Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (2026)
Adoption of uniform system of traffic-control devices
✓ current as of July 2026
The commissioner of public safety shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter for use upon highways within this state. Such uniform system shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system then current as approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
Codes, 1942, § 8153; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Donaldson v. Covington Cnty., 846 So. 2d 219 (Miss. 2003).
Donaldson v. Covington Cnty., 846 So. 2d 219 (Miss. 2003). “Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (Rev.1996). [1] *223 Local authorities may place and maintain traffic control devices as they deem necessary; however, the devices shall conform to the state manual.”
Jones v. Mississippi Dept. of Transp., 744 So. 2d 256 (Miss. 1999). “Jones and the Stills claim that read in conjunction, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 63-3-301, 63-3-303, 63-3-305, 63-3-805, 65-7-15, and specified provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ("MUTCD"), amount to a mandatory requirement for the placement of traffic control…”
Classic Coach, Inc. v. Johnson, 823 So. 2d 517 (Miss. 2002). “According to Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (1996), a manual and specifications for traffic control devises used on highways shall be adopted by the public safety commissioner.”
Jones v. Panola Cnty., 725 So. 2d 774 (Miss. 1998). “" The "state manual" referred to in § 63-5-305 is discussed in Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (1996), which provides that: The commissioner of public safety shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this…”
Mississippi Dep't of Transp. v. Nosef, 110 So. 3d 317 (Miss. 2013). “As Sections 63-3-301 and 63-3-303 include no language suggesting abrogation or repeal of Section 65-21-1, we hold that Section 65-21-1 — narrowly, precisely, and specifically requiring warning posts around culverts — remains in effect as an exception to the general rule of…”
Mississippi Dep't of Transp. v. Presley Y. Nosef (Miss. 2012). “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (Rev. 2004). 5 ¶9.”
Charles L. Donaldson v. Covington Cnty., Mississippi (Miss. 2001). “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (Rev. 1996).1 Local authorities may place and maintain traffic control devices as they deem necessary; however, the devices shall conform to the state manual.”
James Emmitt Poole a/k/a James Poole v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2025). “2022)) and the “Rules of the Road” ( Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-3-301 to -325(Rev. 2022)).”
Randy E Jones v. Panola Cnty MS (Miss. 1996). “" The "state manual" referred to in § 63-5-305 is discussed in Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (1996), which provides that: The commissioner of public safety shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this…”
Sarah Jones v. Mississippi Dep't of Transp. (Miss. 1998). “Jones and the Stills claim that read in conjunction, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-3-301 , 63-3-303, 63-3- 305, 63-3-805, 65-7-15, and specified provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ("MUTCD"), amount to a mandatory requirement for the placement of traffic control…”
Classic Coach, Inc. v. James Johnson (Miss. 1999). “According to Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-301 (1996), a manual and specifications for traffic control devises used on highways shall be adopted by the public safety commissioner.”
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