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HB1560 • 2026

Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES IN ANY COUNTY TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY LYING OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITS OF ANY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Carpenter
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material confirms that the bill did not pass and has no legal effect as of now.

Allowing Sheriff and Deputies to Use Radar on County Roads

This bill allows the sheriff and deputies of any county in Mississippi to use radar speed detection equipment on public roads outside city limits.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law to allow sheriffs and their deputies to use radar devices on county roads, streets, and highways lying outside the boundaries of incorporated municipalities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Sheriff and deputy law enforcement officers in counties outside city limits.
  • Drivers on county roads who may be ticketed for speeding if caught by radar.

Terms To Know

Radar speed detection equipment
Devices used to measure the speed of vehicles, often used by law enforcement to enforce speed limits.
Corporate limits
The boundaries of a city or town as defined legally.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass and therefore has no legal effect.
  • It does not change the rules for municipal police using radar within cities.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Official Summary Text

Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 1560 *HR43/R1989* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR43/R1989
PAGE 1 (OM\KP)

To: County Affairs;
Accountability, Efficiency,
Transparency
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Carpenter

HOUSE BILL NO. 1560

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES IN ANY COUNTY TO USE 2
RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS AND 3
HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY LYING OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITS OF ANY 4
INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 7
amended as follows: 8
63-3-519. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person or peace 9
officer or law enforcement agency, except the Mississippi Highway 10
Safety Patrol, to purchase or use or allow to be used any type of 11
radar speed detection equipment upon any public street, road or 12
highway of this state. However, such equipment may be used: 13
(a) By municipal law enforcement officers within a 14
municipality having a population of two thousand (2,000) or more 15
according to the latest or a previous federal census upon the 16
public streets of the municipality, but in no case where the 17
latest federal census population for the municipality is less than 18
one thousand five hundred (1,500); 19
H. B. No. 1560 *HR43/R1989* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to
use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
(b) By any college or university campus police force 20
within the confines of any campus wherein more than two thousand 21
(2,000) students are enrolled; 22
(c) By municipal law enforcement officers in any 23
municipality having a population in excess of fifteen thousand 24
(15,000) according to the latest federal census on federally 25
designated highways lying within the corporate limits * * *; 26
(d) By municipal law enforcement officers upon the 27
public streets of any incorporated municipality (i) where the 28
county seat is located in the municipality and (ii) where there is 29
a public community college located in the municipality * * *; and 30
(e) By the sheriff and his deputies in any county on 31
any public road, street or highway (i) that is under the 32
jurisdiction of the county board of supervisors for maintenance 33
and construction, and (ii) that is located outside the corporate 34
limits of a municipality. 35
(2) The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol shall be 36
immediately notified by municipal law enforcement of any road 37
blockages or emergencies occurring on any federally designated 38
limited-access highways lying within the corporate limits. 39
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 40
and after July 1, 2026. 41