61-3-709. Identification of ownership of certain large motor vehicles. (1) (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, except farm vehicles, having a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds upon the highways of the state unless there is displayed on both sides of each vehicle operated under its own power, either alone or in combination:
     (i) the name or trade name and city and state of the person or corporation under whose jurisdiction the vehicle is being operated; or
     (ii) the trade name and department of transportation number of the person or corporation under whose jurisdiction the vehicle is being operated.
     (b) The display of name must be in letters in sharp contrast to the background and in size, shape, and color readily legible in daylight from a distance of 50 feet while the vehicle is not in motion. The display must be kept and maintained to remain legible. The display may be accomplished either by painting the information on the vehicle or through the use of a decal or a removable device that is prepared so that it meets the identification and legibility requirements of this section.
     (2) This section does not apply to motor vehicles being:
     (a) transported to dealers from point of manufacture;
     (b) transported from one dealer to another;
     (c) demonstrated to a prospective buyer; or
     (d) delivered to a buyer from a dealer or a manufacturer.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 358, L. 1995.