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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 63 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations
Chapter 17 - Manufacture, Sales and Distribution
Distribution and Sales
§ 63-17-74. Sale of motor vehicle not titled and registered in name of seller prohibited; exceptions; penalty for violation
Universal Citation: MS Code § 63-17-74 (2017)
- (1) It is unlawful for a person to sell a motor vehicle that is not titled and registered in the name of that person unless the person is:
- (a) An heir, successor or assignee of the owner of the motor vehicle;
- (b) A motor vehicle dealer licensed or permitted in the State of Mississippi to sell motor vehicles;
- (c) A person selling a motor vehicle to a licensed used motor vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor in compliance with Section 63-21-39;
- (d) A person selling a motor vehicle under the Mississippi Title Pledge Act;
- (e) An insurance company or its authorized agent selling a motor vehicle that is the subject of an insurance claim; or
- (f) A finance company or bank selling a motor vehicle.
All local and state law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction to enforce this section.
- (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($ 5,000.00) per violation.
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