The speed limitations set forth in this article shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles when responding to emergency calls and the drivers thereof sound audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle. This section shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the street, nor shall it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequence of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-517
Applicability of speed restrictions to emergency vehicles; duties of drivers of emergency vehicles
Known as the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law
The act spans §§ 63–63 (250 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 834 So. 2d 687 - City of Jackson v. Lipsey (2003)
Most recently applied in 834 So. 2d 687 - City of Jackson v. Lipsey (January 2003)
Codes, 1942, § 8180; Laws, 1938, ch. 200; Laws, 1948, ch. 328, § 4.
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.