Bill > HB828

This bill makes several changes to Mississippi's driver's license requirements and creates a new "certificate for driving" for certain individuals. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring additional training for driver's license personnel, including retraining to accept civil rights complaints. 2. Allowing applicants who do not have or have never been issued a Social Security number to complete an affidavit affirming this fact, instead of providing a Social Security number. 3. Specifying the types of documents an applicant can provide to show proof of residence in Mississippi when applying for an original driver's license. 4. Authorizing the Department of Public Safety to issue a "certificate for driving" to individuals whose presence in the United States has been authorized by the federal government for a specific purpose and time period, as well as to persons with disabilities for work-related travel. 5. Stating that the laws applicable to driver's licenses, including those related to convictions, suspensions, and revocations, will also apply to the new "certificates for driving."