Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (2026)
Placing and maintaining of traffic-control devices upon state and county highways; placement of devices upon such highways by local authorities
✓ current as of July 2026
The commissioner of public safety and the state highway commission shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices conforming to its manual and specifications, upon all state and county highways as it shall deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this chapter or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.
No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic-control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of public safety and the state highway commission except by the latter's permission.
Codes, 1942, § 8154; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: Mississippi Transp. Comm'n v. Dominique Adams, D, 197 So. 3d 406 (Miss. 2016).
Mississippi Transp. Comm'n v. Dominique Adams, D, 197 So. 3d 406 (Miss. 2016). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (Rev. 2013). ¶10.”
Kansas City S. Ry. Co. Inc. v. Johnson, 798 So. 2d 374 (Miss. 2001). “Section 63-3-303 provides, in pertinent part: The commissioner of public safety and the state highway commission shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices conforming to its manual and specifications, upon all state and county highways as it shall deem necessary to…”
Classic Coach, Inc. v. Johnson, 823 So. 2d 517 (Miss. 2002). “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (1996), further states the public safety commissioner shall also conform to its manual and specifications in placing and maintaining those traffic control devices on the highways.”
Alabama Great S. R.R. Co. v. Chantel Jobes, 156 So. 3d 871 (Miss. 2015). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (Rev. 2013) (emphasis added).”
Lee Cnty. Bd. of Sup'rs v. Fortune, 611 So. 2d 927 (Miss. 1992). “(other citations omitted) [1] Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-303 provides for the erection and maintenance of traffic devices as follows: The commissioner of public safety and the state highway commission shall place and maintain such traffic control devices conforming to its manual and…”
Mississippi Dep't of Transp. v. Nosef, 110 So. 3d 317 (Miss. 2013). “Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (Rev.2004) (emphasis added).”
Willingham v. Mississippi Transp. Com'n, 944 So. 2d 949 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (Rev. 2004) (emphasis added).”
Mississippi Dep't of Transp. v. Presley Y. Nosef (Miss. 2012). “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (Rev. 2004) (emphasis added).”
Max Leigh Blair, Individually & on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Statutory Beneficiaries of Heather Michelle Blair & as Adm'r of the Est. of Heather Michelle Blair v. Jackson Cnty., Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2026). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (Rev. 2022). 9 appropriate type, number, and location of traffic-control devices, making it immune from liability for this claim under Section 11-46-9(1)(d).”
Kansas City S. Ry. Co. v. J. C. Johnson (Miss. 1998). “KCS also claims that Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-3-303 , 305 removes any and all responsibility from its shoulders and transfers the duty to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.”
Classic Coach, Inc. v. James Johnson (Miss. 1999). “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-303 (1996), further states the public safety commissioner shall also conform to its manual and specifications in placing and maintaining those traffic control devices on the highways.”
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