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Is Mississippi a no-fault state?

I live in Florida right now, but I’ll be moving to Mississippi soon, and I want to make sure I’m prepared insurance-wise. Is Mississippi also a no-fault state?

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Sarah Gray · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Unlike Florida,
Mississippi
is not a no-fault state. Mississippi follows a
pure comparative negligence law
, which means you can recover damages after an accident, as long as you’re not 100% at fault.
This means that if you’re 25% at fault for a
car accident in Mississippi
, you’ll pay 25% of the damages and the other driver will be responsible for the remaining 75%. 1% responsible? You guessed it—you pay 1% of the damages. Pretty simple, right?
While the law may be simple to understand, it’s also easy for the amount of damages covered by the other driver to fall short of what you actually have to pay to get your car fixed. That’s why it’s important to make sure you’ve got a solid
car insurance
policy of your own to pick up the slack.
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