Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-55 (2026)
Issuance of cards to persons with permanent disabilities and renewal thereof; issuance of cards to persons with temporary disabilities and renewal thereof
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) The identification card for persons with disabilities shall be issued to a person with a permanent disability for a period of four (4) years, shall expire at midnight on the cardholder's birthday, and may be renewed any time within six (6) months before the expiration date of the card upon application and payment of the required fee. The identification cards shall be issued to persons with disabilities upon presentation of the current sworn affidavit of at least one (1) medical doctor attesting to such permanent disability. A current affidavit shall be presented at each request for renewal.
- (2) The identification card for persons with temporary disabilities shall be issued to a person with a temporary disability upon presentation of a sworn affidavit of at least one (1) medical doctor attesting to the disability and estimating the duration of the disability. Temporary disability identification cards shall be issued for periods of six (6) months. A current affidavit of a medical doctor attesting to the continuance of the disability shall be presented at each request for renewal thereafter.
Laws, 2005, ch. 464, § 3, eff. 7/1/2005.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 424, SB 2794, 6, eff. 10/1/2014.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Chelsey Ferguson v. Mississippi Dep't of Pub. Saf.-Crim. (Miss. 2019).
Chelsey Ferguson v. Mississippi Dep't of Pub. Saf.-Crim. (Miss. 2019). “Miss. Code Ann. § 45-35-55 (Rev. 2015). There are other effects of an expungement not exempted under this provision as it is specific in nature.”
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