Application signatures — Mississippi Permit Test

Application signatures on the Mississippi permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If you are under 17, your permit or license application must include the signatures of both parents, if both are living and both have legal custody of you.

Parents who sign take on duties for a young driver, so the state wants both who share custody to agree.

If you are under seventeen years old, your application for a permit or license must include the signature of both of your parents (if both are living and both have legal custody of you).

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

If both parents are not living or do not have legal custody, the application must be signed by your legal guardian or your employer; with none of these, a responsible adult willing to assume the legal obligations signs.

Someone must take responsibility for a young driver, even when no parent can.

If both parents are not living or do not have legal custody of you, your application must include the signature of your legal guardian or your employer.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

Whoever signs your application is liable for your negligence or willful misconduct, and their signature must be notarized.

Signing is a promise to stand behind the young driver, so the signer shares the blame for careless driving.

Whomever signs your application will be liable for your negligence or willful misconduct and must have their signature NOTARIZED.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

Any person who signs your application may later file a verified written request that your license or permit be canceled.

A parent who sees unsafe driving needs a way to take back the consent they gave.

Any person who signs your application may later file a verified written request that your license or permit be cancelled.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

On the test

You are 16 and both parents are living and share custody. Who must sign your application?

Both of your parents. Parents who sign take on duties for a young driver, so the state wants both who share custody to agree. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16: “If you are under seventeen years old, your application for a permit or license must include the signature of both of your parents (if both are living and both have legal custody of you).”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Mississippi Driver's License Manual, published by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.