A Class D driver tows a second vehicle. What is the highest gross vehicle weight rating the towed vehicle may have under Section 63-1-5?Miss. Code 63-1-5, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)(a)
A contractor uses a pickup truck for business and carries nothing that needs a commercial license. Does Mississippi law require a Class D license for the pickup?Miss. Code 63-1-5, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)(a)
A Mississippi Class D license is for a single vehicle with a gross weight rating under what figure?Miss. Code 63-1-5, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)(a)
A person drives one of the vehicles listed for Class D, but only for private purposes. What does Section 63-1-5 say?Miss. Code 63-1-5, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)(b)
A van is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, counting the driver. What is it under Mississippi's commercial driver's license law?Miss. Code 63-1-203, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003 (definition of commercial motor vehicle)
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The Class D license and who needs it, continued
An applicant for a Mississippi driver's license holds a valid driver's license from another state. What does Section 63-1-33 say about the written test?Miss. Code 63-1-33, as amended by 2021 S.B. 2598, subsection (4)
Before a new Class D license is issued, what must an applicant who holds no valid out-of-state license do first?Miss. Code 63-1-21, as amended by 2021 S.B. 2598, subsection (1)
Before the test, what does the Mississippi license examiner inspect on the vehicle the applicant expects to drive?Miss. Code 63-1-33, as amended by 2021 S.B. 2598, subsection (3)
For what term is a Mississippi Class D license issued?Miss. Code 63-1-47, as amended by 2021 S.B. 2598, subsection (1)(a)
In place of which license does a Mississippi driver obtain the Class D license?Miss. Code 63-1-5, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)(a)
Mississippi's license examination law has the commissioner give a test of at least how many questions on the safe operation of a motor vehicle?Miss. Code 63-1-33, as amended by 2021 S.B. 2598, subsection (2)
Which of these does Section 63-1-5 name among the vehicles a Mississippi Class D license is for?Miss. Code 63-1-5, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)(a)
Which of these is one of the types of operator's license listed in Mississippi Code 63-1-5?Miss. Code 63-1-5, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (1)(b)
Which subject must every Mississippi license examination cover under Section 63-1-33?Miss. Code 63-1-33, as amended by 2021 S.B. 2598, subsection (2)
Railroad crossings, stopping and following 13
A driver must stop on the main traveled part of a Mississippi highway outside a business or residence district. How much clear width must be left opposite the vehicle?Miss. Code 63-3-903
A Mississippi driver leaves a motor vehicle unattended on a perceptible grade. Besides stopping the engine, locking the ignition and removing the key, what does the law require?Miss. Code 63-3-909
A Mississippi shuttle with paying riders comes to a railroad track at grade. How near to the closest rail does Section 63-3-1011 have it halt?Miss. Code 63-3-1011
A steam shovel that crawls at 6 miles per hour or less is to be taken over railroad tracks in Mississippi. Whom does Section 63-3-1013 say to tell beforehand?Miss. Code 63-3-1013
At which railroad grade crossing need a Mississippi for-hire passenger vehicle make no stop under Section 63-3-1011?Miss. Code 63-3-1011
The Mississippi Transportation Commission has put a stop sign at a railroad grade crossing it designated as particularly dangerous. Who must stop there?Miss. Code 63-3-1009
Two motor trucks travel in line on a Mississippi roadway away from business and residence districts. What gap must the rear one keep under Section 63-3-619?Miss. Code 63-3-619, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)
Under Section 63-3-903, how far off, both ways along the road, must other drivers be able to see a vehicle stopped on a Mississippi highway away from business and residence districts?Miss. Code 63-3-903
What does Mississippi law forbid the driver of a commercial motor vehicle to do on a down grade?Miss. Code 63-3-1207
What must a Mississippi solid waste collection vehicle keep on while it stops or stands on a road to collect?Miss. Code 63-3-903
When does Mississippi's 300-foot rule for motor trucks not apply?Miss. Code 63-3-619, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003, subsection (2)
Which driver must stop at every Mississippi railroad grade crossing under Section 63-3-1011, unless an officer or traffic signal directs traffic to proceed?Miss. Code 63-3-1011
While stopped at a railroad grade crossing under Section 63-3-1011, what must the driver of a for-hire passenger vehicle do?Miss. Code 63-3-1011
Width, height and length 9
A Mississippi truck taller than 12 feet 6 inches strikes an overpass. Who bears full liability for the damage to the structure under Section 63-5-17?Miss. Code 63-5-17
A truck tractor pulls one semitrailer through Mississippi. What length cap does Section 63-5-19 put on that semitrailer?Miss. Code 63-5-19, as amended by 2023 S.B. 2548, subsection (2)
How far may a load extend beyond the front wheels, or the front bumper, of a vehicle in Mississippi?Miss. Code 63-5-23
How high may a vehicle be in Mississippi, unladen or with load?Miss. Code 63-5-17
How long may a single vehicle be in Mississippi, with or without load, counting its bumpers?Miss. Code 63-5-19, as amended by 2023 S.B. 2548, subsection (1)
How long may each trailer be in a Mississippi double trailer combination?Miss. Code 63-5-19, as amended by 2023 S.B. 2548, subsection (3)
How many trailing units, not counting the towing motor vehicle, may a combination have on Mississippi highways?Miss. Code 63-5-19, as amended by 2023 S.B. 2548, subsection (4)
What is the widest a vehicle or its load may be in Mississippi under the general rule, not counting required safety devices?Miss. Code 63-5-13
Who may issue a special permit for a vehicle or load over the size or weight limits on a Mississippi state highway?Miss. Code 63-5-51
Loads and towing 10
A hired driver damages a Mississippi highway by an illegal operation of the owner's truck, driven with the owner's permission. Who is liable for the damage?Miss. Code 63-5-53, as amended by 2023 H.B. 1003
A load extends 4 feet or more behind the body of a vehicle in Mississippi. What must be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load?Miss. Code 63-7-47, as amended by 2022 S.B. 2519, subsection (1)
Above what speed must a trailer towed on Mississippi public highways be coupled by a safety chain, cable or equivalent device in addition to the regular hitch?Miss. Code 63-5-25
An open top truck carries gravel on a Mississippi state highway. What does Section 63-7-83 require?Miss. Code 63-7-83
How long may the drawbar or other connection between a towing and a towed vehicle be in Mississippi under the general rule?Miss. Code 63-5-25
How many motor vehicles may be towed by tow bar at one time in Mississippi?Miss. Code 63-5-25
How much slack may be left in the safety chains or cables of a towed trailer in Mississippi?Miss. Code 63-5-25
In Mississippi, what marker does Section 63-5-25 call for when the link between a towing and a towed vehicle is a chain, rope or cable?Miss. Code 63-5-25
In place of a tarpaulin, an open top gravel truck in Mississippi complies if its load is not within how many inches of the top of the bed?Miss. Code 63-7-85
What does Mississippi's spilling loads law require of a vehicle driven on a highway?Miss. Code 63-5-55
Axle weights and weighing 7
A weighing shows a Mississippi vehicle is over the legal weight. Besides assessing a penalty, what may the officer require?Miss. Code 63-5-49, as amended by 2020 S.B. 2660, subsection (2)
An authorized Mississippi officer wants a vehicle weighed and no scale is at hand. Where may the officer require the vehicle to be driven?Miss. Code 63-5-49, as amended by 2020 S.B. 2660, subsection (1)
In a Mississippi tandem axle group, how much may any one axle of the group carry?Miss. Code 63-5-27, as amended by 2025 H.B. 150, subsection (3)
Mississippi limits single and tandem axle weights to how many pounds per inch of tire width?Miss. Code 63-5-27, as amended by 2025 H.B. 150, subsection (1)
What is the most weight a tandem axle may put on a Mississippi highway, before the tolerance in Section 63-5-33?Miss. Code 63-5-27, as amended by 2025 H.B. 150, subsection (3)
What is the most weight the wheels of one single axle may put on a Mississippi highway, before the tolerance in Section 63-5-33?Miss. Code 63-5-27, as amended by 2025 H.B. 150, subsection (2)
Which spacing of axle centers makes a group of consecutive axles a tandem axle under Mississippi Code 63-5-27?Miss. Code 63-5-27, as amended by 2025 H.B. 150, subsection (3)
Lights and reflectors on trucks and buses 15
A truck is parked on a Mississippi highway during the hours when lights are required. On which side must its parking lamps be displayed?Miss. Code 63-7-39
Above what gross weight must a semitrailer or full trailer in Mississippi carry clearance lamps, side-marker lamps and side reflectors?Miss. Code 63-7-15
At what height must a required reflector be mounted on a Mississippi motor vehicle?Miss. Code 63-7-29
From what distance must lighted clearance, side-marker and tail lamps be capable of being seen in Mississippi under normal atmospheric conditions?Miss. Code 63-7-25
How many auxiliary driving lamps may a Mississippi motor vehicle have on the front, and how many spot lamps?Miss. Code 63-7-17
How must required clearance lamps be mounted on a Mississippi truck or bus?Miss. Code 63-7-21
How wide is a Mississippi bus or truck when Section 63-7-15 starts to ask for clearance lamps and side-marker lamps as well?Miss. Code 63-7-15
On each side of a Mississippi bus or truck 80 inches or more wide, what color is the side-marker lamp at or near the front?Miss. Code 63-7-15
What clearance lamps go on the front of a Mississippi bus or truck that is 80 inches or more wide?Miss. Code 63-7-15
What clearance lamps go on the rear of a Mississippi bus or truck that is 80 inches or more wide?Miss. Code 63-7-15
What color must the reflectors on the rear of a Mississippi truck, and on its sides nearest the rear, reflect?Miss. Code 63-7-29
What sets off the stop lights of a Mississippi motor vehicle, and from how far must they be seen in normal daylight?Miss. Code 63-7-27
When may backing lights on a Mississippi motor vehicle come on?Miss. Code 63-7-23
Where may a red lighting device be mounted on a Mississippi truck or bus that is not a school bus?Miss. Code 63-7-23
Which lamps and reflectors does Section 63-7-15 put on the back of all Mississippi buses and trucks, small ones included?Miss. Code 63-7-15
Brakes, warning devices and other equipment 16
A church buys a used school bus to run on Mississippi roads for other than school purposes. What must be done first?Miss. Code 63-7-79
A stopped Mississippi truck is transporting inflammables. Which warning signals may NOT be used?Miss. Code 63-7-71
A trailer on a Mississippi highway carries over one ton. What must its brakes do if the trailer breaks away from the towing vehicle?Miss. Code 63-7-51
A truck is disabled at night on the main traveled part of a Mississippi highway outside a business or residence district. Where do the three warning signals go?Miss. Code 63-7-71
A truck is stopped on a Mississippi highway in daytime, not to pick up or discharge passengers. What does the driver place on the highway?Miss. Code 63-7-71
A truck's body or load blocks the driver's view to the rear. How far behind the vehicle must its mirror show the highway under Mississippi law?Miss. Code 63-7-57
Above what gross weight, including load, must a truck or bus in Mississippi have protectors or flaps on its rearmost wheels?Miss. Code 63-7-73
Do Mississippi's brake stopping distances change when a truck is loaded to the maximum the law permits?Miss. Code 63-7-53
How many fire extinguishers must a vehicle transporting explosives as cargo carry on a Mississippi highway?Miss. Code 63-7-77
On dry, level pavement, within what distance must the service brakes stop a Mississippi motor vehicle or combination traveling 20 miles per hour?Miss. Code 63-7-53
Section 63-7-51 asks a Mississippi truck, bus or car for more than one way to put its brakes on. How many ways, and reaching how many wheels?Miss. Code 63-7-51
Under the same test conditions, within what distance must the hand brake stop a Mississippi vehicle traveling 20 miles per hour?Miss. Code 63-7-53
What must every motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire on Mississippi public highways be equipped with under Section 63-7-75?Miss. Code 63-7-75
When may tire chains be used on a vehicle on Mississippi highways?Miss. Code 63-7-67
Which trucks are exempt from Mississippi's rear wheel flap law?Miss. Code 63-7-73
Which warning and safety appliances does Section 63-7-69 name for a truck or bus on a Mississippi highway outside a municipality at night?Miss. Code 63-7-69
How this list was compiled: Own questions, written from Title 63 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 (chapters 1, 3, 5 and 7). The state's own free code sits on a viewer that could not be opened by this site's tools, so statute text was read on 2026-10-04 in a public copy: Release 78 of the Official Code of Mississippi Annotated, dated 2020-07-08, posted by Public.Resource.Org on the Internet Archive (file: https://archive.org/serve/gov.ms.code.ann.2018/release78.2020.07.08/gov.ms.code.title.63.html; collection page: https://archive.org/details/gov.ms.code.ann.2018), and most section links open that 2020 copy. On 2026-10-04 every cited section was looked up in the Mississippi Legislature's bill status index of code sections, sessions 2020 to 2026, https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/. Sections with an approved bill since the copy are cited as amended and were read in the bill as sent to the Governor: 2020 S.B. 2660 (63-5-49), 2021 S.B. 2598 (63-1-21, 63-1-33, 63-1-47), 2022 S.B. 2519 (63-7-47), 2023 H.B. 1003 (63-1-5, 63-1-203, 63-3-619, 63-5-53), 2023 S.B. 2548 (63-5-19) and 2025 H.B. 150 (63-5-27). The Driver Service Bureau's page on the Class D license, https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Drivers/ClassR, read 2026-10-04, says applicants must pass a Class D knowledge exam and that Class D regulations and sample questions are in the driver's license manual. Nothing here was taken from that manual, so this bank does not cover everything in it: safe driving methods, road signs and the manual's own sample questions are not here. The page gives no question count and no pass mark. Licence: Own work. Statutes and acts of the State of Mississippi are cited as the source of each fact and are not copied as questions.
How it works
This Mississippi Class D license practice test is unofficial. The state sends applicants to its driver's license manual; these 84 questions come from Title 63 of the Mississippi Code instead and do not cover everything in that manual.
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Who needs a Class D license
Class D takes the place of the regular Class R license for driving a single vehicle rated under 26,001 pounds as a common carrier, taxicab, passenger coach, dray, contract carrier or private commercial carrier (Miss. Code 63-1-5). Driving those vehicles for private purposes needs no Class D.
What the Class D knowledge exam is
The Driver Service Bureau says applicants must pass a Class D knowledge (written) exam, and its page gives no question count or pass mark. State law asks only for at least ten questions on safe operation (63-1-33). Exam mode, under the question, draws 20 with no pass line. That length is this site's own choice.
A vehicle carrying passengers for hire stops between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail at a railroad grade crossing (63-3-1011).
One single axle may carry 20,000 pounds and a tandem axle 34,000, before the tolerance in Section 63-5-33 (63-5-27).
Most section links open a 2020 public copy of Title 63. A section changed since then links to the act that amended it.
Questions and answers
Does this cover the whole Mississippi Class D exam?
No. The Driver Service Bureau says Class D regulations and sample questions are in its driver's license manual. Nothing here was taken from that manual, so safe driving methods and road signs are missing. Each question cites a section of Title 63. Read the manual.
How many questions are on the MS Class D test?
The Driver Service Bureau's Class D page gives no count and no pass mark. Mississippi Code 63-1-33 asks only for a test of at least ten questions on the safe operation of a motor vehicle. The 20 questions in Exam mode are this site's choice.
Do I need a Class D license to drive a pickup truck for work?
No. Section 63-1-5 says no pickup truck driver needs a Class D or commercial license whatever the truck is used for, except as the commercial driver's license law requires. The bureau's example is hazardous materials in an amount that needs a placard.
Does a Mississippi Class D license need a medical card?
The Driver Service Bureau says Class D does not require a Medical Card or a Passenger (P) endorsement. A vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, counting the driver, is a commercial motor vehicle under Section 63-1-203 and falls outside Class D.