Card 1 · Learning to drive
A 14-year-old wants an ordinary Mississippi learner’s permit, without relying on a special program. What is the ordinary minimum age?
- 14, if a parent supervises.
- 16, even after passing the tests.
- 15 years old.
- 18, unless enrolled in college.
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Correct answer: 15 years old.
The regular learner’s permit starts at age 15, subject to the other requirements. This is not a question about a special instructional or hardship privilege.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Regular Learner’s Permit, eligibility; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 2 · Supervised practice
A learner wants to practice with a licensed 20-year-old sitting beside them. Does this meet Mississippi’s ordinary learner-supervision rule?
- No; the accompanying licensed driver must be at least 21 and sit beside the learner.
- Yes, because any adult license holder qualifies.
- Yes, if a parent gives written permission.
- No; the supervisor must always be a paid instructor.
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Correct answer: No; the accompanying licensed driver must be at least 21 and sit beside the learner.
The ordinary permit requires a licensed driver age 21 or older physically occupying the seat next to the learner. Another vehicle following behind would not satisfy that position requirement.
Source: Mississippi Driver’s License Manual, Revised December 2024, p. 13: Regular Learner’s Permit, accompanying driver · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 3 · Supervised practice
You have not yet received a license or learner’s permit. May you practice on a public street if your licensed parent sits beside you?
- Yes, because the parent’s license covers the practice.
- Yes, if the street has little traffic.
- Yes, until you reach a highway.
- No; you must first have the required valid license or permit.
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Correct answer: No; you must first have the required valid license or permit.
A supervisor does not replace the learner’s own credential. The manual explicitly warns that driving without a valid license or permit is unlawful even with a parent or licensed driver.
Source: Mississippi Driver’s License Manual, Revised December 2024, p. 10: License requirements · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 4 · Graduated licensing
An otherwise qualified 16-year-old has held a Mississippi learner’s permit for eight months and will not turn 17 for several months. What must happen before an ordinary Class R license is available?
- Receive a license immediately because the applicant is 16.
- Complete the 12-month permit period or reach the 17th birthday, whichever comes first.
- Complete six months, which has already happened.
- Wait until 18 regardless of the permit history.
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Correct answer: Complete the 12-month permit period or reach the 17th birthday, whichever comes first.
The current agency rule for age 16 is 12 months of permit holding or the 17th birthday, whichever occurs first. Other application requirements still apply.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, New Driver’s License, 16 Years of Age; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 5 · First licensing
A first-time Mississippi applicant is 18. Must the applicant hold a learner’s permit for 12 months before obtaining a regular license?
- Yes; the 12-month wait applies to every first-time adult.
- No; applicants 17 or older may complete permit and license issuance on the same day if they satisfy the required tests and documents.
- No; adults need neither the knowledge nor vision exam.
- Yes, unless an employer signs a waiver.
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Correct answer: No; applicants 17 or older may complete permit and license issuance on the same day if they satisfy the required tests and documents.
The agency removes the 12-month holding requirement at age 17, not every other requirement. Applicants must still meet the knowledge, vision and applicable documentation requirements.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, New Driver’s License, 17-Years-Old and Older; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 6 · Supervised practice
An applicant under 17 is using Mississippi’s road-test-waiver affidavit after meeting the permit period. What minimum driving instruction must the signer attest to?
- At least 10 hours, with no proficiency statement.
- At least 25 hours, all in daylight.
- No actual instruction if the written test was passed.
- At least 50 hours, together with proficiency in safe vehicle operation.
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Correct answer: At least 50 hours, together with proficiency in safe vehicle operation.
Mississippi's affidavit for skipping the road test asks the signer to swear the teen logged no fewer than 50 instruction hours behind the wheel and handles the car safely. It records practice that actually happened; it does not replace it.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Affidavit for Road Test Waiver, certification paragraph; Class R page limits affidavit requirement to applicants under 17; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 7 · Moving to Mississippi
A young applicant moves to Mississippi while holding a valid out-of-state learner’s permit. What does the agency say about time already spent holding that permit?
- It can be credited toward the required 12-month permit period.
- All previous permit time must always be discarded.
- It automatically grants an unrestricted Mississippi license.
- It counts only if the applicant never drove with the permit.
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Correct answer: It can be credited toward the required 12-month permit period.
The agency expressly gives credit for months holding a valid out-of-state learner’s permit. That credit does not eliminate the other licensing requirements.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, New Driver’s License, out-of-state learner permit credit; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 8 · Moving to Mississippi
A new Mississippi resident has a valid, unexpired license from another state. What does current agency guidance say about the knowledge exam?
- It is always required for every transfer.
- It is waived only if the driver is over 65.
- It is not required solely for that transfer.
- It is replaced by an employer’s driving evaluation.
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Correct answer: It is not required solely for that transfer.
The current Class R guidance waives the knowledge exam for a new resident with a valid out-of-state license. Documentation and other applicable transfer requirements still apply.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, New Mississippi residents, valid out-of-state license; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 9 · Moving to Mississippi
A new resident’s out-of-state driver’s license is expired. What does the current Mississippi Class R page require regarding the knowledge exam?
- The exam is waived whenever the old license was once valid.
- The applicant may renew the expired out-of-state license at a Mississippi counter.
- The applicant must take the knowledge exam.
- The exam is waived if the applicant brings the old vehicle registration.
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Correct answer: The applicant must take the knowledge exam.
The current agency page distinguishes valid and expired out-of-state licenses. This question follows that page rather than the handbook’s older 30-day wording.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, New Mississippi residents, expired out-of-state license; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 10 · License responsibilities
You are driving only a few blocks from home. What should you do with your driver’s license?
- Carry it while operating the vehicle.
- Leave it at home if you know the license number.
- Carry it only on an interstate.
- Substitute a vehicle registration for it.
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Correct answer: Carry it while operating the vehicle.
The requirement to possess the license applies to short local trips as well as long trips. Vehicle documents do not replace the driver credential.
Source: Mississippi Driver’s License Manual, Revised December 2024, p. 15: Regular Driver’s License, possession · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 11 · License restrictions
Your license requires corrective lenses. What is appropriate for a short drive in clear daylight?
- Keep the glasses in the glove box until needed.
- Omit them because the route is familiar.
- Use them only when reading distant road signs.
- Wear the required glasses or contact lenses while driving.
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Correct answer: Wear the required glasses or contact lenses while driving.
The corrective-lens requirement is not limited to darkness or unfamiliar roads. Having the lenses nearby is not the same as using them.
Source: Mississippi Driver’s License Manual, Revised December 2024, p. 21: Safe driving basics, vision · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 12 · Application responsibilities
An unmarried 16-year-old who has not graduated brings a school attendance form dated two months ago. Is that form current enough for Mississippi’s licensing requirement?
- Yes; every school form remains valid for the whole school year.
- No; the school attendance form is valid for only 30 days.
- Yes, if the applicant has not changed schools.
- No; all forms expire after seven days.
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Correct answer: No; the school attendance form is valid for only 30 days.
The current Class R page specifies a 30-day validity period. It separately addresses married applicants and those presenting a diploma or GED.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Applicants under 18, school attendance documentation; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 13 · Moving to Mississippi
You become a Mississippi resident and continue driving on a valid out-of-state license. Within what period does the handbook require obtaining a Mississippi driver’s license?
- Within 10 days.
- Within 60 days.
- Within six months.
- Only when the out-of-state license expires.
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Correct answer: Within 60 days.
The handbook gives 60 days for the driver’s license. Its separate 30-day vehicle-tag requirement is not the same deadline.
Source: Mississippi Driver’s License Manual, Revised December 2024, p. 11: Out-of-state drivers: Moving to Mississippi · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 14 · Driver education
On September 29, 2026, which statement correctly distinguishes Mississippi’s announced driver-education changes?
- The general new-driver requirement already began July 1, 2026.
- Hardship applicants may use any informal instruction until July 1, 2027.
- Neither change applies until 2028.
- Certified instruction is already required for hardship applications; the announced general new-driver requirement begins July 1, 2027.
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Correct answer: Certified instruction is already required for hardship applications; the announced general new-driver requirement begins July 1, 2027.
The agency’s June 25, 2026 notice accepts hardship instruction from DPS- or MDE-certified instructors beginning July 1, 2026. It announces July 1, 2027 for the general new-driver requirement; that later change is not yet effective.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Driver’s Education Update, effective July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 15 · Hardship privileges
A hardship license holder wants to drive alone to a friend’s social gathering. The trip is not for school, work, medical needs or an authorized school-related purpose. What should the driver do?
- Do not use the hardship privilege for that unsupervised trip.
- Drive alone because every hardship license is unrestricted in daylight.
- Drive alone if the gathering is within the home county.
- Drive alone if the parent knows the destination.
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Correct answer: Do not use the hardship privilege for that unsupervised trip.
Hardship privileges are limited. The agency requires qualified beside-the-driver supervision outside the specified unsupervised purposes.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Hardship Driver’s License, Restrictions; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 16 · Hardship privileges
A hardship license holder offers two unrelated friends a ride. Is that within the agency’s hardship passenger permission?
- Yes, if both friends are over 16.
- Yes, if every seat belt is used.
- No; the hardship license permits transportation of immediate family members, not those friends.
- Yes, if the ride ends before sunset.
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Correct answer: No; the hardship license permits transportation of immediate family members, not those friends.
The hardship passenger rule is distinct from its destination and supervision rules. Seat belts and daylight do not remove the immediate-family limitation.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Hardship Driver’s License, passenger restriction; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 17 · Hardship privileges
A hardship license holder wants to make a routine hands-free phone call while driving. What does the agency’s restriction require?
- Use it because only handheld calls are restricted.
- Use it if a passenger starts the call.
- Do not use the phone while driving; the hardship restriction includes hands-free use.
- Use it only while driving below 25 mph.
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Correct answer: Do not use the phone while driving; the hardship restriction includes hands-free use.
The agency explicitly includes hands-free use in the hardship phone restriction. A routine call can wait until the vehicle is safely stopped out of traffic.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Hardship Driver’s License, cell phone restriction; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 18 · License categories
Which Mississippi license category is the ordinary regular license for personal car driving, rather than the separate light commercial category?
- Class R.
- Class D.
- Class A CDL.
- Class B CDL.
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Correct answer: Class R.
Mississippi labels its regular license Class R. Class D is a separate light commercial category, and A/B/C are commercial-driver-license categories.
Source: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau, Regular Class R and Light Commercial Class D categories; current published page reviewed September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 19 · Vehicle readiness
Your car’s foot brake works, but its parking brake is inoperative. Does the working foot brake alone meet the manual’s equipment requirement?
- Yes, if the car has an automatic transmission.
- Yes, if you park only on level streets.
- Yes, if a wheel can be turned against a curb.
- No; the vehicle needs both a working foot brake and a parking brake.
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Correct answer: No; the vehicle needs both a working foot brake and a parking brake.
Mississippi requires a working foot brake and a working parking brake. Putting the car in Park or turning the wheels to the curb does not replace a broken parking brake.
Source: Mississippi Driver’s License Manual, Revised December 2024, p. 19: Vehicle equipment, brakes · Original question review: 2026-09-29
Card 20 · Tire care
How should you determine and check the correct tire pressure before a trip?
- Judge only by whether the tire looks round.
- Use a pressure gauge and the vehicle manufacturer’s recommendation in the manual or door jamb.
- Use the highest pressure listed on any tire as the normal target.
- Add the same extra pressure before every highway trip.
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Correct answer: Use a pressure gauge and the vehicle manufacturer’s recommendation in the manual or door jamb.
A tire can look acceptable while improperly inflated. Use the vehicle’s recommended pressure and a gauge rather than appearance or an arbitrary increase.
Source: Mississippi Driver’s License Manual, Revised December 2024, p. 21: Tire pressure safety tip · Original question review: 2026-09-29
