MS HB929

Authorizes law enforcement officers to file traffic tickets electronically, including tickets for violations of the Mississippi Implied Consent Law, if the ticket conforms to uniform standards prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety and Attorney General.

Requires all electronically filed traffic tickets to be automatically submitted to the Commissioner of Public Safety and either the clerk of the municipal court or clerk of the justice court using an electronic submission system.

Exempts electronically filed tickets from the requirement to be bound in book form and consecutively numbered, while maintaining public inspection availability comparable to physical tickets.

Requires defendants to receive a paper copy of electronically filed tickets, and establishes that officers filing tickets electronically have the same rights, responsibilities, and liabilities as those filing physical tickets.

Effective date: July 1, 2012.