Neither the report required by Section 63-15-9, the action taken by the department pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the department upon which such action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this chapter shall be referred to in any way, or be any evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages. However, the report required by Section 63-15-9 may be referred to in proving uninsured status of the owner and the operator of a vehicle in any action to enforce a claim under the uninsured motorist provisions of an automobile liability policy, but only as provided in Section 13-1-124.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-23
Admissibility in evidence in civil actions of reports, etc. of department
Known as the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law
The act spans §§ 63–63 (35 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 510 So. 2d 502 - Hughes v. Tupelo Oil Co., Inc. (1987)
Most recently applied in 510 So. 2d 502 - Hughes v. Tupelo Oil Co., Inc. (July 1987)
Codes, 1942, § 8285-11; Laws, 1952, ch. 359, § 11; Laws, 1981, ch. 361, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1981.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.