Mississippi § 65-3-8 - No citation for violation of revised allowable weight limits for bridges until twenty-four hours after posting of sign indicating revised limits.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-3-8 — No citation for violation of revised allowable weight limits for bridges until twenty-four hours after posting of sign indicating revised limits., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-3-8. No citation for violation of revised allowable weight limits for bridges until twenty-four hours after posting of sign indicating revised limits.
When the Mississippi Department of Transportation designates a bridge as failing to meet the design, standard, sufficiency rating or any other criteria required for allowing certain weight limits on that specific bridge and revises the allowable weight limits for that bridge, no citation may be issued to the driver of a vehicle for violations of the revised weight limits for that bridge until twenty-four (24) hours have elapsed from the completion of the installation of a sign posted on or near the bridge indicating that the allowable weight limits applicable to that bridge have been revised.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-3-8 ("No citation for violation of revised allowable weight limits for bridges until twenty-four hours after posting of sign indicating revised limits.") 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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