Alabama - Renew your driving License

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Procedure

DPS usually mails you a renewal notice if you don't renew your license within the 60 days prior to your expiration date. Your renewal notice includes all the requirements you need to meet in order to renew your license. Generally, this just means your time limit, fee, and where you can renew.

Renewing in Person

1. Call ahead to your nearest driver license office to make an appointment or ask about hours of operation.
2. Fill up the renewal form.
3. Submit the from along with necessary documents.
4. Pay the renewal fee.
5. The DPS will immediately give you a temporary paper license and send your permanent hard copy in the mail. If you don't receive your permanent hard copy within a few weeks, please contact your driver license office.

License renewal by post

Military personnel, their dependents, college students, or other licensed Alabama drivers who are temporarily out of state due to their job requirements may renew their license by post if they have obtained an Alabama driver license with their picture and signature in the last four years.

• Complete the renewal form
• The required fee should be submitted by money order made payable to the Driver License Division and mailed to:

Driver License Division,

P.O. Box 1471,

Montgomery, Alabama 36102-1471.

• The licensee's full name, birth date, and driver license number, social security number and out-of-state address should be included along with documentation providing reason for being out-of-state.
• A license will be issued, provided a photo and signature are on file and mailed to the licensee's out-of-state address. The license must bear an Alabama address. This does not apply to holders of commercial driver's license.

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Required Documents

• Your expiring or expired driver's license
• Identification
• Social Security card
• Completed renewal form

Office Locations & Contacts

Alabama Department of Public Safety
301 South Ripley St.
Montgomery, AL 36104
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1511, Montgomery, AL 36102
Phone:(334) 242-4371
Email
Website

Driver License Division
P.O. Box 1471
Montgomery, AL 36102
Phone:(334) 242-4400
Email
Driver License Offices and Schedules

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Fees

Driver's license: $23.50 (no checks)

Note:

• The Alabama Department of Public Safetys Driver License Division does not accept checks. Cash or money orders are accepted.
• License fees are subject to change and may be slightly higher in counties where local legislation permits a higher fee.

Validity

An Alabama driver license may be renewed without examination within a three-year period after expiration. A license issued under these circumstances will be valid for a four-year period from the last expiration date instead of four years from date of issue. Even though license renewal is possible up to three years after expiration, a person could not legally operate a motor vehicle with an expired license.

Documents to Use

Application for a renewal or duplicate license for Alabama drivers temporarily out of state.

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Instructions

Your driver's license is valid for four years after it was issued, you can find the expiration date on the license.

The license may be renewed at any time within 60 days prior to expiration at your Probate Judge or license Commissioner Office.

Alabama law grants a grace period of 60 days after expiration date of a driver's license for the purpose of driver license renewal and the driver license shall be valid for this time period.

Required Information

• Full Name
• Date of Birth
• Sex
• Country
• Social Security Number
• Date of Expiry
• Mailing address
• Residence address

Need for the Document

A driver's license is a legal document issued by the state. It expresses a persons capability to operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck or a bus, on a public roadway.

Following are procedures on how you can renew your driver's license.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Your driving license can be used for travel, applying passport, proof of citizenship, social security, personal identification and other legal purposes.

External Links

• DPS Alabama: Frequently asked questions - driver's license:

http://dps.alabama.gov/Home/wfContent.aspx?ID=30&PLH1=plhDriverLicense-FAQ#anchor835204

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