COLUMBIA MISSISSIPPI

Columbia Mississippi Online Driver Education and Columbia Mississippi Licensing Procedures

Congratulations on starting the process of applying for your Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit or first Columbia Mississippi Driver's license. Columbia Mississippi has a Graduated Driver License Program for Columbia Mississippi teen drivers, and there are a few things to keep in mind to make sure that applying for your first Columbia Mississippi driving license goes as smoothly as possible. So let's get started.

Columbia Mississippi Instructional Permit and Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit

The minimum age to apply for a Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit is 14 and a half, but this permit will only allow you to practice as part of a Columbia Mississippi approved driver education program. At 15, you can apply for a regular old Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit. You'll need the following:

• Application with notarized signatures from both your parents/guardians
• Social Security Card or printout from the Social Security Administration
• State-issued copy of your birth certificate (hospital certificates NOT acceptable)
• Signed Certificate of School Attendance
• $4 fee (cash only)

Bring these materials to your local Columbia Mississippi Driver Service center. Then you'll have to pass the required vision and written tests. If you survived, then congratulations! You just earned your Columbia Mississippi Instruction Permit.

Remember that with your Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit, you can only practice driving with your parent, guardian, or another licensed driver who is 21. Also, Columbia Mississippi teen drivers are prohibited from using a cell phone to receive or send text messages while driving. Also, every passenger in your car must have their seatbelt fastened. After you've had your Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit for 6 months to 1 year (the official Columbia Mississippi Department of Public Safety website gives conflicting wait periods), you'll be ready for the next step in the Columbia Mississippi Graduated License Program.

The Columbia Mississippi Intermediate License and Columbia Mississippi Full License

In order to apply for your Columbia Mississippi Provisional driver's license, you'll need to make sure you follow a few Columbia Mississippi State requirements before heading down to your local Columbia Mississippi Driver service Center:

• Hold your Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit for at least 6 months - 1 year without incident
• Bring the same information as for the Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit
• $6 fee (cash only)

If you've completed these requirements, head on down to your local Columbia Mississippi Driver Service Center, where you'll pay the required fee and submit your Columbia Mississippi Intermediate License application. Then you'll have to take the dreaded road test! If you pass, then congratulations! You've just earned your Columbia Mississippi Intermediate driver license! However, you'll still have to drive with a few restrictions for the time being.

Columbia Mississippi Teen Driver License Restrictions and Penalties

There are several restrictions you need to keep in mind regarding your Columbia Mississippi Provisional Driver's license:

• All passengers must wear seat belts
• No using a cell phone to text message while driving
• No driving unsupervised between 10PM and 6AM (Sunday through Thursday)
• No driving unsupervised between 11:30AM and 6AM (Friday and Saturday)
• The exception is if you are driving to or from work

Columbia Mississippi Auto Insurance Columbia Mississippi Financial Responsibility Laws

Once you receive your Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit or Columbia Mississippi Intermediate Driver's license, you're ready to drive--or are you? Any vehicle registered in Columbia Mississippi must be covered by liability insurance. The minimum liability insurance coverage is:

• $25,000 per person for a single accident
• $50,000 bodily injury per accident
• $25,000 for property damage

If you are found to be driving without Columbia Mississippi mandatory liability insurance, your Columbia Mississippi Learner's Permit or Columbia Mississippi Intermediate license could be suspended and you could be fined.

Columbia Mississippi Drunk Driving, Cell Phone, and Text Messaging Laws

As a new Columbia Mississippi driver, it's important for you to learn the Columbia Mississippi drunk driving, cell phone, and text messaging laws.

Upon your first conviction of a Columbia Mississippi DUI, you'll face the following penalties:

• Jail sentence up to 48 hours
• $250 to $1,000 fine
• License suspension 90 days
• Possible alcohol safety education program
• Attend victim impact panel

And of course, further Columbia Mississippi DUI convictions will result in increased jail time, community service, fines, and Columbia Mississippi license suspension or even Columbia Mississippi license revocation.

Currently, Columbia Mississippi teen drivers are prohibited from using cell phones to text message while driving.

Columbia Mississippi Online Driver Education

Columbia Mississippi teen drivers can find more information about approved Columbia Mississippi online driver education courses on the Columbia Mississippi Department of Public Safety website.