{"state":"Mississippi","code":"MS","slug":"mississippi","questionCount":210,"manual":"Mississippi Driver's Manual","manualUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/MDPS%20Driver's%20Manual_23_0.pdf","examFormat":null,"keyFacts":[{"id":"test-fee","label":"Knowledge test fee","value":"DPS lists a $7 learner permit fee, with no separate regular knowledge-test charge listed in its fee schedule.","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Driver_Service_Fees","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"documents":{"applicantScope":"First regular Mississippi learner permit for U.S.-citizen residents age 15 or older with an assigned SSN, including minors and adults. This covers initial knowledge/vision testing; noncitizen documents, transfers, restricted permits and later road-test waivers are outside the checklist.","items":[{"label":"Complete and sign the driver-license application","detail":"Use the current DPS application and answer all required questions.","who":"all","group":"application","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit"},{"label":"Bring an original birth certificate or other accepted identity document","detail":"Photocopies are not accepted. A certified government birth certificate establishes citizenship, identity and date of birth for this scope.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit"},{"label":"Bring legal documents for a changed name","detail":"Use the applicable marriage or court records if your current name differs from your identity documents.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit"},{"label":"Bring your SSN card or government correspondence with all nine digits","detail":"The record must identify you and show the full SSN.","who":"all","group":"ssn","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit"},{"label":"Bring two proofs of your Mississippi physical address","detail":"Examples include utility bills, bank statements, lease/mortgage documents or a notarized employer letter. Under-21 applicants may use a parent/guardian’s Mississippi driver license as a proof.","who":"all","group":"residency","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/1.15.2025%20Revised%20MDPS%20Driver%27s%20Manual.pdf"},{"label":"If younger than 17, obtain the required notarized application signatures","detail":"Both living custodial parents sign; otherwise follow the guardian/employer/responsible-adult alternatives in the manual. The current form provides reasons for a parent not signing. This signature requirement ends at 17.","who":"under18","group":"minor","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/sites/default/files/DLapplication_1.6.2025.pdf"},{"label":"Bring a school attendance form no more than 30 days old","detail":"Required at ages 15-17, including the home-school form where applicable. A married minor may present a marriage license instead.","who":"under18","group":"education","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit"},{"label":"Bring $7 for the two-year learner permit","detail":"DPS accepts cash or debit/credit card; personal checks are not accepted.","who":"all","group":"fee","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit"},{"label":"Take the in-person knowledge and eye exams","detail":"Bring corrective lenses if used. Driver education completion is not a requirement for this October 2026 checklist; the manual dates that new requirement to July 1, 2027.","who":"all","group":"vision","sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit"}],"sourceUrl":"https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"},"lastReviewed":"2026-10-05","urls":{"hub":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/mississippi","practiceTest":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/mississippi/practice-test","handbook":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/mississippi/handbook","factsJson":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/mississippi/facts.json"}}