Mississippi § 65-1-147 - Reversion of links removed from state highway system to counties and political subdivisions.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-1-147 — Reversion of links removed from state highway system to counties and political subdivisions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-1-147. Reversion of links removed from state highway system to counties and political subdivisions.
Any link or part of the legislatively designated state highway system on July 1, 1981, that is removed from that system by appropriate statute shall revert for all purposes to the jurisdiction of the county and political subdivision in which it lies, and the link so removed may, in the discretion of the board of supervisors of the county in which it lies, be and become a part of the state aid roads system and be governed by the statutes regulating that system.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-1-147 ("Reversion of links removed from state highway system to counties and political subdivisions.") 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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