Mississippi § 63-3-803 - Vehicle turning left at intersection.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 63-3-803 — Vehicle turning left at intersection., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-3-803. Vehicle turning left at intersection.
The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. However, said driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by Article 15, may make such left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from said opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the left turn.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-3-803 ("Vehicle turning left at intersection.") 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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