No privilege tax shall be imposed upon any motor vehicle owned by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or owned by the State of Mississippi or any county or municipality of the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or upon any motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, any motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated in accordance with Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207 or any motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district. The exception herein granted to vehicles owned by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or owned by the State of Mississippi or any county or municipality of the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, any motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated in accordance with Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207, or any motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district shall not apply to vehicles owned by any officer or employee thereof, but shall be applicable only to those motor vehicles actually owned by the United States government or one of its instrumentalities or agencies, or owned by the State of Mississippi or any county or municipality of the state or one of its instrumentalities or agencies, or to any motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, any motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated pursuant to Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207 or any motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district.
Each vehicle owned by the State of Mississippi, any county or any municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, and each motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, each motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated pursuant to the provisions of Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207, and each motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district shall be registered with the State Tax Commission, which shall issue a license tag for the vehicle. The license tag issued will be valid for as long as the vehicle is in service and in the inventory of the state agency, county or municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, school district, fire protection district, levee district or drainage district which registered the vehicle. Each motor vehicle owned by the State of Mississippi, any county or any municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, school district, fire protection district, levee district or drainage district shall comply with the marking requirements as set forth in Sections 25-1-87 and 27-19-59.
Exemption of motor vehicles owned by a county or municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, from motor vehicle privilege taxes does not waive payment of the registration fee imposed in Section 27-19-43.
The exemption granted in this section shall be evidenced by special license plates of a design to be selected by the Chairman of the State Tax Commission, which design shall include as one of the features in large, easily legible letters the words "TAX-EXEMPT". Each motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this section which is owned or leased by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or owned by the State of Mississippi, or any county or municipality of the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any school district, fire protection district, or any levee district or drainage district shall display such special license tag, except for (a) vehicles used for undercover law enforcement work where such identifying tags would hinder official investigations, and (b) up to four (4) passenger automobiles owned or leased by economic development districts or economic development authorities. Such undercover and economic development district/authority vehicles shall be issued regular license tags.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 27 - Taxation and Finance
Chapter 19 - Motor Vehicle Privilege and Excise Taxes
Article 1 - Motor Vehicle Privilege Taxes
§ 27-19-1. Administration of article
§ 27-19-5. Tax on private carriers of passengers, etc.
§ 27-19-9. Tax on hearses, church and school buses, and taxicabs
§ 27-19-11. Tax on carriers of property and on buses
§ 27-19-25. Imposition of tax by municipalities and other political subdivisions
§ 27-19-32. License tags or plates and renewal license decals; mailing costs
§ 27-19-33. License tags or plates and renewal license decals; trailers and semitrailers
§ 27-19-37. License tags or plates; substitute license tags and decals
§ 27-19-39. License tags or plates; pickup trucks
§ 27-19-43. License tags or plates and renewal license decals; issuance; registration fees
§ 27-19-44.3. Annual report of Mississippi Burn Care Fund
§ 27-19-47. Special license tags or plates; antique automobiles
§ 27-19-47.1. Special license tags or plates; antique motorcycles
§ 27-19-47.2. Special license tags or plates; antique pickup trucks
§ 27-19-55. Special license tags or plates; sheriffs and deputies
§ 27-19-56.6. Special license tags or plates; street rods
§ 27-19-56.9. Special license tags or plates; deaf persons
§ 27-19-56.12. Special license tags or plates; armed forces veterans
§ 27-19-56.13. Special license tags or plates; Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal recipients
§ 27-19-56.85. Special license tags or plates; Vietnam Veteran
§ 27-19-61. Ad valorem tax receipts to be presented with applications for licenses
§ 27-19-62. Proof of payment of federal heavy vehicle use tax
§ 27-19-63. Payment of tax; penalties, etc.
§ 27-19-67. Determination of tax; privilege granted
§ 27-19-69. Issuance of replacement license upon destruction of vehicle
§ 27-19-71. Issuance of license upon replacement of vehicle
§ 27-19-75. Change of classification of vehicle, etc.
§ 27-19-87. Permit to be carried in vehicle
§ 27-19-89. Penalty for failure to obtain permit
§ 27-19-93. Certain vehicles to stop at inspection stations
§ 27-19-101. Comptroller to furnish copies of registration receipts
§ 27-19-103. Recordkeeping requirements for common and contract carriers of property or passengers
§ 27-19-119. Weighing of vehicles to ascertain accuracy of registration
§ 27-19-121. Rules and regulations
§ 27-19-125. Prohibition as to gifts to employees of motor vehicle comptroller; report
§ 27-19-127. Enforcement of article
§ 27-19-129. Jurisdiction of Public Service Commission
§ 27-19-135. State to have lien on motor vehicle
§ 27-19-137. Inspection of vehicles and records, etc.
§ 27-19-141. Sale or transfer of vehicle by other than dealer; reports; registration
§ 27-19-143. Reciprocity agreements
§ 27-19-147. Use tax; imposition
§ 27-19-149. Use tax; exceptions
§ 27-19-151. Use tax; penalties for nonpayment
§ 27-19-157. Purchase of license tags or plates; purchase from penitentiary
§ 27-19-159. Distribution of collections
§ 27-19-159. Distribution of collections