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MS SB2127

Bill

Status

Failed

2/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Dean Kirby

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 27-19-57, Mississippi Code of 1972, regarding vehicle registration and privilege license requirements.

  • Allows privately passenger vehicles jointly titled to a person claiming homestead exemption in a municipality and a person not claiming such exemption to be registered outside the municipality if the vehicle is domiciled outside the municipality and used primarily by the non-homestead-exemption claimant.

  • Maintains existing requirement that persons claiming homestead exemption must register all private passenger vehicles they hold title to within that municipality, with the new exception for jointly-owned vehicles meeting specified conditions.

  • Clarifies that vehicles registered in violation of these requirements have no valid privilege license and owners face full annual tax plus a 25% penalty.

  • Becomes effective July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Motor vehicles; jointly owned and one owner claims homestead in a city may be registered outside city under certain circumstances.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/4/2014

Committee Referrals

Finance1/10/2014

Full Bill Text

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