Mississippi Move-Over Law

What Mississippi requires

Mississippi wants you over a lane on a four-lane road for stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks, utility trucks, sanitation trucks, and highway crews with their lights on. Can't move over safely? Slow down and be ready to stop. A violation runs up to $250, and up to $1,000 if you damage the vehicle or hurt someone in it (Miss. Code §63-3-809).

Who you move over for, and the fallback

• Move over for: Stopped authorized emergency vehicles, recovery/tow vehicles, utility service vehicles, sanitation trucks, highway maintenance vehicles, and rural mail carrier vehicles displaying authorized flashing lights. Not a private disabled vehicle with hazard lights.
• If you can't move over: On a road with four or more lanes (two in your direction), move to a lane not next to the vehicle if it's safe. If you can't, slow down and be ready to stop.
• The move-over duty on a multi-lane road; on narrower roads the duty is to slow and be prepared to stop.

What a violation costs

Up to $250. Up to $1,000 if you cause property damage to the vehicle or bodily injury to its driver or a passenger.

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