House Bill 1240

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE THAT IS CHARGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR AN ABSTRACT OF A PERSON'S MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING RECORD AND DEPOSITED INTO THE DISABILITY AND RELIEF FUND FOR THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 63-15-71, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

63-15-71. (1) The department shall, upon request and receipt of proper fees, furnish any person a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, which abstract shall also fully designate the motor vehicles, if any, registered in the name of such person. If there shall be no record of any conviction of such person of violating any law relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or of any injury or damage caused by such person, the department shall so certify.

(2) In addition to any other fees, the department shall charge and collect Four Dollars ($4.00) for furnishing a certified abstract to any person. This additional fee shall be deposited into the Disability and Relief Fund for the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.