DRIVERS LICENSE RENEWALS

1.   Proper identification.

2.  Collection of the applicant’s social security number.

3.  Successful passing of vision test.

4.  Proof of current liability insurance, if applicable.

5.  Proof of Louisiana residency.

6.  Successful completion of required tests, if applicable.

NO.  You must visit you nearest Office of Motor Vehicles for a first time Louisiana state issued drivers license.  Click HERE to find your nearest OMV.

Requirements

Proper identification must be presented unless the applicant can be identified through the Department’s Photo Retrieve program.

• if the license will expire within 90 days, the transaction must be processed as a renewal.
• If the license will expire within 180 days, the applicant has the option to renew.

Exceptions

• If an applicant eighteen years of age or over applies for a duplicate Louisiana driver's license or identification card and a photo image exists under the Photo Retrieve Program and the applicant is clearly identified, no other identification is required.
• If an applicant under the age of eighteen applies for a duplicate Louisiana driver's license and a photo image exists under the Photo Retrieve Program and the applicant is clearly identified, the signature of the custodial parent or legal guardian is required prior to issuance.
• If an applicant seventeen years of age applies for a duplicate Louisiana Identification card and a photo image exists under the Photo Retrieve Program and the applicant is clearly identified, the credential can be issued without the custodial parent/guardian's signature.

Louisiana law requires a license holder to be eligible to renew their license up to 180 days prior to or upon expiration. An applicant may change his class of license at renewal or between the renewal periods. 

• Proper Identification
• Collection of the applicant’s social security number
• Successful passing of vision test
• Proof of current liability insurance, if applicable
• Proof of Louisiana residency
• Successful completion of required tests, if applicable