{
 "slug": "mississippi",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "For a first DUI conviction or nonadjudication, Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-23(5) suspends the license for 120 days unless the person obtains an interlock-restricted license or the court orders the person to drive only under an interlock-restricted license. The Driver Service Bureau describes the first-offense outcome as either a 120-day suspension or a 120-day restriction with an ignition-interlock device. The court decides whether to order the interlock-restricted license; it is not mandatory for every first offender.",
 "sr22Note": "Miss. Admin. Code Title 31, Part 1, Rule 16.1 requires proof of financial responsibility (high-risk insurance, SR-22 or the like) in effect for not less than three years for reinstatement after an Implied Consent suspension, citing Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-61. The Driver Service Bureau states first-offense reinstatement requires MASEP completion and proof of insurance for three years.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-08/8.26.2025_Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20-%20Driver%20Service.pdf",
   "quote": "Contact the court where the citations were issued or the Driver Service Bureau with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety."
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2663SG.htm",
   "quote": "SECTION 2. Section 63-11-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 63-11-31. (1) (a) The provisions of this section are supplemental to the provisions of Section 63-11-30."
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2663SG.htm",
   "quote": "(b) (i) \"Ignition-interlock device\" means a device approved by the Department of Public Safety that connects a motor vehicle ignition system to a breath-alcohol analyzer and prevents a motor vehicle ignition from starting if the driver's blood alcohol level exceeds the calibrated setting"
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/DriverRecords/DUI_Department",
   "quote": "Alcohol Detection Systems - (888) 205-5431 Intoxalock – (888) 283-5899 Life Safer Superior Interlock Services, Inc. – (800) 377-8750 Smart Start – (800) 880-3394"
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0292SG.htm",
   "quote": "(5) Suspension subsequent to conviction. Unless the person obtains an interlock-restricted license or the court orders the person to exercise the privilege to operate a motor vehicle only under an interlock-restricted license or while participating in a court-ordered drug-testing program, thirty (30) days after receipt of the court abstract"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-08/8.26.2025_Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20-%20Driver%20Service.pdf",
   "quote": "If your DUI 1st offense was related to alcohol, your license will either be: 1. Suspended for 120 days or 2. Restricted for 120 days with the installation of the ignition-interlock device on your vehicle"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0292SG.htm",
   "quote": "the Department of Public Safety shall suspend the driver's license and privileges of the person to operate a motor vehicle as follows: (a) When sentenced under Section 63-11-30(2): (i) For a first offense: one hundred twenty (120) days; (ii) For a second offense: one (1) year;"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/DriverRecords/DUI_Department",
   "quote": "Upon a second conviction of a DUI, with the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, a Class R license will be suspended for 1 year, absent a court order for the ignition interlock-restricted license."
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACCode/00000383c.pdf",
   "quote": "Rule 16.1 Proof of Financial Responsibility For License Reinstatement Under Implied Consent In order for an individual that has received a license suspension under the State of Mississippi's Implied Consent Laws to be eligible for reinstatement, they must provide to the Department, in addition to other requirements at law, proof of financial responsibility in the form of high risk insurance, SR22 Insurance or the like"
  },
  "sr22Years": {
   "url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACCode/00000383c.pdf",
   "quote": "proof of financial responsibility in the form of high risk insurance, SR22 Insurance or the like, that shall be in effect for not less than a period of three (3) years after issuance in accordance with the requirements as set for in Miss. Code Ann. § 63-15-61."
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/DriverRecords/DUI_Department",
   "quote": "Attendance and completion of the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program (MASEP) is required, along with proof of insurance for three years."
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/DriverRecords/DUI_Department",
   "quote": "Reinstatement fee to a regular driver's license after a suspension related to the Implied Consent Law has been served: $175.00"
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/DriverRecords/DUI_Department",
   "quote": "Alcohol Detection Systems - (888) 205-5431 Intoxalock – (888) 283-5899 Life Safer Superior Interlock Services, Inc. – (800) 377-8750 Smart Start – (800) 880-3394"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/DriverRecords/DUI_Department",
   "quote": "FEES: The ignition-interlock fee is to be paid when you obtain your ignition-interlock restricted driving license: $175.00. Ignition-interlock restricted driver's license: $56.00 Reinstatement fee to a regular driver's license after a suspension related to the Implied Consent Law has been served: $175.00"
  },
  "costNotes_fund": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2606PS.htm",
   "quote": "a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), to be deposited in the Interlock Device Fund in the State Treasury unless the person is determined by the court to be indigent. (ii) A person nonadjudicated under Section 63-11-30 shall be assessed by the court ... a fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00)"
  },
  "costNotes_indigent": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2663SG.htm",
   "quote": "the department shall pay to the vendor, for one (1) vehicle per offender, up to Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the cost of installation, up to Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the cost of removal, and up to Thirty Dollars ($30.00) monthly for verified active usage of the ignition-interlock device."
  },
  "costNotes_waiver": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2663SG.htm",
   "quote": "(c) Pay the fee set forth in Section 63-1-43 to obtain the license without regard to indigence; no license reinstatement fee under Section 63-1-46 shall be charged for a person obtaining an interlock-restricted license."
  },
  "statuteUrl_restricted_license": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2663SG.htm",
   "quote": "(d) A person who installs an ignition-interlock device may obtain an interlock-restricted license. (2) (a) (i) The cost of installation and operation of an ignition-interlock device shall be borne by the person to whom an interlock-restricted driver's license is issued"
  },
  "statuteUrl_effective": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2663SG.htm",
   "quote": "SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020."
  },
  "statuteUrl_enacted": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/SB/SB2663.xml",
   "quote": "Approved by Governor"
  },
  "firstOffenseIid_enacted": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0292.xml",
   "quote": "Law W/out Governor's Signature"
  },
  "firstOffenseIid_effective": {
   "url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0292SG.htm",
   "quote": "This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024."
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "Alcohol Detection Systems",
  "Intoxalock",
  "Life Safer Superior Interlock Services, Inc.",
  "Smart Start"
 ],
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 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/mississippi/"
}