Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Fleming
Code Section: A 063-0003-0516
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-516, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISHED FOR THAT ZONE MAY BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF DOUBLE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW IF SIGNS OR OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE POSTED IN THE AREA WARNING THAT WORK IS IN PROGRESS AND THAT A VIOLATION OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT POSTED MAY BE PUNISHED SUCH INCREASED FINE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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