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Bill > SB2028
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Introduced
01/17/2025
01/17/2025
In Committee
01/17/2025
01/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Within The County, Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality Until A Certain Date; To Provide For The Number Of Radar Guns Eligible For Purchase By A County Based On The Number Of Full-time Deputies In The County; To Prohibit The Use Of Radar Within 500 Yards Of The Boundary Line Of A Municipality, The Boundary Line Of The County And A Speed Limit Change; To Prohibit Sheriffs From Using Radar Speed Detection Equipment On Any Interstate Highways Or Four-lane State Highways; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill amends Mississippi law to authorize sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in counties with a population over 50,000 and a public university to use radar speed detection equipment on public county roads and highways outside of incorporated municipalities, with specific restrictions. The bill limits each sheriff's department to purchasing no more than two radar guns and prohibits their use within 500 yards of municipal boundaries, county boundaries, or speed limit changes, and explicitly bans their use on interstate or four-lane state highways. The legislation also requires that the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol be immediately notified of any road blockages or emergencies on limited-access highways within municipal or county limits. Currently, radar speed detection equipment use is mostly restricted to certain municipal law enforcement agencies with population-based qualifications, campus police forces, and specific highway scenarios. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, providing a clear timeline for implementation of these new radar usage provisions for county sheriff departments.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died In Committee (on 02/04/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2028.xml |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2028IN.htm |
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