HB 1407

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF LEARNER'S PERMITS AND DRIVER'S LICENSES TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT UNITED STATES CITIZENS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR LEARNER'S PERMIT OF ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR RESIDENT OF MISSISSIPPI, THAT PERSON SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE LICENSE RENEWED UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT DOCUMENTATION IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION IS PRESENTED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-35 AND 63-1-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.