Bill Text: MS SB2654 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Driver's license fees; waive for applicants in MDCPS custody.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee [SB2654 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2021-SB2654-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: Finance
By: Senator(s) Simmons (12th), Jackson (11th), Thomas, Simmons (13th), Norwood, Butler, Barnett, Jackson (32nd)
Senate Bill 2654
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO WAIVE THE FEE FOR ANY DRIVER'S LICENSE, INTERMEDIATE LICENSE OR LEARNER'S PERMIT ISSUED TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 45-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 63-1-43, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
63-1-43. (1) The commissioner shall charge and collect the following fees:
(a) Fees to which the card stock fee authorized in Section 45-1-21 shall be added:
Class R original or renewal four-year license
authorized in Section 63-1-5.............................. $18.00
Class R original or renewal eight-year license
authorized in Section 63-1-5.............................. $36.00
Class D original or renewal four-year license
authorized in Section 63-1-47............................. $23.00
Class D original or renewal eight-year license
authorized in Section 63-1-47............................. $46.00
Four-year Identification Card authorized in
Section 45-35-7.......................................... $11.00
Eight-year Identification Card authorized in
Section 45-35-7.......................................... $22.00
Eight-year Identification Card for the blind
authorized in Section 45-35-7............................. $11.00
Four-year Disability Identification Card authorized in
Section 45-35-53......................................... $11.00
Regular Learner's Permit authorized in
Section 63-1-21.......................................... $ 1.00
Duplicate Identification Card or Disability
Identification Card....................................... $ 5.00
Intermediate license authorized in Section 63-1-21.... $ 5.00
Duplicate Class R or Class D license
authorized in Section 63-1-37............................. $ 5.00
Class A, B or C Commercial driver's license
authorized in Section 63-1-208............................ $48.00
CDL Learner's Permit authorized in Section 63-1-208... $10.00
Duplicate CDL or CDL learner's permit................ $ 5.00
Ignition-Interlock-Restricted License
authorized in Section 63-11-31............................ $50.00
(b) Driver services fees to which the card stock fee authorized in Section 45-1-21 is not added:
Temporary Motorcycle Permit.......................... $ 1.00
Four-year or eight-year Motorcycle Endorsement........ $ 5.00
Late Renewal Fee..................................... $ 1.00
Four-year Identification Card upon medical reason for
surrender of a driver's license as authorized in
Section 45-35-7 (one (1) time only)....................... No fee
Hazardous Materials Background Check (federal)........ $63.00
Hazardous Materials Background Check (state).......... $37.00
CDL Application Fee.................................. $25.00
CDL Endorsements:
Tanker Endorsement................................... $ 5.00
Doubles/Triples Endorsement.......................... $ 5.00
Passenger Endorsement................................ $ 5.00
Hazardous Materials Endorsement...................... $ 5.00
School Bus Endorsement............................... $ 5.00
(c) In addition to the fees required in this section, an applicant may contribute an additional One Dollar ($1.00) which shall be deposited into the Statewide Litter Prevention Fund. The applicant shall be informed that he may contribute an additional One Dollar ($1.00) which shall be deposited into the Statewide Litter Prevention Fund and shall be expended solely for the purpose of funding litter prevention projects or litter education programs, as recommended by the Statewide Litter Prevention Program of Keep Mississippi Beautiful, Inc.
(d) Starting January 1, 2021, for any original or renewal license for which the fee is greater than Ten Dollars ($10.00), if the applicant brings all required documentation but does not receive his or her license within two and one-half (2-1/2) hours of entering and remaining at the license station, Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be deducted from the total amount owed for the license.
(2) All originals and renewals of operators' licenses shall be in compliance with Section 63-1-47.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary in this section, the commissioner shall waive the driver's license, intermediate license, or regular learner's permit fee for any applicant in the custody of the Department of Child Protection Services.
SECTION 2. Section 45-1-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-1-21. (1) (a) The Mississippi Department of Public Safety being required by law to keep various records and perform various services and being authorized to furnish certain records and services, the department, by direction of the Commissioner of Public Safety, shall establish and collect for such services a proper fee, commensurate with the service rendered and the cost of the service for the furnishing of any record or abstract thereof in the Department of Public Safety now or which may hereafter be required by law to be kept by said department, any photograph or photo copy or any report of any kind authorized by law, including services for polygraph tests and reports thereof.
(b) No records shall be furnished by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety which are classified as confidential by law. All fees collected under this section shall be paid into the General Fund of the State Treasury in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-1-23(2).
(2) (a) (i) The Commissioner of Public Safety, by rule duly filed with the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedures Act, may establish a card stock fee to be paid by an applicant when specifically authorized by statute for producing a license, permit or identification card bearing the likeness of the applicant. The card stock fee shall be the actual cost of producing the license, permit or identification card as set by contract rounded off to the next highest dollar.
(ii) The administrative rule filing shall include either:
1. A copy of the contract governing the actual cost of producing the license permit or identification card, from which nonpublic information may be redacted; or
2. An abstract of the pertinent parts of the contract verified to be correct by the person responsible for the administrative rule filing.
(b) Monies collected for the card stock fee shall be deposited into a special card stock fee account which the Department of Public Safety shall use to pay the actual cost of producing the licenses and identification cards. Any monies collected in excess of the actual costs of the card stock fee may be used by the department to defray the cost of future photography, fraud deterrence and driver's license technology initiatives. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund and any interest earned from the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
(3) The fee authorization provided in subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to any applicant in the custody of the Department of Child Protection Services.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.
