Personal checks shall be accepted from Mississippi residents in payment of any fine imposed as a result of a violation of Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972. The person accepting a check in payment of such a fine shall not be liable if such check is returned not paid provided he makes reasonable efforts to collect the fine.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-12
Payment of fines by personal check; liability for dishonored check
Known as the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law
The act spans §§ 63–63 (250 sections).
Laws, 1991, ch. 480, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1991.
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.