Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-3 (2026)
Streets, sidewalks, sewers and parks
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to exercise full jurisdiction in the matter of streets, sidewalks, sewers, and parks; to open and lay out and construct the same; and to repair, maintain, pave, sprinkle, adorn, and light the same.
- (2) Section 63-3-208 shall govern the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices (as defined in Section 63-3-103) on streets and sidewalks. Section 63-3-1315 shall govern the use of electric bicycles, as defined in Section 63-3-103, on streets, sidewalks and bicycle or multi-use paths. Section 63-3-1331 shall govern the use of personal delivery devices, as defined in Section 63-3-103, on sidewalks and other pedestrian areas.
Codes, 1892, § 2947; 1906, § 3338; Hemingway's 1917, § 5835; 1930, § 2414; 1942, § 3374-129; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 129; Laws, 2003, ch. 485, § 4, eff. 7/1/2003.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 439, SB 2508,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 355, HB 1195,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Alesa Dawn Crum v. City of Corinth, 183 So. 3d 847 (Miss. 2016).
Alesa Dawn Crum v. City of Corinth, 183 So. 3d 847 (Miss. 2016). “§ 21-37-3 (1) (Rev. 2015). Crum fails to cite a statute that creates a ministerial duty of maintenance or repair for municipal roads similar to the statute cited in Little.”
Hankins v. City of Cleveland, 90 So. 3d 88 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “She argues that the City’s duty is found in Mississippi Code Annotated section 21-37-3 (Rev.2007), which imposes a duty on the City to maintain its streets.”
Charles E. Morgan Constr. Co. v. City of Starkville, 909 So. 2d 1145 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-3 (Supp.2001). The City’s ordered termination did not order the closure of active streets but simply ordered the aforementioned streets to remain unchanged from their current condition.”
City of Wiggins v. Breazeale, 422 So. 2d 270 (Miss. 1982). “Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-3 (1972). Each of these entities has been granted the power to close streets.”
City of Natchez v. De la Barre, 145 So. 3d 729 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014). “Mississippi Code Annotated section 21-37-3 (Rev.2007), upon which De la Barre relies, provides that “the governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to exercise full jurisdiction in the matter of streets, sidewalks, sewers, and parks; to open and lay out and…”
Fernwood Books & Video v. City of Jackson, Miss., 601 F. Supp. 1093 (S.D. Miss. 1984). “)), empowered the State Tax Commission to “designate hours and days when alcoholic beverages may be sold in different localities in the State which permit sale.”
City of Jackson, Mississippi v. Latoya Lawson (Miss. 2026). “Whether Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-3 (1)-- which states that “the governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to exercise full jurisdiction in the matter of streets .”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-3(1) — 3 cases
Alesa Dawn Crum v. City of Corinth, 183 So. 3d 847 (Miss. 2016). “§ 21-37-3 (1) (Rev. 2015). Crum fails to cite a statute that creates a ministerial duty of maintenance or repair for municipal roads similar to the statute cited in Little.”
Hankins v. City of Cleveland, 90 So. 3d 88 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “She argues that the City’s duty is found in Mississippi Code Annotated section 21-37-3 (Rev.2007), which imposes a duty on the City to maintain its streets.”
City of Jackson, Mississippi v. Latoya Lawson (Miss. 2026). “Whether Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-3 (1)-- which states that “the governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to exercise full jurisdiction in the matter of streets .”
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