63-7-79 - Color of used school buses operated on highways for other than school purposes.
§ 63-7-79. Color of used school buses operated on highways for other than school purposes.
(1) Any person who owns or operates a used school bus for the purpose of transportation or use of any kind on the public roads and highways of the State of Mississippi, other than for school purposes, shall change the color of such bus from the regular school bus color of yellow or national school bus chrome to a color in contrast to this color before such bus can be used or operated on the highways or public roads in Mississippi.
(2) The vendor or owner of any school bus shall inform the purchaser in writing at or prior to the time of the sale of any bus not to be used for school purposes as to the requirements of this section.
(3) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8071.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 379, §§ 1-4, eff from and after passage (approved March 28, 1962).