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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:
    • 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

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
    • 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

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:

    • 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”
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