Current through October 31, 2024
Rule 31-1-1.7 - Eighteen and Under Driver License Policy1. Students who have a one year driver license and need a duplicate do not need an education form unless it is within two months of expiration for age eighteen (18) and two (2) weeks before expiration for ages seventeen (17) and under.2. Anyone with a valid driver license may bring an applicant with a permit to take the driver test. If the licensed driver is under twenty-one (21) years of age, he must be driving the vehicle.3. Any married person under eighteen (18) years of age does not need an education form, but will only get a one (1) year license unless within two (2) months of Eighteenth (18th) birthday.4. A spouse may sign his/her spouse's application as long as the spouse signing is seventeen (17) years of age or older.5. Persons under the age of eighteen (18) who move to Mississippi who already possess a driver license must provide an education form from the school last attended. This form must be on the school's letterhead. Also the applicant will only be given a one (1) year license even if his license from the previous state is a four (4) year license.6. Education forms are good for thirty (30) days when applying for a license. Once the applicant obtains a permit, we will accept the education form up to ninety (90) days.7. A license may be renewed to a four (4) year license if within two (2) months of the Eighteenth (18th) birthday. Otherwise, it must be a duplicate and expire on his/her birthday.8. Any applicant who is under eighteen (18) years of age who has graduated high school or received a GED Certificate does not need an education form. They must present the original diploma or GED Certificate along with a photostatic copy for you to keep and process the same as an education form.9. If the student is home schooled, then the parent must sign the certificate of school attendance.