Free Tool · No account required
Are side-by-sides street legal in Mississippi?
Mississippi's law on side-by-sides and ATVs on public roads, quoted from its own page, with the conditions, equipment and plate rule.
The law in Mississippi
Side-by-side (UTV): No. Mississippi does not allow a side-by-side on public roads.
"Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize operation of an off-road vehicle on a public road or highway of this state."
ATV (quad): No. Mississippi does not allow an ATV on public roads.
"Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize operation of an off-road vehicle on a public road or highway of this state."
Mississippi Legislature: HB 1195 (2021), as sent to the Governor, amending Section 63-31-3, checked November 2026.
What do you ride?
Side-by-side (UTV) · Mississippi. No. Mississippi does not allow a side-by-side on public roads.
Side-by-side (UTV) · Mississippi
Not allowedNo. Mississippi does not allow a side-by-side on public roads.
"Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize operation of an off-road vehicle on a public road or highway of this state."
More from Mississippi's law
""Off-road vehicle" means any all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike or recreational off-highway vehicle."
""Recreational off-highway vehicle" means any motorized vehicle manufactured and designed exclusively for off-road use that is ... seventy-five (75) inches or less in width; has an unladen dry weight of ... three thousand five hundred (3,500) pounds or less; and travels on four (4) or more nonhighway tires."
Source: Mississippi Legislature: HB 1195 (2021), as sent to the Governor, amending Section 63-31-3, checked November 2026.
Also read on: Mississippi Legislature: HB 158 (2022), as sent to the Governor, amending Section 63-31-3
Find off-road parks to ride without the road questionRiding a dirt bike? Check its road law
A guide to each state's published law, not legal advice. City and county ordinances and posted signs decide which roads are open; the linked law is the authority.
- Each state's own law, quoted
- Side-by-side or ATV
- Conditions, equipment and plates
Riding in Mississippi
21 off-road parks listed in Mississippi. National forest roads open to your vehicle today.
Other states
Side-by-side and ATV road laws in other states
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Common questions
Street legal UTV questions
More free tools
