Pre-trip check · TN → MS
Driving from Tennessee to Mississippi?
The law changes the moment you cross the line — what's legal to carry, light, or do in Tennessee can be a violation in Mississippi. Every status below is live from LawLert's database, dated, and linked to its official source.
What changes for you (8)
State law bans automated traffic cameras: counties/cities may not use camera/radar systems to enforce signals or speed (removal required by Oct 2009).
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Jul 30, 2026
Grocery and convenience stores sell beer and light wine (up to 5% ABW); standard wine and spirits are package-store only. A 2025 grocery-wine bill died in committee.
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Jun 7, 2026
Medical-only; no recreational. Registered patients with a qualifying condition may use medical marijuana. Recreational illegal (small amounts decriminalized). Regulated by the MS State Dept. of Health.
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Jul 13, 2026
Mississippi's preemption statute covers firearms and ammunition only — no county or municipality may regulate the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer or ownership of firearms, ammunition or their…
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Jul 30, 2026
Campfires, bonfires, fire pits and fire rings are allowed under normal conditions but are completely prohibited during a county burn ban (anything with an open flame that produces an ember). Gas/propane and charcoal…
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Jun 18, 2026
Legal but on-premise only. Retail at licensed casinos; mobile allowed ONLY while physically on casino property (no statewide mobile). 2026 statewide-mobile bills failed. Regulated by the MS Gaming Commission. Minimum…
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Aug 2, 2026
Only "common fireworks" are legal: Miss. Code § 45-13-1 still uses the older Interstate Commerce Commission "Class C common fireworks" label and requires any item designed to produce an audible effect to contain an…
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Jul 30, 2026
Income over $10,000 is taxed at a flat 4.0% for 2026 (first $10,000 exempt), down from 4.4% in 2025. Under the 2025 Build Up Mississippi Act the rate falls to 3.75% in 2027 and 3.0% by 2030, with further…
Full Mississippi rule · Official source · verified Jul 15, 2026
Same status
Matching status ≠ identical law — details, limits and penalties can still differ.
Carrying with a permit? Whether Tennessee permits are honored in Mississippi is its own map — check Mississippi concealed-carry reciprocity. And federal land (national parks, forests) plays by federal rules in both states — see the federal-land guide.
Also from Tennessee: TN → AL · TN → AR · TN → GA · TN → KY · TN → MO · TN → NC · reverse (MS → TN)
Tennessee to Mississippi: common questions
- Do the laws change when you drive from Tennessee to Mississippi?
- Yes — 8 of the 13 categories LawLert tracks have a different status in Mississippi than in Tennessee: driving, alcohol, cannabis, knives, burn bans, gambling, fireworks, taxes. Each is listed on this page with its current status, the official source it came from, and the date it was last verified.
- What are the driving laws in Mississippi if I'm coming from Tennessee?
- Mississippi: Restricted — State law bans automated traffic cameras: counties/cities may not use camera/radar systems to enforce signals or speed (removal required by Oct 2009). In Tennessee the same category is Conditional.
- What are the alcohol laws in Mississippi if I'm coming from Tennessee?
- Mississippi: Conditional — Grocery and convenience stores sell beer and light wine (up to 5% ABW); standard wine and spirits are package-store only. A 2025 grocery-wine bill died in committee. In Tennessee the same category is Permitted.
- What are the cannabis laws in Mississippi if I'm coming from Tennessee?
- Mississippi: Conditional — Medical-only; no recreational. Registered patients with a qualifying condition may use medical marijuana. Recreational illegal (small amounts decriminalized). Regulated by the MS State Dept. of Health. In Tennessee the same category is Restricted.
- Is my Tennessee concealed carry permit honored in Mississippi?
- Permit reciprocity is decided separately from the firearms status shown on this page, so it is not answered here. LawLert publishes Mississippi's recognition list, with the statute or agency page behind it, at lawlertapp.com/firearms/MS/reciprocity. Permitless carry, where a state allows it, is a different question again — it does not make an out-of-state permit valid.
- How current is this Tennessee to Mississippi comparison?
- Every rule on this page stores the date it was last checked against its source; the oldest on this comparison is 2026-06-07. LawLert carries 6,693 rules, each with a source URL, and publishes a log of every correction it has made at lawlertapp.com/how-we-verify. Laws change — confirm anything consequential against the linked source.