Section 77-8-5 - License required; fee(1) A person shall not operate a transportation network company in Mississippi without first having obtained a license from the department, provided that any transportation network company operating in this state before July 1, 2016, may continue operating until the department creates a license process and sets a registration deadline.(2) The Department shall issue a license to each applicant that meets the requirements for a transportation network company as provided for in this chapter, and pays an annual license fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to the department.Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 3, eff. 7/1/2016.