Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37 (2026)

Contents and disposition of record of conviction under section 63-11-30

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(1) It shall be the duty of the trial judge, upon conviction of a person under Section 63-11-30, to mail or otherwise deliver in a method prescribed by the commissioner a true and correct copy of the traffic ticket, citation or affidavit evidencing the arrest that resulted in the conviction and a certified copy of the abstract of the court record within five (5) days to the Commissioner of Public Safety at Jackson, Mississippi. The trial judge in municipal and justice courts shall show on the docket and the trial judge in courts of record shall show on the minutes:
- (a) Whether a chemical test was given and the results of the test, if any; and
- (b) Whether conviction was based in whole or in part on the results of such a test.

(2) The abstract of the court record shall show the date of the conviction, the results of the test if there was one, and the penalty, so that a record of same may be made by the Department of Public Safety.

(3) For the purposes of Section 63-11-30, a bond forfeiture shall operate as and be considered as a conviction.

(4) A trial court clerk who fails to provide a true and correct copy of the traffic ticket, citation or affidavit evidencing the arrest that resulted in the conviction and a copy of the abstract of the court record within five (5) days of the availability of that information as required in subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a civil violation and shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), for which civil fine the clerk bears sole and personal responsibility. Each instance of failure is a separate violation.

Codes, 1942, § 8175-08; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 8; Laws, 1981, ch. 491, § 8; Laws, 1983, ch. 466, § 9; Laws, 1985, ch. 346; Laws, 1991, ch. 480, § 7, eff. 7/1/1991.

Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 428, SB 2685, 2, eff. 10/1/2017.

Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 503, SB 2778, 7, eff. 10/1/2016.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1987–2015 · leading case: In Re Collins, 524 So. 2d 553 (Miss. 1988).

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In Re Collins, 524 So. 2d 553 (Miss. 1988). · cites it 4× “3225, which Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37 (Supp. 1987) required the trial judge to submit, and that Judge Collins fined three individuals in excess of the maximum for reckless driving.”

In Re Quick, 553 So. 2d 522 (Miss. 1989). · cites it 3× “It is *524 obvious to us that Quick violated the law as the following statutes outline his duties regarding the handling of traffic offenses: MCA § 63-11-37 (Supp. 1988): (1) It shall be the duty of the trial judge, upon conviction of any person under Section 63-11-30, to mail a…”

DeSoto Cnty., Mississippi v. Tracy Dennis, 160 So. 3d 1154 (Miss. 2015). · cites it 4× “See Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37 (Rev. 2013). The statutory mandate eliminates any element of discretion and makes the duty to forward the abstract ministerial and therefore exempt from immunity.”

Jud. Performance Com'n v. Walker, 565 So. 2d 1117 (Miss. 1990). “1989) Sanction: Removal Violation of Canons 1, 2A, 2B, 3A(1), 3B(1); violation of § 177A, willful misconduct in office and conduct which brings the judicial office into disrepute Offense: 1) Failure to report 25 adjudications of DUI offenses and 552 other routine traffic…”

Bennett v. State, 528 So. 2d 815 (Miss. 1988). · cites it 7× “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37 states: For the purposes of Section 63-11-30, a bond forfeiture shall operate as and be considered as a conviction.”

State, Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Prine, 687 So. 2d 1116 (Miss. 1996). · cites it 4× “In effect at the time of Prine’s suspension was Miss.Code Ann. § 63-11-37(2) (Supp.1987), which provides: (2) The county court or circuit court having jurisdiction may, in its discretion, on petition, reduce the period of revocation or suspension of license as provided in…”

Slaymaker v. State, 513 So. 2d 921 (Miss. 1987). · cites it 2× “Following a conviction under the Implied Consent Law, Section 63-11-37 requires *922 “the trial judge .”

Mississippi Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Berna Jean Prine (Miss. 1992). · cites it 4× “In effect at the time of Prine's suspension was Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37 (2) (Supp. 1987), which provides: (2) The county court or circuit court having jurisdiction may, in its discretion, on petition, reduce the period of revocation or suspension of license as provided in…”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37(1) — 1 case

In Re Quick, 553 So. 2d 522 (Miss. 1989). “It is *524 obvious to us that Quick violated the law as the following statutes outline his duties regarding the handling of traffic offenses: MCA § 63-11-37 (Supp. 1988): (1) It shall be the duty of the trial judge, upon conviction of any person under Section 63-11-30, to mail a…”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-37(2) — 1 case

State, Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Prine, 687 So. 2d 1116 (Miss. 1996). “In effect at the time of Prine’s suspension was Miss.Code Ann. § 63-11-37(2) (Supp.1987), which provides: (2) The county court or circuit court having jurisdiction may, in its discretion, on petition, reduce the period of revocation or suspension of license as provided in…”

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