Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 31 - Public Safety
Part 1 - DRIVER SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Chapter 2 - Obtaining Temporary Permits
Rule 31-1-2.4 - Requirements for Temporary Permit (14 Years Old)

i. The student must be at least fourteen (14) years of age.

ii. The student must meet all the requirements set forth for the regular temporary permit except age.

iii. The student must be a regularly enrolled student in the ninth (9th), tenth (10th), eleventh (11th) or twelfth (12th) grade.

iv. The student must be a full-time student in the respective secondary school.

i. This permit will be issued only to students actually enrolled in an approved course of driver education which consists of thirty (30) hours of classroom and six (6) hours of dual driving instruction.

ii. No test for temporary permits will be given to a fourteen (14) year-old student in a school that does not have behind-the-wheel instruction.

iii. In the event a fourteen (14) year-old fails any part of the written test, the application must be requested along with a DE-7 executed by appropriate school officials within thirty (30) days of the date student reports to examiner's station for retesting.

i. The Driver Education Temporary Permit will only be valid for a one (1) year period.

ii. The Driver Education Temporary Permit is valid only while accompanied by the Driver Education Instructor. (If under the age of fifteen (15)).

iii. A fee of $3.00 must be collected for each permit. ($1.00 permit fee, $2.00 photo fee).

iv. The Driver Education Instructor should collect the applications of all 14-year-old students enrolled and return them to the respective students at the end of the course. In case a student is dropped from enrollment in the course for any reason, the school should make every effort to forward the application to him/her.

i. Appointment for Temporary Permit tests should be made with the local license examiner twenty (20) days prior to test dates. (Appointments will not be granted to classes with less than twenty (20) students.)

ii. Classes with more than fifty (50) students should be scheduled an appointment at the beginning of the school day, if possible.

iii. At time of appointment requests, the instructor should furnish the examiner with the following: