Your Mississippi license can be suspended or revoked for DUI violations, child support delinquency, vehicular manslaughter, repeated traffic offenses, and more. If you drive with a suspended Mississippi license, you’ll face even more penalties on top of your current suspension such as steep fines, extended suspensions, and possible jail time. Not to mention, it'll be much harder to find cheap car insurance in Mississippi.
While it’s easy to forget, it’s always important to remember that driving is a privilege and not a right, meaning that your Mississippi driver's license
can easily be suspended or revoked just as easily as you were able to obtain it. If you’re unsure about the difference between the two or just unsure what your state’s rules are in terms of suspensions, it’s essential to check your local laws. Jerry
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What’s the difference between a license suspension and revocation?
You’ve probably heard the terms “license suspension” and “license revocation” used to mean the same thing. It’s important to know the difference between the two as both of these, while they do hinder your legal ability to drive, can mean completely different things.
If your license is suspended, it means that your driving privileges are temporarily removed for a specific time period.
If your license is revoked, this is usually a more serious removal of driving privileges, which means that your privileges have been taken away indefinitely. This usually means the driver will have to re-apply for a license.
It’s important to remember that the Mississippi Department of Public Safety reserves the right to suspend or revoke your driver’s license for any reason such as DUI charges, failure to pay any outstanding tickets or any other serious crimes such as reckless driving.
What can your license be suspended for in Mississippi?
Mississippi’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) has the authority to suspend your license for a variety of reasons. It’s important to be aware of some of the following violations so you can avoid a suspension of your privileges—either temporarily or permanently!
1. Driving under the influence (DUI)
If you are charged with a DUI in Mississippi
, you face having your license suspended. If it’s your first offense, your license will be suspended for 120 days. For a second and third offense, it could range from one year to three years. For a fourth-time offense, you’re looking at a 10-year suspension. 2. You’ve accumulated too many traffic violations
While the state of Mississippi does not use a points system, if you’re convicted with a significant number of serious traffic violations and the state deems you to be in disregard for the safety of others and traffic laws, you could face an indefinite suspension.
3. Reckless driving
If you’re charged with reckless driving in Mississippi
three or more times within one year, you will face having your license suspended indefinitely. 4. Driving with a suspended or revoked license
While it goes without saying, driving with a suspended or revoked license is a serious no-no. If you’re caught driving with a suspended or revoked license in Mississippi, you will face an extended suspension, but you will also face fines anywhere from $200-$500. You’ll also have to face a misdemeanor charge on your record, with jail time anywhere from 48 hours to six months.
5. Unpaid child support
In Mississippi, if you are 30 days or more delinquent on your child support payments, your driver’s license and any other licenses you may hold will be suspended. To reinstate your license privileges, you have 90 days to pay what is owed or agree to a payment schedule that will allow you to make up for the missed payments. Keep in mind you’ll still be expected to pay child support to avoid becoming even more delinquent.
6. Failure to consent to breath or blood tests
Mississippi’s implied consent laws state that all drivers arrested for driving under the influence undergo a breath or blood test. You may be subject to immediate license seizure and a 90-day suspension if you refuse to test. If you have a prior refusal or DUI conviction, your license will be suspended for one year.
7. Physical or psychological disqualification
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has the right to re-examine any person who may not be fit to drive. If the examination reveals that you are physically or psychologically unable to drive safely, your license will be suspended indefinitely.
8. Found at fault in a fatal accident
Mississippi laws dictate that if you are found at fault in a car accident that results in any fatalities, your license will automatically be suspended.
9. Abandoning your vehicle
Abandoning your vehicle on the side of a public road or highway will result in your license being suspended indefinitely in Mississippi.
10. Driving without insurance
You are legally required to at least have the minimum liability insurance coverage
issued by the State of Mississippi in order to drive legally. If you fail to show proof of coverage that meets the mandatory 25/50/25 limits, you can be punished with a fine of $500 and a suspension of your driving privileges for up to one year or until you can satisfy the court with valid proof of insurance coverage. How to save money on car insurance in Mississippi
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