As Amended
SEC. 27-19-35. License tags or plates and renewal license decals; motorcycles.
The tag for motorcycles shall be in every respect similar to the ordinary vehicle tag, subject to regulations of the comptroller, with the exception that it shall be only six (6) inches wide, and three (3) inches high. It shall have the number and abbreviation "MISS." and an appropriate area provided for year and month decals, as aforesaid, and shall be fastened immovably, in an upright position, at the rear of the cycle, so that it will be plainly visible and legible at all times from the rear of the cycle.
SOURCES: Codes, 1930 Sec. 5619; 1942, Sec. 9352-15; Laws, 1926, ch. 120; 1928, ch. 230; 1938, ch. 148; 1940, ch. 166; 1946, ch. 266, Sec. 15; 1950, ch. 479; 1956, ch. 383, Sec. 2; 1960, ch. 412; 1968, ch. 361, Sec. 16; 1976, ch. 361, Sec. 6, eff from and after November 1, 1976.
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 5. Section 27-19-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-35. (1) The tag for motorcycles shall be in every respect similar to the ordinary vehicle tag, subject to regulations of the commission, with the exception that it shall be only six (6) inches wide, and three (3) inches high. It shall have the number and abbreviation "MISS." and an appropriate area provided for year and month decals, as aforesaid, and shall be fastened immovably, in an upright position, at the rear of the cycle, so that it will be plainly visible and legible at all times from the rear of the cycle.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, personalized license tags and special license tags may be issued for motorcycles as provided in Sections 27-19-48 and 27-19-56.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 552, Sec. 5, HB137, Effective July 1, 1997.