Mississippi § 63-3-303 - Placing and maintaining of traffic-control devices upon state and county highways; placement of devices upon such highways by local authorities.
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§ 63-3-303. Placing and maintaining of traffic-control devices upon state and county highways; placement of devices upon such highways by local authorities.
The commissioner of public safety and the state highway commission shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices conforming to its manual and specifications, upon all state and county highways as it shall deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this chapter or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic-control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of public safety and the state highway commission except by the latter’s permission.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-3-303 ("Placing and maintaining of traffic-control devices upon state and county highways; placement of devices upon such highways by local authorities.") 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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