalty, so that a record of same may be made by the Department of Public Safety.
(3)
For the purposes of Section
63-11-30
, a bond forfeiture shall operate as and be considered as a conviction.
(4)
A trial court clerk who fails to provide a true and correct copy of the traffic ticket, citation or affidavit evidencing the arrest that resulted in the conviction and a copy of the abstract of the court record within five (5) days of the availability of that information as required in subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a civil violation and shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), for which civil fine the clerk bears sole and personal responsibility. Each instance of failure is a separate violation.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-08; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 8; Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 8; Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 9; Laws, 1985, ch. 346; Laws, 1991, ch. 480, § 7, eff. 7/1/1991.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 428, SB 2685, 2, eff. 10/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 503, SB 2778, 7, eff. 10/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 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.
Laws, 1992, ch. 500, § 5; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 13, eff. 7/2/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-40 - Driving while driving license or privilege cancelled, suspended or revoked

Any person whose driver's license, or driving privilege has been cancelled, suspended or revoked under the provisions of this chapter and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways, streets or public roads of this state, while such license or privilege is cancelled, suspended or revoked, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than forty-eight (48) hours nor more than six (6) months, and fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
The commissioner of public safety shall suspend the driver's license or driving privilege of any person convicted under the provisions of this section for an additional six (6) months. Such suspension shall begin at the end of the original cancellation, suspension or revocation and run consecutively.
Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 11, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-22; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 22, eff. 4/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-43 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 141, eff. 7/1/1991.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-23; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 23.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-45 - Denial of insurance coverage on ground of refusal to submit to test or upon basis of test results

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.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-25; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 29, eff. 4/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-47 - Selection and purchase of equipment and supplies

The Commissioner of Public Safety, acting in concert with the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory created pursuant to Section
45-1-17
, is hereby expressly authorized and directed to determine the equipment and supplies which are adequate and necessary from both a medical and law enforcement standpoint for administration of this chapter. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon receiving such recommendation from the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory, shall recommend an equipment standard for such equipment to the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration, using such a uniform standard for said equipment, shall advertise its intention of purchasing said equipment by one (1) publication in at least one (1) newspaper having general circulation in the State of Mississippi at least ten (10) days before the purchase of such equipment and supplies, and the advertisement shall clearly and distinctly describe the articles to be purchased, and shall receive sealed bids thereon which shall be opened in public at a time and place to be specified in the advertisement.
The Department of Finance and Administration shall accept the lowest and best bid for said equipment and supplies; in its discretion, it may reject any and all bids submitted. The lowest and best bid for said equipment and supplies accepted by the Department of Finance and Administration shall be the state-approved price of said equipment for purchase by the state, county and city governments.
Title to all such testing equipment in the state purchased hereunder shall remain in the Commissioner of Public Safety regardless of what entity pays the purchase price.
The state, counties and municipalities may purchase in the name of the Commissioner of Public Safety such equipment and supplies from other vendors of said equipment and supplies necessary to implement this chapter, provided they purchase of the same quality and standard as certified to the Department of Finance and Administration and approved by the department. However, such equipment and supplies shall not be purchased by the state, counties and municipalities unless it is at a price equivalent to or lower than that approved by the Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to the bid procedure as outlined herein.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-26; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 30; Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 13; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 263, eff. 7/1/1984.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 452, SB 2159, 18, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 11 - IMPLIED CONSENT LAW (§§ 63-11-1 — 63-11-49) › Section 63-11-49 - through 63-11-53 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1992, ch. 500, § 2, 3, 4; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 14, 15, 16, eff. 7/2/1996.
Repealed by Laws, 2016, ch. 503, SB 2778, 10, 11, 12, eff. 10/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 13 - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§ 63-13-1) › Section 63-13-1 - through 63-13-29 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 8258-01; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 1, eff. 1/1/1961.
Repealed by Laws, 2015, ch. 417, HB 982, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
§ 63-13-1. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-01; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 1, eff from and after January 1, 1961.] § 63-13-3. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-02; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 572, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved June 7, 1966).] § 63-13-5. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-05; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 5; Laws, 1964, ch. 456; Laws, 1968, ch. 544, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 561, § 24, eff from and after July 2, 1980.] § 63-13-7. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-05; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 5; Laws, 1964, ch. 456; Laws, 1968, ch. 544, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 556 § 1, eff from and after passage (approved April 12, 1991).] § 63-13-8. [Laws, 1977, ch. 317, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 328, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2005.] § 63-13-9. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-05; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 5; Laws, 1964, ch. 456; Laws, 1968, ch. 544, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 437, § 7; Laws, 1995, ch. 475, § 22; Laws, 2005, ch. 328, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2005.] § 63-13-11. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-05; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 5; Laws, 1964, ch. 456; Laws, 1968, ch. 544, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 396, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 500, § 52, eff from and after July 1, 1986.] § 63-13-13. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-09; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 9, eff from and after January 1, 1961.] § 63-13-15. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-06; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 6, eff from and after January 1, 1961.] § 63-13-17. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-07; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 7, eff from and after January 1, 1961.] § 63-13-19. [Codes, 1942, §§ 8258-04, 8258-07; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, §§ 4, 7; Laws, 1962, ch. 529, eff from and after passage (approved June 1, 1962).] § 63-13-21. [Codes, 1942, §§ 8258-03, 8258-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, §§ 3, 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 529; Laws, 1977, ch. 317, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved February 25, 1977).] § 63-13-23. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-04; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 529, eff from and after passage (approved June 1, 1962).] § 63-13-25. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-08; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 8, eff from and after January 1, 1961.] § 63-13-27. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-05; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 5; Laws, 1964, ch. 456; Laws, 1968, ch. 544, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 396, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 1976.] § 63-13-29. [Codes, 1942, § 8258-10; Laws, 1960, ch. 408, § 10, eff from and after January 1, 1961..
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-1 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law."
Codes, 1942, § 8285-40; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 39, eff. 1/1/1953.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-5 - Applicability of chapter to government owned vehicles

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.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-33; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 32, eff. 1/1/1953.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-7 - Administration of chapter; judicial review of orders and acts of department

(1)
The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration, but may not require fees from insurance companies, and shall provide for hearings upon request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the department under the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
Any order or act of the department, under the provisions of this chapter, may be subject to review within ten days after notice thereof, by appeal to the county court at the instance of any party in interest and in the county wherein the person aggrieved by such order or act resides, or if there be no county court therein, then such jurisdiction shall be in the circuit court of said county, and such court is hereby vested with jurisdiction. The court shall determine whether the filing of the appeal shall operate as a stay of any such order or decision of the department. The court may, in disposing of the issue before it, modify, affirm, or reverse the order or decision of the department in whole or in part.
(3)
Trial in the court shall be de novo, with the burden of proof upon the department. The same shall be tried without regard to any prior holding of fact or law by the department, and judgment entered only upon the evidence offered at the trial by the court. A trial by jury may be had under the rules of the court.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-02; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 2, eff. 1/1/1953.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 410, HB 525, 4, eff. 1/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-9 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2003, ch. 485, § 2, eff. 7/1/2003.
Codes, 1942, § 8295-04; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 4; Laws, 1970, ch. 486, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch 488, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 366, eff. 4/16/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-11 - through 63-15-21 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2013, ch. 389, §§ 1 through §§ 6, eff.3/20/2013.
§ 63-15-11. [Codes, 1942, § 8285-05; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 5; Laws, 1960, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 487, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 349, § 2; Laws, 1980, ch. 488, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 483, § 2, eff. 1/1/2006.] § 63-15-13. [Codes, 1942, § 8285-06; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 6; Laws, 1960, ch. 411, § 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 485, § 1, eff. 4/3/1970.] § 63-15-15. [Codes, 1942, § 8285-07; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 7; Laws, 1960, ch. 411, § 3, eff. 7/1/1960.] § 63-15-17. [Codes, 1942, § 8285-08; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 8, eff. 1/1/1953.] § 63-15-19. [Codes, 1942, § 8285-09; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 9, eff. 1/1/1953.] § 63-15-21. [Codes, 1942, § 8285-10; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 10; Laws, 1960, ch. 411, § 4, eff. 7/1/1960.]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-23 - Admissibility in evidence in civil actions of reports, etc. of department

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
.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-11; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 11; Laws, 1981, ch. 361, § 3, eff. 7/1/1981.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-25 - Certification to department of unsatisfied judgment; reports of convictions, pleas or actions in judicial proceedings for violations of motor vehicle laws

(1)
Whenever any person fails within sixty days to satisfy any judgment, upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his attorney it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which any such judgment is rendered within this state, to forward to the department immediately after the expiration of said sixty days, a certified copy of such judgment.
(2)
If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the department is a nonresident, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
(3)
The clerk of the court, or the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which any conviction for violation of a motor vehicle law is rendered, or in which a person charged with violation of a motor vehicle law has pleaded guilty or forfeited bail, shall forward immediately to the department a certified a copy of the judgment, order or record of other action of the court. This copy shall be prima-facie evidence of the conviction, plea or other action stated.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-12; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 12, eff. 1/1/1953.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-27 - Suspension of license, registration or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment generally

(1)
Upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, the department shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this section and in Section
63-15-33
.
(2)
If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in such form as the department may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed license or nonresident's operating privilege, the same may be allowed by the department, in its discretion, for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment, or of any installments thereof prescribed in Section
63-15-33
, provided the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-13; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 13, eff. 1/1/1953.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-29 - Duration of suspension; effect of discharge in bankruptcy

(1)
Such license and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every such judgment is stayed, satisfied in full or to the extent hereinafter provided and until the said person gives proof of financial responsibility subject to the exemptions stated in Sections
63-15-27
and
63-15-33
.
(2)
A discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any such judgment shall not relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-14; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 14, eff. 1/1/1953.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-31 - Amounts required for satisfaction of judgment

Judgments referred to in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:
(a)
When Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person as the result of any one (1) accident; or
(b)
When, subject to such limit of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons as the result of any one (1) accident; or
(c)
When Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one (1) accident.
However, payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-15; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 15; Laws, 1972, ch. 349, § 3; Laws, 2005, ch. 483, § 3, eff. 1/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-33 - Allowance and effect of payment of judgment in installments; default

(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.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-16; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 16, eff. 1/1/1953.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-35 - Requirement of proof of financial responsibility upon conviction, etc., of offense requiring suspension or revocation of license

(1)
Whenever the department, under any law of this state, suspends or revokes the license of any person upon receiving record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail, the department shall also suspend the registration for all motor vehicles licensed in the name of such person. However the department shall not suspend such license, unless otherwise required by law, if such person has previously given or shall immediately give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility with respect to all motor vehicles licensed by such person.
(2)
Such license or licenses, as the case may be, shall remain suspended or revoked and shall not at any time thereafter be renewed nor shall any license be thereafter issued to such person until permitted under the motor vehicle laws of this state and not then unless and until he shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility.
(3)
If a person is not licensed, but by final order of judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so, no license shall thereafter be issued to such person until he shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility.
(4)
Whenever the department suspends or revokes a nonresident's operating privilege by reason of a conviction or forfeiture of bail, such privilege shall remain so suspended or revoked unless such person shall have previously given or shall immediately give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-17; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 17, eff. 1/1/1953.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-37 - Methods of giving proof of financial responsibility generally

Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing:
1.
A certificate of insurance as provided in Section
63-15-39
or Section
63-15-41
; or
2.
A bond as provided in Section
63-15-49
; or
3.
A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in Section
63-15-51
; or
4.
A certificate of self-insurance as provided in Section
63-15-53
, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to said self-insurer.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-18; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 18, eff. 1/1/1953.
Brought forward by Laws, 2023, ch. 443, HB 1003,§ 24, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-39 - Certificate of insurance as proof of financial responsibility; residents

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.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-19; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 19, eff. 1/1/1953.
Brought forward by Laws, 2023, ch. 443, HB 1003,§ 25, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-41 - Certificate of insurance as proof of financial responsibility; nonresidents

(1)
The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle, the owner or operator of which is not licensed in this state, may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the department a written certificate or certificates of an insurance company authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificate or certificates are registered, or if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms to the provisions of this chapter. The department shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance company complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
(a)
Said insurance company shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the department to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state;
(b)
Said insurance company shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein.
(2)
If any insurance company not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the department shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of said company whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-20; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 20, eff. 1/1/1953.
Brought forward by Laws, 2023, ch. 443, HB 1003,§ 26, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY - RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 63-15-1 — 63-15-75) › Section 63-15-45 - Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy

When an insurance company has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under Section
63-15-39
or Section
63-15-41
, the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least ten (10) days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be placed in the mail, or transmitted by electronic means, to the department. However, such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates.
Codes, 1942, § 8285-22; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 22, eff. 1/1/1953.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 410, HB 525, 3, eff. 1/1/2017.