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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-73 - "William Faulkner Scenic Byway" designated

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "William Faulkner Scenic Byway" pursuant to Section
65-41-1
et seq.: Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 30 and County Road 14 in Union County and continuing westerly along Mississippi Highway 30 to its intersection with County Road 229 in Lafayette County.
Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 442, § 1, eff. 4/18/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 41 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-1 — 65-41-75) › Article 3 - DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS (§§ 65-41-51 — 65-41-75) › Section 65-41-75 - "Gulf Coast Scenic Byway" designated

(1)
The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Gulf Coast Scenic Byway" pursuant to Section
65-45-1
et seq.:
U.S. Highway 90 beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis continuing for 19 miles and ending at the intersection of DeBuys Road and U.S. Highway 90; connecting with the existing Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway designated in Section
65-41-61
.
(2)
Outdoor advertising shall be allowed on the following portions of U.S. Highway 90 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities subject to the zoning and signage ordinances of the impacted municipalities: the end of the Bay St. Louis Bridge to Fort Henry Street; Church Avenue to Fleitas Avenue in Pass Christian; White Harbor Road to Marcie Drive in Long Beach; Russell Avenue to South Nicholson Avenue in Long Beach; Camp Avenue to Pratt Avenue in Gulfport; and Courthouse Road to Paradise Avenue in Gulfport.
Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 443, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-1 - Authority of Transportation Commission, counties and municipalities to construct, operate and maintain new toll roads or toll bridges

The Mississippi Transportation Commission, county boards of supervisors and/or the governing authorities of municipalities (hereinafter referred to as governmental entities), in their discretion, may construct, operate and maintain, individually or jointly with other governmental entities, one or more new toll roads or toll bridges in the state for motor vehicle traffic, including toll booths and related facilities, at those locations where an alternate untolled route exists. All such highways, pavement, bridges, drainage-related structures and other infrastructure comprising the projects shall be built and maintained in accordance with not less than the minimum highway design, construction and maintenance standards established by the contracting governmental entity for such highways, infrastructure and facilities.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 1, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965); Laws, 2012, ch. 537, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-2 - Legislative findings

The Legislature finds and declares as a matter of public policy that, for the benefit of the people of this state, it is essential to foster, promote and provide public infrastructure, including toll roads and bridges.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 1, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-4 - Transportation Commission to report to legislature on performance of companies contracted with regarding construction, operation and maintenance of toll road or toll bridge projects

On or before January 10 of each year the Mississippi Transportation Commission shall submit a detailed report to the Chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee and the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee describing and evaluating the financial and operational performance by a company with which the commission has contracted under Chapter 44, Laws of 2008, First Extraordinary Session, of the company's duties and responsibilities regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of a toll road or toll bridge project.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 14, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-5 - Construction of Sections 65-43-1 and 65-43-3

The powers conferred by Sections
65-43-1
and
65-43-3
shall be in addition to the powers conferred by any other law, general, special or local. Sections
65-43-1
and
65-43-3
shall be construed as an additional and alternative method of funding all or any portion of the purchasing, building, improving, owning or operating of roadways, highways or bridges under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, county boards of supervisors or municipal governing authorities, any provision of the laws of the state or any charter of any municipality to the contrary notwithstanding.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 3, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-6 - Penalties for failure or refusal to pay required toll on toll road or toll bridge facility

Any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to pay a required toll on a toll road or toll bridge facility in the state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both. In addition, the court shall order a person convicted of violating this section, to make restitution to the toll facility operator in an amount equal to the dollar amount of the toll that such person was required but failed or refused to pay. Any sheriff, municipal police officer, State Highway Patrol officer, law enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety or certified law enforcement officer of the Mississippi Department of Transportation may issue a traffic ticket for such violation within the limits of their respective jurisdictions in accordance with Section
63-9-21
.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 13, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-9 - Toll Road Revenue Bond Fund

(1)
(a)
A special fund, to be designated as the "Toll Road Revenue Bond Fund," is created within the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into such fund.
(b)
Monies deposited into the fund shall be disbursed, in the discretion of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, to pay the costs incurred in defraying the expenses of projects authorized pursuant to Sections
65-43-1
and
65-43-3
.
(2)
Amounts deposited into such special fund shall be disbursed to pay the expenses described in subsection (1) of this section. If any monies in the special fund are not used within six (6) years after the date the proceeds of the bonds authorized under Sections 65-43-9 through
65-43-39
are deposited into such fund, then the Mississippi Transportation Commission shall provide an accounting of such unused monies to the State Bond Commission. Promptly after the State Bond Commission has certified, by resolution duly adopted, that the projects for which the revenue bonds have been issued shall have been completed, abandoned or cannot be completed in a timely fashion, any amounts remaining in such special fund shall be applied to pay debt service on the bonds issued under Sections 65-43-9 through
65-43-39
, in accordance with the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds and as directed by the State Bond Commission.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 5, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-11 - Special bond sinking fund

For the purpose of providing for the payment of the principal of and interest upon bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, there is created a special bond sinking fund in the State Treasury. The special bond sinking fund shall consist of the monies required to be deposited into the fund under Section
65-43-3
and such other amounts as the Legislature may direct to be paid into the fund by appropriation or other authorization by the Legislature. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special bond sinking fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the special bond sinking fund shall be deposited into such sinking fund.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 6, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-13 - Bonds; resolution for issuance; disposition of bond sale proceeds and investment earnings generally

(1)
The State Bond Commission, at one time or from time to time, may declare by resolution the necessity for issuance of revenue bonds of the State of Mississippi for the purpose of providing funds to defray the expenses of projects authorized pursuant to Sections
65-43-1
and
65-43-3
. Upon the adoption of a resolution by the Mississippi Transportation Commission, declaring the necessity for the issuance of the revenue bonds authorized by this section, the Mississippi Transportation Commission shall deliver a certified copy of its resolution or resolutions to the State Bond Commission. Upon receipt of such resolution, the State Bond Commission, in its discretion, may act as the issuing agent, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell, at public or private sale, the bonds so authorized to be sold and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds. Revenue bonds issued under this section shall be in such principal amounts as the Mississippi Transportation Commission may determine to be necessary to provide sufficient funds to defray the expenses of projects authorized pursuant to Sections
65-43-1
and
65-43-3
.
(2)
Any investment earnings on amounts deposited into the special fund created in Section
65-43-9
shall be used to pay debt service on bonds issued under Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, in accordance with the proceedings authorizing issuance of such bonds.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 7, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-15 - Bonds; payment of principal and interest; details

The principal of and interest on the bonds authorized under Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
shall be payable in the manner provided in this section. Such bonds shall bear such date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates (not to exceed the limits set forth in Section
75-17-103
, Mississippi Code of 1972), be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times not to exceed thirty (30) years from date of issue, be redeemable before maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as shall be determined by resolution of the State Bond Commission.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 8, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-17 - Bonds; execution

The bonds authorized by Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
shall be signed by the Chairman of the State Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the State Bond Commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the secretary of the commission. The interest coupons, if any, to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials designated to sign the bonds who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers before the sale and delivery of such bonds, or who may not have been in office on the date such bonds may bear, the signatures of such officers upon such bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the person so officially signing such bonds had remained in office until their delivery to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such bonds may be issued as provided in the Registered Bond Act of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 9, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-19 - Bonds; negotiability

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, and in exercising the powers granted by Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, the State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 10, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-21 - Bonds; issuance and sale; redemption

The State Bond Commission shall act as the issuing agent for the bonds authorized under Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell, at public or private sale, the bonds so authorized to be sold, pay all fees and costs incurred in such issuance and sale, and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds. The State Bond Commission is authorized and empowered to pay the costs that are incident to the sale, issuance and delivery of the bonds authorized under Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
from the proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds. The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public or private sale, and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to the date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually; however, the first interest payment may be for any period of not more than one (1) year.
Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one time, not less than ten (10) days before the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.
The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, may provide that bonds, at the option of the State of Mississippi, may be called in for payment and redemption at the call price named therein and accrued interest on such date or dates named therein.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 11, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-23 - Bonds; nature; source of payment of principal and interest; applicability of debt limitation

Bonds issued under the authority of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
shall be revenue bonds of the state, the principal of and interest on which shall be payable solely from the revenue from projects authorized under Section
65-43-1
or
65-43-3
. The bonds shall never constitute an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation, and shall never constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the state, or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and such fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond. The bonds shall not be considered when computing any limitation of indebtedness of the state. All bonds issued under the authority of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
and all interest coupons applicable thereto shall be construed to be negotiable instruments, despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 12, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-25 - Bonds; disposition of proceeds

Upon the issuance and sale of bonds under the provisions of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, the State Bond Commission shall transfer the proceeds of any such sale or sales to a special fund created in Section
65-43-9
. The proceeds of such bonds shall be disbursed solely upon the order of the Mississippi Transportation Commission under such restrictions, if any, as may be contained in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 13, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-27 - Bonds; conditions for issuance

The bonds authorized under Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by Sections
63-45-9
through
63-45-39
. Any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds under the provisions of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the commission, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the commission by a majority of its members.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 14, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-29 - Bonds; validation

The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
may be validated in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the validation of county, municipal, school district and other bonds. The notice to taxpayers required by such statutes shall be published in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 15, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-31 - Bonds; protection and enforcement of rights of bondholders

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
or of any of the interest coupons pertaining thereto may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights granted under Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, or under such resolution, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
to be performed, in order to provide for the payment of bonds and interest thereon.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 16, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-33 - Bonds; legal investments and securities

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 17, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-35 - Bonds; exemption from taxation

Bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
and income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 18, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-37 - Bonds; use of proceeds

The proceeds of the bonds issued under Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
shall be used solely for the purposes provided in Sections
65-43-9
through
65-43-39
, including the costs incident to the issuance and sale of such bonds.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 19, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-39) › Section 65-43-39 - Bonds; issuance of warrants for payment

The State Treasurer is authorized, without further process of law, to certify to the Department of Finance and Administration the necessity for warrants, and the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to issue such warrants, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay when due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, or the accreted value of, all bonds issued under Sections
65-43-9
through 65-43-39; and the State Treasurer shall forward the necessary amount to the designated place or places of payment of such bonds in ample time to discharge such bonds, or the interest thereon, on the due dates thereof.
Laws, 2007, ch. 582, § 20, eff. 7/18/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-71 - Definitions

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in Sections 65-43-71 through
65-43-85
and Section
65-43-6
:
(a)
"Toll facility operator" means any private company contracting with a governmental entity to collect tolls or fees for the use of any toll road or toll bridge as authorized under Section
65-43-3
;
(b)
"Processing agency" means a governmental entity, or a toll facility operator designated by any governmental entity, responsible for the processing of the notices of toll evasions and notices of delinquent toll evasions and penalties. A processing agency may include a public agency or private vendor with which any governmental entity contracts for the processing of notices of toll evasions and notices of delinquent toll evasions;
(c)
"Toll facility" means any road or bridge for which tolls or fees are charged for the use thereof.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 5, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-73 - Use of toll facility without payment of tolls prohibited; notice of toll evasion violation; contents of notice; timing of notice

(1)
A person may not use any toll facility without payment of tolls, except as specifically provided by statute, ordinance, regulation or rule of a governing entity.
(2)
If a vehicle is found by automated devices, visual observation, or otherwise to have evaded tolls on any toll facility, the processing agency shall, within thirty (30) days of the violation, forward to the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the violation, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery, a notice of toll evasion violation setting forth the violation, including reference to the statute, ordinance, regulation or rule violated, the approximate time and location of the violation and the amount of the toll owed by the violator. Included with the notice of toll evasion violation shall be an affidavit of nonliability that complies with the requirements of Section
65-43-81
. In the case of joint ownership of a motor vehicle, the notice must be mailed to the first name appearing on the registration, unless the first name is a business organization, in which case the second name appearing on the registration may be used. Mailing the notice to the address provided for notice or personal delivery constitutes legal notification to the violator. If accurate information concerning the identity and address of the registered owner of the vehicle is not available to the processing agency within thirty (30) days of the violation, the processing agency shall have an additional forty-five (45) calendar days to obtain such information and forward the notice of toll evasion violation. If after ninety (90) calendar days of the violation the processing agency has not obtained accurate information concerning the identity and address of the registered owner of the vehicle, the processing agency may publish the notice of the toll evasion for two (2) weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county of the registered owner's last known residence. This publication shall constitute legal notification to the violator. The notice of toll evasion violation shall also set forth the following:
(a)
The vehicle license plate number;
(b)
If practicable, the registration expiration date and the make of the vehicle;
(c)
A clear and concise explanation of the procedures for contesting the violation and appealing an adverse decision.
(3)
A violation of subsection (1) of this section is an infraction subject to a penalty established pursuant to Section
65-43-75
. The collection of civil penalties shall be governed by the civil administrative procedures set forth in Section
65-43-77
.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 6, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-75 - Written notice of toll evasion penalty to accompany notice of toll evasion violation; penalties

(1)
The notice of toll evasion violation shall be accompanied by a written notice of the toll evasion penalty due for that violation, the address of the person authorized to receive payment of the toll evasion penalty, an affidavit of nonliability and a statement that payment of the toll evasion penalty for the toll evasion violation may be sent through the mail.
(2)
The schedule of toll evasion penalties for toll evasion violations shall be established by the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the toll road, but shall not exceed the amount of the unpaid toll plus One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per violation.
(3)
Toll evasion penalties under this section may be collected as civil penalties.
(4)
If the amount of the unpaid toll, along with any applicable toll evasion penalty, is received by the person authorized to receive the deposit of these fees and there is no contest as to that toll evasion violation pursuant to Sections
65-43-71
through
65-43-83
, the proceedings shall terminate.
(5)
The amount of the unpaid toll, and any applicable penalties, shall be retained by or remitted to the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the toll road.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 7, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-77 - Establishment of system of civil administrative adjudication; administrative fees and charges

The governmental entity shall establish a system of civil administrative adjudication to adjudicate the contest of any alleged instances of a vehicle's operation on a toll facility without the required toll having been paid, such system shall include a schedule of administrative fees and charges due in addition to the unpaid toll and/or penalty.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 8, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-79 - Appeal from decision of adjudicative process

(1)
Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the adjudicative process set forth in Section
65-43-77
, may appeal such decision within ten (10) days from the date of the postmark appearing on the notice of final decision mailed to the contestant. The appeal shall be initiated by the filing of a written notice of appeal accompanied by a bill of exceptions which shall embody the facts, order and decision of the adjudicative body and which shall be signed by the party executing the final decision appealed from. The contestant shall file the notice of appeal and bill of exceptions in the circuit court of the county in which the alleged violation took place and the court shall hear and determine the same on the case as presented by the bill of exceptions as an appellate court and shall affirm or reverse the final decision. A copy of that notice and bill of exceptions must be provided to all parties or their attorneys of record and the lower authority whose order or judgment is being appealed. A certificate of service must accompany the written notice of appeal. If the decision be reversed, the circuit court shall render such order or judgment and certify same to that body; and the costs shall be awarded as in other cases. The contents of the adjudicative body's official file in the case, including a copy of the notice of toll evasion violation, shall be made a part of the record on appeal and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. A copy of the written notice of appeal shall be served by the contestant by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the adjudicative body by service upon the party executing the final decision.
(2)
If no written notice of appeal of the final decision is filed within the period set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the decision shall be deemed final.
(3)
If the toll evasion penalty, along with the amount of the unpaid toll, have not been paid and the decision resulting from the judicial review of the final decision is adverse to the contestant, the processing agency may, promptly after the decision becomes final, proceed to collect the penalty.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 9, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-81 - Final notice of toll evasion; delivery; contents of notice; consequence of failure to pay toll evasion penalty

(1)
If the payment of the amount of the unpaid toll, and any applicable toll evasion penalty, is not received by the person authorized to receive payment of these fees by the time and date fixed for appearance on the notice of toll evasion violation, the processing agency shall deliver to the registered owner a final notice of toll evasion violation.
(2)
Delivery of a final notice of toll evasion violation under this section shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the registered owner, or by personal delivery. If delivery by certified mail or personal delivery is refused by the registered owner, then the processing agency may publish the notice of delinquent toll evasion for two (2) weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county of the registered owner's last known residence.
(3)
The final notice of toll evasion violation shall contain the information specified in Section
65-43-73
, and shall also contain a notice to the registered owner that he must either:
(a)
Pay the amount of the unpaid toll, and any applicable penalty, or
(b)
Provide proof of payment of the unpaid toll, and any applicable penalty or an affidavit of nonliability.
(4)
If the registered owner fails to pay the toll evasion penalty, as required, the registered owner shall be deemed responsible for the violation and the amount of the unpaid toll and any administrative fees or charges which shall be due to the governmental entity by the registered owner.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 10, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-83 - Effect of return of affidavit of nonliability

(1)
If the affidavit of nonliability is returned to the governmental entity within thirty (30) days of the mailing of the notice of toll evasion violation, together with the proof of a written rental agreement or lease between a bona fide renting or leasing company and its customer which identifies the rentee or lessee and provides the driver's license number, name, and address of the rentee or lessee, the processing agency shall mail, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the rentee or lessee identified in the affidavit of nonliability a final notice of toll evasion violation.
(2)
If the affidavit of nonliability is returned with evidence that the registered owner served has made a bona fide sale or transfer of the vehicle and has delivered possession thereof to the purchaser prior to the date of the alleged violation, the processing agency shall cancel the notice of toll evasion violation with respect to that registered owner and the processing agency shall mail, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the purchaser identified in the affidavit of nonliability a final notice of toll evasion violation. If payment is not received within fifteen (15) days of the mailing of the final notice of toll evasion violation, the processing agency may proceed against the purchaser identified pursuant to Section
65-43-73
.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 11, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 43 - TOLL ROADS AND TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 65-43-1 — 65-43-85) › TOLL EVASION (§§ 65-43-71 — 65-43-85) › Section 65-43-85 - Contracts with collection agencies to collect unpaid toll evasion penalties, fees and charges authorized

The processing agency may contract with a collection agency to collect unpaid toll evasion penalties, fees and charges.
Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 44, § 12, eff. 6/2/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 67 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-11-11) › Chapter 1 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-211) › Article 1 - LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-101) › Section 67-1-1 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law" of the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 10265-02; Laws, 1966, ch. 540, § 2, eff. 7/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 67 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-11-11) › Chapter 1 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-211) › Article 1 - LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-101) › Section 67-1-3 - Prohibition reannounced as law of State; exception as to possession of alcoholic beverages

The policy of this state is reannounced in favor of prohibition of the manufacture, sale, distribution, and transportation of alcoholic beverages; and the provisions against such manufacture, sale, distribution, and transportation of alcoholic beverages, as contained in Chapter 31 of Title 97, Mississippi Code of 1972 and elsewhere, are hereby redeclared the law of this state. The purpose and intent of this article is to vigorously enforce the prohibition laws throughout the state, except in those counties and municipalities voting themselves out from under the prohibition law in accordance with the provisions of this article, and, in those counties and municipalities, to require strict regulation and supervision of the manufacture, sale, distribution, and transportation of intoxicating liquor under a system of state licensing of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, which licenses shall be subject to revocation for violations of this article. However, from and after January 1, 2021, prohibition is renounced as to the possession of alcoholic beverages. It shall thereafter be lawful to possess alcoholic beverages throughout the state, unless otherwise prohibited in this article. Nothing herein shall be construed to make lawful the possession of alcoholic beverages with the intent to sell except as authorized under this article.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this article are repealed only to the extent of such conflict; however, except as is provided in this article, all laws prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages, which are not in conflict with this article shall remain in full force and effect, and all such laws shall remain in full force and effect in counties and municipalities wherein the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages has not been authorized as a result of an election held under Section
67-1-11
or Section
67-1-14
, Mississippi Code of 1972, or as otherwise provided in this article.
Codes, 1942, §§ 10265-01, 10265-36; Laws, 1966, §§ 1, 36; Laws, 1990, ch. 569, § 2, eff. 4/9/1990.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 423, HB 1087,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 67 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-11-11) › Chapter 1 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-211) › Article 1 - LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-101) › Section 67-1-10 - Penalties for owning, controlling or possessing illegal distillery, or parts thereof; exceptions

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own or control or have in such person's, firm's or corporation's possession any distillery commonly called a still or any integral part thereof. It shall not be unlawful to own or have in possession a distillery or still in the following circumstances:
(a)
Where the same is used exclusively for the distillation of rosin products;
(b)
Where the same is used exclusively for the distillation of water;
(c)
Where the same is kept and lawfully used in any laboratory;
(d)
Where the same is in the possession of any officers of the law, to be disposed of according to law; or
(e)
Where the person or corporation can prove that the same is in his or their possession for the purpose of being delivered up to an officer of the law to be disposed of according to law. Any person guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be confined in the State Penitentiary not less than one (1) year, nor more than three (3) years for a first offense, and for a second offense he shall be confined in the State Penitentiary not less than five (5), nor more than ten (10) years.
Laws, 1993, ch. 505, § 2, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 67 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-11-11) › Chapter 1 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-211) › Article 1 - LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-101) › Section 67-1-13 - Local option election to render article ineffective in county

(1)
When this article has been made effective and operative in any county as a result of an election called and held as provided in Section
67-1-11
, the same may be made ineffective and inapplicable therein by an election called and held upon a petition filed with the board of supervisors requesting same signed by at least twenty percent (20%) or fifteen hundred (1500), whichever number is the lesser, of the qualified electors of the county as is otherwise provided in Section
67-1-11
, all of the provisions of which shall be fully applicable thereto. However, nothing herein shall authorize or permit the calling and holding of any election under this article in any county more often than once every two (2) years. If in such election, a majority of the qualified electors participating therein shall vote against the legalized sale of intoxicating liquor, then the prohibition laws of the State of Mississippi, except as otherwise provided under Sections
67-9-1
and
67-1-7(2)
, shall become applicable in said county.
(2)
Notwithstanding an election reinstating the prohibition laws in a political subdivision, the holder of a native wine or native spirit producer's permit or a native wine or native spirit retailer's permit is allowed to continue to operate under such permits and to renew such permits. Possession of native wines or native spirits and personal property related to the activities of the native wine permit or native spirit permit holder which would otherwise be unlawful under prohibition shall be allowed subject to regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
Codes, 1942, § 10265-35; Laws, 1966, ch. 540, § 35; Laws, 1984, ch. 411; Laws, 1996, ch. 417, § 7; Laws, 2004, ch. 397, § 4, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 388, SB 2606,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 67 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-11-11) › Chapter 1 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-211) › Article 1 - LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (§§ 67-1-1 — 67-1-101) › Section 67-1-15 - Local option elections in counties having two judicial districts

In any county having two judicial districts, each such judicial district shall be construed to be a political subdivision or subdivision of government on the same basis as a county, and as such, a judicial district will be entitled to all of the rights, privileges, and immunities as a county for the purposes of authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquor therein under the provisions of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 10265-35; Laws, 1966, ch. 540, § 35, eff. 7/1/1966.