Regular drivers license — Mississippi Permit Test

For a Class R Regular Driver's License, you must pass the written examination and the vision examination and meet the physical requirements.

Each test checks a different thing: what you know, what you can see and whether your body can handle a car.

pass the written examination

If you are under 17, you must provide an affidavit for Road Test Waiver, in which a parent, teacher or guardian attests to your 50 hours of driving and your proficiency.

The adult who rode with you for 50 hours has seen more of your driving than one short road test could.

if you are under 17 you must provide an affidavit for Road Test Waiver whereby a parent, teacher, or guardian has certified that he or she has witnessed you operate a motor vehicle for at least fifty hours and attest to your proficiency in the proper and safe operation of a motor vehicle

You are eligible for a Class R license if you have held an out-of-state driver's license for at least 6 months.

A driver with months of licensed driving elsewhere has already done the practice a permit year provides.

You have held an out-of-state driver’s license for at least six months.

Whether or not you have been convicted of certain violations will determine your eligibility for a Regular Driver's License.

A learner who breaks traffic laws on a permit has shown they are not ready to drive alone.

Additionally, whether or not you have been convicted of certain violations will determine eligibility for a Regular Driver’s License.

If you first apply at age 16, you are issued a Learner's Permit, not a license.

Skipping the permit stage would put a 16-year-old alone on the road with no supervised practice.

If you first apply at age sixteen, you will be issued a Learner’s Permit.

If you first apply at 17 or older, you may apply directly for a Regular Driver's License and may complete the Computerized Exam on the same day.

An older first-time applicant can finish the process in one visit rather than coming back.

If you first apply at age seventeen or older, you may apply directly for a Regular Driver’s License.

You must always have your driver's license in your possession while operating a motor vehicle, and state law requires you to present it upon request.

An officer who stops you needs to know at once who you are and that you may drive.

You must always have your Driver’s License in your possession while operating a motor vehicle.

Which tests must you pass for a Class R Regular Driver's License?

The written and vision examinations. Each test checks a different thing: what you know, what you can see and whether your body can handle a car. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.15: “pass the written examination”