Senate Bill 2383

(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-601, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CONTINUOUS TRAVEL BY A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE OUTERMOST LEFT LANE OF A MULTILANE ROADWAY WHENEVER IT IMPEDES TRAFFIC FLOW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 63-3-601, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

63-3-601. (1) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall not be driven upon the * * * ~~right one‑half (1/2)~~ outermost left lane of the roadway, except as follows:

( * * *1.a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;

( * * *2.b) When the right * * * ~~one‑half (1/2)~~ lane or lanes of a roadway * * * is are closed to traffic while under construction or repair;

( * * *3.c) Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; * * * or

( * * *4.d) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic * * *.;

(e) When the right lane or lanes of the roadway are in disrepair or in an otherwise impassable or unsafe condition; or

(f) When preparing to exit the roadway on the left.

(2) A motor vehicle shall not be operated continuously in the outermost left lane of a multilane roadway when it impedes the flow of other traffic.

(3) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable under Section 63-9-11.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.