Jackson, MS

Jackson requires drivers to leave at least ten feet of street width open for traffic when they stop, stand or park, and bars parking altogether wherever the city has posted no-parking…

Jackson gives campers, RVs over 22 feet, and attached boat or auto trailers up to 24 hours on a public right-of-way before they must move, far more slack than the two-hour cap on large…

Jackson prohibits parking anywhere the adjacent curb is painted, with the single exception of curb areas the city has marked as regularly designated loading zones. The rule is short…

Jackson bans parking a vehicle in a residential front yard, corner-lot street-side yard, or a rear yard abutting a public street, and bars parking over any sidewalk or curb. Improved…

Free-standing electric vehicle charging stations in the City of Jackson must provide one parking space for every two charging bays plus at least one accessible space, under the Zoning…

Any junked or abandoned vehicle sitting on a lot in Jackson, occupied or vacant, public or private, is declared a public nuisance under City Code § 54-49. The chief of police or…

Jackson bars parking a truck over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or 22 feet long on any public right-of-way for more than two hours, unless the vehicle is actively making a…

Jackson charges $20.00 a year for a permit to establish a private curb loading zone, then caps use of any passenger loading zone at three minutes and any freight loading zone at 30…

Mississippi split its towing law in two. A 2024 chapter, Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 63-37-1 through Sec. 63-37-15, bans drop fees, requires posted signage and written property-owner…

City Code Sec. 54-89(e) bars any noise, including amplified music, that crosses a property line above the levels in Table A: 55 dBA reaching residential property and 57 dBA reaching…

Jackson's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft: § 54-90(3) exempts any aircraft in flight, subject to federal noise-control law, and any helicopter landing or taking off at a…

Jackson does not set a citywide curfew on private construction noise: § 54-90(13) exempts construction under a valid building permit from the Table A decibel limits at any hour, so…

Jackson bans driving 'a vehicle which is so loaded or constructed as to cause unnecessary noise' under City Code § 118-18, reaching rattling loads, defective mufflers and other…

Jackson caps noise crossing a property line at 55 dBA for receiving residential property and 57 dBA for commercial property under City Code § 54-89's Table A. The chief of police…

Jackson tightens its noise limits after dark: under City Code § 54-89, the Table A decibel caps drop by ten dBA in residential districts between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays…

Jackson prohibits burning garbage, animal and vegetable waste, human or animal remains, organs, and other solid organic waste anywhere in the city except inside an incinerator…

Jackson limits consumer fireworks to nine national holidays plus New Year's, all between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. (1 a.m. on New Year's Day). Retail sales run only June 15 to July 5 and…

Mississippi regulates liquefied petroleum (LP) gas storage, installation, and dealers through the Mississippi Liquefied Compressed Gas Board under Title 75 Chapter 57, applying NFPA 58…

The Mississippi Forestry Commission has statewide authority to declare wildfire burn bans, regulate forest fire prevention, and pursue civil and criminal penalties for negligent fires…

Jackson does not ban dog breeds by name; instead Article IV lets the animal control director declare any dog "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous" by conduct. City Code Sec. 18-101…

Jackson outright bans keeping any wild animal as a pet and bars displaying wild animals for exhibition at homes, roadside zoos or pet stores. City Code Sec. 18-8 lets the…

Jackson lets residents keep horses, cows, mules or cattle only with the county health department's written consent, while swine are flatly prohibited citywide. City Code Sec. 18-7…

Jackson's Zoning Ordinance controls where veterinary clinics may open and whether outdoor animal space triggers extra review. In the C80-C3 General Commercial Subdistrict a fully…

Jackson requires every cat three months or older to carry a current rabies vaccination and wear a metal tag at all times. City Code Sec. 18-92 and Sec. 18-93 set the requirement; an…

Jackson does not require microchips for ordinary pet dogs. The mandate applies only after Animal Control formally classifies a dog as dangerous or potentially dangerous: City Code Sec…

Jackson prohibits letting any animal run at large within city limits. City Code Sec. 18-13 lets animal control impound a loose dog or issue a $50.00 violation notice payable within 72…

Mississippi regulates beekeeping primarily for disease control through the Bureau of Plant Industry. The state Apiary Law authorizes inspections, transport certificates, and…

Mississippi treats severe neglect and hoarding-style conditions as criminal cruelty under the Dog and Cat Pet Protection Law and broader cruelty statutes. The criminal code applies…

Mississippi regulates supplemental feeding of deer and other wildlife through MDWFP rules. Feeding for hunting purposes is restricted, and feeding is banned in CWD management zones and…

Jackson's property maintenance code caps weeds and other uncontrolled plant growth at 18 inches on maintained lots citywide, with exemptions for planted landscaping, erosion-control…

Clearing live natural trees credited toward Jackson's landscaping requirements is illegal without a permit under City Code § 26-453. The rule attaches to sites already covered by the…

In Jackson's Farish Street Area Cultural Mixed Use District, the Zoning Ordinance's landscaping standards call for hardy, drought-tolerant plant materials adapted to local conditions…

A lawful home occupation in the City of Jackson cannot generate more traffic to and from the dwelling than an ordinary household produces. That no-traffic-increase condition sits…

Every home-based business in a City of Jackson residential district needs a Home Occupation Permit from the Zoning Administrator before it can legally operate. The permit is issued…

A family child care home for six to ten children in a City of Jackson single-family R-1 district needs a Special Exception, not a routine permit. The Zoning Ordinance classifies an…

Run a home occupation in unincorporated Hinds County and the Zoning Ordinance allows exactly one sign to advertise it: a single unilluminated, non-reflectorized name plate per…

Mississippi's cottage food law is a single section, Miss. Code Ann. § 75-29-951, and it works as an exemption rather than a licence. A cottage food operation needs no food permit under…

Mississippi has created no microenterprise home kitchen permit, and it has not carved a paid-meal exemption into its food establishment rules either. The state's retail food…

Jackson makes it unlawful to build a barbed wire fence along the sidewalks on any street in the city, a citywide ban that reaches residential yards fronting a public sidewalk just as…

Jackson's zoning ordinance caps fences, walls, and hedges at 8 feet everywhere except front yards, where the limit drops to 4 feet unless the upper portion is under 50 percent opaque…

Inside Jackson's Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) District, a lot may carry no more than one accessory dwelling, and the Zoning Ordinance requires that unit to be owned by…

Jackson's zoning ordinance bars any accessory structure, including a shed, from a required front or side yard and requires 10 feet of separation from other structures citywide. In the…

In Jackson's Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) zoning district, guest cottages, garage apartments and other accessory dwellings may be attached or detached from the main…

Building a swimming pool in unincorporated Hinds County requires a structure permit from the Permit Department under Section 401 of the Zoning Ordinance. In the R-1A, R-1B and R-1C…

Build a swimming pool on a low-density residential lot in unincorporated Hinds County and it has to sit behind the front line of the house, stay 10 feet from every property line, and…

Mississippi treats short-term rental stays like hotel rooms. Section 27-65-23 imposes a 7% state sales tax on the gross income from renting rooms to transient guests, so Airbnb and…

Mobile food carts, tents and trucks operating on Jackson sidewalks must stay 300 feet from the entrance of a competing food business, 20 feet from a bus stop, ten feet from a fire…

Mobile food trucks, pushcarts and tents may only operate in zones Jackson has designated for vending: commercial districts, the C80 Corridor, and mixed-use districts including NMU-1…

Every mobile food pushcart, tent or vehicle operating in Jackson needs its own permit from the zoning division of the planning and economic development department, backed by…

Jackson runs residential collection on two designated days a week: containerized garbage and non-containerized yard debris on the second day, leaves and containerized yard clippings on…

Jackson makes it a misdemeanor for anyone other than the city's authorized recycling contractor to pick up recyclables left at curbside collection points or the city's recycling…

Jackson collects containerized or loose yard debris, tree branches, shrubbery, leaves, clippings and pine straw, on scheduled collection days, but loose piles cannot exceed two cubic…

Jackson households must set garbage out in regulation containers within five feet of the street on their designated pickup day, before 7:00 a.m., and pull the empty container back in…

Commercial dumpsters at apartment complexes of five or more units and at commercial properties must sit inside a six-foot screened, gated enclosure under City Code § 26-462, and…

Jackson collects large items like furniture, appliances and mattresses only on the weekly second pickup date if neatly stacked, and caps loose brush and yard debris at two cubic yards…

Jackson requires trash to be bagged or boxed in approved containers of no more than 30 gallons and 60 pounds, with regular garbage and yard debris picked up on two separate weekly…

Jackson bans dumping litter on another's property or on public land without permission, and as of an August 2025 amendment, a conviction now carries a mandatory 32 days in jail plus…

Every Mississippi county, working with its cities, must adopt a nonhazardous solid waste management plan that spells out how it will cut waste 25% through source reduction and…

Jackson's Article IV Stormwater Quality Protection makes it a public nuisance to release pollutants into the public storm drain system and requires nonresidential developers to file a…

Grading or earthwork disturbing more than 2,000 square feet but less than five acres in Jackson requires an erosion and sediment control plan as part of the site's stormwater…

Any new construction or substantial improvement inside a mapped special flood hazard area in Jackson must be anchored against flotation and lateral movement, built with…

Jackson requires new and substantially improved buildings in shallow-flooding special flood hazard areas to elevate the lowest floor above the FIRM's depth number plus two feet of…

Mississippi's Coastal Wetlands Protection Act gives the Department of Marine Resources exclusive authority to permit dredging, filling, or alteration of coastal wetlands in Hancock…

Window signs in Jackson are permit-exempt as long as they cover 20 percent or less of the entire building's window glass area, including the frame, under Sec. 102-31(14). Flashing…

Holiday decorative signs in Jackson don't need a sign permit as long as they come down within 60 consecutive days and no more than 60 days total in one year, per Sec. 102-31(19). Leave…

On federal interstate highways and their frontage roads, Jackson caps outdoor advertising signs at 700 square feet and 50 feet high, spaces them at least 1,000 feet apart, and pushes…

Jackson lets political signs go up without a permit, but they must sit at least ten feet from any public right-of-way, stay under 12 square feet, and come down within 15 days after the…

Jackson limits any digital electronic billboard to six commercial ads plus one public service message per rotation, and flatly bars new digital conversions inside the city's designated…

Garage and yard sale signs in Jackson are permit-exempt only if they're 6 square feet or smaller, limited to one per premises, and taken down within one day of the sale, per Sec…

Jackson's own marijuana ordinance, Sec. 86-91, makes possessing 30 grams or less unlawful anywhere in the city but caps the penalty at a $100.00 fine with no jail time. That local cap…

Jackson pedestrians in any business district must cross the roadway only in a marked crosswalk; elsewhere, crossing must follow the shortest route straight to the opposite curb…

City Code Sec. 90-3(1) prohibits bicycling, rollerblading, scooters and skateboards in Jackson's city parks except in an area designated for that use. The rule sits among 20 posted…

Jackson bans loitering that blocks streets, sidewalks or businesses: Section 86-4 makes it unlawful to loiter, loaf or stand idle in a public place in a way that obstructs traffic or…

Jackson bans possessing or drinking an open container of alcohol on public streets, sidewalks and grounds outside a licensed leisure and recreation district. City Code Sec. 10-5 makes…

Jackson's Capital City Smoke-Free Air Ordinance, City Code Sec. 86-167, bans smoking within 20 feet of entrances, windows and vents of smoke-free buildings, in outdoor restaurant…

Jackson's Racial and Ethnic Profiling article, City Code Secs. 86-193 to 86-195, bars police officers from using immigration status as grounds for a stop, arrest or unequal treatment…

Jackson treats its own landscaping and site-development rules as a floor, not a ceiling: City Code Sec. 26-450 says that where a recorded deed restriction or covenant is not in…

Mississippi has no general HOA assessment statute, so a standard subdivision HOA's lien and foreclosure powers come from its recorded declaration. Condominiums are different: Miss…

A member of a Mississippi association incorporated under the Nonprofit Corporation Act may inspect and copy the association's governing documents, member-meeting minutes for the past…

Mississippi has no statute capping what a homeowners association may fine a member, no required notice-and-hearing procedure before a fine is levied, and no statutory cure period. The…

Mississippi has exactly one statutory assessment lien, and it belongs to condominiums. Miss. Code Ann. § 89-9-21 lets a condominium management body turn unpaid assessments into a lien…

Mississippi law runs the opposite way from the states that limit association leasing bans. Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 89-9-19 says the covenants authorised by Sec. 89-9-17 may prescribe…

Jackson's zoning ordinance requires that any lit parking lot with ten or more spaces direct and reflect its light away from adjacent property and public ways, while illuminating the…

Jackson caps digital electronic sign brightness at 5,000 NITS in daylight and 1,000 NITS from sunset to sunrise, requires automatic dimmers tied to ambient light, and bans glare or…

Within the Corridor 80 (C80) Highway 80 corridor district, Jackson's zoning ordinance requires exterior building lighting to use hooded, low-level fixtures and caps freestanding light…

Jackson's "Connect JXN - Blue Light Safety Initiative" forces every convenience type grocery store and service station to install a digital security camera system covering the fuel…

Jackson requires a permit before any construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, move, demolition, or occupancy change to a building, and before installing or altering any…

One- and two-family homes in Jackson carry no sprinkler mandate: Sec. 26-60(d) expressly deletes IRC Section R313 when adopting the 2018 Residential Code. New, renovated or modified…

Jackson has adopted the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition by reference under City Code Sec. 26-60(c). Anyone doing electrical wiring work for power, lighting, signs, appliances or…

Jackson requires at least three inspections before a floodplain development permit closes out: one at the base flood elevation reference mark, one at the structure's footprint before…

Within downtown Jackson's Old Capitol Green Mixed Use District (OCG-MUD), the Zoning Ordinance requires every building to comply with the OCG Sustainable Design Guidelines…

Jackson enforces the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, adopted by reference under City Code Sec. 26-60(g) with its Appendixes A through F. Plumbing and gas-fitting contractors…

Jackson designates landmarks, landmark sites and historic districts under General Code Chapter 70 based on their historic, architectural, archaeological and cultural significance. The…

A Jackson garage or rummage sale lasting three days or less needs no permit, but anything longer requires a $10.00 permit from the zoning administrator under Sec. 98-41, good for up to…

Vegetation on an unimproved, cleared lot in Jackson cannot exceed 48 inches in height under the city's amended property maintenance code, a taller ceiling than the 18-inch limit that…

Owners of vacant buildings in Jackson must register with the Community Improvement Division within 30 days of vacancy, request a securing inspection, and renew annually under City Code…

A transient vendor, including a door-to-door peddler working the city for less than six months, cannot do business in Jackson without a license under Sec. 94-77. The license costs…

Anyone staging a parade, motorcade, march or other planned movement of people, vehicles or animals on Jackson's streets must first secure a special event permit under Chapter 14…

Anyone planning a special event, playing amplified music, or giving a presentation in a City of Jackson park must first get a permit under Sec. 90-4 of the city code. Pavilion rentals…

Jackson requires a special event permit before any block party, defined by city code as a neighbor or business gathering that may involve blocking a street. Apply through the Jackson…

Food vendors working Jackson parades, festivals and street fairs are regulated as mobile food vendors under Chapter 66. A mobile tent used to sell food at a festival needs its own…

Jackson inspects registered rental units on a sliding scale set by City Code § 26-525: every unit in a 1-4 unit property, but as little as ten percent of units in complexes with 50 or…

Every rental housing unit in Jackson must be registered with the department of planning and development under City Code § 26-524, on a schedule staggered by portfolio size that ran…

Jackson enforces rental habitability through the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as locally amended by City Code § 26-512, which bans storing hazardous materials that…

Under Miss. Code section 89-8-13, a landlord evicting for nonpayment must serve written notice that the agreement will terminate if rent is not paid within 3 days. For other material…

Mississippi imposes no just-cause eviction requirement. Under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with 30 days notice without…

Under Miss. Code section 89-8-19, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the termination date, or a week-to-week tenancy with at…

Rent control is barred at the local level in Mississippi. Miss. Code § 21-17-5(2)(h) prohibits a municipality from regulating, directly or indirectly, the amount of rent charged for…

Mississippi sets no statutory cap on a residential security deposit. Under Miss. Code § 89-8-21, a landlord must return any remaining deposit, with an itemized written notice of any…

Mississippi requires 10 years of adverse possession to gain title. Miss. Code section 15-1-13 vests 'full and complete title' in anyone who openly, actually, and continuously occupies…

Jackson cyclists must ride as near the right side of the street as practicable and may not ride more than two abreast on a street, except in a bicycle lane or path set aside for…

Jackson's Code of Ordinances still contains Chapter 119, the Automated Traffic Signal Enforcement Ordinance adopted August 9, 2007, which set a $75 civil penalty for running a red…

Mississippi puts golf carts and low-speed vehicles on one short track, Chapter 32 of Title 63, and the chapter's own heading says how far it reaches: operation on municipal public…

Jackson makes it unlawful for a property owner or occupant to let the sidewalk in front of their premises stay broken enough to impede pedestrians, and if the city's engineering…

Jackson makes it unlawful to place goods, merchandise, boxes, barrels, containers, signs or basketball goals on any street, avenue, alley or sidewalk, and property occupants must clear…

Contractors erecting or repairing a building in Jackson cannot store materials or handle work supplies in the adjoining street without written authorization. The city engineering…

Jackson's Zoning Ordinance caps how much of a lot a building and its accessory structures may cover, and the limit swings hard by district: the R-1 Single-Family Residential District…

Jackson's Zoning Ordinance sets minimum front, side, and rear yard depths separately for each residential district, and the numbers scale steeply with lot size: the R-1 Single-Family…

Jackson's Zoning Ordinance caps single-family residential structures at 35 feet under Section 602.02.03(6), the dimensional regulations for the R-1 Single-Family Residential District…

Fixing cars for pay at a City of Jackson house does not qualify as a Home Occupation, so it cannot be run from a residential lot under a Home Occupation Permit. The Zoning Ordinance…

Operating a sexually oriented business in Jackson without a city license, or employing an unlicensed worker at one, is a misdemeanor under City Code § 30-277, with a $275.00…

Every secondhand and junk dealer in Jackson must report each transaction to the police chief within 24 hours under Sec. 98-1(b), including the seller's name and address, a full…

Jackson requires wrecker services storing a towed vehicle more than five days to report it in writing to the police department's auto theft division, keep storage records open to…

Selling cigarettes or smoking tobacco at retail in Jackson requires an annual $5.00 privilege license per location under City Code § 114-41(b), issued by the Director of Revenues and…

Operating a massage parlor or working as a masseur or masseuse in Jackson without a permit from the chief of police is unlawful under City Code § 30-131, and the annual permit costs…

Downtown Jackson's Old Capitol Green Mixed Use District (OCG-MUD) carries its own Site Design Guidelines under the Zoning Ordinance: every street must have sidewalks with a three-foot…

Jackson has not opted out of medical cannabis; its Zoning Ordinance classifies a medical cannabis dispensary as a "Personal and Commercial Service" use under § 202.125(a), and §…

Jackson bars a medical cannabis dispensary from locating within 1,000 feet of a school, church or childcare facility's property line, and within 1,500 feet of another dispensary's…

Mississippi law prohibits all home cultivation of cannabis, including by registered medical cannabis patients. The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act expressly bars personal grows, and…

Jackson's Property Maintenance Code bans storing junk, debris or accumulated matter that may harbor rodent or vermin infestation on any yard, porch or breezeway visible from the…

Noise crossing from a Jackson bar or nightclub onto neighboring property is capped by Table A in Section 54-89: 57 dBA where the receiving property is commercial and 55 dBA where it's…

Jackson taxes businesses through a privilege license system that varies by classification: tobacco wholesalers pay $50 a year, tobacco retailers pay $5 per location, beer and wine…

Jackson's urban camping ordinance makes it unlawful to camp or to store personal belongings such as bedding, tents or backpacks on any street, sidewalk, right-of-way or area under a…

Jackson makes it unlawful to interfere with ingress and egress by standing, sitting, lying down or leaving property on a street, sidewalk or other public property in a way that blocks…

Jackson requires a Use Permit for any solar energy production facility under Zoning Ordinance Section 1007-A. Ground-mounted arrays need 25 to 100 vacant acres, a 15-foot height cap, a…

Jackson's Zoning Ordinance does not create a right-to-farm shield; it treats farming as a permitted use confined to its lowest-density residential districts. The R-1E Single-Family…

Mississippi's Right to Farm law at Miss. Code Section 95-3-29 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when surrounding land uses change after the operation…

New buildings and substantial improvements in Jackson, whether inside or outside the mapped flood hazard area, must set the lowest floor at the elevation of the designated street's…

Under City Code Sec. 86-54, minors under 18 may not remain in any public street, park, vacant lot or establishment between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights, or…

City Code Sec. 90-3(15) makes "entering park after it is closed" a prohibited act in every Jackson city park, one of 20 posted rules under Chapter 90's park regulations. The code does…

Jackson bars grills, barbecues, smokers and open-flame cooking along any parade route inside the downtown business improvement district from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the day of the parade…

Commercial drone operations in Mississippi are governed primarily by FAA Part 107, with state law adding criminal restrictions on critical-infrastructure surveillance under the…

Mississippi regulates recreational drone use through state criminal statutes on voyeurism and critical-infrastructure surveillance, while federal FAA rules govern airspace. The Peeping…

Miss. Code Section 17-1-51 preempts Mississippi cities and counties from adopting local minimum wages, paid leave, or other employment-benefit mandates that exceed state or federal law.

Mississippi recognizes both a permit-based concealed carry license and permitless carry for adults legally able to possess firearms, with the Department of Public Safety administering…

Mississippi Code Section 45-9-51 broadly preempts cities and counties from regulating firearms, ammunition, components, or related items, with very narrow exceptions for public…

Mississippi permits open carry of firearms by lawful adults under its constitutional and statutory framework, and Miss. Code 45-9-51 prevents local governments from restricting open…

Miss. Code Section 45-9-101 establishes Mississippi's licensed concealed carry framework while related provisions and case law confirm that lawful adults may carry firearms in private…

Mississippi legalizes casino gaming only within two geographic bands carved out of its general gambling ban by Miss. Code § 97-33-1: the three southernmost Gulf Coast counties…

Mississippi allows nonprofit civic, veteran, religious, and wildlife-conservation groups to run bingo and pull-tabs under the Charitable Bingo Law once the Mississippi Gaming…

Miss. Code § 97-33-1 makes it a crime to play any game "for money or other valuable thing" or to wager on any game or event: no dollar threshold, no carve-out for a private game among…

Sports wagering is legal in Mississippi only on the physical premises of a licensed casino. Mississippi Gaming Commission Rule 13-9-3.4 requires every race book or sports pool to take…

Mississippi has never enacted a statute authorising sobriety or driver licence checkpoints. The words sobriety and safety checkpoint return nothing in the Mississippi Code, and the…

Mississippi has enacted no right-to-record statute and no buffer-zone offence, and its obstruction offence contains no recording proviso either way. What makes filming and recording an…

No Mississippi statute makes it an offence to refuse to give an officer your name. A full-text search of the Mississippi Code turns up no duty-to-identify provision in Title 97 or…

Mississippi has one statutory protection against a roadside search and it is narrow. Miss. Code Ann. Section 41-137-9(4) says that possession of, or application for, a medical cannabis…

Mississippi's 2018 auxiliary-container preemption law, Miss. Code Sections 17-1-71 through 17-1-75, bars cities and counties from regulating, banning, taxing, or charging fees on…

Mississippi prohibits the sale, distribution, or furnishing of tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products to anyone under age 21 under Miss. Code Section 97-32-9 and related…

Mississippi has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products, and its Title 97 Chapter 32 framework governs uniform tobacco regulation without authorizing local…

Mississippi regulates extra vehicle lighting mainly by colour and by count. Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-7-19 reserves blinking, oscillating or rotating blue lights to police vehicles…

Mississippi has no dash cam statute and no windshield-mounting rule that a camera can breach. The only provision that regulates what may sit on a Mississippi windshield, Miss. Code…

Mississippi neither authorises lane splitting nor bans it by name. Nothing in the Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated ties motorcycles to lane position at all: Chapter 3's Article 13 on…

Mississippi reaches plate covers through its tag-display statute, Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-31(2)(a), and it names the hardware directly. The tag, every character on it and any legally…

Mississippi has no radar detector law. The phrase radar detector appears nowhere in the Mississippi Code, and no provision bans owning, mounting or using one in a private vehicle. What…

Mississippi never opens a studded-tire season, because it never created one. Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-67 forbids any tire moved on a highway from carrying on its periphery a block, stud…

Mississippi sets one light transmittance figure for the whole car: every window must pass 28% or more, and the proof is a Department of Public Safety label glued to the lower left…