Certificates of titles for motor vehicles; prohibit the issuance of to non-United States citizens who are using certain passports.

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To: Accountability,
Efficiency, Transparency
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Ford (73rd)

HOUSE BILL NO. 1056

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-21-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR A MOTOR 2
VEHICLE IF SUCH CERTIFICATE IS APPLIED FOR BY AN INDIVIDUAL USING 3
A NON-UNITED STATES PASSPORT AND SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS NOT A LEGAL 4
UNITED STATES CITIZEN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. Section 63-21-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 7
amended as follows: 8
63-21-15. (1) The application for the certificate of title 9
of a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home in this state shall 10
be made by the owner to a designated agent, on the form the 11
department prescribes, and shall contain or be accompanied by the 12
following, if applicable: 13
(a) The name, driver's license number, if the owner has 14
been issued a driver's license, current residence and mailing 15
address of the owner; 16
(b) (i) If a vehicle, a description of the vehicle, 17
including the following data, to the extent applicable: year, 18
make, model, vehicle identification number, type of body, the 19
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number of cylinders, odometer reading at the time of application, 20
and whether new or used; and 21
(ii) If a manufactured home or mobile home, a 22
description of the manufactured home or mobile home, including the 23
following data: year, make, model number, serial number and 24
whether new or used; 25
(c) The date of purchase by applicant, the name and 26
address of the person from whom the vehicle, manufactured home or 27
mobile home was acquired, and the names and addresses of any 28
lienholders in the order of their priority and the dates of their 29
security agreements; 30
(d) In connection with the transfer of ownership of a 31
manufactured home or mobile home sold by a sheriff's bill of sale, 32
a copy of the sheriff's bill of sale; 33
(e) (i) An odometer disclosure statement made by the 34
transferor of a motor vehicle. The statement shall read: 35
"Federal and state law requires that you state the mileage in 36
connection with the transfer of ownership. Failure to complete or 37
providing a false statement may result in fine and/or 38
imprisonment. 39
I state that the odometer now reads __________ (no tenths) 40
miles and to the best of my knowledge that it reflects the actual 41
mileage of the vehicle described herein, unless one (1) of the 42
following statements is checked: 43
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_____ (1) I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge 44
the odometer reading reflects the amount of mileage in excess of 45
its mechanical limits. 46
_____ (2) I hereby certify that the odometer reading is not 47
the actual mileage. WARNING-ODOMETER DISCREPANCY!" 48
(ii) In connection with the transfer of ownership 49
of a motor vehicle, each transferor shall disclose the mileage to 50
the transferee in writing on the title or on the document being 51
used to reassign the title, which form shall be prescribed and 52
furnished by the department. This written disclosure must be 53
signed by the transferor and transferee, including the printed 54
name of both parties. 55
Notwithstanding the requirements above, the following 56
exemptions as to odometer disclosure shall be in effect: 57
1. A vehicle having a gross vehicle weight 58
rating of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds; 59
2. A vehicle that is not self-propelled; 60
3. A vehicle that is twenty (20) years old or 61
older; 62
4. A vehicle sold directly by the 63
manufacturer to any agency of the United States in conformity with 64
contractual specifications; 65
5. A transferor of a new vehicle prior to its 66
first transfer for purposes other than resale need not disclose 67
the vehicle's odometer mileage; and 68
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6. An all-terrain vehicle that does not have 69
an odometer. 70
(iii) Any person who knowingly gives a false 71
statement concerning the odometer reading on an odometer 72
disclosure statement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon 73
conviction, shall be subject to a fine of up to One Thousand 74
Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment of up to one (1) year, or 75
both, at the discretion of the court. These penalties shall be 76
cumulative, supplemental and in addition to the penalties provided 77
by any other law; and 78
(f) For previously used manufactured homes and mobile 79
homes that previously have not been titled in this state or any 80
other state, a disclosure statement shall be made by the owner of 81
the manufactured home or mobile home applying for the certificate 82
of title. That statement shall read: 83
"I state that the previously used manufactured home or mobile 84
home owned by me for which I am applying for a certificate of 85
title, to the best of my knowledge: 86
_____ (1) Has never been declared a total loss due to 87
flood damage, fire damage, wind damage or other damage; or 88
_____ (2) Has previously been declared a total loss due 89
to: 90
_____ (a) Collision; 91
_____ (b) Flood; 92
_____ (c) Fire; 93
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_____ (d) Wind; 94
_____ (e) Other (please describe): _______________ 95
________________________________________________________________." 96
(2) (a) The application shall be accompanied by such 97
evidence, subject to the condition set out under paragraph (b), as 98
the department reasonably requires to identify the vehicle, 99
manufactured home or mobile home and to enable the department to 100
determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title 101
and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the 102
vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and whether the 103
applicant is liable for a use tax as provided by Sections 27-67-1 104
through 27-67-33. 105
(b) In no event shall such evidence, prescribed under 106
this subsection, include a non-United States passport from any 107
individual who is not a legal citizen of the United States of 108
America when he or she is applying for a certificate of title for 109
a motor vehicle. 110
(3) If the application is for a vehicle, manufactured home 111
or mobile home purchased from a dealer, it shall contain the name 112
and address of any lienholder holding a security interest created 113
or reserved at the time of the sale and the date of his security 114
agreement and it shall be signed by the dealer as well as the 115
owner. The designated agent shall promptly mail or deliver the 116
application to the department. 117
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(4) If the application is for a new vehicle, manufactured 118
home or mobile home, it shall contain the certified manufacturer's 119
statement of origin showing proper assignments to the applicant 120
and a copy of each security interest document. 121
(5) Each application shall contain or be accompanied by the 122
certificate of a designated agent that the vehicle, manufactured 123
home or mobile home has been physically inspected by him and that 124
the vehicle identification number and descriptive data shown on 125
the application, pursuant to the requirements of subsection (1)(b) 126
of this section, are correct, and also that he has identified the 127
person signing the application and witnessed the signature. If 128
the application is to receive a branded title for a vehicle for 129
which a salvage certificate of title has been issued, the 130
application shall be accompanied by a sworn affidavit that the 131
vehicle complies with the requirements of this section, Section 132
63-21-39 and the regulations promulgated by the department under 133
Section 63-21-39. 134
(6) (a) If the application is for a first certificate of 135
title on a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home other than a 136
new vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home, then the 137
application shall conform with the requirements of this section 138
except that in lieu of the manufacturer's statement of origin, the 139
application shall be accompanied by a copy of the bill of sale of 140
said motor vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home whereby the 141
applicant claims title or in lieu thereof, in the case of a motor 142
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vehicle, certified copies of the last two (2) years' tag and tax 143
receipts or in lieu thereof, in any case, such other information 144
the department may reasonably require to identify the vehicle, 145
manufactured home or mobile home and to enable the department to 146
determine ownership of the vehicle, manufactured home or mobile 147
home and the existence or nonexistence of security interest in it. 148
If the application is for a vehicle, manufactured home or mobile 149
home last previously registered in another state or country, the 150
application shall also be accompanied by the certificate of title 151
issued by the other state or country, if any, properly assigned. 152
(b) A person may apply for a certificate of title to a 153
vehicle lacking proper documentation if the vehicle is at least 154
thirty (30) years old and the person submits a certificate of 155
ownership signed under penalty of perjury on a form prescribed by 156
the department. 157
(7) If the application is for a vehicle the owner does not 158
intend to drive, the owner need not purchase a license tag in 159
order to receive a certificate of title, so long as the 160
application contains an affidavit attesting to the owner's intent 161
that the vehicle not be operated on the highways of this state 162
until and unless the owner applies for a license tag. Such an 163
affidavit shall not be required in the case of an all-terrain 164
vehicle, so long as all-terrain vehicles are not authorized to be 165
operated on the highways or other public places of this state. 166
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(8) Every designated agent within this state shall, no later 167
than the next business day after they are received by him, forward 168
to the department by mail, postage prepaid, the originals of all 169
applications received by him, together with such evidence of title 170
as may have been delivered to him by the applicants. 171
(9) An application for certificate of title and information 172
to be placed on an application for certificate of title may be 173
transferred electronically as provided in Section 63-21-16. 174
(10) The department shall issue a certificate of title or 175
any other document applied for under this chapter to the 176
designated agent, owner or lienholder of the motor vehicle or of 177
the manufactured home or mobile home, as appropriate, not more 178
than thirty (30) days after the application and required fee 179
prescribed under Section 63-21-63 or Section 63-21-64 are received 180
unless the applicant requests expedited processing under 181
subsection (11) of this section. 182
(11) (a) The department shall establish an expedited 183
processing procedure for the receipt of applications and the 184
issuance of certificates of title and any other documents issued 185
under this chapter, except a replacement certificate of title as 186
provided under Section 63-21-27(2), for motor vehicles and for 187
manufactured homes or mobile homes. Any designated agent, 188
lienholder or owner requesting the issuance of any such document, 189
at his or her option, shall receive such expedited processing upon 190
payment of a fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00). Such 191
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ST: Certificates of titles for motor vehicles;
prohibit the issuance of to non-United States
citizens who are using certain passports.
fee shall be in addition to the fees applicable to the issuance of 192
any such documents under Section 63-21-63 and Section 63-21-64. 193
(b) When expedited title processing is requested, the 194
applicable fees are paid and all documents and information 195
necessary for the department to issue the certificate of title or 196
other documents applied for are received by the department, then 197
the department shall complete processing of the application and 198
issue the title or document applied for within seventy-two (72) 199
hours of the time of receipt, excluding weekends and holidays. 200
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 201
and after July 1, 2026. 202