{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-59-21-7","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-7","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-7","body":"The numbering pattern to be used shall be as follows:\n\nThe number shall be divided into three (3) parts. The first part shall consist of the symbol MI; the second part shall consist of a numerical group having a maximum of four (4) digits; the third part shall consist of an alphabetical group having a maximum of two (2) letters. Each part shall be separated by hyphens or equivalent spaces.\n\nVessels shall be given numerical and alphabetical designations in the second and third groups in the order of their application.\n\nThe number awarded to a vessel under the provisions of this chapter shall remain the number for such vessel until the vessel is lost, destroyed, abandoned or registered in another state.","path":["MS Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T20:49:39Z","sha256":"40c8a1e05462b948b0e6bc9db1ad6da363b27d429a1abc6c7946d62f337749aa","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-59-21-55","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-59-21-81","notices":[{"id":"open-us-law","title":"Open US Law compilation","text":"Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). GroundRules uses only the releases published under CC BY 4.0: from v2026.09 the compilation is licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, and GroundRules does not use those releases. Each affected row names its release in its vintage label. GroundRules parsed and filtered the compilation to retain enacted text.","url":"https://huggingface.co/datasets/vaquill/open-us-law","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},{"id":"pro-ms","title":"Mississippi Release 78 supplement","text":"Mississippi electronic product files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules uses enacted text from Release 78 only as a labeled supplement to the newer Open US Law rows.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ms.code.ann.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}