Mississippi Code 1972 (2024)
Title 1 - LAWS AND STATUTES (§§ 1-1-1 — 1-5-25)
Chapter 3 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES (§§ 1-3-1 — 1-3-83)
Section 1-3-42 - Valid photo identification documents

The terms "photo identification," "photographic identification," "valid identification," "valid identification card" or any similar term when used with reference to a personally identifying document required as legal documentation or required to be presented as part of a transaction includes all of the following:

• (a) A current and valid Mississippi driver's license;

• (b) A current and valid identification card issued by a branch, department, agency or entity of the State of Mississippi;

• (c) A current and valid United States passport;

• (d) A current and valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the employee and issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the United States government, the State of Mississippi, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state;

• (e) A current and valid Mississippi license to carry a pistol or revolver;

• (f) A valid tribal identification card containing a photograph of the holder;

• (g) A current and valid United States military identification card;

• (h) A current and valid student identification card, containing a photograph of the student, issued by any accredited college, university or community or junior college in the State of Mississippi;

• (i) An official Mississippi voter identification card containing a photograph of the elector; or

• (j) Any other valid and unexpired government-issued identification card that contains a color photograph of the card holder and the card holder's legal name, residence address and date of birth.

Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 378, HB 277,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.