Senate Bill 2835 Summary

• Repeals the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law (sections 63-13-1 through 63-13-29 of the Mississippi Code).

• Adds a $5.00 registration fee on vehicle license tags to be remitted to the Department of Public Safety and deposited in the General Fund of the State Treasury.

• Amends Section 63-7-59 regarding window tinting requirements by clarifying that the Department of Public Safety conducts light transmittance tests and collects a $5.00 fee for such testing.

• Amends Section 37-41-53 to require school buses be inspected according to regulations promulgated by the State Department of Education rather than under the repealed Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law.

• Takes effect July 1, 2012.