Mississippi SB2848: Towing and sale of motor vehicles; revise records and notification requirements related to.

What the bill says

An act to amend section 85-7-251, mississippi code of 1972, to require towing companies to record certain information from any person who requests the company's services; to amend section 63-23-5, mississippi code of 1972, to revise notification required by towing companies before property is sold; to authorize third-party vendors to assist in notification when no claims have been made to vehicles; to amend section 63-23-9, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; and for related purposes.

From the enrolled text, April 6, 2026:

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 85-7-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE TOWING COMPANIES TO RECORD CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE COMPANY'S SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 63-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY TOWING COMPANIES BEFORE PROPERTY IS SOLD; TO AUTHORIZE THIRD-PARTY VENDORS TO ASSIST IN NOTIFICATION WHEN NO CLAIMS HAVE BEEN MADE TO VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 63-23-9, 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 85-7-251, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 85-7-251. (1) (a) No motor vehicle may be towed except by request of the owner of the motor vehicle, at the direction of a law enforcement officer or by request of a real property owner or the real property owner's designee or assignee upon whose property the motor vehicle has been left. (b) All towing companies shall record, upon receipt of any request to tow a motor vehicle, the name, phone number and/or email address of the person who made the request, and whether such request was made by the owner of the motor vehicle, a law *SS26/R981SG* S. B. No. 2848 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/SS26/R981SG PAGE enforcement officer, the owner of the real property or the …