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MS HB653
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Tom Weathersby
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AI Summary
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Amends Mississippi Code Section 63-3-519 to authorize sheriffs and their deputies to use radar speed detection equipment on county public roads, streets, and highways outside municipality corporate limits.
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Radar equipment use by sheriffs is restricted to roads under county board of supervisors jurisdiction for maintenance and construction.
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Maintains existing radar authorization for municipal law enforcement in cities with 2,000+ population, universities with 2,000+ students, and cities with 15,000+ population on federally designated highways.
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Prohibits Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol from setting up radar on highways within municipalities with populations exceeding 15,000 according to the latest federal decennial census.
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Effective July 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputy sheriffs to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2013