Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 1 - DRIVER'S LICENSE (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-1-311) › Article 1 - DRIVER'S LICENSE (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-1-73) › Section 63-1-46 - Fees for reinstatement of license subsequent to suspension, revocation or cancellation generally; disposition of fees; procedure and fees for reinstatement of license suspended for noncompliance with support order

(1)
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be charged for the reinstatement of a license issued under this article to every person whose license has been validly suspended, revoked or cancelled.
(b)
The funds received under the provisions of this subsection shall be distributed as follows:
(i)
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited into the State General Fund in accordance with Section
45-1-23
;
(ii)
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System for funding the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System as provided under Section
25-13-7
;
(iii)
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited into the special fund created in Section
63-1-45(3)
for purchases of equipment by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol; and
(iv)
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited into the Interlock Device Fund created in Section
63-11-33
.
(2)
(a)
A fee of One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00) shall be charged for the reinstatement of a license issued under this article to every person whose license has been validly suspended or revoked under the provisions of the Mississippi Implied Consent Law.
(b)
The funds received under the provisions of this subsection shall be distributed as follows:
(i)
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be deposited into the State General Fund in accordance with Section
45-1-23
;
(ii)
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System for funding the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System as provided under Section
25-13-7
;
(iii)
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited into the special fund created in Section
63-1-45(3)
for purchases of equipment by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol; and
(iv)
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited into the Interlock Device Fund created in Section
63-11-33
.
(3)
(a)
A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for the reinstatement of a license issued under this article to every person whose license has been validly suspended for nonpayment of child support under the provisions of Sections
93-11-151
through
93-11-163
. The funds received under the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited into the State General Fund in accordance with Section
45-1-23
.
(b)
The procedure for the reinstatement of a license issued under this article that has been suspended for being out of compliance with an order for support, as defined in Section
93-11-153
, and the payment of any fees for the reinstatement of a license suspended for that purpose, shall be governed by Section
93-11-157
or
93-11-163
, as the case may be.
(4)
A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) will be charged for the reinstatement of a license that was suspended due to payment by a draft or other instrument that is dishonored by the payor.
(5)
All reinstatement fees charged under this section shall be in addition to the fees prescribed in Section
63-1-43
.
Laws, 1980, ch. 335; Laws, 1985, ch. 376, § 18; Laws, 1989, ch. 501, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 468 § 3; Laws, 1996, ch. 507, § 11, eff. 7/1/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 466, HB 1352,§ 33, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 493, HB 412, 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 424, SB 2794, 13, eff. 10/1/2014.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 517, HB 1015, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.