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MS HB902

Bill

Status

Failed

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Ken Morgan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits driving passenger motor vehicles on public roadways that have been elevated or lowered more than 6 inches through modification, with fines of $25-$50; exempts pickup trucks from this provision.

  • Prohibits driving any passenger motor vehicle, including pickup trucks, if the front fender height exceeds the rear fender height by 4 or more inches, measured vertically from the ground through the wheel centerline to the fender bottom.

  • Establishes escalating penalties for violating the front fender height restriction: first offense $100 fine, second offense $200 fine, third or subsequent offense $300 fine and 12-month license suspension.

  • Defines prior offenses as violations occurring within 5 years of each other, including those immediately preceding the most recent offense.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2024.

Legislative Description

Squatted vehicles; prohibit modification to motor vehicles which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/5/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A2/2/2024

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