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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › SERVICE (§§ 77-7-171 — 77-7-187) › Section 77-7-187 - Establishment of through routes and joint rates by common carriers

(1)
Common carriers of passengers by motor vehicle may establish reasonable through routes and joint rates with other such common carriers, and shall provide safe and adequate service, equipment and facilities for the transportation of passengers, and shall establish, observe and enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices relating thereto, and to the issuance, form and substance of tickets, the carrying of personal, sample and excess baggage, and the facilities for transportation of passengers. In case of joint rates, fares and charges, it shall be the duty of the carriers party thereto to establish just, reasonable and equitable divisions thereof as between the carriers participating therein which shall not unduly prefer or prejudice any of such participating carriers.
(2)
Common carriers of passengers by motor vehicle may establish reasonable through routes and joint rates, fares or charges with common carriers by railroad or water. In case of such joint rates, fares or charges, it shall be the duty of the carriers party thereto to establish just and reasonable regulations and practices in connection therewith, and just, reasonable and equitable divisions thereof as between the carriers participating therein which shall not unduly prefer or prejudice any of such participating carriers.
Codes, 1942, §§ 7656, 7658; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 1995, ch. 338, § 12; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 5, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › RATES OF COMMON CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-211 — 77-7-223) › Section 77-7-211 - Filing, publication and posting of rates of common carriers; rejection of tariff by commission

Every common carrier of passengers shall file with the commission, and print and keep open for public inspection, tariffs showing all the rates, fares and charges for transportation, and all services in connection therewith, between points on its own route, and between points on its own route and points on the route of any other such carrier, or on the route of any common carrier by railroad, express or water, when a through route and joint rate has been established. Such rates, fares and charges shall be stated in terms of lawful money of the United States. The tariffs required by this section shall be published, filed and posted in such form and manner, and shall contain such information as the commission by regulation shall prescribe. The commission is authorized to reject any tariff filed with it which is not in consonance with this section and with such regulations. Any tariff so rejected by the commission shall be void and its use shall be unlawful.
No common carrier of passengers, unless otherwise provided by this chapter, shall engage in the transportation of passengers unless the rates, fares and charges upon which the same are transported by the carrier have been filed and published in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 7666; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 1995, ch. 338, § 13; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 6, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › RATES OF COMMON CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-211 — 77-7-223) › Section 77-7-213 - Common carriers shall charge only rates set forth in tariff

No common carrier by motor vehicle, the rates of which are subject to regulation under the provisions of this chapter, shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater, less or different compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith between the points enumerated in its tariff than the rates, fares and charges specified in the tariffs in effect at the time. No such carrier shall refund or remit in any manner or by any device, directly or indirectly, or through any agent, or otherwise, any portion of the rates, fares or charges so specified, or extend to any person any privileges or facilities for transportation except such as are specified in its tariffs.
Codes, 1942, § 7666; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 1995, ch. 338, § 14; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 7, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › RATES OF COMMON CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-211 — 77-7-223) › Section 77-7-215 - Change in rates by common carriers; notice to be given

No change shall be made in any rate, fare, charge or classification, or any rule, regulation or practice affecting such rate, fare, charge or classification, or the value of the service thereunder, specified in any elective tariff of a common carrier by motor vehicle, except after thirty (30) days' notice of the proposed change, and upon thirty (30) days' notice to all interested carriers, to be given by the carrier proposing such change, filed and posted in accordance with Section
77-7-211
. Such notice shall plainly state the change proposed to be made and the time when such change will take effect. The commission may, in its discretion and for good cause shown, allow such change upon notice less than that herein specified, or modify the requirements of this section with respect to posting and filing of tariffs, either in particular instances or by general order applicable to special or peculiar circumstances or conditions.
Codes, 1942, § 7666; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 1995, ch. 338, § 15, eff. 3/10/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › RATES OF COMMON CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-211 — 77-7-223) › Section 77-7-219 - Suspension of rates proposed by common carriers

Whenever there shall be filed with the commission any schedule stating a new individual or joint rate, fare, charge or classification for the transportation of passengers by a common carrier or carriers by motor vehicle, or by any such carrier or carriers in conjunction with a common carrier or carriers by railroad, express or water, or any rule, regulation or practice affecting such rate, fare or charge, or the value of the service thereunder, the commission is hereby authorized and empowered, upon complaint of any interested party or upon its own initiative, if it so orders, without answer or other formal pleading by the interested carrier or carriers, but upon reasonable notice, to enter upon a hearing concerning the lawfulness of such rate, fare or charge, or such rule, regulation or practice, and pending such hearing and the decision thereon the commission, by filing with such schedule and delivering to the carrier or carriers affected thereby, a statement in writing of its reasons for such suspension, may suspend the operation of such schedule and defer the use of such rate, fare or charge, or such rule, regulation or practice, for a period of ninety (90) days. If the proceeding has not been concluded and a final order made within such period, the commission may, from time to time, extend the period of suspension by order, but not for a longer period in the aggregate than one hundred eighty (180) days beyond the time when it would otherwise go into effect. After hearing, whether completed before or after the rate, fare, charge, classification, rule, regulation or practice goes into effect, the commission may make such order with reference thereto as would be proper in a proceeding instituted after it had become effective. If the proceeding has not been concluded and an order made within the period of suspension, the proposed change of rate, fare or charge, or classification, rule, regulation or practice shall go into effect at the end of such period.
Codes, 1942, § 7662; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 1995, ch. 338, § 17; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 9, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › RATES OF COMMON CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-211 — 77-7-223) › Section 77-7-221 - Factors to be considered by commission in considering rates of common carriers

In the exercise of its power to prescribe just and reasonable rates for the transportation of passengers by common carriers by motor vehicle, the commission shall give due consideration, among other factors, to the inherent advantages of transportation by such carriers; to the effect of rates upon the movement of traffic by such carriers; to the need, in the public interest, of adequate and efficient transportation service by such carriers at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of such services; and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable such carriers, under honest, economical and efficient management, to provide such service.
In any proceeding to determine the justness or reasonableness of any rate, fare or charge of any such carrier, there shall not be taken into consideration or allowed as evidence or elements of value of the property of such carrier, either goodwill, earning power, or the certificate under which such carrier is operating. In applying for and receiving a certificate under this chapter, any such carrier shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this paragraph, on its own behalf and on behalf of all transferees or lessees of such certificate.
Codes, 1942, §§ 7663, 7664; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 1995, ch. 338, § 18; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 10, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › RATES OF COMMON CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-211 — 77-7-223) › Section 77-7-223 - Other rights and remedies unaffected by foregoing

Nothing in Sections
77-7-151
,
77-7-153
,
77-7-187
,
77-7-217
to
77-7-221
, shall be held to extinguish any remedy or right of action not inconsistent therewith.
Codes, 1942, § 7665; Laws, 1938, ch. 142.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › MINIMUM CHARGES OF CONTRACT CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-241 — 77-7-245) › Section 77-7-241 - Minimum charges of contract carriers to be filed with commission; reductions

It shall be the duty of every contract carrier by motor vehicle to file with the commission, publish, and keep open for public inspection, in the form and manner prescribed by the commission, schedules, or in the discretion of the commission, copies of contracts containing the minimum charges of such carrier for the transportation of passengers in intrastate commerce, and any rule, regulation, or practice affecting such charges and the value of the service thereunder. No such contract carrier, unless otherwise provided by this chapter, shall engage in the transportation of passengers in intrastate commerce unless the minimum charges for such transportation by the carrier have been published, filed and posted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
No reduction shall be made in any such charge, either directly or by means of any change in any rule, regulation or practice affecting such charge or the value of service thereunder, except after thirty (30) days' notice of the proposed change filed in the aforesaid form and manner. However, the commission may, in its discretion and for good cause shown, allow such change upon less notice, or modify the requirements of this section with respect to posting and filing of such schedules or copies of contracts, either in particular instances, or by general order applicable to special or peculiar circumstances or conditions. Such notice shall plainly state the change proposed to be made and the time when such change will take effect.
No such carrier shall demand, charge or collect a less compensation for such transportation than the charges filed in accordance with this section, as affected by any rule, regulation or practice so filed, or as may be prescribed by the commission from time to time, and it shall be unlawful for any such carrier, by the furnishing of special services, facilities, or privileges, or by any other device whatsoever, to charge, accept or receive less than the minimum charges so filed or prescribed. Any such carrier or carriers or any class or group thereof, may apply to the commission for relief from the provisions of this section, and the commission may, after hearing, grant the relief to such extent and for such time, and in such manner as in its judgment is consistent with the public interest and the policy declared in Section
77-7-3
.
Codes, 1942, § 7667; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 11, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › MINIMUM CHARGES OF CONTRACT CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-241 — 77-7-245) › Section 77-7-243 - Commission hearings upon reasonableness of rates of contract carriers

Whenever, after hearing upon complaint or its own initiative, the commission finds that any charge of any contract carrier or carriers by motor vehicle, or any rule, regulation or practice of any such carrier or carriers affecting such charge, or the value of the service thereunder, for the transportation of passengers in intrastate commerce, contravenes the policy declared in Section
77-7-3
, the commission may prescribe such minimum charge, or such rule, regulation or practice as in its judgment may be necessary or desirable in the public interest and to promote the policy declared in said section. Such minimum charge, or such rule, regulation or practice so prescribed by the commission, shall give no advantage or preference to any such carrier in competition with any common carrier by motor vehicle subject to this chapter, which the commission may find to be undue or inconsistent with the public interest and the policy declared in said section. The commission shall give due consideration to the cost of the services rendered by such carriers and to the effect of such minimum charge, or such rules, regulations or practices upon the movement of traffic by such carriers. All complaints shall state fully the facts complained of and the reasons for such complaint and shall be made under oath.
Codes, 1942, § 7667; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 12, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › MINIMUM CHARGES OF CONTRACT CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-241 — 77-7-245) › Section 77-7-245 - Suspension of charges proposed by contract carriers

Whenever there shall be filed with the commission by any contract carrier any schedule or contract stating a reduced charge directly, or by means of any rule, regulation or practice, for the transportation of passengers in intrastate commerce, the commission is hereby authorized and empowered, upon complaint of interested parties or upon its own initiative at once and, if it so orders, without answer or other formal pleading by the interested party, but upon reasonable notice, to enter upon a hearing concerning the lawfulness of such charge, or such rule, regulation or practice, and pending such hearing and the decision thereon the commission, by filing with such schedule or contract and delivering to the carrier affected thereby, a statement in writing of its reasons for such suspension, may suspend the operation of such schedule or contract and defer the use of such charge, or such rule, regulation or practice, for a period of ninety (90) days. If the proceeding has not been concluded and a final order made within such period, the commission may, from time to time, extend the period of suspension, but not for a longer period in the aggregate than one hundred eighty (180) days beyond the time when it would otherwise go into effect. After hearing, whether completed before or after the charge, or rule, regulation or practice goes into effect, the commission may make such order with reference thereto as would be proper in proceeding instituted after it had become effective. If the proceeding has not been concluded and an order made within the period of suspension, the proposed change in any charge or rule, regulation or practice shall go into effect at the end of such period. The carrier may voluntarily suspend such schedule, rule, regulation or practice for further periods beyond the one hundred eighty (180) days and until the proceeding be concluded.
Codes, 1942, § 7668; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 2004, ch. 501, § 13, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS (§§ 77-7-261 — 77-7-265) › Section 77-7-261 - Reports of carriers; accounts, books and memoranda; inspections

The commission is hereby authorized to require annual, periodical, or special reports from all motor carriers except those exempted in this chapter, to prescribe the manner and form in which such reports shall be made, and to require from such carriers specific answers to all questions upon which the commission may deem information to be necessary. Such reports shall be under oath whenever the commission so requires. The commission may also require any motor carrier to file with it a copy of each or any contract, agreement, or arrangement between such carrier and any other carrier or person in relation to any traffic affected by the provisions of this chapter.
The commission may, in its discretion, prescribe the forms of any and all accounts, records, and memoranda, including those of the movement of traffic as well as of the receipts and expenditures of money, to be kept by common carriers and restricted common carriers by motor vehicle and the length of time such accounts, records and memoranda shall be preserved. The commission or its employees shall at all reasonable times have access to all lands, buildings, or equipment of motor carriers used in connection with their operations and also all accounts, records, and memoranda, including all documents, papers, and correspondence now or hereafter existing, and kept or required to be kept, by motor carriers. The commission and its employees shall have authority to inspect and examine any and all such lands, buildings, equipment, accounts, records, and memoranda, including all documents, papers, and correspondence now or hereafter existing and kept or required to be kept by such carriers. This section shall apply to receivers of carriers, to operating trustees, and to the extent deemed necessary by the commission, to persons affiliated with or having control, direct or indirect, over any motor carrier.
Codes, 1942, § 7675; Laws, 1938, ch. 142.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS (§§ 77-7-261 — 77-7-265) › Section 77-7-263 - Failure to make proper reports or to keep accounts, records and memoranda properly is a misdemeanor

Any motor carrier, or any officer, agent, employee, or representative thereof, who shall wilfully fail and refuse to make a report to the commission as required by this chapter, or to keep accounts, records, and memoranda in the form and manner approved or prescribed by the commission, or who shall knowingly and wilfully, falsify, destroy, mutilate, or alter any such report, account, record, or memoranda, or who shall knowingly or wilfully file any false report, account, record, or memoranda, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be subject for each offense to a fine of not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars and not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars.
Codes, 1942, § 7681; Laws, 1938, ch. 142.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS (§§ 77-7-261 — 77-7-265) › Section 77-7-265 - through 77-7-269 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1995, ch. 338, §§ 23-25, eff.3/10/1995.
§ 77-7-265. [Codes, 1942, § 7680; Laws, 1938, ch. 142] § 77-7-267. [Codes, 1942, § 7682; Laws, 1938, ch. 142] § 77-7-269. [Codes, 1942, § 7666.1; Laws, 1962, ch. 511, §§ 1-3]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › COMMISSION HEARINGS AND REHEARINGS; APPEAL OF ORDER OF COMMISSION (§§ 77-7-291 — 77-7-295) › Section 77-7-291 - Conduct of commission hearings

Any matter arising in the administration of this chapter requiring a hearing shall be heard and decided by the commission, or shall, by order of the commission, be referred to a member or employee of the commission for hearing and the recommendation of an appropriate order thereon. With respect to such matters, the member or employee shall have all the rights, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by this chapter upon the commission, except that the order recommended by such member or employee shall be subject to the following provisions of this section. Any order recommended by the member or employee with respect to such matter shall be in writing and be accompanied by the reasons therefor, and shall be filed with the commission. Copies of such recommended order shall be served upon the interested parties, who may file exceptions thereto; if no exceptions are filed within twenty (20) days after service upon such persons, or within such further period as the commission may authorize, such recommended order shall become the order of the commission and become effective, unless within such period the order is stayed or postponed by the commission. Where exceptions are filed as herein provided it shall be the duty of the commission to consider the same and, if sufficient reason appears therefor, the commission shall grant such review or make such orders or hold or authorize such further hearings or proceedings in the premises as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission may, on its own motion, review any such matter and take action thereon as if exceptions thereto had been filed. The commission, after review upon the same record or as supplemented by a further hearing, shall decide the matter and make appropriate order thereon.
Codes, 1942, § 7678; Laws, 1938, ch. 142.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › COMMISSION HEARINGS AND REHEARINGS; APPEAL OF ORDER OF COMMISSION (§§ 77-7-291 — 77-7-295) › Section 77-7-293 - Rehearings of orders or decisions of commission

After an order or decision has been made by the commission, any party to the proceedings may, within thirty (30) days after the entry of the order or decision, apply for a rehearing in respect of any matters determined in such proceedings and specified in the application for rehearing, and the commission may grant and hold such rehearings on such matters.
The commission shall either grant or refuse an application for rehearing within twenty (20) days after the date of application therefor. A failure by the commission to act upon such application within that period shall be deemed refusal thereof. If the application is granted, the commission shall conduct and conclude a rehearing within thirty (30) days of the entry of the order for rehearing and shall enter a new order after the rehearing shall have been concluded. Such new order shall become effective ten (10) days after it is entered, unless otherwise provided by the commission for reasonable cause.
Laws, 1992, ch. 356, § 1, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › COMMISSION HEARINGS AND REHEARINGS; APPEAL OF ORDER OF COMMISSION (§§ 77-7-291 — 77-7-295) › Section 77-7-295 - Appeal of final finding, order or judgment of commission

In addition to other remedies now available, the state, or any party aggrieved by any final finding, order or judgment of the commission, shall have the right, regardless of the amount involved, of appeal to the First Judicial District Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi. If an application for rehearing has been filed, an appeal must be filed within thirty (30) days after the application for rehearing has been refused or deemed refused because of the commission's failure to act thereon within the time specified in Section
77-7-293
, or if the application is granted, within thirty (30) days after the rendition of the decision on rehearing. If an application for rehearing has not been filed, an appeal must be filed within thirty (30) days after the entry of the commission's order. In those cases wherein an administrative order of the commission is involved, the circuit court may affirm or reverse for further proceedings as justice may require. In those cases wherein the commission's order appealed from is a judicial finding, the circuit court shall review, affirm, reverse or modify the same and enter therein such order or judgment as may be right and just. Without excluding any other finding, order or judgment of the commission as constituting a judicial finding, the granting or denial by the commission of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, or the granting of denial of an application for a permit to operate as a contract carrier, shall be construed as a judicial finding, and appealable as such. All such appeals shall be taken and perfected, heard and determined either in term time or in vacation, on the record, including a transcript of pleadings and testimony, both oral and documentary, filed and heard before the commission; and such appeal shall be heard and disposed of promptly by the court as a preference cause. In perfecting any appeal provided by this section, the provisions of law respecting notice to the reporter and the allowance of bills of exception, now or hereafter in force respecting appeals from circuit courts to the Supreme Court, shall be applicable.
Laws, 1992, ch. 356, § 2, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-331 - Duties of enforcement officers

The chief enforcement officer and the inspectors, employed pursuant to the authority granted in Section
77-1-21
, shall be responsible for enforcing and investigating all alleged violations of this chapter, and the rules, regulations and general orders of the commission promulgated thereunder; however, beginning July 1, 2021, the enforcement and investigation of alleged violations of this chapter, and the rules, regulations and general orders promulgated thereunder, shall fall under the jurisdiction of the department, through the division. In the performance of their duties such employees shall give particular attention to the enforcement of the commission's or the department's safety rules and regulations; the provisions of this chapter applicable to rates, charges and practices of motor carriers; the provisions prohibiting unlawful preference, concession, rebate, or discrimination; the adequacy of service, equipment and facilities of motor carriers; and the requirements respecting certificate of public convenience and necessity or permits as set forth in this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 7692-03; Laws, 1958, ch. 505, § 4, eff. 7/1/1958.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 478, SB 2825,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-333 - Training of enforcement officer; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

After selection, the enforcement officers and the inspectors of the division shall go through thirty (30) days of intensive instruction of the laws of this state pertaining to the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety, together with the rules and regulations of both of these agencies, and the laws of this state pertaining to arrest. The expenses of attending such school shall be paid out of the monies appropriated by the Legislature to the department.
From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.
From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 7692-02; Laws, 1958, ch. 505, § 3; Laws, 1987, ch. 343, § 9; Laws, 1993, ch 561, § 19, eff. 10/1/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 478, SB 2825,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 332, SB 2213,§ 10, eff. 3/8/2018.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 459, SB 2362, 59, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-335 - Authority of enforcement officers

(1)
All division inspectors on duty shall wear uniforms, shall have the right to bear arms, and shall have the authority to make arrests and hold and impound any vehicle and the contents thereof which is being operated in violation of this chapter or the commission's or the department's rules, regulations or general orders promulgated thereunder.
(2)
All inspectors shall have the authority to enforce all of the laws, rules and regulations of the commission and the department under this chapter upon all highways in the state and the rights-of-way of such highways and other properties as defined in Section
77-7-261
; except that if any person commits an offense in violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission or the department upon a highway in the state and be pursued by an enforcement officer or inspector of the division, such enforcement officer or inspector may pursue and apprehend such offender upon any of the highways in this state, or to any other place to which such offender may flee.
(3)
All inspectors shall have the authority to aid and assist any law enforcement officer whose life or safety is in jeopardy and may arrest without warrant any fugitive from justice who has escaped or who is using the highways in the state in an attempt to flee. Inspectors of the division may assist other law enforcement agencies in searching for convicted felons who have escaped or for alleged felons where there is probable cause to believe that the person being sought committed the felony and a felony had actually been committed.
(4)
Upon request of a sheriff of any county or the chief of police of any community, all division inspectors have the authority to assist in traffic control during time of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornados or floods.
(5)
All inspectors shall have the authority to assist any officer of the department at the discretion and direction of the commissioner.
(6)
All inspectors shall have the authority to purchase and use speed detection equipment on commercial vehicles that they are authorized to inspect as provided in Section
77-7-16
.
Codes, 1942, § 7692-04; Laws, 1958, ch. 505, § 5; Laws, 1993, ch 561, § 20, eff. 10/1/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 400, HB 1015,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 478, SB 2825,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 332, SB 2213,§ 11, eff. 3/8/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-337 - Purchase of necessary equipment authorized; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

The division is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase all necessary equipment to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.
From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 7692-08; Laws, 1958, ch. 505, § 9; Laws, 1987, ch. 343, § 10, eff. 7/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 478, SB 2825,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 332, SB 2213,§ 12, eff. 3/8/2018.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 459, SB 2362, 61, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-339 - Payment of salaries and expenses shall be from the motor carrier regulation account; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

The reasonable and necessary expenses of the administration of the duties imposed on the commission by this chapter, shall be paid out of the special fund in the State Treasury designated as the commission's regulation fund, upon requisition and warrants in the same manner provided by law for the disbursements of appropriations for the commission. An itemized account shall be kept of all receipts and expenditures and shall be reported to the Legislature by the commission.
From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.
From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 7692-09; Laws, 1958, ch. 505, § 10; Laws, 1987, ch. 343, § 11, eff. 7/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 478, SB 2825,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 332, SB 2213,§ 13, eff. 3/8/2018.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 459, SB 2362, 60, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-341 - Cooperation with other agencies authorized

For the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter, the commission is directed to cooperate with and use the services of the enforcement officers and inspectors of the department, and the commission shall utilize the facilities and equipment of the inspection stations maintained by the division. However, in utilizing these personnel and facilities, the commission shall not interfere with or impede the performance by the personnel of the duties and responsibilities otherwise assigned to them.
Codes, 1942, § 7692-05; Laws, 1958, ch. 505, § 6; Laws, 1993, ch 561, § 21, eff. 10/1/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 478, SB 2825,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-343 - DPS Motor Carrier Enforcement Fund created; source and use of monies

There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the "DPS Motor Carrier Enforcement Fund." The fund shall consist of monies appropriated by act of the Legislature and monies transferred from the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Money in the fund shall only be utilized by the Department of Public Safety's Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division to defray expenses for officers' salaries and other costs to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. 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 to the credit of the fund.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 478, SB 2825,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-345 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2026]Voluntary program for inspection of commercial motor vehicles; definition; regulations (as amended by 2024 SB 2509§ 1)

(1)
When not otherwise specifically provided, the Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to provide a voluntary program for inspection of commercial motor vehicles.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning ascribed in Section
63-1-203
.
(3)
The regulations, if promulgated, will:
(a)
Create a voluntary program for inspection of any combination of truck, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or pole trailer, including each segment of a combined vehicle, that is used upon the highways or streets as a commercial motor vehicle for compliance with all applicable federal and state motor carrier safety regulations;
(b)
Require that inspectors have access to the vehicle maintenance log;
(c)
Prescribe a method of documentation to be displayed on the vehicle that is readily visible to an observer in the form of a decal or sticker, and require that the form of documentation prescribed must be kept on the vehicle;
(d)
Require that inspection occur on an annual basis for participation in the program;
(e)
Provide that inspection is not mandatory;
(f)
Impose a reasonable inspection fee, which shall be deposited to the credit of the operating fund of the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety; and
(g)
Specify that officers of the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division will retain all responsibility and authority to monitor and enforce violations under Section
77-7-335
.
(4)
This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 327, SB 2509,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2024.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 471, SB 2517,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 77-7-1 — 77-7-345) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 77-7-330 — 77-7-345) › Section 77-7-345 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2027] Voluntary program for inspection of commercial motor vehicles; definition; regulations (as amended by 2024 HB 751§ 1)

(1)
When not otherwise specifically provided, the Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to provide a voluntary program for inspection of commercial motor vehicles.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning ascribed in Section
63-1-203
.
(3)
The regulations, if promulgated, will:
(a)
Create a voluntary program for inspection of any combination of truck, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or pole trailer, including each segment of a combined vehicle, that is used upon the highways or streets as a commercial motor vehicle for compliance with all applicable federal and state motor carrier safety regulations;
(b)
Require that inspectors have access to the vehicle maintenance log;
(c)
Prescribe a method of documentation to be displayed on the vehicle that is readily visible to an observer in the form of a decal or sticker, and require that the form of documentation prescribed must be kept on the vehicle;
(d)
Require that inspection occur on an annual basis for participation in the program;
(e)
Provide that inspection is not mandatory;
(f)
Impose a reasonable inspection fee, which shall be deposited to the credit of the operating fund of the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety; and
(g)
Specify that officers of the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division will retain all responsibility and authority to monitor and enforce violations under Section
77-7-335
.
(4)
This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2027.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 348, HB 751,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 471, SB 2517,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 77-8-1 — 77-8-39) › Section 77-8-3 - Transportation network companies or drivers not common carriers; registration of vehicle not required

Transportation network companies or transportation network company drivers are not common carriers by motor vehicle, contract carriers by motor vehicle, or restricted motor carriers under Chapter 7, Title 77, Mississippi Code of 1972, nor do they provide taxicab or limousine services. A transportation network company driver shall not be required to register the vehicle the driver uses to provide prearranged rides as a commercial vehicle.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 77-8-1 — 77-8-39) › Section 77-8-5 - License required; fee

(1)
A person shall not operate a transportation network company in Mississippi without first having obtained a license from the department, provided that any transportation network company operating in this state before July 1, 2016, may continue operating until the department creates a license process and sets a registration deadline.
(2)
The Department shall issue a license to each applicant that meets the requirements for a transportation network company as provided for in this chapter, and pays an annual license fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to the department.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 77-8-1 — 77-8-39) › Section 77-8-7 - Agent for service of process

The transportation network company shall maintain an agent for service of process in the State of Mississippi.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 77-8-1 — 77-8-39) › Section 77-8-9 - Fares for services provided

On behalf of a transportation network company driver, a transportation network company may charge a fare for the services provided to riders; however, if a fare is collected from a rider, the transportation network company shall disclose to the rider the fare or fare calculation method on its website or within the online-enabled technology application service. The transportation network company shall also provide riders with the applicable rates being charged and the option to receive an estimated fare before the rider enters the transportation network company driver's vehicle.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 5, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 77-8-1 — 77-8-39) › Section 77-8-11 - Driver and vehicle identification

The transportation network company's online-enabled technology application or website shall display a picture of the transportation network company driver, and the license plate number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the prearranged ride before the rider enters the transportation network company driver's vehicle.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 6, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 77-8-1 — 77-8-39) › Section 77-8-13 - Electronic receipt provided to rider

Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of a trip, a transportation network company shall transmit an electronic receipt to the rider on behalf of the transportation network company driver that lists:
(a)
The origin and destination of the trip;
(b)
The total time and distance of the trip; and
(c)
An itemization of the total fare paid, if any.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 7, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 77 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 77-1-1 — 77-NEW-NEW-004) › Chapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 77-8-1 — 77-8-39) › Section 77-8-17 - Disclosures

The transportation network company shall disclose in writing to transportation network company drivers the following before they are allowed to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the transportation network company's digital network:
(a)
The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the transportation network company provides while the transportation network company driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's digital network; and
(b)
That the transportation network company driver's own automobile insurance policy might not provide any coverage while the driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network and is available to receive transportation requests or is engaged in a prearranged ride, depending on its terms.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 9, eff. 7/1/2016.