MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2012 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Johnson
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR AIRPORT AUTHORITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO ENFORCE AIRCRAFT LIENS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The authority shall have a lien upon all aircraft landing upon any airport owned or operated by the authority for all fees and charges for the use of the facilities of such airport by any aircraft when payment of such charges and fees is not made immediately upon demand to the operator or owner of the aircraft by an authorized employee of the airport. The lien for the full amount of the charges and fees due attaches to any aircraft, at the airport, which is owned or operated by the person owing such charges and fees. Such lien may be enforced in the same manner as provided by Sections 85-7-31 through 85-7-53.
(2) A person may not remove or attempt to remove from the airport any aircraft owned or operated by the person owing such charges or fees after service of notice of the lien upon the owner or operator or after the posting of such notice upon the aircraft. SECTION 2. (1) The municipality shall have a lien upon all aircraft landing upon any airport owned or operated by the municipality for all fees and charges for the use of the facilities of such airport by any aircraft when payment of such charges and fees is not made immediately upon demand to the operator or owner of the aircraft by an authorized employee of the airport. The lien for the full amount of the charges and fees due attaches to any aircraft, at the airport, which is owned or operated by the person owing such charges and fees. Such lien may be enforced in the same manner as provided by Section 85-7-31 through 85-7-53.
(2) A person may not remove or attempt to remove from the airport any aircraft owned or operated by the person owing such charges or fees after service of notice of the lien upon the owner or operator or after the posting of such notice upon the aircraft.
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a separate code section in Chapter 3, Title 61, Mississippi Code of 1972. Section 2 of this act shall be codified as a separate code section in Chapter 5, Title 61, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after passage.