Customers must renew their Florida driver license or ID card every eight years and can renew up to 18 months in advance
- The expiration date is listed on the front of your driver license or ID card
- Effective February 15, 2021, customers with Class E driver licenses that have been expired for more than one year will be required to complete the Class E knowledge exam and vision exam prior to receiving a valid Class E driver license
- The Class E knowledge exam may be completed up to one year before applying for a Class E driver license
- If the period between completion of the Class E knowledge exam and application for a Class E driver license exceeds one year, retesting of the knowledge exam will be required prior to issuance

What requires an appointment?
- Last renewal completed online
- Not REAL ID compliant
- Want a new photo
- Name change with an original or certified court order or marriage certificate
- Add or remove a designation
- Court order to update license or ID
- First time Florida driver license, commercial driver license, or ID card
- Driver license/ID has the word “TEMPORARY” on it
- Stolen driver license/ID (requires a police report)
Lost or Stolen Driver Licenses or ID Cards
- If your driver license or ID card is lost, stolen, or destroyed, you should apply for a replacement immediately
- Depending on your situation, you may be able to replace your license or ID card online
- Fees vary from “no fee” to $31.25, depending on your situation
- Stolen licenses or IDs can be replaced for free with:
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- A police report that states the license or ID was stolen including a case number
- A law enforcement business card with the case number
- Another official document that proves that your license was stolen
- Stolen licenses or IDs with a police report cannot be processed online

Vision Tests
- For original licenses, and at the time of each renewal license, your eyesight will be tested by the driver license examiner, or you may provide a Report of Eye Exam Form 72010 completed by a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician
- The minimum visual acuity standard is 20/70 in either eye or both eyes together - with or without corrective lenses (if vision cannot be improved)
- If your visual acuity is 20/50 or worst in either eye (with or without corrective lenses) you MUST have Report of Eye Exam Form 72010 completed by an eye specialist
- If one eye is blind or 20/200 or worse, the other eye must be 20/40 or better
- Drivers over 80 years of age must submit FLHSMV Vision Examination Form 72119 when renewing their driver license or take the vision test at their local driver license office
- FLHSMV Vision Examination Form 72119 must be completed by a Florida licensed physician
Address Change
- You may be able to update your address on your driver license, commercial driver license, or ID card online using MyDMV Portal
- If you cannot renew online, an appointment is required
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- Please bring two documents that prove your address:
- Deed, mortgage, monthly mortgage statement, or payment booklet or rental agreement
- Florida voter registration card
- Florida vehicle registration or title
- W-2 form or 1099
- Utility bill, hook up, or work order
- Automobile or homeowner’s insurance policy or bill
- Mail from financial institutions, including checking, savings, or investment account statements
- Medical or health card with address
- Letter from shelter or half-way house verifying applicant lives at this address
- Educational transcripts
- Certification of Address form
- Please bring two documents that prove your address:

Name Change
- If you need to change your name, you must first change it with Social Security
- 24 hours after changing your name with Social Security, you can make an appointment to come into one of our offices
- The required documents for name changes are:
- U.S. passport in your new name, or
- Original or certified name change documents for all name changes (marriage, divorce, adoption, legal name change, etc.)
- Church marriage documents are not acceptable
- If there have been multiple name changes, you will need to bring all name change documents that show a continuous link from birth name to current legal name
Gender Change
Please bring proof of gender change to the office with you in the form of:
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- A certified court order changing the gender
- A signed original statement on office letterhead from the attending medical physician or Autonomous Advanced Practicing Nurse which must include:
- Physician or AAPRN’s name
- Medical license or certificate number
- Issuing state or other jurisdiction of medical license/certificate, address, and telephone number of the physician or AAPRN
- Language stating that they are the licensed physician or AAPRN for the applicant and that they have a doctor/patient relationship with the applicant
- Language stating the applicant is undergoing appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to the new gender
- Language stating “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the forgoing is true and correct”