As Amended
SEC. 63-1-78. Applicability of provisions of article.
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, the provisions of this article shall be inapplicable to the following persons and vehicles:
(a) Those operators of a farm vehicle which is:
(i) Controlled by a farmer and operated by the farmer, an employee of the farmer or a member of the farmer's family;
(ii) Used to transport agricultural products, aquacultural products, unprocessed forestry products, farm machinery or farm supplies, or any combination thereof, to or from a farm;
(iii) Not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier; and
(iv) Used within one hundred fifty (150) miles of the person's farm;
(b) Those persons who drive or operate emergency or fire equipment which is necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions;
(c) Military vehicles when operated in pursuit of military purposes by any active duty military personnel, member of the reserves and National Guard on active duty including personnel on full-time National Guard duty, personnel on part-time training and National Guard military technicians;
(d) Those persons who hold a valid Class D commercial driver's license as provided under Section 63-1-82; and
(e) Any vehicle which is used strictly and exclusively to transport personal possessions or family members for nonbusiness purposes.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not be construed as exempting any person or vehicle from the provisions of the Highway Safety Patrol and Driver's License Law of 1938, the Mississippi Implied Consent Law or the provisions of any other laws of this state.
SOURCES: Laws, 1989, ch. 482, Sec. 6; 1992, ch. 304 Sec. 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 30, 1992).