The commission shall meet at Jackson and complete its organization immediately after the entire membership thereof has been appointed and has qualified.
The chairman and each member of the commission shall, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by Section 268 of the constitution of this state, and shall file the same in the office of the secretary of state.
The commission shall purchase either a blanket position honesty or faithful performance bond from some surety company authorized to do business in this state in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), made payable to the State of Mississippi, conditioned for the honest and faithful performance of the duties of the chairman and each member of the commission, the executive secretary of the commission and all other employees of the commission, said bond to be approved by the governor and filed in the office of the secretary of state. The commission shall keep such a bond in force at all times and from and after the date the commission is organized.
A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. Neither the chairman nor the vice-chairman, when the vice-chairman is presiding, shall be entitled to vote unless his vote is necessary to break a tie vote.
The commission shall adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of its records and orders.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 63 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations
Chapter 17 - Manufacture, Sales and Distribution
§ 63-17-53. Legislative findings and declarations
§ 63-17-57. Creation of Motor Vehicle Commission; appointment and terms of members; officers
§ 63-17-59. Qualifications of members of commission
§ 63-17-61. Organization of commission; oath and bond of members; quorum; voting; seal
§ 63-17-63. Meetings of commission
§ 63-17-65. Compensation of members of commission
§ 63-17-67. Executive director; employment of clerical and professional assistance; office
§ 63-17-69. Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations by commission
§ 63-17-71. Motor vehicle commission fund
§ 63-17-73. Offenses and penalties
§ 63-17-75. Applications for licenses
§ 63-17-77. License fees; expiration dates
§ 63-17-79. Specification of location of business; effect of change of location
§ 63-17-80. Motor vehicle lessors required to be licensed
§ 63-17-81. License of salesman
§ 63-17-83. License of factory representative or distributor representative
§ 63-17-87. Limited revocation or suspension of license
§ 63-17-89. Hearings; prerequisite to denial, revocation or suspension of license
§ 63-17-97. Execution and enforcement of summons, citation or subpoena
§ 63-17-99. Appeals from decisions of commission; finality of decisions
§ 63-17-101. Recovery of damages and attorney fees by licensee