What to bring to the Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau permit test

For the learner's permit and knowledge test

• Completed and signed application
• Original birth certificate or other acceptable document (no photocopies)
• Social Security card or official government correspondence showing all 9 digits
• Two proofs of residency with a physical Mississippi address, no P.O. boxes, no more than 60 days old (applicants under 21 may use a parent's or guardian's)
• Legal documents if you go by a new name
• School Attendance Form (ages 15-17), not more than 30 days old, or a marriage license if married. Class R applicants under 18 who have graduated bring a diploma or GED certificate instead

Fees

• Learner's permit (2 years): $7.00
• Printed manual at a Driver License Station: $3.00

For the road test

• No Class R road test currently: at 16, bring the valid learner's permit, an up-to-date school attendance form and the signed Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit

What happens on the road test

After you pass: your permit

• Hold it for at least 12 months (or until the 17th birthday, whichever comes first). Applicants 17 and older need not hold a permit and may get the permit and license the same day. Out-of-state permit time counts. before the road test.
• Log 50 hours of supervised driving.
• Must be accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older occupying the seat next to the permit holder
• Permit valid 2 years
• Under 18: proof of school enrollment (Certification of Attendance not over 30 days old) or marriage license
• Under 17: application signed by both custodial parents (or guardian/employer/responsible adult), notarized; signers are liable and may request cancellation
• Hardship license (ages 15-17, permit held 30 days with no traffic infractions or prior citations, certified driver ed, school attendance; not available after a DUI): unsupervised only to school or school functions, siblings' school transport, work or medical needs, otherwise supervised by a licensed driver 21+ in the front seat; immediate family passengers only; no cell phone use at all, including hands-free

Before you go

Take a practice test or two the day before, and the exam simulator to check you can pass in the real format. Bring originals, not photocopies, unless the DPS Driver Service Bureau says copies are accepted.