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Mississippi DMV Test Questions and Answers

These are the questions about Mississippi's own rules: permit, license, fines, speed and parking. Signs and rules shared by all states are on separate pages.

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Alcohol and drugs

  1. In Mississippi, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?

    1. 0.05%
    2. 0.08%
    3. 0.10%
    4. 0.12%

    Answer: B. Mississippi: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), How Much Is Too Much?

  2. In Mississippi, a driver under 21 violates the law starting at what BAC?

    1. 0.00% (any alcohol)
    2. 0.02%
    3. 0.04%
    4. 0.05%

    Answer: B. Mississippi: for drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), How Much Is Too Much?

  3. In Mississippi, if you refuse a chemical test for alcohol for the first time, your license is suspended for:

    1. 2 months
    2. 3 months
    3. 6 months
    4. 9 months

    Answer: B. Mississippi: a first refusal means a 3-month (90-day) license suspension.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), What If I Refuse a Breath or Chemical Test?

  4. In Mississippi, a first DUI offense (21 and older) brings a fine of $250-$1,000, up to 48 hours in jail and a license suspension of:

    1. 30 days
    2. 120 days
    3. 5 years
    4. Life

    Answer: B. First offense: 120 days; a second within five years: 1 year.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), DUI Penalties

  5. In Mississippi, a first zero-tolerance DUI (under 21, BAC .02-.08) brings a $250 fine and a suspension of:

    1. 30 days
    2. 1 year
    3. 2 years
    4. 120 days

    Answer: D. First: $250 and 120 days; second within five years: up to $500 and 1 year.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Zero Tolerance DUI Penalties

Crashes and emergencies

  1. In Mississippi, what amount of property damage makes a crash one that must be reported?

    1. $250
    2. $500
    3. $750
    4. $1,000

    Answer: B. Mississippi: the property-damage threshold for reporting a crash is $500 (see the handbook for who receives the report).

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Crashesif the accident involves injury, death, or apparent property damage exceeding $500.00

License rules

  1. What are the minimum liability insurance limits in Mississippi (bodily injury per person / per crash / property damage)?

    1. $25/$50/$20 (thousand)
    2. $25/$50/$25 (thousand)
    3. $30/$60/$25 (thousand)
    4. $50/$100/$25 (thousand)

    Answer: B. Mississippi: minimum liability limits are $25/$50/$25 (thousand).

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Minimum Insurance Amounts

  2. In Mississippi, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?

    1. 14 years old
    2. 14½ years old
    3. 15 years old
    4. 15½ years old

    Answer: C. Mississippi: you can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), LicensingYou must be at least fifteen years old to apply for a Regular Learner's Permit.

  3. In Mississippi, a teen must hold a learner's permit for at least how long before taking the road test?

    1. 9 months
    2. 12 months
    3. 18 months
    4. 24 months

    Answer: B. Mississippi: hold the permit at least 12 months before the road test.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), LicensingYou must hold the Learner's Permit for one year before you can upgrade to a Regular Driver's License.

  4. In Mississippi, the licensed driver supervising a permit holder must be at least:

    1. 18 years old
    2. 19 years old
    3. 21 years old
    4. 25 years old

    Answer: C. Mississippi: the supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Licensingaccompanied by a licensed driver aged twenty-one years or older.

  5. In Mississippi, how early may you renew your driver license?

    1. 1 week before
    2. 30 days before
    3. 2 years before
    4. Up to six months before it expires

    Answer: D. You may renew up to six months before the expiration date.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Licensingthe license may be renewed UP TO SIX MONTHS prior to the expiration date.

  6. After moving to Mississippi, you must get a Mississippi driver license within:

    1. 30 days
    2. 60 days
    3. 90 days
    4. 1 year

    Answer: B. New residents must obtain a Mississippi license within 60 days.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Licensingyou must obtain a Mississippi driver's license within sixty days.

  7. In Mississippi, a Regular Learner's Permit is valid for:

    1. Two years
    2. Six months
    3. One year
    4. Five years

    Answer: A. Valid for two years; you must hold it one year before upgrading.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Learner's PermitThe Regular Learner's Permit is valid for two years.

  8. After moving to Mississippi, you must get a Mississippi license plate (tag) within:

    1. 10 days
    2. 30 days
    3. 60 days
    4. 1 year

    Answer: B. Within thirty days.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Required Vehicle DocumentationIf you have moved to Mississippi, you must obtain a Mississippi license plate within thirty days.

Parking

  1. In Mississippi, you may not park within how many feet of a crosswalk at an intersection?

    1. 10 feet
    2. 15 feet
    3. 20 feet
    4. 25 feet

    Answer: C. Mississippi: do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), ParkingWithin twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection

  2. In Mississippi, when you parallel park, your wheels must be no more than how far from the curb?

    1. 6 inches
    2. 12 inches
    3. 18 inches
    4. 24 inches

    Answer: B. Mississippi: park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), ParkingFor vehicles parked parallel, tires should be within twelve inches of the curb.

  3. In Mississippi, you may not park within how many feet of a fire station driveway (on the same side of the street)?

    1. 15 feet
    2. 20 feet
    3. 25 feet
    4. 30 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), ParkingWithin twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or within seventy-five feet if it is so posted

  4. In Mississippi, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. 15 feet
    4. 20 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: do not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), ParkingWithin ten feet of a fire hydrant

  5. In Mississippi, you may not park within how many feet of a railroad crossing?

    1. 10 feet
    2. 15 feet
    3. 20 feet
    4. 25 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: do not park within 15 feet of a railroad crossing.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), ParkingWithin fifteen feet of the nearest rail of any railroad crossing

Rules of the road

  1. In Mississippi, children must ride in a child safety seat (car seat) until at least what age?

    1. 4 years old
    2. 5 years old
    3. 6 years old
    4. 7 years old

    Answer: A. Mississippi: children ride in a car seat until at least 4 years old.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Child SafetyChildren under the age of four years old must be properly secured in a child passenger restraint device

  2. In Mississippi, from what time in the evening must your headlights be on?

    1. At sunset
    2. 15 minutes after sunset
    3. 30 minutes after sunset
    4. 60 minutes after sunset

    Answer: A. Mississippi: use your headlights between sunset and sunrise.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), LightsYou should use your lights between sunset and sunrise

  3. In Mississippi, you must turn on your headlights whenever you cannot clearly see people or vehicles within:

    1. 350 feet
    2. 500 feet
    3. 1,000 feet
    4. 1,500 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: headlights are required when visibility is less than 500 feet.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Driving at Night

  4. In Mississippi, you must use low beams when you are following another vehicle within:

    1. 300 feet
    2. 350 feet
    3. 500 feet
    4. 1,000 feet

    Answer: C. Mississippi: use low beams within 500 feet of a vehicle you are following.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Driving at Nightor when you are following within five hundred feet of another vehicle.

  5. In Mississippi, you must dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is within:

    1. 300 feet
    2. 350 feet
    3. 500 feet
    4. 1,000 feet

    Answer: C. Mississippi: switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), LightsYou are required by law to use your low beams when you approach within five hundred feet of an oncoming vehicle

  6. In Mississippi, you may not pass another vehicle within how many feet of an intersection or railroad crossing?

    1. 75 feet
    2. 100 feet
    3. 150 feet
    4. 200 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: do not pass within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad crossing.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Passing Guidelines

  7. In Mississippi, when you must stop at a railroad crossing, stop no closer to the nearest rail than:

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. 15 feet
    4. 20 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: stop at least 10 feet from the nearest rail.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Railroad CrossingsALL drivers must ALWAYS STOP WITHIN fifty to ten feet of the outer rail of any railroad crossing

  8. In Mississippi, a school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the other side of a divided highway with a median. You:

    1. Must stop
    2. Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
    3. Must stop only if children are crossing
    4. Must sound your horn and pass

    Answer: B. Mississippi: drivers on the opposite side of a divided highway separated by a median do not have to stop; drivers behind the bus must stop.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), School Busesyou may continue to travel on your side of the divided highway without stopping.

  9. In Mississippi, when a school bus stops with red lights flashing, you must stop at least how far from it?

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. 15 feet
    4. 20 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: stop at least 10 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), School BusesCOME TO A COMPLETE STOP at least ten feet away from the bus

  10. In Mississippi, at least how far before an intersection should you turn on your signal when preparing to turn?

    1. 75 feet
    2. 100 feet
    3. 150 feet
    4. 200 feet

    Answer: B. Mississippi: at least 100 feet from the intersection, turn on your signal and slow down.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), TurnsAt least one hundred feet from the intersection, turn on your left signal and slow down.

  11. Mississippi's manual says to allow at least how much space behind the vehicle ahead?

    1. One car length for every 5 mph
    2. One car length for every 10 mph of speed
    3. Two car lengths at any speed
    4. 10 feet at any speed

    Answer: B. Allow at least one car length for every 10 mph of speed.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Following Distanceallow at least one car length between you for every ten miles per hour of speed.

  12. In Mississippi, texting on a cellphone while driving is:

    1. Allowed at red lights
    2. Allowed under 25 mph
    3. Not allowed
    4. Allowed for adults

    Answer: C. Texting while driving is not allowed.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Distracted DrivingTexting on your cellphone while driving is not allowed.

  13. In Mississippi, the foot brake must stop the vehicle at 20 mph within:

    1. 10 feet
    2. 20 feet
    3. 30 feet
    4. 55 feet

    Answer: C. Foot brake: within 30 feet; parking brake: within 55 feet (both at 20 mph).

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Vehicle Equipment: BrakesThe foot brake must be strong enough to stop the vehicle within thirty feet at a speed of twenty miles per hour.

  14. In Mississippi, your horn must be heard at least how far away?

    1. 50 feet
    2. 200 feet
    3. 500 feet
    4. 1 mile

    Answer: B. 200 feet.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Vehicle Equipment: HornYour vehicle must have a horn which can be heard two hundred feet away.

  15. In Mississippi, all vehicle windows must have a light transmittance of at least:

    1. 70%
    2. 50%
    3. 10%
    4. 28%

    Answer: D. At least 28%; a tint compliance certificate and decal cost $5.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Required Vehicle Documentationthat all the windows of the vehicle have a light transmittance of 28% or more.

  16. In Mississippi, at 70 mph you should stay at least how many car lengths behind the vehicle ahead?

    1. Seven
    2. Two
    3. Four
    4. Ten

    Answer: A. One car length per 10 mph: seven at 70 mph.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Interstate Speed Limits and Following DistanceIf you are driving at seventy mph, stay at least seven car lengths from the vehicle ahead.

  17. On a level highway, passing a large truck takes how much longer than passing a car?

    1. No longer
    2. About 1 second
    3. 3 to 5 seconds
    4. 30 seconds

    Answer: C. 3 to 5 seconds longer.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Large VehiclesOn a level highway, it takes 3 to 5 seconds longer to pass a large vehicle than to pass a car.

  18. If your vehicle is stuck on the tracks and a train is coming, the Mississippi manual says to run away:

    1. Parallel to the tracks
    2. Straight across the tracks
    3. Back to your car
    4. At a 45-degree angle toward the direction the train is coming from

    Answer: D. Run at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks toward the oncoming train, so debris doesn't hit you.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), If You Are Stuck on the Tracks

Sharing the road

  1. In Mississippi, when you pass a bicyclist, you must leave at least:

    1. 3 feet
    2. 5 feet
    3. 10 feet
    4. 15 feet

    Answer: A. Mississippi: give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Sharing the Road with BicyclesLeave a safe distance of at least three feet between the vehicle and bicycle when passing the bicycle.

Speed

  1. In Mississippi, the maximum speed limit on rural interstate highways is:

    1. 60 mph
    2. 70 mph
    3. 75 mph
    4. 80 mph

    Answer: B. Mississippi: up to 70 mph on rural interstates where posted.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Speed Limits

  2. In Mississippi, the speed limit in a school zone when children are present is usually:

    1. 10 mph
    2. 15 mph
    3. 20 mph
    4. 25 mph

    Answer: B. Mississippi: 15 mph in school zones when children are present, unless posted otherwise.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Speed LimitsThe maximum speed for any vehicle in a SCHOOL ZONE is 15 mph.

  3. In Mississippi, the speed limit on the Natchez Trace Parkway is:

    1. 50 mph
    2. 35 mph
    3. 55 mph
    4. 65 mph

    Answer: A. Natchez Trace Parkway: 50 mph.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Speed Limits

  4. In Mississippi, the maximum speed for a school bus carrying children on regular routes is:

    1. 45 mph
    2. 35 mph
    3. 55 mph
    4. 65 mph

    Answer: A. 45 mph on regular routes; 65 mph on the interstate.

    Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec. 2024), Speed Limits (School Zones and Buses)The maximum speed for a SCHOOL BUS while transporting children to and from school on regular routes is 45 mph.

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