Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-7 (2026)
Operation of vehicle in violation of chapter
✓ current as of July 2026
It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 8228; Laws, 1938, ch. 200.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1986–2014 · leading case: City of Jackson v. Lewis, 153 So. 3d 689 (Miss. 2014).
City of Jackson v. Lewis, 153 So. 3d 689 (Miss. 2014). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 63-7-7 (Rev. 2013) (“It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive .”
Mosley v. State, 89 So. 3d 41 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “2004) (requiring stop lights that are actuated by applying the brakes and that are visible from 100 feet in the daylight); Miss.Code Ann. § 63-7-7 (Rev.2004) (stating that driving a vehicle that does not have the equipment required in section 63-7-27 is a misdemeanor).”
Tory v. City of Edwards, 829 So. 2d 1246 (Miss. Ct. App. 2002). “Miss.Code Ann. §§ 63-7-7 (Rev.1996); 63-7-13(3) (Rev.”
Helen Lidy v. Film Transit, Inc., 796 F.2d 103 (5th Cir. 1986). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-7 (1972) (violation of section 63-7-33 a misdemeanor).”
City of Jackson v. Lewis, 146 So. 3d 320 (Miss. 2014). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 63-7-7 (Rev.2013) ("It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive .”
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