DUI penalties adult — Mississippi Permit Test
DUI penalties adult on the Mississippi permit test — 13 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Mississippi's adult DUI penalties apply to drivers 21 and older with a BAC of .08% or higher; a first or second offense within five years is a misdemeanor, a third within five years a felony.
Knowing a third DUI turns into a felony shows how fast repeat drinking and driving escalates.
DUI—First Offense (Misdemeanor) DUI—Second Offense within 5 years (Misdemeanor) DUI—Third Offense within five years (Felony)
The fine for a first-offense DUI in Mississippi is $250 to $1,000.
A first DUI costs real money, not just a small ticket, before any other penalty is added.
$250 - $1,000 Up to 48 hours 120 days
A first-offense DUI carries a jail term of up to 48 hours.
Even a first DUI can put you behind bars, which can cost you a job or a school spot.
$250 - $1,000 Up to 48 hours 120 days
A first-offense DUI brings a license suspension of 120 days.
Four months with no license can mean no way to get to work or school.
$250 - $1,000 Up to 48 hours 120 days
The fine for a second DUI within five years is $600 to $1,500.
The fine climbs with a second DUI, so repeat drinking and driving costs far more.
$600 - $1,500 Not less than 5 days, nor more than 6 months
A second DUI within five years carries a jail term of not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months.
A second DUI brings days to months in jail, not just a night.
$600 - $1,500 Not less than 5 days, nor more than 6 months
A second DUI within five years brings a license suspension of 1 year.
A full year with no license shows how much harsher a second DUI is than a first.
than 6 months Not less than 1 year, nor more than 5 years, custody of MDOC 1 year
A third DUI within five years carries not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years in the custody of MDOC.
A third DUI means prison time, which changes the rest of a person's life.
Not less than 1 year, nor more than 5 years, custody of MDOC
The fine for a third DUI within five years is $2,000 to $5,000.
Each new DUI multiplies the cost, so a third one can wipe out a year of savings.
$2,000 - $5,000
After a third DUI within five years, the license is suspended for the full sentence, and on release the person may get only an interlock-restricted license for three years.
An interlock stops the car from starting if the driver has been drinking, guarding others after release.
upon release from incarceration, the person will be eligible for only an interlock-restricted license for three years.
The fine for a fourth or later DUI, regardless of time period, is $3,000 to $10,000.
By a fourth DUI the fine is set high because the driver has ignored every past warning.
$3,000 $10,000 Not less than 2 years, nor more than 10 years
A fourth or later DUI, no matter when the earlier ones were, carries not less than 2 years nor more than 10 years.
Long prison time keeps a driver who has shown they will not stop off the road.
Not less than 2 years, nor more than 10 years
After a fourth or later DUI, the license is suspended for the full sentence, and on release the person may get only an interlock-restricted license for ten years.
Ten years of interlock means the car will not start for a driver who has been drinking.
upon release from incarceration, the person will be eligible for only an interlock-restricted license for ten years.
On the test
In Mississippi, which DUI offense within five years is a felony?
The third offense. Knowing a third DUI turns into a felony shows how fast repeat drinking and driving escalates. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.79: “DUI—First Offense (Misdemeanor) DUI—Second Offense within 5 years (Misdemeanor) DUI—Third Offense within five years (Felony)”
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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.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MS.pdf (Mississippi Driver's License Manual, Revised December 2024, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MS.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MS-exam.html (31 Miss. Code. R. 1-2.3 as reproduced by the Legal Information Institute, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json under examSource)
- https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/Learners_Permit (read 2026-10-04; links the manual, states no count or mark)
- https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACCode/00000383c.pdf (Title 31 Part 1, Driver Services Administrative Code; Rule 2.3 item 9: "A grade of 80% will be required on any and all tests issued for a Temporary Permit.")
- https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed/00013644b.pdf (the 2006 filing whose "30 question" sentence the 2013 and 2014 re-filings struck; not used)