Mississippi § 63-15-27 - Suspension of license, registration or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment generally.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 63-15-27 — Suspension of license, registration or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-15-27. Suspension of license, registration or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment generally.
Upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, the department shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any nonresident’s operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this section and in Section 63-15-33. If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in such form as the department may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed license or nonresident’s operating privilege, the same may be allowed by the department, in its discretion, for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment, or of any installments thereof prescribed in Section 63-15-33, provided the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 63-15-27 cover?
Section 63-15-27 ("Suspension of license, registration or operating privilege for nonpayment of judgment generally.") 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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