Visual obstructions — Mississippi Permit Test
Visual obstructions on the Mississippi permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Your windshield must be free of any signs or unofficial stickers.
Every sticker on the glass is a blind spot where a child or a car can hide.
Your windshield must be free of any signs or unofficial stickers.
Vehicles may not have signs, posters, stickers or glass material that causes a mirrored effect on the windows.
Mirrored glass bounces sunlight into other drivers' eyes and hides who is inside.
Vehicles may not have signs, posters, stickers, or glass material that cause a mirrored effect on the windows.
Avoid hanging decorative items from your rearview mirror, and keep the front seat clear of objects that can fall during sudden movement.
A swinging charm draws your eye, and a bag that slides off the seat can roll under the brake.
Avoid hanging decorative items from your rearview mirror.
On the test
What must your windshield be free of?
Signs or unofficial stickers. Every sticker on the glass is a blind spot where a child or a car can hide. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.24: “Your windshield must be free of any signs or unofficial stickers.”
How this works
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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)