A 4-minute lesson from the Mississippi course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
In Mississippi you need a valid Driver's License or Learner's Permit to drive any motor vehicle on streets or highways. Having a parent or licensed driver beside you doesn't change that. A few drivers are exempt, and some people can't be issued a license at all.
Know the rule
You must have a valid Driver's License or Learner's Permit to operate any motor vehicle (except road and farm equipment) on streets or highways.
When you apply you must surrender all out-of-state licenses. If yours was lost, get an Affidavit of Inability to Surrender form from the Driver's License office; your signature on it must be notarized.
With a valid license from another state, the Computerized Exam is waived, but you must pass a vision screening. If your out-of-state license has been expired over 30 days, you must take the Computerized Exam.
You move from Alabama with a valid Alabama license. Get Mississippi tags within 30 days and your Mississippi license within 60 days. Bring your Alabama license to surrender, a certified birth certificate, your social security card and two proofs of residency. You skip the Computerized Exam but still pass a vision screening.
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.
If you move to Mississippi, within how many days must you obtain a Mississippi driver's license?
30 days
10 days
90 days
60 days
Answer: 60 days
New residents must obtain a Mississippi driver's license within sixty days of moving to the state.