Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-23 (2026)

Signature and verification of application for license of person under seventeen years of age by parents or other responsible person

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The application of any person under the age of seventeen (17) years for a temporary driving permit or license issued pursuant to this article shall be signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths by both the father and mother of the applicant, if both are living and have custody of him, or in the event neither parent is living then by the person or guardian having such custody or by an employer of him, or in the event there is no guardian or employer then by any other responsible person who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under Section 63-1-25 upon a person signing the application of a minor.

Codes, 1942, § 8096; Laws, 1938, ch. 143; Laws, 1985, ch. 376, § 11; Laws, 2000, ch. 624, § 4, eff. 7/1/2000.

Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 464, SB 2598,§ 11, eff. 4/16/2021.

Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 414, HB 550,§ 6, eff. 4/5/2021.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1987–2004 · leading case: Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988).

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Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-23 (Supp. 1987) Mo.”

Gulledge v. Shaw, 880 So. 2d 288 (Miss. 2004). “See Miss.Code Ann. §§ 63-1-23 & -25 (Rev.1996).”

Hurdle v. Holloway, 848 So. 2d 183 (Miss. 2003). “§ 1-3-27 (Rev.1998); Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)(a) & 17(c).”

Putman v. Ins. Co. of North Am., 673 F. Supp. 171 (N.D. Miss. 1987). “Putman argues that the coupling of that information with the clear allegation of liability under Miss.Code Ann. § 63-1-23 created a duty under the policy to defend Allen.”

L. B. Gulledge v. Deborah Shaw (Miss. 2003). “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-1-23 & -25 (Rev. 1996).”

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