VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

Southaven Code of Ordinances tit. IX, ch. 9

in effect

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 9-521 Brakes.

Sec. 9-521. - Brakes. It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle unless the same shall be equipped with at least two (2) brakes and each such brake or set of brakes shall be of sufficient power and force, when applied, to bring the vehicle when running fifteen (15) miles per hour, to a full stop within thirty (30) feet. (Ord. No. 34, § 10-128, 3-19-85)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 9-522 Flag or light on projecting load.

Sec. 9-522. - Flag or light on projecting load. Whenever the load on any vehicle shall extend more than four (4) feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there shall be displayed at the end of such load in such position as to be clearly visible at all times from the rear of such vehicle a red flag not less than twelve (12) inches both in length and width, except that between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise there shall be displayed at the end of such load a red light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions at least two hundred (200) feet from the rear of such vehicle. (Ord. No. 34, § 10-129, 3-19-85)

Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITIXMOVETR_CH9VEEQFetched: 11/1/2026