Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 77-8-23: Zero tolerance for use of drugs or alcohol by drivers.

(1) The transportation network company shall implement a zero tolerance policy regarding a transportation network company driver’s activities while accessing the transportation network company’s digital platform. The zero tolerance policy shall address the use of drugs or alcohol while a transportation network company driver is providing prearranged rides or is logged into the transportation network company’s digital network but is not providing prearranged rides, and the transportation network company shall provide notice of this policy on its website, as well as procedures to report a complaint about a driver with whom a rider was matched and whom the rider reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of the trip.
(2) Upon receipt of such rider complaint alleging a violation of the zero tolerance policy, the transportation network company shall suspend such transportation network company driver’s access to the transportation network company’s digital platform as soon as possible, and shall conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.
(3) The transportation network company shall maintain records relevant to the enforcement of this requirement for a period of at least two (2) years from the date that a rider complaint is received by the transportation network company.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 8. Transportation Network Companies

(2) Upon receipt of such rider complaint alleging a violation of the zero tolerance policy, the transportation network company shall suspend such transportation network company driver’s access to the transportation network company’s digital platform as soon as possible, and shall conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.

(3) The transportation network company shall maintain records relevant to the enforcement of this requirement for a period of at least two (2) years from the date that a rider complaint is received by the transportation network company.

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