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MS HB619

Bill

Status

Failed

2/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Alex Monsour

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code to allow county boards of supervisors to adopt ordinances authorizing radar speed detection equipment use by county sheriff's departments at their discretion.

  • Requires any ordinance authorizing radar equipment use to be approved by a majority vote of all county board of supervisors members and recorded in the board's minutes.

  • Modifies the existing statewide prohibition on radar speed detection equipment to carve out an exception for counties that adopt such ordinances.

  • Maintains existing exceptions allowing municipal law enforcement and campus police to use radar equipment under specified population thresholds.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Counties; authorize to use radar equipment, in its discretion.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/4/2014

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/20/2014

Full Bill Text

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