§ 63-1-1. Short title
This article may be cited as the Highway Safety Patrol and Driver’s License Law of 1938.
§ 63-1-10. Educational requirements for issuance of license to person under eighteen years of age; documentation; appeal of denial of license
Upon the written request of a parent or guardian of any applicant for a license under eighteen (18) years of age, the school district in which the applicant is enrolled shall submit documentation to the Department of Public Safety verifying that the applicant is in compliance with Section 63-1-9(1)(g). The verification shall be signed by […]
§ 63-1-10.1. Report when student under eighteen who has been issued license, intermediate license or temporary license is coded as drop out
A school superintendent or designee shall report to the Department of Education on a schedule determined by the State Board of Education when a student under eighteen (18) years of age who has been issued a driver’s license, intermediate license or temporary learning permit has been coded as a “drop out” as defined by the […]
§ 63-1-11. Promulgation of rules and regulations
The provisions of this article with reference to administration shall be under the supervision of the commissioner of public safety at Jackson, Mississippi, who, if not otherwise specifically authorized, is hereby empowered to make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article.
§ 63-1-13. Driver Services Division; director; technical, professional and clerical assistants
The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a Director of the Driver Services Division who is a qualified elector of the State of Mississippi. Such director shall execute and furnish a bond in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) with a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The bond […]
§ 63-1-15. Designation and duties of drivers’ license examiners
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall be authorized to designate persons who may act as examiners for license or instruction permits. It shall be the duty of the license examiners to forward to the commissioner all applications rejected or approved in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner.
§ 63-1-16. Department of Public Safety to furnish permanent license kiosk or examiner in each county seat at least one day per month if requested
The Department of Public Safety shall, upon request of the board of supervisors, furnish either a permanent driver’s license kiosk or a license examiner at a location in each county seat for at least one (1) day every month to conduct licensing examinations, road tests and renewals. It is the option of the board of […]
§ 63-1-17. Maintenance of records relating to licenses and permits
As the license examiners file their statements showing the serial numbers of licenses and temporary driving permits issued pursuant to this article during the preceding month, the commissioner shall keep a record of all licenses and permits issued pursuant to this article by such examiners, a record of all licenses and permits revoked, a record […]
§ 63-1-19. Application for license; notification of change of address or name by licensee; registration with Selective Service for certain males
Every applicant for a license or permit issued pursuant to this article, or for renewal of such license or permit, shall file an application for such license, permit or renewal, on a form provided by the Department of Public Safety, with the commissioner or an official license examiner of the department. All persons not holding […]
§ 63-1-21. Temporary permits; intermediate licenses
To obtain a new or original Class R, Class D or intermediate driver’s license, every applicant other than a person holding a valid out-of-state license shall first obtain a regular learner’s permit, successfully complete the examination provided for in Section 63-1-33, and pay the regular learner’s permit fee and examination fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43. […]
§ 63-1-23. Signature and verification of application for license of person under seventeen years of age by parents or other responsible person
The application of any person under the age of seventeen (17) years for a temporary driving permit, intermediate license or license issued pursuant to this article shall be signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths by both the father and mother of the applicant, if both are living and have custody of […]
§ 63-1-25. Imputation of negligence or willful misconduct of driver under seventeen years of age to person signing application for license
Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-1-27, any negligence or wilful misconduct of a minor under the age of seventeen years when driving a motor vehicle upon a highway shall be imputed to the person who has signed the application of such minor for a permit or license, which person shall be jointly or severally […]
§ 63-1-27. Request for cancellation of minor’s license by person signing application; release from liability for negligence or misconduct of minor
Any person who has signed the application of a minor for a license may thereafter file with the commissioner a verified written request that the license of said minor so granted be canceled. Thereupon the commissioner shall cancel the license of said minor and the person who signed the application of such minor shall be […]
§ 63-1-3. Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this article shall, for the purpose of such law, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: The term “commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety of this state; The term “highway” means every way or place of whatever nature open to the use of […]
§ 63-1-31. Appeal from denial of application for license or temporary permit
When a person is denied a license or any temporary driving permit after filing the proper application, he shall have the right within sixty (60) days thereafter to file a petition, in the county or circuit court in the county wherein the application was filed, praying for a hearing in the matter before the judge […]
§ 63-1-33. Examination of applicant for license or regular learner’s permit; inspection of applicant’s automobile; certification of successful completion of driver education and training program at secondary school in lieu of examination
Except as otherwise provided under subsection (6) of this section, it shall be the duty of the license examiner, when application is made for an operator’s license or regular learner’s permit, to test the applicant’s ability to read and understand road signs and to give the required signals as adopted by the National Advisory Committee […]
§ 63-1-34. Provision of video-taped instructional material to assist reading impaired applicants in preparing for driver’s license examinations
From and after January 1, 1991, the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television shall prepare and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall make available for loan to applicants for driving permits and licenses under this article and under Article 5 of this chapter, who are reading impaired, video tapes of instructional material designed to assist such […]
§ 63-1-34.1. Issuance of limited driver’s license for persons using bioptic telescopic lenses; rehabilitation permit
The Commissioner of Public Safety may issue a limited driver’s license for persons using bioptic telescopic lenses. The license shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance. The commissioner may require the reevaluation of a licensee before the reissuance of a limited driver’s license. The commissioner shall prepare and administer a […]
§ 63-1-35. Form of license; use of Social Security Number of licensee; photograph of licensee; renewal of license by electronic means; registered sex offender’s license to identify licensee as sex offender; designation as veteran on license upon request of honorably discharged veteran
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall prescribe the form of license issued pursuant to this article which shall, among other features, include a driver’s license number assigned by the Department of Public Safety. A licensee shall list his social security number with the department which shall cross reference the social security number with the driver’s […]
§ 63-1-37. Issuance of duplicate license
If a license or regular learner’s permit issued under the provisions of this article is lost or destroyed, the licensee may obtain a duplicate copy by paying the fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43. The license or permit shall be marked “Duplicate.”