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Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-201 (2026)

Offenses and penalties generally

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It is unlawful and, unless otherwise declared in this title with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden by this chapter or to fail to perform any act required in this chapter.

Codes, 1942, § 8146; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1984–2020 · leading case: Mississippi Dept. of Pub. Saf. v. Durn, 861 So. 2d 990 (Miss. 2003).
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Mississippi Dept. of Pub. Saf. v. Durn, 861 So. 2d 990 (Miss. 2003). “…Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-707 (Rev.1996). It is a misdemeanor if someone fails to perform what is required by § 63-3-707. Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-201.”
City of Jackson v. Harris, 44 So. 3d 927 (Miss. 2010). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-201 (Rev.2004) (declaring that breach of traffic offenses and rules of the road are misdemeanors); Miss.”
Stong v. Freeman Truck Line, Inc., 456 So. 2d 698 (Miss. 1984). “Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-3-201 and 63-7-7 (1972).”
Irwin-Giles v. Panola Cnty., 253 So. 3d 922 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-3-201 & 63-3-501 (Rev.”
Tory v. City of Edwards, 829 So. 2d 1246 (Miss. Ct. App. 2002). “2000); speeding, Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-201 and § 63-3-501 (Rev.”
Brownlee v. The Mississippi Dep't of Pub. Saf. (N.D. Miss. 2020). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-201 ; Whitfield v.”
Mississippi Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Sammie L. Durn (Miss. 2002). “A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously for a reasonable distance before turning.”
City of Jackson, Mississippi v. Edna Harris (Miss. 2009). “This Court has upheld governmental liability in cases where its officers have committed traffic offenses resulting in motor-vehicle accidents.20 In these cases, the Court analyzed another provision of the MTCA, Mississippi Code Section 11-46-9, which specifically addresses…”
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