Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Driver's license; applicant under 17 must meet certain supervised driving requirements.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/10/00 | (H) | Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 03/07/00 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2000 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | Yes |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Martinson
Additional Authors: Barbour, Barnett (116th), Barnett (92nd), Chism, Ellington, Ketchings, Mayo, Reeves, Roberson, Simpson, Stevens, Whittington
Code Sections: A 063-0001-0009, A 063-0001-0021
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ISSUE A DRIVER'S LICENSE TO A PERSON WHO IS FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN CERTAIN HARDSHIP CASES; TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE WHO IS UNDER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE MUST PRESENT DOCUMENTATION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THE APPLICANT HAS HELD A TEMPORARY DRIVING PERMIT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AND HAS ATTAINED CERTAIN BEHIND-THE-WHEEL EXPERIENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN ISSUED A TEMPORARY DRIVING PERMIT OR A TEMPORARY MOTORCYCLE DRIVING PERMIT MAY OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE ONLY WHEN ACCOMPANIED OR SUPERVISED BY A LICENSED OPERATOR WHO IS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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