It may soon be cheaper and easier to get a blackout car tag in Mississippi. Here’s why.
The number of Mississippi blackout tags you see on the street will grow significantly if a bill State Sen. Scott DeLano plans to introduce in January passes, he says.
Sales of the blackout tags have raised more than $938,000 to fund death benefits for first responders since the vanity option was introduced last July.
“It’s just great to see as many people get behind this,” DeLano told the Sun Herald. “It’s a good program and has proven to be very successful.”
DeLano will build on that success by proposing the blackout option be available to standard tags. For an additional $25 fee, drivers will have the option of sporting motor vehicle tags with a black background and white lettering.
Like the vanity plates, the state’s portion of the revenue will go to the fund, which helps families of law enforcement and firefighters who died in the line of duty.
