Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-5-71 (2026)

Definition of inspection station

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The term "inspection station" as used in Sections 27-5-71 through 27-5-77, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be deemed to mean and include establishments, either permanent or of a temporary nature, set up adjacent to or near any highway, road, street or other way or place of vehicular travel within the State of Mississippi, for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement and administration of the laws of this state with reference to the levying and collection of taxes on gasoline, oil and other petroleum products; the laws relating to the grades, standards and specifications of gasoline, oil and other petroleum products; the laws relating to the levying and collection of motor vehicle privilege license taxes or other motor vehicle taxes; the laws relating to the size and weight of vehicles operating or to be operated on the roads, streets or highways of this state or with reference to other physical qualifications of any vehicle to be operated on such roads, streets or highways; laws with reference to the nature and extent of any cargo being or to be transported over the roads, streets or highways of this state; the laws with reference to the fitness of a driver or operator of any vehicle which is being or is to be operated over the roads, streets or highways of this state; and laws with reference to the inspection of any vehicle, driver or operator, or cargo when the roads, streets or highways of this state are being or are to be traversed.

Codes, 1942, § 10008-14; Laws, 1946, ch. 372, § 3; Laws, 1948, ch. 325, § 2; Laws, 1952, ch. 344, § 14; Laws, 1992, ch. 496, § 15, eff. 7/1/1992.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2001 · leading case: Edwards v. State, 795 So. 2d 554 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001).

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Edwards v. State, 795 So. 2d 554 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. §§ 27-5-71 through 27-5-75 (Rev.”

Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Mississippi State Tax Comm'n, 693 F. Supp. 516 (S.D. Miss. 1987). · cites it 2× “Under Stringer’s proposed scheme, these officers were to be responsible for enforcement of all laws listed at Miss.Code Ann. § 27-5-71 (1972). This would include those laws pertaining to registration, licensing, and taxation of commercial trucks using the state’s highways; their…”

Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Mississippi State Tax Comm'n, Defendant-appellee, 848 F.2d 526 (5th Cir. 1988). “Miss.Code Ann. § 27-5-71 (1972), § 27-5-75 (Supp.”

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