Section 75-24-8 - [Effective Until 1/17/2025] Persons or entities engaged in business of renting motor vehicles required to provide certain information when imposing additional mandatory charges; definitions(1) The following words and phrases when used in this section have the meaning respectively ascribed to them, except for instances where the context clearly describes and indicates a different meaning: (a) "Additional mandatory charge" means any separately stated charges that a renter is required to pay that specifically relate to the operation of a rental vehicle. This term includes, but is not limited to, a customer facility charge, airport concession recovery fee, vehicle license recovery fee, and any government imposed taxes or fees.(b) "Quote" means an estimated cost of rental provided to a potential customer based on information provided by the customer, including potential dates of rental, location or class of vehicle.(c) "Vehicle license recovery fee" means a charge to recover costs to license, title, register, plate, or inspect a rental vehicle that are incurred by a person or entity engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles under rental agreements.(2) If a person or entity engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles under rental agreements imposes additional mandatory charges, the person or entity shall: (a) Provide a good-faith estimate of the total charges for the entire rental, including all additional mandatory charges, whenever a quote is provided to a potential customer. The good-faith estimate may exclude mileage charges and charges for optional items that cannot be determined prior to completing a rental reservation based on the information provided by the potential customer; and(b) Disclose in the rental contract provided to the renter the total charges for the entire rental, including all additional mandatory charges. Total charges for the entire rental do not include any charges that cannot be determined at the time the rental commences.
Miss. Code § 75-24-8
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 435, HB 1157,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.