REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

S. B. No. 3176: Driver's license; enact graduated licensing system.

(2) All permits and licenses issued on or before June 30, 2000, shall be valid according to the terms upon which issued. From and after July 1, 2000:

(a) A temporary driving permit may be issued to any person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age who otherwise meets the requirements of this article.

(b) An intermediate license may be issued to any person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age who otherwise meets the requirements of this article and who has held a temporary driving permit for at least six (6) months without any conviction under Section 63-11-30 or of a moving violation. Any conviction under Section 63-11-30 or of a moving violation shall restart the six-month requirement for the holding of a temporary driving permit before an applicant can qualify for an intermediate license.

(c) A driver's license may be issued to any person who is at least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meets the requirements of this article and who has held an intermediate license for at least six (6) months without any conviction under Section 63-11-30 or of a moving violation. Any conviction under Section 63-11-30 or of a moving violation shall restart the six-month requirement for the holding of an intermediate license before an applicant can qualify for a driver's license. However, a person who is at least seventeen (17) years of age who has been issued a temporary driving permit and who has never been convicted under Section 63-11-30 or of a moving violation shall not be required to have held an intermediate license.

(d) An applicant for a Mississippi driver's license who, at the time of application, is at least sixteen (16) years of age and who has held a valid motor vehicle driver's license issued by another state for at least six (6) months shall not be required to hold a temporary driving permit or an intermediate license before being issued a driver's license.

(3) The commissioner shall ensure that the temporary driving permit, intermediate license and driver's license issued under this article are clear, distinct and easily distinguishable from one another.

(3) An intermediate license allows unsupervised driving from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. At all other times the intermediate licensee must be supervised by a parent, guardian or other person age twenty-one (21) years or older who holds a valid driver's license under this article and who is actually occupying the seat beside the driver.

(4) The fee for issuance of an intermediate license shall be Five Dollars ($5.00).

(7) Except as otherwise provided in this article, each applicant for an original driver's license issued pursuant to this article, who is entitled to issuance of same, being under eighteen (18) years of age, shall be issued a one-year license * * * which will expire at midnight on the licensee's birthday. Renewal driver's licenses of operators under the age of eighteen (18) shall be for one-year periods and may be renewed any time within two (2) months before the expiration of the license upon application and payment of the required fee, unless required to be reexamined. An intermediate license shall be valid for one (1) year from its date of issue and may be renewed any time within fourteen (14) days before expiration of the license. All applications by an operator under the age of eighteen (18) must be accompanied by documentation that the applicant is in compliance with the education requirements of Section 63-1-9(g); the documentation must be dated no more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of application.