Mississippi Work Zone Laws

How Mississippi handles work zones

Mississippi ties the work-zone speeding penalty to workers being present and the reduced limit being signed; both must hold (Miss. Code §63-3-516). A first offense runs up to $250, and repeats double the normal maximum. Hit road equipment or a vehicle for $500 or more and it is a misdemeanor, up to $1,000 and as long as a year in jail. A flagger's paddle is a traffic-control device you must obey (§63-3-313). No work-zone speed cameras.

Speed, fines, phone, and the flagger

• Speed rule: Hold the posted work-zone limit whenever workers are present and the reduced limit is signed. Both must be true for the work-zone speeding penalty to apply (Miss. Code §63-3-516).
• Fine multiplier: Up to $250 first offense, doubled on repeats. A first work-zone speeding offense runs up to $250, and second and later offenses carry double the normal maximum under §63-9-11. Damage equipment or a vehicle by $500 or more and it is a misdemeanor: $250 to $1,000 and 30 days to a year in jail (Miss. Code §63-3-516).
• Phone in a work zone: Covered by the general handheld rule
• Flagger authority: A flagger's paddle is an official traffic-control device; disobeying it is a violation (Miss. Code §63-3-313). Stop when the paddle reads STOP, crawl when it reads SLOW.
• Base fine: Up to $250 for a first work-zone speeding offense, doubled for repeats (Miss. Code §63-3-516).

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