A 3-minute lesson from the Mississippi course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Your license represents your privilege to drive, and the Commissioner of Public Safety can take it away if you disobey the law or prove unable to drive lawfully. Some convictions bring a mandatory one-year revocation.
The Commissioner may suspend your license without a preliminary hearing if you:
Are convicted of an offense that requires mandatory revocation
Were a driver in an accident causing death, personal injury or serious property damage
Are a habitually reckless or negligent driver
Have been frequently convicted of serious traffic violations
Are mentally or physically incompetent to drive
Allowed fraudulent use of your license
Are convicted of DUI or DWI in another state
Committed an out-of-state offense that would mean suspension or revocation in Mississippi
Got a Mississippi license while your license in another state was suspended
If your license was deposited in lieu of bond, or you failed to appear in court, you must show a corrected court abstract from the judge before being reinstated.
Your DUI suspension has ended and you want your license back. Mail a $175 cashier's check, payable to the Department of Public Safety, to the Driver Service Bureau in Canton. Cash, money orders and personal checks aren't accepted.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
How many reckless driving convictions within a twelve-month period trigger a mandatory one-year license revocation?
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Answer: 3
Three reckless driving convictions within a twelve-month period trigger mandatory revocation for one year.