§ 63-9-1. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law-Traffic Violations Procedure.
§ 63-9-11. Penalties for violations of Chapters 3, 5 or 7; exemption
It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of Chapter 3, 5 or 7 of this title, unless such violation is by such chapters or other law of this state declared to be a felony. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of […]
§ 63-9-12. Payment of fines by personal check; liability for dishonored check
Personal checks shall be accepted from Mississippi residents in payment of any fine imposed as a result of a violation of Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972. The person accepting a check in payment of such a fine shall not be liable if such check is returned not paid […]
§ 63-9-13. Disposition of fines and forfeitures for violations of Chapters 3, 5 or 7
All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of Chapters 3, 5 or 7 of this title constituting a misdemeanor shall be deposited in the treasury of the county maintaining the court wherein such conviction or forfeiture was had.
§ 63-9-17. Maintenance of records relating to charged offenses; records and reports of convictions
Every court shall keep a full record of the proceedings of every case in which a person is charged with any violation of law regulating the operation of vehicles on the highways, streets or roads of this state. Unless otherwise sooner required by law, within five (5) days after the conviction of a person upon […]
§ 63-9-19. Compensation of peace officers for services in traffic violation cases
The collection of fees for the performance of services in making arrests in traffic violation cases and taking the accused before the court for trial or to jail awaiting trial shall be restricted to that peace officer who performs such services, and, if performed by a highway patrolman, shall not be compensated. No peace officer […]
§ 63-9-21. Uniform Traffic Ticket Law
This section shall be known as the Uniform Traffic Ticket Law. All traffic tickets, except traffic tickets filed electronically as provided under subsection (8) of this section, shall be printed in the original and at least two (2) copies and such other copies as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety. All traffic […]
§ 63-9-23. Exclusivity of procedure prescribed in chapter
The foregoing provisions of this chapter shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of this title for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and […]
§ 63-9-25. Deposit of driver’s license in lieu of bail
Whenever any person lawfully possessed of a driver’s license theretofore issued to him by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Mississippi, or under the laws of any other state or territory, or the District of Columbia of the United States, shall be arrested and charged with any offense against the traffic or […]
§ 63-9-27. Posting of guaranteed arrest bond certificate in lieu of cash bail
A guaranteed arrest bond certificate with respect to which a fidelity and surety company has become surety as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when posted by the person whose signature appears thereon, shall be accepted in lieu of cash bail in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), as a bail […]
§ 63-9-3. Construction
This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
§ 63-9-31. Additional surcharge for traffic violations to fund automation of citations issued by Highway Safety Patrol and wireless radio communications programs; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund
In addition to any other monetary penalties and other penalties imposed by law, any county, municipality or the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol which participates in a wireless radio communications program approved by the applicable governing authorities may assess an additional surcharge in an amount not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) on each […]
§ 63-9-33. Assessment of additional surcharge on traffic violations and vehicular parking or registration offenses by certain municipalities to fund computerized crime prevention measures
In addition to any other monetary penalties and other penalties imposed by law, any municipality having a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census may assess an additional surcharge in an amount not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00) for each violation of Title 63 and offenses related […]
§ 63-9-35. Certain traffic citations issued in other states are prohibited from being placed on a driver’s record or reported to insurance
A traffic citation issued by another state from the use of an automated traffic law enforcement system or a traffic law enforcement method not authorized by the State of Mississippi shall not be placed on the person’s driving record in this state. A traffic citation issued by another state from the use of an automated […]
§ 63-9-37. Recognition of traffic fines resulting from automated recording equipment of another state; suspension of driver’s license for failure to pay fine
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall only recognize any civil or criminal fine, fee, citation or penalty for a violation of compliance with traffic signals, traffic speeds or other traffic laws, rules or regulations in another state that results from the use of automated recording equipment or system as defined under Section 17-25-19 if […]
§ 63-9-5. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the meanings ascribed to words and phrases in Article 3 of Chapter 3 of this title shall be fully applicable to this chapter.
§ 63-9-7. Parties deemed guilty of offenses
Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, any act declared in Chapters 3, 5, or 7 of this title, to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as a principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty […]
§ 63-9-9. Requiring or permitting operation of vehicle in manner contrary to law
It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law.