Miss. Code Ann. § 63-21-59

Suspension or revocation of certificate of title

Known as the The Mississippi Motor Vehicle and Manufactured Housing Title Law

The act spans §§ 63–63 (52 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case South Mississippi Finance Co. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission (1992)

Most recently applied in South Mississippi Finance Co. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission (June 1992)

Codes, 1942, § 8125-47; Laws, 1968, ch. 531, § 27; Laws, 1999, ch. 556, § 28, eff from and after July 1, 1999.

The State Tax Commission shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard, if the commission finds:

The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued, or

The vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed.

Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not in itself affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.

When the commission suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the commission.

The commission may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked.

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.