Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1090: Counties and municipalities; clarify use of manually operated automated recording equipment to enforce certain traffic violation
Status: Failed, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UTILIZES MANUALLY OPERATED AUTOMATED RECORDING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM, THEN THERE MUST BE POSITIVE VERIFICATION OF THE DRIVER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH OR TO IMPOSE OR COLLECT ANY FINE, FEES OR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ANY TRAFFIC LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS ON ANY PUBLIC STREET, ROAD OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THIS STATE; TO DEFINE THE TERM "MANUALLY OPERATED AUTOMATED RECORDING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM"; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 17-25-19, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that if the governing authority of any county or municipality utilizes manually operated automated recording equipment or system, then there must be positive verification of the driver to enforce compliance with or to impose or collect any fine, fees or penalty for violation of any traffic laws, rules or regulations on any public street, road or highway within this state; to define the term "manually operated automated recording equipment or system"…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UTILIZES MANUALLY OPERATED AUTOMATED RECORDING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM, THEN THERE MUST BE POSITIVE VERIFICATION OF THE DRIVER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH OR TO IMPOSE OR COLLECT ANY FINE, FEES OR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ANY TRAFFIC LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS ON ANY PUBLIC STREET, ROAD OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THIS STATE; TO DEFINE THE TERM "MANUALLY OPERATED AUTOMATED RECORDING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM"; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 17-25-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 17-25-19. (1) (a) Neither the board of supervisors of any county nor the governing authority of any municipality shall adopt, enact or enforce any ordinance authorizing the use of automated recording equipment or system to enforce compliance with traffic signals, traffic speeds or other traffic laws, rules or regulations on any public street, road or highway within this state or to impose or collect any civil or criminal fine, fee or penalty for any such violation. (b) Any county or municipality using automated recording equipment or system shall remove the equipment or system before October 1, …