HB619

Radar speed detection equipment; authorize use by sheriffs and deputies of certain counties.

Failed·2/3/26
In Text

Authorizes sheriffs and deputies in counties with a population of 150,000 or more to use radar speed detection equipment on public roads.

Mississippi HB619 amends Section 63-3-519 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to allow sheriffs and their deputies in counties with a population of 150,000 or more to use radar speed detection equipment on public roads outside municipal limits, excluding interstates. The board of supervisors must authorize this use. Funds generated from radar speed detection equipment must be used for school safety, specifically to fund school resource officers or law enforcement officers assigned to schools within the county.

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History

Feb 3

House

Died In Committee

Jan 13

House

Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency