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MS HB640
Bill
Status
Failed
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gene Newman
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AI Summary
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Authorizes sheriffs and their deputies to use radar speed detection equipment on public roads, streets, and highways outside municipal corporate limits that are under county board of supervisors jurisdiction.
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Maintains existing prohibition on radar use by most law enforcement agencies except the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, with limited exceptions for municipal police and campus police.
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Adds sheriff radar authorization as a new exception (subsection e) to the existing radar equipment restrictions in Mississippi Code Section 63-3-519.
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Takes effect July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary B1/15/2025
Full Bill Text
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