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Driver’s license and state ID in Mississippi

Update your name
YesAfter your legal name change
Gender markerThe sex or gender field (M, F, or X) printed on an ID document or stored in an agency's record.
NoCannot be changed right now

Since July 1, 2026, Mississippi law requires every new, renewed, or duplicate driver's license to show the sex recorded at birth, and it cannot be changed to match your gender identity. You can still update your name with a certified court order ($11 duplicate).

Main cost
$11
Apply
In person

Draft from official sources, September 24, 2026. Not yet checked by a person. How we verify

On this page
  1. How it works
  2. Steps
  3. Costs and fee waivers
  4. After you finish
  5. Tips
  6. Laws and other guides
  7. Sources

How it works

SB 2322 (2026) amended Miss. Code § 63-1-35. Any new, renewal, or duplicate driver's license, temporary permit, or commercial driver's license must "bear a designation of the sex of the individual which shall be consistent with the sex of the individual determined at birth." Changes are allowed only to fix a clerical error, a documented difference of sex development, or to reverse a license that was earlier "voluntarily altered" to a different sex.

This means that if your license was updated before July 2026, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) can change it back when you renew or replace it. Before 2026, DPS had no written policy; some people updated their marker with an amended birth certificate and court order.

Only M and F are printed. Name changes still work normally.

Steps

  1. Get your certified name change order[6]

    DPS accepts only a marriage license, divorce decree, adoption order, or court order to change the name on a license or ID. See the name change guide.

  2. Update Social Security first[7]

    DPS checks your name against Social Security records, so update SSA first and wait a day or two.

  3. Visit a Driver Service Bureau station[6][5][4]

    Bring the certified court order, your current license, your birth certificate, proof of your Social Security number, and two proofs of Mississippi address. You will take a new photo. DPS recommends making an appointment. The duplicate fee is $11.

    Cost
    $11 duplicate driver's license; $11 duplicate identification card

Costs and fee waivers

WhatCostNotes
Duplicate driver's license[4]$11
Duplicate identification card[4]$11
4-year Class R license (original or renewal)[4]$248-year Class R is $47; 4-year ID card $17; 8-year ID card $33.

More detail

After you finishIf your license cannot match your gender, a U.S.

If your license cannot match your gender, a U.S. passport or passport card is the main alternative ID, but federal policy on passport sex markers has also changed; check the current rules before applying. Keep a copy of your court order with you when your ID and presentation differ.

Tips1 tip from people who have done this
  • If your license already shows your correct gender, renewing or replacing it may trigger a change back to your sex at birth under SB 2322. Talk to the ACLU of Mississippi before renewing if this worries you.
Laws and other guides2 laws, 1 other guide

Laws and rules

Other trusted guides

Sources

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  1. SB 2322 (2026), amending Miss. Code § 63-1-35, as sent to GovernorMississippi Legislature, Law. accessed
    “No change may be made to this designation, except for a correction of a scrivener's error, ... or a correction of a license that has previously been voluntarily altered to record a sex other than the sex of the person as previously recorded at birth.”
  2. SB 2322 (2026) bill historyMississippi Legislature, Official page. accessed
    “04/08 Approved by Governor”
  3. SB 2753 (2024), SAFER ActMississippi Legislature, Law. accessed
  4. Driver Service FeesMississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau, Official page. accessed
    “Duplicate Driver License $11.00; Duplicate Identification Card $11.00”
  5. Duplicate LicenseMississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau, Official page. accessed
    “are required to take a new photograph and complete the duplicate application”
  6. Required DocumentsMississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau, Official page. accessed
    “Driver Service Bureau will only accept the below listed legal documents in order to change an applicant's name: Marriage License, Divorce Decree, Adoption Order, Court Order”
  7. Mississippi Name Change Guidelines (October 2023)ACLU of Mississippi, Organization. accessed