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HB692 • 2026

Radar; authorize sheriffs and deputies to use under certain conditions.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY COUNTY SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF TO UTILIZE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and will not become a new law according to its official status.

Allowing Sheriffs to Use Radar for Speed Detection

This bill allows county sheriffs and deputies to use radar speed detection equipment on county roads if approved by the Board of Supervisors.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law to allow county sheriffs and deputies to use radar speed detectors on county roads with approval from the Board of Supervisors.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County sheriffs and deputies
  • Board of Supervisors members

Terms To Know

Board of Supervisors
The governing body for a county that makes decisions about local government matters.
Radar speed detection equipment
A device used by law enforcement to measure how fast cars are going on the road.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and will not become a new law.
  • It only changes rules for county sheriffs and deputies, not other types of police officers.
  • Requires that any approval for using radar must be recorded in the minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings.

Bill History

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

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-14 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/14 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Official Summary Text

Radar; authorize sheriffs and deputies to use under certain conditions.

Current Bill Text

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

By: Representative Hulum

HOUSE BILL NO. 692

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO AUTHORIZE ANY COUNTY SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF TO UTILIZE RADAR 2
SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF 3
SUPERVISORS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
63-3-519. It shall be unlawful for any person or peace 8
officer or law enforcement agency, except the Mississippi Highway 9
Safety Patrol, to purchase or use or allow to be used any type of 10
radar speed detection equipment upon any public street, road or 11
highway of this state. However, such equipment may be used: 12
(a) By municipal law enforcement officers within a 13
municipality having a population of two thousand (2,000) or more 14
according to the latest or a previous federal census upon the 15
public streets of the municipality, but in no case where the 16
latest federal census population for the municipality is less than 17
one thousand five hundred (1,500) * * *. 18
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(b) By any college or university campus police force 19
within the confines of any campus wherein more than two thousand 20
(2,000) students are enrolled * * *. 21
(c) By municipal law enforcement officers in any 22
municipality having a population in excess of fifteen thousand 23
(15,000) according to the latest federal census on federally 24
designated highways lying within the corporate limits. 25
(d) By municipal law enforcement officers upon the 26
public streets of any incorporated municipality (i) where the 27
county seat is located in the municipality and (ii) where there is 28
a public community college located in the municipality. 29
(e) By any county sheriff or deputy sheriff upon the 30
county roads of their respective county with board of supervisors 31
approval. Such approval shall be voted on and approved by a 32
majority vote, and the approval shall be spread upon the board 33
minutes of the county. 34
The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol shall be immediately 35
notified by municipal law enforcement of any road blockages or 36
emergencies occurring on any federally designated limited-access 37
highways lying within the corporate limits. 38
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 39
and after July 1, 2026. 40