Lamp or flag on projecting load.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 23-40
in effectSec. 23-40. - Lamp or flag on projecting load.
Whenever the load upon any vehicle traveling in the city extends to the rear four (4) feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 63-7-11 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the side and rear. The red light or lantern required by this section shall be in addition to the red light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than sixteen (16) inches square.
(Code 1962, § 23-30)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH23TRMOVE_ARTIIVEEQCO_S23-40LAFLPRLOFetched: 11/1/2026
