Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/13 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Hyde-Smith
Code Section: A 063-0003-0516
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-516, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTY IMPOSED FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISHED FOR THAT ZONE; TO REQUIRE THAT SIGNS BE POSTED IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES INDICATING THAT THE FINE FOR SPEEDING IN SUCH WORK ZONES MAY BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF DOUBLE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED THROUGH THE USE OF AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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