MS SB2585

Amends Section 63-3-519 to authorize additional law enforcement entities to operate radar speed detection equipment on public roads, previously restricted to the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol.

Permits municipal law enforcement to use radar within municipalities with populations of 2,000 or more according to the latest federal decennial census.

Allows college and university campus police forces to operate radar within campus confines where more than 2,000 students are enrolled.

Authorizes county sheriffs to use radar on county-maintained roads with duly established speed limits that are clearly posted, provided the roads are outside municipalities authorized to operate radar or within municipalities not authorized to do so.

Prohibits the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol from operating radar on highways within municipalities with populations exceeding 15,000 according to the latest federal decennial census, effective July 1, 2011.