Mississippi § 37-41-45 - Police may stop publicly-owned school district bus to ascertain whether its use is authorized by law.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-41-45 — Police may stop publicly-owned school district bus to ascertain whether its use is authorized by law., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-41-45. Police may stop publicly-owned school district bus to ascertain whether its use is authorized by law.
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to use a publicly owned school district bus for any purpose other than one in connection with the school, and, upon conviction thereof, such person shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00). When any publicly owned school district bus is being operated on the public roads or highways at a time other than the usual and customary time for the transportation of children to and from the public schools, members of the Highway Safety Patrol, sheriffs, constables and other peace officers shall have the power and authority to stop such bus for the purpose of ascertaining whether the trip then being made is authorized by law. If it be found that such trip is unauthorized, such highway patrolman, sheriff, constable or other peace or police officer shall forthwith report the same to the school board owning such bus and to the State Department of Education.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-41-45 ("Police may stop publicly-owned school district bus to ascertain whether its use is authorized by law.") 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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