2015 Mississippi Code
Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Chapter 1 - DRIVER'S LICENSE
Article 1 - DRIVER'S LICENSE
§ 63-1-61 - Rented motor scooters may be operated on public roads in or near universities without obtaining motorcycle endorsement under certain circumstances

MS Code § 63-1-61 (2015) What's This?

(1) No person shall be required to secure a driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement upon it while operating a motor scooter as defined in Section 63-3-103 provided that:

(a) The person is not the owner of the motor scooter and is only renting the scooter for a period of time not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.

(b) The person is operating the motor scooter within the corporate limits of a municipality in which a university campus is located or is immediately adjacent to, or within the limits of, the university's campus.

(c) The person has been issued and has on their person a regular or commercial driver's license issued by the State of Mississippi or the state of their residence.

(2) Any scooter operated on the roads or highways of this state under this section shall not be operated:

(a) At a rate of speed greater than thirty (30) miles per hour;

(b) On a road which has a speed limit greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour; or

(c) On any road or highway which is prohibited under Section 63-3-210.

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