SB 2027 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriffs.

SB 2027 would have allowed Mississippi sheriffs and deputies to use radar speed detection equipment on public county roads outside city limits (excluding interstates and four-lane state highways), while restricting its use within 500 yards of municipal boundaries, county lines, or speed limit changes. The bill set limits on how many radar guns counties could purchase based on deputy count (e.g., 1-10 deputies = max 1 gun) and required fines from radar-detected speeding violations to fund school safety programs and driver's education in the issuing district. It did not permit sheriff use on municipal streets or highways, maintaining existing Highway Safety Patrol authority. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and was never enacted.
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Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 17, 2025
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Referred To Highways and Transportation;Judiciary, Division B
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Michael McLendon
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