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Mississippi Code Title 63. Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations § 63-3-1331

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A personal delivery device must:

(a) Yield to all other traffic, including pedestrians;

(b) Refrain from transporting hazardous materials regulated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC Section 5103, that are required to be placarded under 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F; and

(c) Be equipped with:

(i) A marker clearly stating the name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number;

(ii) A braking system enabling the device to come to a controlled stop; and

(iii) If operated between sunset and sunrise, lighting on both the front and rear which is visible in clear weather from at least five hundred (500) feet.

(2) A personal delivery device may be operated in a pedestrian area at speeds of no more than ten (10) miles per hour. For purposes of this section, a pedestrian area is a sidewalk, crosswalk, school crossing zone or safety zone.

(3) Personal delivery devices and personal delivery device operators are not subject to requirements or laws applicable to motor vehicles.

(4) Personal delivery devices may be prohibited by local resolutions or ordinances if the local government determines that the prohibition is necessary, in the interest of public safety. This section does not affect the authority of a local government's law enforcement officers to enforce the laws of this state relating to the operation of a personal delivery device.

(5) A business entity that operates a personal delivery device under this section shall maintain an insurance policy that includes general liability coverage of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for damages arising from the operation of the personal delivery device.

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