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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-85 - Use of sideboards on open top vehicles carrying sand, dirt, gravel or rock

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.
Laws, 1974, ch. 521, § 2, eff. 7/1/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-87 - Enforcement of sections 63-7-83 and 63-7-85

The State Tax Commission, Mississippi Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies are hereby charged with enforcement of Sections
63-7-83
through
63-7-89
.
Laws, 1974, ch. 521, § 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 596, § 64, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-89 - Penalties for violations of sections 63-7-83 and 67-3-85

Any person, firm or corporation operating a truck, trailer or other carrier on any state, United States or interstate highway not properly covered as set forth in Section
63-7-83
or without sideboards as set forth in Section
63-7-85
or in violation of any of the other provisions of said Section
63-7-85
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each separate and distinct violation.
Laws, 1974, ch. 521, § 4, eff. 7/1/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-91 - Slow-moving vehicle safety emblem; requirement

When any vehicle, whether pulled, towed, self-propelled or animal-drawn, which is not under ordinary circumstances moved, operated or driven at a speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour, is moved, operated or driven on any public highway or city street which is open for vehicular travel, it shall display a triangular slow-moving-vehicle emblem or high intensity reflectorized tape mounted as near as practicable to the center of the mass and at an approximate height of not less than two (2) nor more than six (6) feet from level ground or pavement surface. In any event, the emblem or tape shall be mounted so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day or night; and the emblem or tape and its position of mounting on the vehicle shall meet the specifications established by rules and regulations properly adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Except in cases of emergency, vehicles subject to the provisions of this section that display the reflectorized tape shall not be operated upon any highway on the designated state highway system during the period from sunset to sunrise.
Laws, 1975, ch. 346, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 592, § 1, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-93 - Slow-moving vehicle safety emblem; prohibition

The use of the slow-moving-vehicle emblem or high intensity reflectorized tape shall be restricted to the slow-moving vehicles specified in Section
63-7-91
and the use of such emblem or tape on any other type of vehicle or stationary object on or along any public highway or city street is prohibited.
Laws, 1975, ch. 346, § 2; Laws, 1999, ch. 592, § 2, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-95 - Slow-moving vehicle safety emblem; rules and regulations

The Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing standards and specifications for the design, materials and mounting of a standard slow-moving-vehicle emblem and high intensity reflectorized tape for the uniform identification of slow-moving vehicles. In adopting said rules and regulations the Commissioner of Public Safety shall consider the standard markings used in other states, the current recommendations of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers, in order that the slow-moving-vehicle emblem or tape may be more universally recognizable and of adequate quality.
Laws, 1975, ch. 346, § 3; Laws, 1999, ch. 592, § 3, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-97 - Slow-moving vehicle safety emblem; relationship with other requirements as to lighting and safety equipment

Nothing in Sections
63-7-91
through
63-7-101
shall be construed to relieve the owner and/or operator of the vehicles identified in Section
63-7-91
from complying with all other requirements for lighting and safety equipment on these vehicles.
Laws, 1975, ch. 346, § 4, eff. 7/1/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-99 - Slow-moving vehicle safety emblem; presumption as to use of reasonable care in operation of vehicle

Compliance with Section
63-7-91
shall not create a prima facie case or presumption that such owner or operator of the vehicle used reasonable and ordinary care in the operation of such vehicle under the circumstances then existing by the use or display of such slow-moving-vehicle emblem or high intensity reflectorized tape.
Laws, 1975, ch. 346, § 5; Laws, 1999, ch. 592, § 4, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-101 - Slow-moving vehicle safety emblem; enforcement of provisions

Sections
63-7-91
through
63-7-101
are hereby made a part of the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law as amended, and their enforcement shall be as provided by said law.
Laws, 1975, ch. 346, § 6, eff. 7/1/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-105 - [Height of fender - Violations - Penalties]

(1)
For purposes of this section:
(a)
The height of the fender shall be a vertical measurement from, and perpendicular to, the ground, through the centerline of the wheel, and to the bottom of the fender.
(b)
"Fender" means the pressed and formed part mounted over the road wheels of a motor vehicle to reduce the splashing of mud, water or similar substances.
(c)
"Squatted vehicles" means vehicles whose front fenders have been raised four (4) or more inches greater than the rear fenders. The described modification makes a vehicle appear as if it is "squatting" on its back tires.
(2)
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a passenger motor vehicle on the streets or highways of this state if, by alteration of the suspension, frame or chassis, the height of the front fender is raised four (4) or more inches greater than the height of the rear fender.
(b)
Motor vehicles equipped with high clearance fenders to allow for increased front suspension articulation shall be exempt from the provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3)
A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction:
(a)
For a first offense, shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00);
(b)
For a second offense, shall be fined Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00); and
(c)
For a third or subsequent offense, shall be fined Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) and have his or her license suspended by the Commission of Public Safety for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of conviction.
(4)
Only offenses which occur within five (5) years of each other, including and immediately preceding the date of the last offense, shall constitute a prior offense within the meaning of this subsection.
(5)
The penalties for this section shall take effect one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date. For a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date, state and local law enforcement officers shall only issue warning tickets for a violation of the provisions of this section. From and after January 27, 2025, state and local law enforcement officers shall issue tickets that assess penalties, as outlined in subsection (3) of this section, to drivers of squatted vehicles.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 438, HB 349,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-107) › Section 63-7-107 - [Disposition of fines]

(1)
The fines assessed and collected as a result of violating the provisions of Section
63-7-105
shall be deposited into the State General Fund and used in their entirety to aid in funding Secondary School Driver Education and Training Programs, as established by Senate Bill No. 2695, 2024 Regular Session.
(2)
Section
63-7-107
, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall go into effect from and after the passage date, if any, of Senate Bill No. 2695, 2024 Regular Session.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 438, HB 349,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERATION OF ODOMETERS (§§ 63-7-201 — 63-7-209) › Section 63-7-201 - Definitions

As used in Sections
63-7-201
through
63-7-209
:
(1)
The term "dealer" means any person who has sold five (5) or more motor vehicles in the past twelve (12) months to purchasers who in good faith purchased such vehicles for purposes other than resale.
(2)
The term "distributor" means any person who has sold five (5) or more motor vehicles in the past twelve (12) months for resale.
(3)
The term "odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation; but shall not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips.
(4)
The term "repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative.
Laws, 1979, ch. 489, § 1, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERATION OF ODOMETERS (§§ 63-7-201 — 63-7-209) › Section 63-7-203 - Offenses

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install on any part of a motor vehicle or on an odometer in a motor vehicle any device which causes the odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For the purposes of this section the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the car as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person with the intent to defraud to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.
(3)
It shall be unlawful for any person to disconnect, turn back, reset or alter, or cause to be disconnected, reset or altered, the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to reduce the number of miles indicated thereon.
Laws, 1979, ch. 489, §§ 2-4, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERATION OF ODOMETERS (§§ 63-7-201 — 63-7-209) › Section 63-7-205 - Warranty relating to odometer mileage

If a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of a new motor vehicle makes any warranty to the purchaser of, and with respect to, a new motor vehicle which is based on the amount of miles that the motor vehicle is driven, only those miles which the motor vehicle has been driven on and after the date that the motor vehicle has first been sold as new to the purchaser shall be considered for purposes of the warranty.
The mileage indicated upon the odometer of the motor vehicle on the date that the motor vehicle is first sold as new to the purchaser shall, for the purposes of the warranty, be the mileage upon which the warranty shall commence.
Laws, 1979, ch. 489, § 5, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERATION OF ODOMETERS (§§ 63-7-201 — 63-7-209) › Section 63-7-207 - Service, repair or replacement of odometer

Nothing in Sections
63-7-201
through
63-7-209
shall prevent the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. Any removal or alteration of such notice so affixed shall be unlawful.
Laws, 1979, ch. 489, § 6, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERATION OF ODOMETERS (§§ 63-7-201 — 63-7-209) › Section 63-7-209 - Penalties

Violation of the provisions of Sections
63-7-201
through
63-7-209
shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable 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.
Laws, 1979, ch. 489, § 7, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICES (§§ 63-7-301 — 63-7-313) › Section 63-7-301 - Requirement of device or belt positioning booster seat system; failure to provide and use device or belt positioning booster seat system not deemed negligence

(1)
(a)
Every person transporting a child under the age of four (4) years in a passenger motor vehicle, and operated on a public roadway, street or highway within this state, shall provide for the protection of the child by properly using a child passenger restraint device or system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(b)
Every person transporting a child in a passenger motor vehicle operated on a public roadway, street or highway within this state, shall provide for the protection of the child by properly using a belt positioning booster seat system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards if the child is at least four (4) years of age, but less than seven (7) years of age and measures less than four (4) feet nine (9) inches in height or weighs less than sixty-five (65) pounds.
(c)
If more than two (2) children who are required under subsection (1) of this section to use a booster seat are being transported in a vehicle at one time, and the vehicle only has two (2) lap and shoulder belts in the rear seat, then only the two (2) children sitting in the seats with the lap and shoulder belts are required to use a belt positioning booster seat system and safety belt, and any other children may be secured with a safety seat lap belt only.
(2)
The term "passenger motor vehicle" as used in Sections
63-7-301
through
63-7-311
has the same meaning as defined in Section
63-2-1(2)
. Sections
63-7-301
through
63-7-311
do not apply to the vehicles described in Section
63-2-1(3)
.
(3)
Failure to provide and use a child passenger restraint device or system or a belt positioning booster seat system shall not be considered contributory or comparative negligence.
Laws, 1983, ch. 400, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 325, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 501, § 3; Laws, 2008, ch. 520, § 1, eff. 7/1/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICES (§§ 63-7-301 — 63-7-313) › Section 63-7-303 - Duties, rights, liabilities, etc., between parent and child

No provision of Sections
63-7-301
through
63-7-313
shall be construed as creating any duty, standard of care, right or liability between parent and child that is not recognized under the laws of the State of Mississippi as they exist on July 1, 1983, or as they may at any time in the future be constituted by statute or court decision.
Laws, 1983, ch. 400, § 2, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICES (§§ 63-7-301 — 63-7-313) › Section 63-7-305 - Enforcement

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.
Laws, 1983, ch. 400, § 3, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICES (§§ 63-7-301 — 63-7-313) › Section 63-7-307 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1998, ch. 501, § 4, eff. 7/1/1998.
Laws, 1983, ch. 400, § 4, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICES (§§ 63-7-301 — 63-7-313) › Section 63-7-309 - Penalties

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section
63-7-301
shall be fined not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each offense.
Laws, 1983, ch. 400, § 5; Laws, 1990, ch. 358, § 1, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICES (§§ 63-7-301 — 63-7-313) › Section 63-7-311 - Notice of requirement for devices

The state tax commission shall provide notice of the requirement for child restraint devices or systems, which notice shall accompany the delivery of a motor vehicle license tag.
Laws, 1983, ch. 400, § 6, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 7 - EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION (§§ 63-7-1 — 63-7-313) › CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICES (§§ 63-7-301 — 63-7-313) › Section 63-7-313 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1990, ch. 358, § 2, eff. 7/1/1990.
Laws, 1983, ch. 400, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-1 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law--Traffic Violations Procedure.
Codes, 1942, § 8126; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-3 - Construction

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Codes, 1942, § 8282; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-5 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the meanings ascribed to words and phrases in Article 3 of Chapter 3 of this title shall be fully applicable to this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 8126; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-7 - Parties deemed guilty of offenses

Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, any act declared in Chapter 3, 5, or 7 of this title, to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as a principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense. Every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly, or wilfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another to violate any provision of said chapter is likewise guilty of such offense.
Codes, 1942, § 8277; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-9 - Requiring or permitting operation of vehicle in manner contrary to law

It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law.
Codes, 1942, § 8278; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-12 - Payment of fines by personal check; liability for dishonored check

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.
Laws, 1991, ch. 480, § 1, eff. 7/1/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-13 - Disposition of fines and forfeitures for violations of Chapter 3, 5 or 7

All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 3, 5 or 7 of this title constituting a misdemeanor shall be deposited in the treasury of the county maintaining the court wherein such conviction or forfeiture was had.
Codes, 1942, § 8276; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-15 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 141, eff. 7/1/1991.
Codes, 1942, § 8280; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-17 - Maintenance of records relating to charged offenses; records and reports of convictions

(1)
Every court shall keep a full record of the proceedings of every case in which a person is charged with any violation of law regulating the operation of vehicles on the highways, streets or roads of this state.
(2)
Unless otherwise sooner required by law, within five (5) days after the conviction of a person upon a charge of violating any law regulating the operation of vehicles on the highways, streets or roads of this state, every court in which such conviction was had shall prepare and immediately forward to the Department of Public Safety an abstract of the record of said court covering the case in which said person was so convicted, which abstract must be certified by the person so authorized to prepare the same to be true and correct.
(3)
Said abstract must be made upon a form approved by the Department of Public Safety, and shall include the name and address of the party charged, the registration number of the vehicle involved, the nature of the offense, the date of hearing, the plea, the judgment, and if the fine was satisfied by prepayment or appearance bond forfeiture, and the amount of the fine or forfeiture, as the case may be.
(4)
Every court shall also forward a like report to the Department of Public Safety upon the conviction of any person of manslaughter or other felony in the commission of which a vehicle was used.
(5)
Every court shall also forward a like report to the Department of Public Safety after the satisfactory completion by a defendant of an approved traffic safety violator course under Section
63-9-11
, and the department shall make and maintain a private, nonpublic record to be kept for a period of ten (10) years. The record shall be solely for the use of the courts in determining eligibility under Section
63-9-11
, as a first-time offender, and shall not constitute a criminal record for the purpose of private or administrative inquiry. Reports forwarded to the Department of Public Safety under this subsection shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
(6)
The failure by refusal or neglect of any such judicial officer to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall constitute misconduct in office and shall be grounds for removal therefrom.
(7)
The Department of Public Safety shall keep copies of all abstracts received hereunder for a period of three (3) years at its main office and the same shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business hours. This subsection shall not apply to nonpublic records maintained solely for the use of the courts in determining offender eligibility.
Codes, 1942, § 8281; Laws, 1938, ch. 200; Laws, 1985, ch. 363, § 4; Laws, 1990, ch. 351, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 566, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 315, § 2; Laws, 2005, ch. 541, § 7, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-19 - Compensation of peace officers for services in traffic violation cases

The collection of fees for the performance of services in making arrests in traffic violation cases and taking the accused before the court for trial or to jail awaiting trial shall be restricted to that peace officer who performs such services, and, if performed by a highway patrolman, shall not be compensated. No peace officer accompanying a highway patrolman in the performance of such duties shall receive any compensation.
No peace officer shall be compensated for attending court in traffic violation cases wherein a plea of guilty is entered unless said peace officer was the arresting officer.
Codes, 1942, § 8285.7; Laws, 1958, ch. 288.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-23 - Exclusivity of procedure prescribed in chapter

The foregoing provisions of this chapter shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of this title for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for an offense of like grade.
Codes, 1942, § 8279; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-25 - Deposit of driver's license in lieu of bail

(1)
Whenever any person lawfully possessed of a driver's license theretofore issued to him by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Mississippi, or under the laws of any other state or territory, or the District of Columbia of the United States, shall be arrested and charged with any offense against the traffic or motor vehicle laws or rules of the road of this state, or any municipality thereof, he shall have the option of depositing his driver's license so issued to him with the arresting officer or the court in lieu of any other security which may be required for his appearance in any court in this state in answer to such charge lodged in such court.
(2)
If such person arrested elects to deposit his license as provided, the arresting officer or court shall issue such person a receipt for said license upon a form furnished or prescribed by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, and thereafter said person shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state and streets of the municipalities thereof during the pendency of the case in which the license was deposited unless his license or privilege is otherwise revoked, suspended or canceled, but in no case for a period longer than thirty (30) days.
(3)
The clerk of the court in which the charge is lodged shall immediately forward to the department the license of the driver deposited in lieu of bail if the driver fails to appear in answer to the charge against him. The Commissioner of Public Safety or his authorized agent shall, upon receipt of a license so forwarded by the court, suspend the driver's license and driving privilege of the defaulting driver until notified by the court that the charge against such driver has been finally adjudicated.
(4)
The commissioner shall, upon receipt of a license of a nonresident driver, forward notice to his counterpart in the state of the driver's residence of the fact that such driver has been charged with a traffic or motor vehicle offense or a violation of the rules of the road and has so deposited his license in lieu of bail.
(5)
The making of an application for a duplicate driver's license during the period when the original license is posted for an appearance in a court shall be unlawful, shall constitute a misdemeanor and a person convicted thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment.
(6)
The provisions of this section shall not govern arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol. The procedure set forth in the Mississippi Implied Consent Law, Sections
63-11-1
through
63-11-47
, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall apply.
Laws, 1975, ch. 384; Laws, 1976, ch. 387; Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 11; Laws, 1990, ch. 350, § 1, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-29 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2002, ch. 320, § 4, eff. 7/1/2002.
Laws, 1985, ch. 363, § 1; Laws, 1990, ch. 403, § 1, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-33 - Assessment of additional surcharge on traffic violations and vehicular parking or registration offenses by certain municipalities to fund computerized crime prevention measures

In addition to any other monetary penalties and other penalties imposed by law, any municipality having a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census may assess an additional surcharge in an amount not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00) for each violation of Title 63 and offenses related to vehicular parking or registration. The proceeds from the surcharge shall be dedicated to the use of the municipal police department and used solely to offset the cost of implementation of certain computerized crime prevention measures and the equipment necessary therefor.
Laws, 2007, ch. 465, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-35 - Certain traffic citations issued in other states are prohibited from being placed on a driver's record or reported to insurance

(1)
A traffic citation issued by another state from the use of an automated traffic law enforcement system or a traffic law enforcement method not authorized by the State of Mississippi shall not be placed on the person's driving record in this state.
(2)
A traffic citation issued by another state from the use of an automated traffic law enforcement system or a traffic law enforcement method not authorized by the State of Mississippi shall not be reported to an insurance company for insurance purposes.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, 'automated traffic law enforcement system' means a camera, optical device or other equipment that:
(a)
Detects a traffic law violation;
(b)
Records images of the license plate of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with traffic laws; and
(c)
Issues a citation for a traffic law violation.
Laws, 2012, ch. 398, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 9 - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS PROCEDURE (§§ 63-9-1 — 63-9-37) › Section 63-9-37 - Recognition of traffic fines resulting from automated recording equipment of another state; suspension of driver's license for failure to pay fine

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.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 340, HB 91, 1, eff. 3/14/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 10 - NONRESIDENT TRAFFIC VIOLATOR COMPACT (§§ 63-10-1 — 63-10-5) › Section 63-10-1 - Definitions

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.
Laws, 1979, ch. 421, § 1, eff. 3/21/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 10 - NONRESIDENT TRAFFIC VIOLATOR COMPACT (§§ 63-10-1 — 63-10-5) › Section 63-10-3 - Issuance of citation to resident of reciprocating state; security for appearance; reporting of noncompliance with citation

(1)
A state highway patrol officer, in lieu of arrest for a traffic violation, may issue a citation, as would be appropriate under the circumstances, to any motorist who is a resident of this state or holds a license issued by a reciprocating state and shall not, subject to the exceptions noted in subsection (2) of this section, require such motorist to post collateral or bond to secure his appearance but shall accept such motorist's drivers license in lieu of bond or security as provided by Section
63-9-25
, Mississippi Code of 1972, provided, however, that a person so charged shall have the right, upon his request, to post collateral or bond in a manner as provided by law, and in such case, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply.
(2)
No motorist shall be entitled to receive a citation under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section nor shall any state highway patrol officer issue a citation as provided for therein if the offense be included in the following:
(a)
An offense for which the issuance of a citation in lieu of a hearing or the posting of collateral or bond is prohibited by the laws of this state; or
(b)
An offense for which state statutes require the revocation or suspension of a motorist's license.
(3)
Upon the failure of any resident or nonresident to comply with the terms of a traffic citation, the issuing officer shall request that a warrant be issued and shall report same to the commissioner of public safety or his duly authorized agent, who shall suspend such person's drivers license until such time as a disposition is had on said undisposed of traffic citation. Such report shall clearly identify the person charged; describe the violation, specify the statute, code or ordinance violated; indicate the location of the offense; give a description of the vehicle involved; and show the registration or license number of the vehicle. Such report shall be signed by the issuing officer.
Laws, 1979, ch. 421, § 2, eff. 3/21/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 10 - NONRESIDENT TRAFFIC VIOLATOR COMPACT (§§ 63-10-1 — 63-10-5) › Section 63-10-5 - Proceedings upon noncompliance with traffic citation by nonresident

(1)
Upon receipt of a state highway patrol officer's report as described in Section
63-10-3
the commissioner of public safety or his duly authorized agent shall transmit a certified copy of such report to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses in the reciprocating state in which the nonresident resides or by which he is licensed.
(2)
Upon receipt from the licensing authority of this state or a reciprocating state in which a citation was issued of a certification of noncompliance with a citation issued in this state or a reciprocating state by a person holding a valid license issued by this state, the commissioner of public safety or his duly authorized agent shall immediately suspend such person's drivers license. The order of suspension shall indicate the reason therefor and notify the motorist that his license shall remain suspended until he has furnished satisfactory evidence indicating that he has fully complied with the terms of the court having jurisdiction in the matter. However, the department of public safety, or any employee thereof, shall not collect nor act as a collecting agency for any court-imposed fine in relation to an outstanding, undisposed of traffic case.
(3)
A copy of any suspension order issued hereunder shall be furnished to the licensing authority of the reciprocating state in which the citation was issued.
(4)
It shall be the duty of the director of driver services, department of public safety, to ascertain and remain informed as to which states are "reciprocating states" hereunder and, accordingly, to maintain a current listing of such states. The listings shall periodically be disseminated among the appropriate official positions of any state agency, county or municipality of this state and the licensing authorities in all other reciprocating states pursuant hereto.
Laws, 1979, ch. 421, § 3, eff. 3/21/1979.
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 63-11-1 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the Mississippi Implied Consent Law.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-01; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 1, 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 63-11-3 - Definitions

The following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Driving privilege" or "privilege" means both the driver's license of those licensed in Mississippi and the driving privilege of unlicensed residents and the privilege of nonresidents, licensed or not, the purpose of this section being to make unlicensed and nonresident drivers subject to the same penalties as licensed residents.
(b)
"Community service" means work, projects or services for the benefit of the community assigned, supervised and recorded by appropriate public officials.
(c)
"Chemical test" means an analysis of a person's blood, breath, urine or other bodily substance for the determination of the presence of alcohol or any other substance which may impair a person's mental or physical ability.
(d)
"Refusal to take breath, urine and/or blood test" means an individual declining to take a chemical test, and/or the failure to provide an adequate breath sample as required by the Implied Consent Law when requested by a law enforcement officer.
(e)
"Alcohol concentration" means either grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath.
(f)
"Qualified person to withdraw blood" means any person who has been trained to withdraw blood in the course of their employment duties including but not limited to laboratory personnel, phlebotomist, emergency medical personnel, nurses and doctors.
(g)
"Victim impact panel" means a two-hour seminar in which victims of DUI accidents relate their experiences following the accident to persons convicted under the Implied Consent Law. Paneling programs shall be based on a model developed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) victim panel or equivalent program approved by the court.
(h)
"Booked" means the administrative step taken after the arrested person is brought to the police station, which involves entry of the person's name, the crime for which the arrest was made, and other relevant facts on the police docket, and which may also include photographing, fingerprinting, and the like.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-24; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 24; Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 527, § 3, 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 63-11-7 - 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.
Codes, 1942, § 8175-10; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 10, eff. 4/1/1972.