§ 65-1-505. Contents of agreements; collection and distribution of monies
The interstate agreement may authorize employees of either state to weigh machinery, vehicles, trailers and other equipment under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, issue permits, collect fees, taxes, interests and penalties imposed by the laws, rules or regulations of either state or its agencies and departments, enforce the laws of either state and […]
§ 65-1-507. Enforcement employees; appointments; positions in other states or departments
The Mississippi Transportation Commission may appoint employees of the contiguous states as duly authorized and empowered enforcement officers of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the enforcement of tax, weight, size and load, equipment, safety and all other laws, rules and regulations of this state and the Mississippi Transportation Commission relating to vehicles entering into, exiting, […]
§ 65-1-337. Reimbursement of real property taxes
A property owner whose property is totally taken in fee simple by the transportation department exercising the power of eminent domain under this article or under any other statute, shall be entitled to reimbursement from the department of the pro rata portion of real property taxes paid that are allocable to a period subsequent to […]
§ 65-1-339. Transportation Department entitled to recover amount of deposit exceeding that of final judgment
If the amount of the final judgment is less than the amount deposited by the Transportation Department pursuant to the provisions of this article, the department shall be entitled to recover the excess of the amount of the deposit over the amount of the final judgment and court costs incident thereto. If there are not […]
§ 65-1-341. Payment of court costs; right of appeal
The Transportation Department shall pay all court costs taxed by the court. Either party shall have a right of appeal to the Supreme Court for errors of law committed in any proceedings provided for in this article in the same manner as in any other civil actions, and it shall not be necessary that an […]
§ 65-1-343. Prepayment of court costs
The circuit clerks and chancery clerks shall not require the transportation department when following the procedure established in this article to prepay the cost of filing of a court action, filing of an instrument or obtaining a copy of any filed instrument from the office of chancery or circuit clerk. The clerk shall furnish an […]
§ 65-1-345. Relationship to other laws
The provisions of this article shall not be considered as amending or repealing any other provisions of law that prescribe a procedure for the acquisition of property through eminent domain or condemnation proceedings but shall be considered as a method and procedure that may be employed by the Mississippi Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department […]
§ 65-1-347. Due process
Nothing in this article shall be construed so as to deprive the owner of the property or interest in the property which is the subject of acquisition pursuant to this article of due process of law as guaranteed by the Constitutions of the State of Mississippi and of the United States.
§ 65-1-317. Takings by department without filing complaint or declaration
Any person whose land or compensable interest therein has been taken by an intentional or unintentional act or omission of the Transportation Department without the filing of a complaint and declaration of taking by the department may, within twenty-four (24) months of the date of the taking of the affected property or interest therein or […]
§ 65-1-319. Measure of damages
The following shall be the measure of damages to be followed by the jury or judge who determines the issue of just compensation: If only a part of a tract is taken, the measure of just compensation for the taking shall be the difference between the fair market value of the entire tract immediately before […]