MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2015 Regular Session
To: Highways and Transportation; Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Butler (38th), Simmons (12th), Jones
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT THE SITE OF WORK ZONES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Any state or federally funded highway construction project shall have at least two (2) law enforcement officers from the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Transportation at the work zone site. A law enforcement officer shall be stationed at the back of the queue in order to alert motorists to the stopped traffic ahead and one (1) shall be stationed in front of the work zone.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2015.