Section 77-7-345 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2027] Voluntary program for inspection of commercial motor vehicles; definition; regulations(1) When not otherwise specifically provided, the Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to provide a voluntary program for inspection of commercial motor vehicles. (2) For the purposes of this section, "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning ascribed in Section 63-1-203. (3) The regulations, if promulgated, will: (a) Create a voluntary program for inspection of any combination of truck, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or pole trailer, including each segment of a combined vehicle, that is used upon the highways or streets as a commercial motor vehicle for compliance with all applicable federal and state motor carrier safety regulations; (b) Require that inspectors have access to the vehicle maintenance log; (c) Prescribe a method of documentation to be displayed on the vehicle that is readily visible to an observer in the form of a decal or sticker, and require that the form of documentation prescribed must be kept on the vehicle; (d) Require that inspection occur on an annual basis for participation in the program; (e) Provide that inspection is not mandatory; (f) Impose a reasonable inspection fee, which shall be deposited to the credit of the operating fund of the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety; and (g) Specify that officers of the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division will retain all responsibility and authority to monitor and enforce violations under Section 77-7-335. (4) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2027. Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 348, HB 751,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 327, SB 2509,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2024.Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 471, SB 2517,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.