House Bill 530

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSE TAGS FOR CERTAIN UTILITY TRAILERS SHALL BE THE SAME SIZE AS LICENSE TAGS FOR MOTORCYCLES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 27-19-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

27-19-33. A license tag and up to two (2) decals of the same size and similar design as prescribed in Section 27-19-31 shall be issued for all trailers and semitrailers except rental trailers registered under the provisions of this article except that the license tag shall bear the word "TRAILER" in addition to the other information. For a utility trailer that is a flat bed, tilt or drop gate trailer and is not more than nine (9) feet in width, not more than twenty-four (24) feet in length and has a gross vehicle weight of five thousand (5,000) pounds or less, the license tag shall be the same size as the license tag for motorcycles. The owners of all such trailers shall attach such tags and decals in a conspicuous position on the rear of each trailer under the rear light so that it will be visible at night at a distance of sixty (60) feet. This section shall not apply to trailers and semitrailers subject to the tax levied in Section 27-19-18.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.