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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-23 - Issuance of certificate of title where questions as to ownership of vehicle or existence of undisclosed security interests exist

If the State Tax Commission is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the commission may accept the application but shall either:
(a)
Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the commission as to the applicant's ownership of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and that there are no undisclosed security interests in it; or
(b)
As a condition of issuing a certificate of title, require the applicant or dealer to file with the commission a bond in the form prescribed by the commission and executed by the applicant or dealer and by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state, or require the application to be accompanied by the deposit of cash with the commission. The bond or cash shall be in an amount equal to one and one-half (1-1/2) times the value of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home as determined by the commission and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home or person acquiring any security interest in it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificates of title of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home. Any such interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond or cash for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond or cash. The bond or cash shall be returned at the end of three (3) years unless the commission has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond or cash or that the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home does not belong to the registered owner or that it is encumbered by an undisclosed lien.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-32; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 12; Laws, 1975, ch. 370; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 12, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-25 - Refusal to issue certificate of title

The Department of Revenue shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title:
(a)
If any required fee is not paid;
(b)
If the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not the owner of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, or that the application contains a false or fraudulent statement, or that the applicant has failed to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the department reasonably requires; or
(c)
If the certificate of title is to a manufactured home or mobile home with respect to which title has been retired to real property under Section
63-21-30
unless with respect to the same home title has been severed from real property pursuant to Section
63-21-30
.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-33; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 13; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 13, eff. 7/1/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 401, HB 827,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-27 - Replacement of lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed certificates

(1)
If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the State Tax Commission, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing information satisfactory to the commission. The replacement certificate of title shall contain the legend "This is a replacement certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed to the lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.
(2)
The State Tax Commission shall not issue a new certificate of title to a transferee upon application made on replacement certificate until fifteen (15) days after receipt of the application.
(3)
A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the State Tax Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-34; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 14; Laws, 2001, ch. 596, § 66, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-28 - [Certificate of title for manufactured home or mobile home manufactured before July 1, 1999]

The Department of Revenue shall issue a certificate of title pursuant to a filed affidavit of ownership substantially similar to the affidavit provided in Section
63-21-30(22)
for a manufactured home or a mobile home that is manufactured before July 1, 1999.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 494, SB 2764,§ 1, eff. 5/8/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-29 - Issuance of distinctive certificate of title

If the Department of Revenue is not satisfied that there are no undisclosed security interests created before August 9, 1968, in a previously registered vehicle, or created before July 1, 1999, in a previously registered manufactured home or mobile home, the department may, in addition to the commission's options under Section
63-21-27
:
(a)
Issue a distinctive certificate of title of the vehicle containing the legend "This vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home may be subject to an undisclosed lien" and any other information the department prescribes; or
(b)
Issue a distinctive certificate of title of the vehicle containing the legend "This certificate of title for this [manufactured home/mobile home] is issued pursuant to a filed affidavit of ownership and may be subject to an undisclosed lien" and any other information the department prescribes.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-50; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 30; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 14, eff. 7/1/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 494, SB 2764,§ 2, eff. 5/8/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-31 - Procedure upon transfer of interest in vehicle by owner generally

(1)
If an owner transfers his interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, other than by the creation of a security interest, he shall, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the State Tax Commission prescribes, and cause the certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the transferee.
(2)
Except as provided in Section
63-21-35
, the transferee shall, promptly after delivery to him of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the commission prescribes, and cause the certificate and application to be delivered to a designated agent. If however, the transferor is not a designated agent, the certificate and application shall be processed by a county tax collector or a designated agent.
(3)
Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, unless the transfer was a breach of his security agreement, deliver the certificate to the transferee. Upon receipt of the certificate the transferee shall make application to a designated agent for a new certificate as required by Section
63-21-15
. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his security agreement.
(4)
If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder and the parties shall comply with the provisions of Section
63-21-47
.
(5)
Except as provided in Section
63-21-35
, and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section have been complied with.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-35; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 15; Laws, 1970, ch. 483, § 3; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 15, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-35 - Procedure upon transfer of interest of owner by operation of law

(1)
If the interest of an owner in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home passes to another other than by voluntary transfer the transferee shall, except as provided in subsection (2), promptly deliver to a county tax collector or a designated agent the last certificate of title, if available, proof of the transfer, and make application for a new certificate in the form the State Tax Commission prescribes.
(2)
If the interest of the owner is terminated or the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home is sold under a security agreement by a lienholder named in the certificate of title, the transferee shall promptly make application to a county tax collector or a designated agent for a new certificate in the form the commission prescribes. The application shall be accompanied by the last certificate of title and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the lienholder that the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home was repossessed and that the interest of the owner was lawfully terminated or sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement.
If the lienholder succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for resale, he need not secure a new certificate of title but, upon transfer to another person, shall promptly mail or deliver to the transferee the certificate, affidavit and other documents required to be sent to the commission by the transferee. The transferee shall promptly make application to a county tax collector or a designated agent for a new certificate in the form prescribed by the commission.
(3)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, a person holding a certificate of title whose interest in the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall mail or deliver the certificate to the commission upon request of the commission. The delivery of the certificate pursuant to the request of the commission does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate. The action of the commission in issuing a new certificate of title as provided herein is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or lienholder named in the old certificate.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-37; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 17; Laws, 1970, ch. 483, § 5; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 18, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-37 - Issuance of new certificate of title; disposition of surrendered certificates

Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section
63-21-25
, the Department of Revenue, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents required by the Department of Revenue, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.
Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section
63-21-25
, the Department of Revenue, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to the Department of Revenue, the department shall make demand therefor from the holder thereof.
The Department of Revenue shall file every surrendered certificate of title, every manufacturer's certificate of origin, or a microfilm of every such certificate, for a period of time deemed necessary by it in order to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home designated therein. Such filing requirement shall be in addition to and not in substitution for the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section
63-21-17
, which recordkeeping requirements are not limited to any period of time.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-38; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 18; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 19, eff. 7/1/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 401, HB 827,§ 8, eff. 1/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-38 - Requirements of scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer when purchasing any vehicle or scrap vehicle

Should a scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer be presented the certificate of title or vehicle license plate for any vehicle or scrap vehicle purchased, that scrap metal processor or used motor vehicle parts dealer shall mail or deliver the same to the Department of Revenue as required by law. In lieu of a certificate of title, an affidavit in accordance with the provisions of Section
63-21-39(1)
shall be obtained by a scrap metal processor. All other requirements of Section
63-21-39(1)
shall be complied with and any other rules promulgated according to that section.
Laws, 2011, ch. 451, § 2, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-40 - Issuance of salvage certificates of title for damaged manufactured or mobile homes

(1)
An owner who scraps, dismantles or destroys a manufactured home or mobile home for which a certificate of title has been issued, and a person who purchases a manufactured home or mobile home as scrap or to be dismantled or destroyed for which a certificate of title has been issued, shall make such an indication on the back of the certificate of title and shall immediately cause the certificate of title and any other documents required by the State Tax Commission to be mailed or delivered to the commission for cancellation.
(2)
An insurance company which as a result of paying a total loss claim becomes the owner of a mobile home or manufactured home and obtains the insured's certificate of title, within seventy-two (72) hours after obtaining the title shall apply to the State Tax Commission for a new certificate of title, surrendering with its application the current certificate of title, including documentation to show if the title applied for is for a salvage mobile home or salvage manufactured home, and including a signed statement on original company letterhead that states: ( ) collision damage, ( ) flood damage, ( ) fire damage, ( ) wind damage, or ( ) other damage. If the damage is "other damage," the company shall describe the nature of the damage. The insurance company shall staple this statement to the certificate of title and make a notation on the face of the certificate of title. The application shall be made by the insurance company in the manner and form prescribed and provided by the State Tax Commission. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a mobile home or manufactured home that is twenty (20) years old or older.
(3)
Brands appearing on certificates of title issued by this state or another state that reveal a pertinent fact or facts about a mobile home or manufactured home shall be continued on certificates of title issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title with "collision damage," "flood damage," "fire damage," "wind damage," or "other damage" where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by this state. The State Tax Commission shall brand a certificate of title to be issued by this state with the same or other brands where the immediate previous certificate of title was issued by another state and such title indicates the same or other brands are appropriate. Such certificate of title shall not attest to the condition of the mobile home or manufactured home at the time the certificate of title is issued or to whether the mobile home or manufactured home has been rebuilt according to any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 17, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-41 - Applicability of chapter to particular liens and security interests

This chapter does not apply to or affect:
(a)
A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home;
(b)
A lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state;
(c)
A security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for sale; however, a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes title free of the security interest.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-40; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 20; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 20, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-42 - Creation of security interest by transaction involving motor vehicle or trailers which provides for adjustment of rental price

In the case of motor vehicles, trailers, manufactured homes or mobile homes, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle, trailer, manufactured home or mobile home.
Laws, 1994, ch. 445, § 5; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 21, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-45 - Procedure upon creation of security interest

(1)
If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home:
(a)
The owner shall immediately execute the application in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title, or on a separate form the State Tax Commission prescribes to name the lienholder on the certificate showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the lienholder.
(b)
The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, application and required fee to be mailed or delivered to a county tax collector or a designated agent.
(c)
Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to a county tax collector or a designated agent or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to a county tax collector or a designated agent with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his security agreement.
(d)
Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application and the required fee, the State Tax Commission shall either endorse on the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it.
(2)
Information evidencing a bank or lending institution's lien or other security interest in a motor vehicle's, manufactured home's or mobile home's certificate of title may be transferred by electronic means as provided in Section
63-21-16
.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-42; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 22; Laws, 1970, ch. 483, § 7; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 23, eff. 7/1/1999.
Brought foward by Laws, 2023, ch. 353, HB 1170,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-47 - Assignment of security interest by lienholder

A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest. However, any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the security interest and the lienholder remains liable for any obligations as lienholder until the assignee is named as lienholder on the certificate in the manner prescribed by the State Tax Commission.
The commission shall file each assignment received by the commission with the required fee, and note the assignee as lienholder upon the record of notices of security interests maintained by the commission.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-43; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 23; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 24, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-49 - Procedure upon release of security interest

(1)
Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, he shall, within ten (10) days after demand and, in any event, within thirty (30) days, execute a release of his security interest, in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the State Tax Commission prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate and release to the next lienholder named therein, or, if none, to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate. The owner other than a dealer holding the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for resale, shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the commission, who shall release the lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate.
(2)
Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home for which the certificate of title is in the possession of a prior lienholder, the lienholder whose security interest is satisfied shall within ten (10) days after demand and, in any event, within thirty (30) days execute a release in the form the commission prescribes and deliver the release to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive it. The lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either deliver the certificate to the owner, or the person authorized by him, for delivery to the commission or, upon receipt of the release, mail or deliver it with the certificate to the commission who shall release the subordinate lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate.
(3)
Upon receipt of the aforementioned releases of security interests, the commission shall file each release in the manner prescribed by the commission and note the same upon the records of notices of security interests maintained by it.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-44; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 24; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 25, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-51 - Duty of lienholder named in notice of security interest to disclose security agreement and secured indebtedness

A lienholder named in a notice of security interest filed by the State Tax Commission shall, upon written request of the owner or of another lienholder named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to his security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-45; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 25; Laws, 2001, ch. 596, § 67, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-53 - Perfection of unsatisfied security interest in previously registered vehicle

If a security interest in a previously registered vehicle is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of August 9, 1968, and if a security interest in a previously registered manufactured home or mobile home is perfected under any other applicable law of this state as of July 1, 1999, the security interest continues perfected until its perfection lapses under the law under which it was perfected. This would apply only to vehicles, manufactured homes or mobile homes not required to be titled under this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-51; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 31; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 26, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-55 - Exclusivity of procedure in chapter for perfecting and giving notice of security interests

Except as provided in Section
63-21-53
, the method provided in this chapter of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to this chapter is exclusive. Security interests subject to this chapter are hereby exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require or relate to the filing and recording of instruments creating or evidencing security interests.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-46; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 26, eff. 8/9/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-57 - Filing and recording of notices of security interests; examination of record prior to issuance or reissuance of certificate of title

The Department of Revenue shall file each notice of security interest received by the department with the required fee and maintain a record of all notices of security interests filed by the department:
(a)
Alphabetically, under the name of the owner;
(b)
Under the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home identification number;
(c)
Under the certificate of title number; and
(d)
In the discretion of the department, by any other method it determines.
The department, before issuing or reissuing a certificate of title, shall check the name of the owner and the certificate of title number of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home against the record above provided for.
The recordkeeping requirements are in addition to the recordkeeping requirements set forth in Section
63-21-17
and Section
63-21-37
. The records required to be maintained by Section
63-21-17
shall be maintained indefinitely.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-52; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 32; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 27, eff. 7/1/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 401, HB 827,§ 10, eff. 1/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-59 - Suspension or revocation of certificate of title

The State Tax Commission shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard, if the commission finds:
(a)
The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued, or
(b)
The vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed.
Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not in itself affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.
When the commission suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the commission.
The commission may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-47; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 27; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 28, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-61 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2005, ch. 499, § 36 eff. 7/1/2005.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-49; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 29; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 29, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-63 - Schedule of fees

There shall be paid to the Department of Revenue for issuing and processing documents required by this chapter, fees for motor vehicles according to the following schedule:
(a)
Each application for certificate of title issued under Section
63-21-9(2)
.................... $ 9.00
(b)
Each application for certificate of title not issued under Section
63-21-9(2)
.................... 9.00
(c)
Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title .................... 9.00
(d)
Each suspension or revocation of certificate of title .................... 9.00
(e)
Each notice of security interest .................... 9.00
(f)
Each release of security interest .................... 9.00
(g)
Each assignment by lienholder .................... 9.00
(h)
Each application for information as to the status of the title of a vehicle .................... 9.00
The designated agent may add the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) to each document processed for which a fee is charged to be retained as his commission for services rendered. All other fees collected shall be remitted to the department.
If more than one (1) transaction is involved in any application on a single vehicle and if supported by all required documents, the fee charged by the department and by the designated agent for processing and issuing shall be considered as only one (1) transaction.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-53; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 33; Laws, 1980, ch. 427, § 2; Laws, 2001, ch. 596, § 68; Laws, 2005, ch. 335, § 4; Laws, 2010, ch. 496, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-64 - Fees paid to Department of Revenue for issuing and processing necessary documents

There shall be paid to the Department of Revenue for issuing and processing documents required by this chapter, fees for manufactured homes or mobile homes according to the following schedule:
(a)
Each application for certificate of title .................... $ 9.00
(b)
Each application for replacement or corrected certificate of title .................... 9.00
(c)
Each suspension or revocation of certificate of title .................... 9.00
(d)
Each notice of security interest .................... 9.00
(e)
Each release of security interest .................... 9.00
(f)
Each assignment by lienholder .................... 9.00
(g)
Each application for information as to the status of the title of a manufactured home or mobile home .................... 9.00
(h)
Each application for retirement, destruction or severance of title pursuant to Section
63-21-30
.................... 9.00
The designated agent may add the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) to each document processed for which a fee is charged to be retained as his commission for services rendered. All other fees collected shall be remitted to the department.
If more than one (1) transaction is involved in any application on a single manufactured home or mobile home and if supported by all required documents, the fee charged by the department's designated agent for processing and issuing shall be considered as only one (1) transaction.
Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 32; Laws, 2010, ch. 496, § 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 401, HB 827,§ 11, eff. 1/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-65 - Disposition of fees

The Department of Revenue shall deposit the fees collected under this chapter into a special fund that is created in the State Treasury to the credit of the department. As much of those fees as appropriated by the Legislature shall be used by the department to defray the cost of carrying out the duties of the department, including the maintenance of the automated statewide motor vehicle and manufactured housing registration system.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-54; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 34; Laws, 1980, ch. 427, § 3; Laws, 1981, ch. 309, § 5; Laws, 1983, ch. 320, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 303; Laws, 1989, ch. 393, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 30; Laws, 2010, ch. 496, § 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-69 - Application for and issuance of certificate of title and privilege license upon acquisition of vehicle

When a vehicle subject to titling under this chapter is acquired from a dealer or another person by sale or otherwise, the new owner of the vehicle shall have thirty (30) full working days, exclusive of the date of delivery, within which to make application for the required privilege license tag.
No privilege license tag shall be issued by any tax collector or the State Tax Commission if the vehicle is subject to titling under this chapter unless the vehicle owner makes an application therefor and shall thereupon tender his application for certificate of title with the application for a privilege license. If, however, the vehicle owner already has a certificate of title, then the original certificate or, if his original certificate be in the hands of a lienholder, then his duplicate certificate or other official document as prescribed by the State Tax Commission shall be tendered to the tax collector or the State Tax Commission. The tax collector or the State Tax Commission, as the case may be, shall thereupon enter the number of the application or certificate on the privilege license application and on the privilege license receipt.
The provisions and requirements of this section implement the provisions and requirements of Section
27-19-59
and Section
27-19-61
. Nothing contained in this section or in this chapter shall in any way amend or supersede any of the existing statutes of this state or any of the provisions or requirements of such statutes with respect to the registration of vehicles and making applications for privilege licenses for vehicles. However, the State Tax Commission shall by suitable rules and regulations provide for the implementation of the requirements of this section and this chapter with the requirements of existing statutes with respect to the registration of vehicles and with respect to obtaining privilege licenses therefor.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-57; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 37; Laws, 1977, ch. 484, § 15; Laws, 1987, ch. 338, § 2, eff. 7/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 390, HB 310,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-70 - Special license plate and windshield decals indicating impaired or limited ability to communicate with law enforcement

(1)
Upon application by any legal resident of the State of Mississippi with a health condition or disability which limits or impairs the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement, the department shall prepare and issue through the county tax collectors a special decal that is to be placed on license plates and on front left windshield corners bearing that indication for any vehicles that are registered in the applicant's name or otherwise authorized to be applied for by the applicant.
(2)
The initial application shall be accompanied by the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist who will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement; and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication impairment for at least five (5) years. The department shall prepare and issue to the tax collectors of the various counties, decals for placement on license plates.
(3)
A person to whom the special decal is issued may retain the special decal and may renew it on the issuance of a new license plate by submitting to the county tax collector, on or before its expiration, the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist who will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement; and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication impairment for at least five (5) years.
(4)
Information supplied to the department or to the county tax collector is for confidential use and may not be disclosed to any person.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 442, SB 2764,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-71 - Penalties for violations of chapter generally

It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter unless such violation is by the law of this state declared to be a felony.
Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-55; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 35, eff. 8/9/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-73 - Penalty for felonies

Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-56; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 36, eff. 8/9/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-75 - Enforcement of chapter

The Department of Revenue is charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the department is hereby authorized and empowered to call upon any and all law enforcement agencies and officers of this state for such assistance as it may deem necessary in order to assure such enforcement. It shall be the duty of such law enforcement agencies and officers to render such assistance to the Department of Revenue when called upon by the department to so do.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-61; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 41; Laws, 2001, ch. 596, § 69; Laws, 2009, ch. 492, § 125, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-77) › Section 63-21-77 - Construction of chapter

Section headings contained in this chapter shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any section of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 8125-58; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 38, eff. 8/9/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 2 - PROCEDURES FOR FORFEITURE OF VEHICLES SEIZED IN MOTOR VEHICLE SCRAPPING OR DISMANTLING VIOLATIONS (§§ 63-21-101 — 63-21-111) › Section 63-21-101 - Seizure of motor vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance for violations of Section 63-21-39

Any motor vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance used to transport another motor vehicle or crushed motor vehicle sold in violation of Section
63-21-39
or otherwise used to aid in the commission of a violation of Section
63-21-39
may be seized by a law enforcement agency and is subject to forfeiture ordered by the court in the manner and under the terms and conditions set out for forfeitures of a vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance in this article; however, no conveyance is subject to forfeiture under this article by reason of any act or omission proved by the owner thereof to have been committed or omitted without his knowledge or consent. If the seizing law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the conveyance is a leased or rented conveyance, then the seizing law enforcement agency shall notify the owner of the conveyance as soon as practicable after the seizure. A forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if he neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act or omission.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 570, HB 1344, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 2 - PROCEDURES FOR FORFEITURE OF VEHICLES SEIZED IN MOTOR VEHICLE SCRAPPING OR DISMANTLING VIOLATIONS (§§ 63-21-101 — 63-21-111) › Section 63-21-111 - Exclusiveness of remedy

The forfeiture procedure set forth in this article are the sole remedy of any claimant, and no court shall have jurisdiction to interfere therewith by replevin, injunction, supersedeas or in any other manner.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 570, HB 1344, 7, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 3 - ABANDONED MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE HOMES (§§ 63-21-201 — 63-21-223) › Section 63-21-205 - Filing of complaint constitutes consent by community owner or landowner to temporary easement for removal of manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property

The filing of a complaint by the community owner or landowner shall constitute consent by the community owner or landowner to the purchaser receiving a Bill of Sale from the sheriff exercising an implied temporary easement to remove the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time following the entry of the final order. Such purchaser shall repair any damage to the real property caused by such removal leaving the real property in an unreasonable condition and such purchaser shall be liable to the community owner or landowner for unreasonable damage to the real property.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 376, HB 955,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 3 - ABANDONED MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE HOMES (§§ 63-21-201 — 63-21-223) › Section 63-21-207 - Entry of order naming commissioner and setting date and time of sale

Upon finding that the manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property that are the subject of the complaint are in fact abandoned and have not been claimed and the indebtedness of the community owner or landowner has not been paid in full, the court shall enter an order adjudicating whether or not the manufactured or mobile home is uninhabitable, approving the inventory, approving the sale by the sheriff of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and the associated personal property as reflected on the inventory and setting a date, time and place for the sale, with the advertisement, determination of liens and financial responsibility for the sale to be the responsibility of the commissioner appointed by the court.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 376, HB 955,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2021.