Certification of attendance — Mississippi Permit Test

Certification of attendance 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 18, you must provide proof of your enrollment in school, on a Certification of Attendance form from your school.

The law ties a young driver's license to staying in school, so the office must see that you are enrolled.

If you are under eighteen years old, you must provide proof of your enrollment in school.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

The Certification of Attendance form must not be over 30 days old.

An old form may no longer be true, since a student could have left school since it was signed.

This form must not be over thirty days old.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

If you are home-schooled, get a blank Certification of Attendance from the Department of Public Safety website; your parents' signature must be on it.

A home-schooled student has no school office, so the parent stands in for it on the form.

If you are home-schooled, obtain a blank Certification of Attendance from the Department of Public Safety website. Your parents’ signature must be on this form.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

If you are under 18 and married, you may show a marriage license instead of a School Certification of Attendance.

A married minor is treated as an adult in many ways, so the school form is not demanded.

If you are under eighteen years old and are married, you may show a marriage license instead of a School Certification of Attendance.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16

On the test

You are under 18. What extra proof must you bring with your application?

Proof of your enrollment in school. The law ties a young driver's license to staying in school, so the office must see that you are enrolled. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.16: “If you are under eighteen years old, you must provide proof of your enrollment in school.”

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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.