Mississippi § 63-3-1001 - Designation of stop intersections; design and placement of stop signs.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 63-3-1001 — Designation of stop intersections; design and placement of stop signs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-3-1001. Designation of stop intersections; design and placement of stop signs.
The state highway commission with reference to state highways, and local authorities with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction, may designate through highways and erect stop signs at specified entrances thereto or may designate any intersection signs at specified entrances thereto or may designate any intersection as a stop intersection and erect like signs at one or more entrances to such intersection. Every said sign shall bear the word “Stop” in letters not less than 8“ in height which sign shall be self-illuminated at night or if not shall be reflectorized. Every stop sign shall be located as near as practical at the property line of the highway at the entrance to which the stop must be made, or at the nearest line of the crosswalk thereat, or, if none, at the nearest line of the roadway.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-3-1001 ("Designation of stop intersections; design and placement of stop signs.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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