Load carrying vehicles; increase penalties for violations of certain requirements.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.

Increase Penalties for Uncovered or Improperly Secured Load Carrying Vehicles

This act amends Mississippi Code Section 63-7-89 to increase penalties for failing to cover loads or provide sideboards on trucks, trailers, and other carriers.

What This Bill Does

• Amends Mississippi Code Section 63-7-89 to increase the fines for violations involving uncovered or improperly secured loads on vehicles.
• Sets a fine of at least $200 but no more than $1,000 for each separate violation.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who operate trucks, trailers, or other carriers that do not comply with load covering or sideboard requirements.

Terms To Know

Sideboards

Bars or boards attached to the sides of a truck or trailer to prevent cargo from falling off during transport.

Misdemeanor

A criminal offense that is less serious than a felony and typically punishable by fines, probation, or short-term imprisonment.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
• It does not specify how enforcement will be carried out.

Official Summary Text

Load carrying vehicles; increase penalties for violations of certain requirements.

Current Bill Text

S. B. No. 2806 *SS08/R57* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/SS08/R57
PAGE 1 (ens\kr)
ST: Load carrying vehicles; increase penalties
for violations of certain requirements.
To: Judiciary, Division B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Michel

SENATE BILL NO. 2806

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COVER OR PROVIDE SIDEBOARDS 2
FOR A TRUCK, TRAILER OR OTHER CARRIER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. Section 63-7-89, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 5
amended as follows: 6
63-7-89. Any person, firm or corporation operating a truck, 7
trailer or other carrier on any state, United States or interstate 8
highway not properly covered as set forth in Section 63-7-83 or 9
without sideboards as set forth in Section 63-7-85 or in violation 10
of any of the other provisions of said Section 63-7-85 shall be 11
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not 12
less than * * * Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than * * * 13
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each separate and distinct 14
violation. 15
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 16
and after July 1, 2026. 17