MS SB2283

Enacts the "Freedom of Roadway Act" increasing penalties for willfully obstructing public sidewalks, streets, highways, roads, alleys, and federal interstate highways

Raises first offense penalties from a maximum $500 fine and 6 months jail to a maximum $1,500 fine and up to 1 year imprisonment

Creates mandatory minimum sentence for second offense of at least 30 days imprisonment (up to 1 year), plus potential fine up to $2,500

Explicitly adds federal interstate highways to the list of protected public passageways

Effective date of July 1, 2021