Law extends ‘no test’ time for expired driver’s licenses

A new law gives Mississippi residents more time to renew expired driver’s licenses without having to take a test.

Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 971 at the end of last week. It became law immediately.

It says a license could be expired for up to five years before a person would have to take a test to renew it.

Under the previous law, a test is required if a driver’s license has been expired for 18 months.