Frequently Asked Questions:
Driver's License, Learner's Permit & Photo IDs

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The following are not eligible to renew via the Internet:

• Any Commercial Driver’s License
• Any license that is not currently valid (expired 6 months or more)
• Any license where the information on file is not current
• Any Valid without Photo Driver's License

Your camera card will be mailed to you within seven (7) to ten (10) business days. To receive a new photo license, take the camera card and another type of identification, such as a driver's license or ID card, to a Driver License and Photo License Center. A list of Driver License and Photo License Centers and required forms of identification will be provided with the camera card.

Contact PennDOT. Include your driver’s license number with your inquiry. You can expect a response to your Email within 2 business days. Saturdays and Sundays are not considered business days.

For more information on how to obtain your learner’s permit, please review the Licensing Requirements for Young Drivers Frequently Asked Questions.

Providing there are no corrections or changes, you can renew your driver’s license/photo ID online, by mail, at any online messenger service office.

If you never received an application to renew your driver's license in the mail or if you lost your renewal application, you can easily get a replacement application. If you are licensed to drive non-commercial vehicles (passenger cars and light-weight trucks) a 'Non-Commercial Driver's License Renewal Application' is required. If you are a commercial driver and you have a Pennsylvania Commercial Driver's License (CDL), a 'Commercial Driver's License Renewal Application' is required.

Driver's license forms are available online for downloading and at any messenger service office or any Driver License Center location.

Please visit our Fees page for additional information.

To obtain a duplicate license you must complete an 'Application for Change/Correction/Replacement of Non-Commercial Driver's License' (Form DL-80). If you are a commercial driver, complete an 'Application to Replace/Correct Commercial Driver's License' (Form DL-80CD).

Pennsylvania requires that you report any new address to PennDOT within 15 days of moving.

For non-commercial driver licenses, you may change your address using our Online Services or you may complete the 'Application for Change/Correction/Replacement of Non-Commercial Driver's License' (Form DL-80) and drop it in the mail. We will send you a Driver's License Update Card.

For Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDL), complete 'Application to Replace/Correct Commercial Driver's License' (Form DL-80CD). You will need a replacement CDL to show the new address. Fee information and instructions are included on the back of the form.

For Photo ID Cards, you may change your address using our Online Services or you may complete 'Application for Change/Correction/Replacement or Renewal of Photo ID Card' (Form DL-54B).

Any previously issued license that is already expired or within six months of the expiration date can be renewed unless it is:

• A Commercial Driver’s License or
• Not currently valid (suspended, revoked, disqualified, cancelled)

Only drivers over 65 years of age have the option of renewing for a two-year period at a reduced fee.

You will be asked if you would like to be an organ donor when you appear at the Photo License Center to have your photo taken.

You will be asked if you would like to apply to register to vote when you appear at the Photo License Center to have your photo taken.

You may change your voter registration address at the same time you change your Driver's License address using our Online Service.

You may also wish to visit the State Board of Elections Web site at www.dos.state.pa.us for additional information on voter registration.

The class of your license cannot be changed using the Internet.

If you wish to apply for additional privileges, you must complete an application for a learner's permit for the requested class. Form DL-31 is the application to 'Add/Extend/Replace/Change/Correct Non-Commercial Learner’s Permit' and Form DL-31CD is the application to 'Add/Extend/Remove Commercial Learner’s Permit'.

If you wish to remove current privileges, please contact PennDOT.

Please visit our New Residents page where you can learn more about transferring/applying for a Pennsylvania license.

If you are unaware of what is required to have your license restored, you may contact PennDOT to request a letter listing all the requirements for restoration of your license.

No, it is illegal for a person to hold more than one valid driver’s license issued by Pennsylvania or by any other state.

You can find out more by downloading the CDL Fact Sheet.

You can find out more by downloading the OLL Fact Sheet.